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. StatelyStorage

Estimate£350-£500
Sold£350
Thisdomedteacaddydatesfrom
theearly19thcenturyandis
dividedintotwocompartments
forstoringvaluabletealeaves.
Whiletheveneerisdescribedas
‘tortoiseshell’,it wasinreality
madefromtheshellofthe
hawksbillseaturtle– nowan
endangeredspecies.Adecade
ago,teacaddiesfetchedhigh
prices,butmiddle-market
examplessuchasthis,whichsold
atCanterburyAuctionGalleries,
arenowveryaordable.
thecanterburyauctiongalleries.com

. ChinaDisplay

Estimate£60-£100

Sold£50

Afewyearsago,a collectionof

antiquedishdrainersmighthave

fetchedrathermore,butthey’re

notsofashionablenowsoifyou

likethem,it’sa greattimeto

collect.Thiscacheof 12 English

earthenwaredrainersincluded

twoexamplesintheIndianTree

paernwithothersthatwere

transfer-printed.Givethem

spaceandvisualimpactby

mountingthemona wall,or

displaythemtogetheron a

dresseroronshelves.

01743 450700; hallsgb.com/fine-art

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HAMMER PRICE!

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market?Tryyourhandat

gaugingthesalepricesof

these lots. (Answers on p135)

EXQUISITETASTE

ThisPersiansilkrug(295cmby

197cm)wasmadeforBaba

Khanandis rarebecauseit

is inscribedin Arabicwiththe

makeranddate.

Estimate £60,000-£80,000

SHELFSERVICE

At122cmhigh,thislate

19th-centurybambooand

lacquerstandhasa Japanese

lookreflectiveof Aesthetic

Movementstyle.

Estimate £80-£100

LIGHTTOUCH

ThisstrikingItalian,tricolour,

aluminiumandbrasschandelier,

datingfromthe1960s,echoes

thestyleof thedesign

brandArredoluce.

Estimate £300-£500

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