A SET OF THREE GRADUATED VICTORIAN GILT HEIGHTENED MOTHER-OF-PEARL DECORATED PAPIER-MACHE TRAYS (3)
Late 19th Century
Of cartouche outline, decorated with central cartouches of floral bouquets, the largest, 80cm wide; the smallest, 43cm wide
| Estimate: |
£100 - £200
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Hammer price:
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£150 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Condition Report:
Overall these are good examples of Victorian trays. There are the inevitable blemishes, knocks, slight crackelure to the varnished areas around the central bouquets. The extreme edges are invariable knocked and bruised with some of the points of the cartouche outline worn down / knocked.
The middle tray with a fresher knock to the edge with approx 1cm of lacquer missing and the reverse slightly bruised. A small piece of black lacquer is attached to the lot in a plastic bag.
