Lot 23

British Painted Drum Table Base with Glass Top

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

19th century, wood and hide construction, decorated with green, red, and yellow paint, lettering "No. 32/Finsbury/Air Training Corps .../Squadron/A. F. Matthews and Co makers, Aylesbury Street, London, ECI", mounted on later wood base, with removable circular glass top, drum and base 19 x 28-1/2 in. diameter, overall 19 x 48 in. diameter

Provenance: Property from the Collection of Ambassador Bonnie McElveen-Hunter

Condition

surface dirt and accretion, numerous areas of flaking and loss throughout, rope attachments possibly later, minor warping and cracking to leather, glass top with some sticker residue

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Property from the Collection of Ambassador Bonnie McElveen-Hunter