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    20 April 2008

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    • MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS DE VERTU
    Lot 68

    MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS DE VERTU

    19TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    GBP 625

    Estimate

    GBP 300 - GBP 500

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    MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS DE VERTU
    19TH CENTURY
    Comprising a pressed maple snuff box inscribed CRANOLOGIE DU DOCTEUR GALL,
    3¼ in. (8 cm.) diameter
    A silver inlaid mother-of-pearl note case; a gold inlaid tortoiseshell vesta case dated 1894; an ivory thermometer; a pair of ebonised wood candlesticks; an oval gilt-metal strut frame with glass-paste applied border containing a silkwork picture of the Virgin; and five further objects (12)

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    No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
    This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage


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