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EARLY 19TH CENTURY
细节
A SILVER-PLATED BRASS WHIST COUNTER BOX
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The pull-off cover embossed MATTHEWS ON THE GAME OF WHIST, containing 21 gaming counters containing rules and advice to the player from the 1804 publication of Matthews's Advice to the Young Whist-Player; together with a George II silver-mounted tortoiseshell swing-action magnifying glass, the cover decorated with a stylised rose
the box, 2 in. (5.2 cm.) high; the glass, 2 7/8 in. (7.4 cm.) wide (2)
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The pull-off cover embossed MATTHEWS ON THE GAME OF WHIST, containing 21 gaming counters containing rules and advice to the player from the 1804 publication of Matthews's Advice to the Young Whist-Player; together with a George II silver-mounted tortoiseshell swing-action magnifying glass, the cover decorated with a stylised rose
the box, 2 in. (5.2 cm.) high; the glass, 2 7/8 in. (7.4 cm.) wide (2)
注意事项
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.
This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage