Furniture, Works of Art & Tribal Art - 8th January 2013
Lot 415
Five Victorian ornamentally turned boxes
Estimate £80 - £120 | Hammer £350
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Description
Five Victorian ornamentally turned boxes, comprising: an ebony example the body decorated with rondels, 5½in (14cm) high, 4¾in (12cm) diameter, an ebony box containing a gilt bronze medallion inscribed the motto 'BY FAITH I OBTEIGNE' and heraldic shield of the Worshipful Company of Turners, replicated on the lid and inscribed to the underside of the lid 'AMATEUR MECHANIC THOS FORSHAW BOWDON', an ivory castellated box and two ebony examples one with ivory edging. (5)