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Lot 65

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Thursday 15th October 2020

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Description

George III gold and black shagreen etui, circa 1790, with a basket and swag decoration, containing five implements including a tortoiseshell handled penknife, the blade missing half, a pen, a pair of scissors, tweezers and a bodkin, the etui case 9cm high

Category

Works of Art

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