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• Auction House:
  Leonard Joel
• Sale Name:
  Classic Furniture, Objects and Design Auction
• Sale Date:
  20 Nov 2011 ~ 12noon
• Lot #:
  80
• Lot Description:
  A Presentation Thank You Box*
  Dated 1895. The shaped leather bound box containing a sterling silver ivory handled trowel, maker's mark SH, London, circa 1893 and a rosewood plum bob with the inscribed year 1895, box 37cm wide, together with the original photograph taken on the day of presentation.
• Provenance:
  The thank you box presented to Miss L.T.A Melville, eldest daughter of N. Melville Esq. JP. mayor of Ashfield; on the occasion of laying the foundation stone of Bridge over Long Cove Creek Summer Hill 8th May 1895.
• References:
  Illustrated in Cummins, Dr G., Antique Boxes: Inside and Out, Antique Collector's Club, Suffolk, colour plate 426, p. 233.
• Notes:
  Note: for buyers intending to export this lot outside of Australia, CITES regulations apply. Contact department for details.
• Estimate:
  A$3,600 - 4,600
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Precious Objects

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