A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE "TOMBOLA"
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Part of the collection (lots 167-231) formed by Baron Michiels van Verduynen (1885-1952), the Dutch ambassador to the Court of St James’(1939-1942). After the collection returned to the family’s residence Huys Clingendael. Thence by descent to the Barons Van Tuyll van Serooskerken. |
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| Estimate: |
£500 - £1,000
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Hammer price:
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£600 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
by Johannes Van Geffen, circa 1740the base shaped as a tripod table, the top engraved with a scene of two adults and a child walking (possibly biblical) and with sections numbered from one to twelve, the detachable revolving top formed as an acrobat on a balancing wire, holding a hat in his right hand and a stick in his left(66.77 grams)
Literature: for a similar example see Lot 327, Christie's Amsterdam, The Decorative Arts Sale, 22nd-23rd September 2009
