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Premier Auction - Session I

Fri, Sep 16, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 630

Group of Four Black Forest Carved Wood Table Objects

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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

German/Swiss, late 19th/early 20th century, comprising: two dog form inkstands with log form pen rests, each with hinged lid opening to recessed interior with glass inkwell, glass or acrylic eyes, larger 6 x 10-1/4 x 6-1/2 in.; dog form box or humidor, glass or acrylic eyes, 7-1/2 x 7-1/2 x 8-1/2 in.; carved figural inkstand with doves and scrolls, two removable glass inkwells with carved wood lids, 7-1/4 x 11 x 5-3/4 in.

Provenance: Estate of Madolyn L. Nickerson, Highlands, North Carolina

Condition

surface dust and accretion, scattered surface scratches and bumps throughout, some ink stains and scratches to glass elements; dog form box with lid broken off hinges, attached by interior chain; one dove lid finial with chip and restoration to wing