Lot 0077

A collection of twenty-two Victorian specimen marble and stone book-form and other paperweights Most

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A collection of twenty-two Victorian specimen marble and stone book-form and other paperweights Most

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A collection of twenty-two Victorian specimen marble and stone book-form and other paperweights Most English and Continental, 19th and early 20th century

Overall utilizing varied types of marble and stones, including some pietra dura examples; comprising sixteen book-form paperweights, some with carved or incised details: one with carved rose, one with carved cross, one incised with banner reading "Don't Open," and one incised and dated, "AKPOΠOΛIΣ AΘHNøN [Acropolis Athens] 1906," and some block or cylinder shaped paperweights, one with pietra dura Lily of the Valley motif incorporating malachite.

(H: 1 in. W: 5 1/2 in. D: 4 in. (largest))

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Property of a Philadelphia collector.

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A collection of twenty-two Victorian specimen marble and stone book-form and other paperweights Most

Name: A collection of twenty-two Victorian specimen marble and stone book-form and other paperweights Most
SKU: 155613804
Price: 750 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,500 - $2,500

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