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Lot 2121
Decorative Items for a Gentleman's Retreat
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Variously 19th and 20th century, to include: Scottish mull snuff box, silverplate and horn construction (thee short vertical cracks from top; lacking two of three small pins that secure the metal rim (2-3/4 in.)(overall good condition); treenware stemmed bowl with inset 1901 Army Sobriety silver medal honoring the late Queen Victoria (2-1/4 x 4-1/2 in.) (rim chip glued to underside); treenware lidded bowl (3-1/4 x 6 in.) (no apparent condition issues); small treenware pyxis with interior sundial (2-1/4 in.) (good condition); a treenware lidded container (4-3/4 in.); a brass and wood spyglass (11-1/4 in. closed; 30-1/4 in. extended (good cosmetic condition; might need adjustment to function properly); small brass lantern (4 in.)(unknown if working).

Private Collection, Chapel Hill, North Carolina