Sale 13757
London, South Kensington
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22 November 2016
Price realised
GBP 4,000
Estimate
A FRUITWOOD GOBLET ENGLAND, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY Of thistle-shape 6 ¾ in. (17 cm.) high; 3 ½ in. (9 cm.) diameter
Provenance
The John Fardon Collection; sold Christie's, London, 1 May 1996, lot 17. The Jonathan Levi Collection; sold Christie's, London, 8 November 2006, lot 184.
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Literature
V. Chinnery, Oak Furniture The British Tradition, London, 1979. p 259, pl. 3/71. J. Levi, Treen for the Table, London, 1998, p. 56.
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