Sale 4082
London, South Kensington
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11 May 2006
Price realised
GBP 1,020
Estimate
A PAIR OF INSCRIBED AND DATED 'SUNDERLAND BRIDGE' RUMMERS 1853 The bucket-shaped bowls engraved with a sailing-ship passing under the bridge above the inscriptions Span 236 feet and Height 100 feet the reverses engraved Eliza Cooper A Present from Her Brother John Cooper Master of the Action July 12th 1853, on capstan stems and stepped feet 7 in. (18 cm.) high (2)
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