Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 8th January 2020
Lot 98
λ A mid-Victorian carved ivory presentation conductor's baton
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £700
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Description
λ A mid-Victorian carved ivory presentation conductor's baton, the handle carved with a semi-naked figure of Euterpe, the muse of music, holding a lyre, above the Royal garter and with musical trophies, 60.3cm long, in a leather case applied with a white metal plaque, inscribed 'PRESENTED TO JAMES ROBERT BURN ESQ ACCOMPANIED BY A MUSIC STAND AND MEMORIAL BY THE MEMBERS OF HIS SINGING CLASS October 1866'. (2)
Provenance: 'A Lifetime of Collecting' - The property of a Gentleman.
James Robert Burn was a bookbinder and ran the firm of James Burn and Company in the mid-19th century.