Sale 9885
London, South Kensington
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13 July 2004
Price realised
GBP 598
Estimate
A tortoiseshell bodkin case PROBABLY ENGLISH, LATE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY The base and cover with gold pique borders -- 4¼ins. (11cms.); two umbrella needlecases, the handle of one set with a stanhope; a treen needlecase in the form of a shoe; two beadwork cases; a silver needlecase; an ivory case; a mother-of-pearl example in the form of a fish; and a small selection of oddments See Illustration for part lot
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