Lot #161 - A Mercurial Gilt Old Sheffield Plate Presentation Table Snuff Box, of New South Wales Interest
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Auction House:Sotheby's Australia
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Sale Name:Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO
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Sale Date:30 Oct 2019 ~ 6pm (AEDT)
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Lot #:161
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Lot Description:A Mercurial Gilt Old Sheffield Plate Presentation Table Snuff Box, of New South Wales Interest
the rectangular cover finely cast and chased with a hunting scene, inscribed beneath the cover 'TO / John Strange Chapman Esq. / XIth Regiment / from his friend / Stuart A. Donaldson / memento 15 Decr 1849', the back and sides with engine-turned panels within foliate-cast borders
9.5 cm wide, 3 cm high, 6.5 cm deep -
Provenance:Lord and Lady Sherwood, Newmarket; Private Collection, United Kingdom, by descent from the above; 'Three Day Fine Art and Antique Sale', Bamford's Auctioneers & Valuers, United Kingdom, 29 June 2016, lot 892; Private Collection, United Kingdom, acquired from the above
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Estimate:A$3,000 - 4,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Silver Plate
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