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THE COLLECTION OF BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS III
(lots 192-204)
A GEORGE II BRASS BOOK COVER
MID-18TH CENTURY
Details
A GEORGE II BRASS BOOK COVER
MID-18TH CENTURY
Decorated with ho-ho birds within a pierced foliate and rocaille ground with interlaced strapwork and shell-form clasps; together with a George III repoussé brass nut dish, of oval form with open cartouches and C-scroll and foliate patterns between pierced trellis panels, formerly silvered and with pseudo hallmarks including maker's mark GS, with trade label
The book cover: 6./12in. (16.5cm.) long, the dish: 5¾in. (14.5cm.) wide (2)
MID-18TH CENTURY
Decorated with ho-ho birds within a pierced foliate and rocaille ground with interlaced strapwork and shell-form clasps; together with a George III repoussé brass nut dish, of oval form with open cartouches and C-scroll and foliate patterns between pierced trellis panels, formerly silvered and with pseudo hallmarks including maker's mark GS, with trade label
The book cover: 6./12in. (16.5cm.) long, the dish: 5¾in. (14.5cm.) wide (2)
Provenance
with Mark and Marjorie Allen, Putnam Valley, New York.