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Lot 62:
Description
A collection of three decorative items comprising an Art Nouveau style glass vase, an inlaid trinket box, and a ceramic apothecary set. The clear glass vase features a complex form with multiple vertical rib supports meeting a bulbous shoulder decorated with acid-etched thistle and foliate motifs, finished with a crimped rim. The rectangular footed trinket box is finished with a chequered inlay of mother-of-pearl and dark shell or horn within a dark metal frame. The interior is lined with red velvet, containing a mirror to the inner lid and a divided compartment. The cream-glazed ceramic mortar and pestle set is decorated with blue transfer-printed labels reading MORTAR and PESTLE within scrollwork and crown motifs.
Vase height: approximately 9 inches
Box width: approximately 5 inches
Mortar diameter: approximately 4 inches.
Condition report:
The glass vase appears in good condition with no visible chips or cracks detected; surface dust is present. The inlaid box shows tarnishing to the metal frame and wear to the velvet interior; the shell inlay appears intact. The ceramic mortar and pestle are in good condition with no visible chips, cracks, or crazing.
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