Your Own Sylvia: Sylvia Plath’s letters to Ted Hughes and other items, property of Frieda Hughes

Your Own Sylvia: Sylvia Plath’s letters to Ted Hughes and other items, property of Frieda Hughes

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Ted Hughes | A pair of decorative glass orbs, used as paperweights by Ted Hughes

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July 21, 02:54 PM GMT

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1,000 - 1,500 GBP

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Ted Hughes--Personal effects


A pair of decorative glass orbs,


each 145mm diameter


These glass orbs sat on Ted Hughes's desk at Court Green for many years, where they were used as paperweights.

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