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An ivory brush-rest, 18th century, with grooved top and central…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
11-Dec-2016
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Description:
An ivory brush-rest, 18th century, with grooved top and central pierced design, supported on scroll ends, each one finely incised with a diaper pattern, covered in a pale yellow patina. It could also have doubled for an ink-cake stand, 2 cm high, 14.3 cm wide, 5.6 cm deep. Provenance: Jane Carnegie, Melbourne. Nicholas Grindley, London. Joshua McClelland print room, Melbourne.
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Category:
Unclassified