Lot 776
  • 776

GENTLEMAN'S COURT WIG AND SHEET TIN IRON STAND BY RAVENSCROFT LAW, WIG AND ROBE, 19TH CENTURY

Estimate
800 - 1,200 USD
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Description

  • tin
Label inside wig inscribed Patented ravenscroft 3 serle street lincolns inn fields. Together with a gentleman's court wig and pine stand, London, 19th century. 4 pieces.

Provenance

Merton A. Thomas, Esquire, London;
David R. Hillier.

Condition

Wigs are in generally good condition with some breaks to individual strands. Interior linings with some stains and discoloration. Pine stand with usual rubbing, wear and scratches. Tin iron stand with oxidation, scratches, and rubbing.
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