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Details
An early 19th-Century hour-glass,
constructed of segments of marine bone-ivory, the four baluster-turned pillars uniting the end plates covered with rosettes and other turned decoration, the two glass bulbs each with some air bubbles, joined at the centre with wax-covered silk cloth and gilt-wire cord binding -- 8 7/8in. (22.5cm.) high
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constructed of segments of marine bone-ivory, the four baluster-turned pillars uniting the end plates covered with rosettes and other turned decoration, the two glass bulbs each with some air bubbles, joined at the centre with wax-covered silk cloth and gilt-wire cord binding -- 8 7/8in. (22.5cm.) high
See Colour Illustration
Literature
ATTALI, Jacques, "Collections: mode d'emploi" Mémoire de Sabliers (Paris, 1997) pp58-59
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.