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May Premier Auction: Day 1

Fri, May 19, 2017 12:00PM EDT - Sun, May 21, 2017 12:00PM EDT
Lot 216

Fifteen Goblets with Etched Scenes of Fox's Adventures

Estimate: $100 - $300

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
probably English, early 20th century, globular vessel with knop stem and disk foot, etched/engraved with seven different scenes featuring a fleeing fox, each with description: "10.30 Roused by a familiar sound"; "10.40 Got well away and over a brook that stopped half of them"; "Went 40 minutes straight at an awful pace, Rested"; "Then turned off, along the edge of a road."; "Into a snug drain till night."; "Then home to supper!!", 5-1/4 in.,. Provenance: Property from the Collection of Marjorie S. Fisher, Palm Beach, Florida

Condition

mostly good condition, one with top rim nick, another with foot rim nick

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