Sale 7086
London
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10 November 2005
Price realised
GBP 2,160
Estimate
A PIERCED COQUILLA NUT SPICE HOLDER DUTCH, 17TH OR 18TH CENTURY The ovoid body with screw-lid surmounted by a bust of a man; on a spreading circular foot; elaborately carved overall with musicians and foliate scroll-work; minor losses 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
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Pre-Lot Text
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
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