Sale 2447
New York
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17 May 2011
Price realised
USD 4,375
Estimate
AN EDWARD VII SILVER AND ENAMEL HAND MIRROR MARK OF OMAR RAMSDEN AND ALWYN CARR, LONDON, 1903 Chased with a personification of beauty within sprays of lilies and clouds, with the legend "SPIRIT OF BEAUTY TARRY YET AWHILE," the tapering handle with applied strapwork terminating in a ball motif, with two green and blue enamel heart motifs, the handle engraved EAM, marked on side and engraved 'OMAR RAMSDEN & ALWYN C.E. CARR MADE ME IN 1903' 13 1/8 in. (33.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Christie's, London, 20 April 2005, lot 20
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