A group of gold and gold-filled thimbles , MOSTLY AMERICAN | Christie's

Sale 9885

AT HOME - PORTRAIT MINIATURES, OBJECTS OF VERTU,SILVER PLATE

London, South Kensington

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13 July 2004

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Lot 209

A group of gold and gold-filled thimbles

MOSTLY AMERICAN

Price realised

GBP 263

Estimate

GBP 200 - GBP 300

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A group of gold and gold-filled thimbles
MOSTLY AMERICAN
Including an open-topped example, the border with an engraved landscape scene and another with applied filigree border -- 2.3cms and smaller (13)
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