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Premier Auction - Session I

Fri, Mar 25, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 557

Pair of Tole Tea Canisters, Mounted as Lamps

Estimate: $500 - $700

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

Scottish, 19th century, each depicting the British royal coat of arms and motto, marked "Lowe/Glasgow" on red reserve, painted wood acorn finial, electrified, overall 35-1/2 in., canister 18-1/2 in.

Provenance: Private Collection, Hickory, North Carolina

Condition

losses throughout to painted decoration, repainting throughout, felted to bases, electricity untested