APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1760
细节
A RARE SILVER-MOUNTED COMBINATION ETUI AND TELESCOPE
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1760
Of cylindrical form, chased with scrolls, flowers and rocaille, and decorated at either end with concentric circles, the pull-off cover revealing a pencil, folding knife, scissors, tweezers/file, an ivory aide-memoire and an ear-pick; at each end a panel slides out, transforming the etui into a telescope
4 3/8 in. (11.3 cm.) long
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1760
Of cylindrical form, chased with scrolls, flowers and rocaille, and decorated at either end with concentric circles, the pull-off cover revealing a pencil, folding knife, scissors, tweezers/file, an ivory aide-memoire and an ear-pick; at each end a panel slides out, transforming the etui into a telescope
4 3/8 in. (11.3 cm.) long
注意事项
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Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.