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Day 2 - Fine Art & Decorative Furnishings

Sat, Nov 15, 2014 09:00AM EST - Sun, Nov 16, 2014 09:00AM EST
Lot 795

Pair Cobalt Gilt-Decorated Covered

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

Fruit Coolers English, late 18th/early 19th century, each cover with gilt twist handle and set into deep body with shell handles, gilt bases, underside with crown, crossed swords and "D", numbered "72" in puce, 9-1/2 in., one cover with rim chip and chips to rim inset, other cover with firing anomalies, both covers with minor gilt loss; bodies with gilt losses, both with old cracks and repairs to base rims. Provenance: Collection of Charles Edward Brodnax Hansell and Sylvia Hansell, Mimosa Hall, Roswell, Georgia; by descent in family.

Condition

one cover with rim chip and chips to rim inset, other cover with firing anomalies, both covers with minor gilt loss; bodies with gilt losses, both with old cracks and repairs to base rims

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