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A Victorian tortoiseshell writing box the domed lid overlaid…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
31-Mar-2015
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Description:
A Victorian tortoiseshell writing box the domed lid overlaid with the applied silver inscription Melba, opening to reveal an interior separated into compartments lined with red moire silk, containing various note papers bearing the initials NM and Coombe Cottage Coldstream Victoria and envelopes, bearing to the interior maker's brass label Leuchars & Son. 38 & 39 Piccadilly W, 210 mm high, 230 mm wide, 140 mm deep. Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE
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Category:
Precious Objects: Boxes, Jewellery & Trinket (not wooden)