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Lot #100 - Rare Edwardian Opal Picture, c. 1915

  • Auction House:
    Shapiro Auctions
  • Sale Name:
    Fine Furniture, Paintings, Silver, Decorative & Asian Arts
  • Sale Date:
    09 Feb 2016 ~ 6pm
  • Lot #:
    100
  • Lot Description:
    Rare Edwardian Opal Picture, c. 1915
    depicting a vase of flowers, the natural solid white and crystal type opals from Coober Pedy are raised and applied to a black velvet panel, created by Mrs. Lillian Maude Crook of Adelaide, South Australia, specifically for a Jeweller named Tucker
    approx. total weight 300ct
  • Provenance:
    Purchased by the current owner's grandmother, Brisbane, c. 1949
  • Notes:
    This unique piece was featured in The Australian Women's Weekly, 4th March 1964, p. 69, in Tony Lipscombe's Collectors Corner column
  • Estimate:
    A$15,000 - 25,000
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Ceramics & Porcelain

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