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細節
A LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY SILVER-MOUNTED TERRAPIN SHELL POWDER FLASK,
UNMARKED,
With 2 suspension rings on either side for suspension cord, the silver mount with cut-out heart and inscribed with motto "Quo Fata Vocant", shared by the families Bland, Shelley, Sidney & Thurlow; of these, the combination of the motto and the terrapin shell make it tempting to speculate that this is a play on the name Shelley, 5 in.long (12.7 cm.)
UNMARKED,
With 2 suspension rings on either side for suspension cord, the silver mount with cut-out heart and inscribed with motto "Quo Fata Vocant", shared by the families Bland, Shelley, Sidney & Thurlow; of these, the combination of the motto and the terrapin shell make it tempting to speculate that this is a play on the name Shelley, 5 in.long (12.7 cm.)
注意事項
VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.