Lot 439
  • 439

A collection of miscellanous desk objects late 19th century

Estimate
500 - 800 GBP
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Description

  • wood, metal, ganite, mosaic
  • clock front 36cm. high; 1ft. 2¼in.
including a wood and paper model of a memorial, a metal princely crown, a commemorative granite plaque with engraved inscription 'Aus dem alten Dom / zu Berlin / 1747-1892', a mosaic section on a slate base, dated 1 April 1878, a metal frontage for a clock in the form of cathedral on a marble base, a shell case, a dissected shell case, a miniature torpedo on a wooden base, inscribed Sr.M.S. Barbarrosa, a crowned eagle metal mount, and an engraved metal badge (qty 10)

Condition

In fair condition Crown – needs polishing according to taste; Torpedo – slightly rusty; Half bullet – slightly rusty. Paper monument – with losses, paper surface wrinkled and yellowed. Church – with chips to base, wear, loose from base.
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