Sale 5182
London, South Kensington
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1 May 2007
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN (LOTS 134-143)
Price realised
GBP 900
Estimate
TWO TREEN TODDY LADELS 19TH CENTURY One laburnum, one fruitwood 13¼in. (33.5cm.) long Together with an English leather costrel, 17th century, adapted as a wall hanging pocket -- 8in. (20.2cm.) high; and a Southern European iron-bound chestnut bowl -- 27½in. (68.5cm.) diameter (4)
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