Sale 5833
London, South Kensington
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25 November 2014
The Property of the late Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd
Price realised
GBP 4,000
Estimate
A GROUP OF NINE SILVER-GILT MOUNTED HARD-STONE ORNAMENTAL TREES BY FRANCIS R. MANTLE BOWDITCH (1916-2001), CIRCA 1970 Of various sizes, mounted on rocky outcrops with temple follies including one mounted with Rhodonite, and an opal mounted dragon, hung with various hard-stones including crystal formations and amethysts, six with maker's marks to the undersides The tallest: 14 ½ in. (37 cm.) high; the smallest: 3 in. (7.5 cm.) high
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