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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 423

Tole Grape Hod and Needle

Estimate: $200 - $400

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$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
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Thermometer French, early 20th century, painted and stenciled grape hod, "CHATEAU DOISY-VEDRINGS GRAND CRUX CLASSE IN 1855" over a shield dated 1892 and depicting a French chateau and "Pierre Casteia/Parsac France/Sauternes", verso hung with two leather straps, 25 x 23-1/2 x 15-1/4 in., rust with some paint and decoration losses, some corrosion, leather straps worn; together with a glass and polished pewter needle thermometer with Celsius and Fahrenheit measure, white marker in glass tube with ball-form cap, 36-1/2 in., corrosion to bottom of needle and ball top . Provenance: grape hod Black Sheep Antiques, Madison, North Carolina, 2010; thermometer Antiques and Beyond, Atlanta, 2010; Property from an Atlanta Estate

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