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Lot 165:
Description
A collection of vintage decorative items and natural history specimens including a polished Abalone shell. The shell is likely Haliotis iris, displaying a vibrant iridescent interior of blue, green, and pink, housed in a black cardboard box with a lid printed Millennium Shell. Also included is a Thorne’s Assorted Toffees tin with lithographed decoration of a boy and girl in traditional dress, which contains a white plastic grid tray holding various geological specimens including clear crystalline and dark metallic fragments. The lot further comprises a large wooden hourglass with three turned pillars and purple sand, two green glazed ceramic face mugs with grotesque features, a pair of vintage binoculars in a black textured carrying case, and a vintage figurine of a male figure in a yellow jacket. A black electrical bell box or transformer and a stack of printed cards featuring the word Boots are also present. The reverse of the toffee tin is printed with Thorne’s Assorted Toffees Henry Thorne and Co Ltd Leeds.
Length: 30.5 cm.
Condition report:
The toffee tin lid shows visible surface wear, scratches, and oxidation to the metal edges (photo 1). The abalone shell box shows edge wear and light creasing to the lid (photo 1). The figurine\'s fabric clothing is wrinkled and shows signs of age (photo 1). The wooden hourglass shows minor surface scuffs to the stained circular ends (photo 1). The ceramic face mugs appear in good condition with no visible chips or cracks (photo 1). The binocular case shows light surface wear to the textured finish (photo 1).
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