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A THREE-PIECE CUT-GLASS AND ORMOLU TABLE GARNITURE
19TH CENTURY
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A THREE-PIECE CUT-GLASS AND ORMOLU TABLE GARNITURE
19TH CENTURY
Circular, the tapering glass bodies diamond-cut, with a palmette and reeded rim, supported on a stand with four leaf-capped column and paw feet
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high and smaller (3)
Provenance
Given to H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon on the occasion of her marriage to Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon, (b. 1930) on 6 May 1960 by Mr. and Mrs. John Diefenbaker.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Lot Essay
Mr. John Diefenbaker (1895-1979) was the 13th Prime Minister of Canada from 1957 to 1963.
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