TWO CHARLES X PALAIS ROYAL MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND ORMOLU NOTEBOOKS (2)
Coleridge Collection, Both inscribed 'Souvenir' and with stylus enclosed; one with an enamel medallion with a handwritten note folded inside and ‘Anthony & Marietta Coleridge Collection’ label, 6.5 x 9.5cm; the second example with Alphonse Giroux retail label, 7 x 9.5cm
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£150 - £250
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Hammer price:
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£400 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Provenance
The
Anthony & Marietta Coleridge Collection
The
first, by repute, the Countess of Macclesfield.
Both acquired from Olympia Antiques Fair, unknown year.
Condition Report:
Giroux example: mother-of-pearl in good order; marks and wear to the gilt binding but no losses and hinge is smooth; some historic pencil marks throughout; stylus possibly later.
Enamel example: mother-of-pearl with shallow cracks along the naturral fissures, but with score marks to the back; gilt metal mounts and binding generally good with small areas of degradation that would benefit from a clean; leaves loose within and with pen/pencil notes throughout; stylus with damage to the terminal and possibly not original
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