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Modern Design, Tiffany, Art Nouveau, Decorative Continental Works

Fri, Sep 12, 2014 05:00PM EDT - Sat, Sep 13, 2014 05:00PM EDT
Lot 263

Vintage Patented Laing's Planetarium

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Bid Increments

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$1,000 $100
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$3,000 $250
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$10,000 $1,000
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$100,000 $10,000
"Orrery" American, late 19th/early 20th century, arm with applied metal label "Laing's Planetarium Patented Laing Planetarium Co. Detroit, Mich. USA", with four orbs on a turned varnished fruitwood stand, 12-1/2 x 16 in., original varnished surface with wear, paper-lined earth generally good condition, other orbs with some wear and paint losses (sun apparently unpainted), base with only traces of applied paper. Provenance: A Private Atlanta Collection

Condition

original varnished surface with wear, paper-lined earth generally good condition, other orbs with some wear and paint losses (sun apparently unpainted), base with only traces of applied paper

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