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THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE BETTY, LADY GRANTCHESTER (LOTS 11 AND 12)
A GEORGE II GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE NEEDLE-CASE
LONDON, CIRCA 1750/1760, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH IMPORT MARKS FOR GOLD 1864-1893
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A GEORGE II GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE NEEDLE-CASE
LONDON, CIRCA 1750/1760, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH IMPORT MARKS FOR GOLD 1864-1893
slightly tapering rectangular case of blue-grey agate with reeded gold mounts, overlaid with pierced and embossed foliate cagework, slightly domed base and cover, diamond-set push-piece
3 5/8 in. (93 mm.) high
LONDON, CIRCA 1750/1760, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH IMPORT MARKS FOR GOLD 1864-1893
slightly tapering rectangular case of blue-grey agate with reeded gold mounts, overlaid with pierced and embossed foliate cagework, slightly domed base and cover, diamond-set push-piece
3 5/8 in. (93 mm.) high
Provenance
Sotheby's, Geneva, 11 May 1989, lot 109.
Christie's, London, 25 May 2004, lot 51.
Christie's, London, 25 May 2004, lot 51.
Brought to you by
David McLachlan