Furniture, Works of Art & Tribal Art - Two Day Sale - 2nd July 2013
Lot 562
An Indian gilt bronze desk seal and stand
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £180
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Description
An Indian gilt bronze desk seal and stand, the matrix with a bust of Neptune, the base stamped 'GRISH, GRISH CHUNDER DUTT, BHOVANIPORE, CALCUTTA, E.P', 4¾in (11.7cm) high, a 19th century papier-mâché snuff box, an Austrian cold painted bronze of an Arab praying on a rug, a tortoiseshell box and cover, a pair of French mother of pearl opera glasses, stamped 'IRIS PARIS', a coquilla nut box and cover and a tortoiseshell blotter, with an applied gilt metal lizard. (8)