A TORTOISESHELL BATON , A TORTOISESHELL BATON | Christie's

Sale 6179

The Collection of Barons Nathaniel and Albert von Rothschild

London

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8 July 1999

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Lot 52

A TORTOISESHELL BATON

A TORTOISESHELL BATON

Price realised

GBP 4,600

Estimate

GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500

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A TORTOISESHELL BATON
With silver mounts, surmounted by a fleur-de-lys finial and terminating with the arms of three fleur-de-lys surmounted by a crown
14 in. (36.2 cm.) long

Provenance

Rothschild inv. no. AR1398.
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Literature and exhibited

Literature

1903 Theresianumgasse Inventory, p. 131, no. 331.
1934 Theresianumgasse Inventory, p. 278, no. 30.
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