Furniture, Works of Art & Tribal Art - Two Day Sale - 2nd July 2013
Lot 396
λ A pair of miniature ivory candlesticks by Lady Gertrude Crawford (1868-1937)
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £600
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Description
λ A pair of miniature ivory candlesticks by Lady Gertrude Crawford (1868-1937), made for Queen Mary's doll's house, 1¾in (4cm) high, together with a collection of ivory items comprising: a French nécessaire fitted with five gilt metal implements, the hinge stamped 'BREVETE S.G.D.G.', two pawns, a cased set of dominoes, a miniature go-to bed, a calendar, a pin cushion, two boxes, a loop, a cherub head and a folding crochet hook, all housed in a perspex and giltwood display case, the underside with a handwritten letter, 'The little ivory candlesticks were made for Queen Mary doll's house by Lady Gertrude Crawford (Master Turner) who was given the freedom of the City of London in honour of her craftsmanship'. (13)
Sold on behalf of the executors of The Hon. Mary Anna Marten dec'd, of Crichel House, Dorset.