Ending 17th Aug, 2020 19:00
Homes and Interiors - Timed Auction
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A Royal Copenhagen 'Little Mermaid' vase
A Royal Copenhagen 'Little Mermaid' vase, marked to base, 23cm high, a Royal Copenhagen 'Whittler' figure, model 905, 18.5cm high, a Bing and Grondahl 'Children Reading' figure, 9.5cm high, a collection of Iittala Ultima Thule items designed by Tapio Wirkkala, to include a carafe, 15cm high, a cream jug, 8cm high, a sugar bowl, 8cm diameter and two schnapps glasses, 5.7cm high, an Orrefors Nimbs candle holder, with Svenska Fotboll Forbundet, 7.2cm high, a similar textured example, 7.2cm high, and three silver spoons, to include an Apostle type strainer spoon, by Miller Brothers, Birmingham 1897, a teaspoon with enamelled Arundel shield, by Deakin & Francis Ltd, Birmingham 1963 and Finnish silver spoon, 1932, P.R. makers mark, engraved with a deer to the bowl, total silver weight approximately 0.9ozt
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Sold for £50
Condition Report
Little Mermaid vase- Firing blister to body
Bing & Grondahl- No obvious damage but small 'rattle' inside
Enamelled spoon- Pitting to enamel
Finnish spoon- Gilding to the bowl, worn, on loop missing to handle
Auction: Homes and Interiors - Timed Auction, ending 17th Aug, 2020
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