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Lot 85:
Description
This collection features a variety of antique and vintage decorative and household objects. Included is a single-draw handheld marine telescope featuring brass fittings and a main barrel finished in faux-tortoiseshell celluloid. The top brass ring is engraved with the name MARINER. There is a large traditional school or table bell made of cast brass with a turned wooden handle; the shoulder of the bell is cast with the numeral 12. The group also contains a classical-style door knocker in the form of a lion mask holding a ring, cast in brass or bronze with a heavy green verdigris patina and three mounting holes. A lever-action nutcracker is present, constructed with cast brass jaws and turned wooden handles. Completing the lot are two abstract figurative sculptures in a textured dark metal finish; one depicts a figure in a dynamic gymnastic pose over a horizontal base and the other shows an elongated couple in an embrace.
Telescope height retracted: Approximately 40 cm
Hand bell total height: Approximately 26 cm
Gymnast sculpture height: Approximately 14 cm
Embracing couple sculpture height: Approximately 18 cm.
Condition report:
The items generally show signs of age and use consistent with their nature. The telescope exhibits minor surface scuffs to the faux-tortoiseshell finish and light patination to the brass fittings. The door knocker shows significant surface oxidation and heavy natural verdigris. The nutcracker shows general tarnish to the metal and a visible longitudinal crack to one of the wooden handles. The hand bell has a dark, aged patina and minor finish wear to the handle; the internal clapper remains present. The metal sculptures show surface dust and light wear to the dark finish.
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