LOT 663
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Lot 663
AN ENGLISH GILT BRONZE DESK ACCESSORIES AND DECORATIVE ARTS GROUP, MOSTLY 19TH CENTURY. Comprising a unique bronze mounted coromandel letter holder with spring set Maltese crosses inscribed "Answered" and "Unanswered" with ivory makers plaque for "Asprey & Sons" 166 New Bond Street, London, length 12.5 inches (32 cm). Brass letter rack with pen rests, a brass matchbox and urn form matchholder, a lions' footed tri-call bell and two specimen marble pieces.
Estimate:
$200 - 400
€ 160 - 320
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