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TWO THIMBLES AND A CHINESE LACQUER SNUFF BOTTLE
(i) 9ct gold example, with fitted case marked 'J.M.Wendt / Adelaide / Mount Gambier'
(ii) Maker's mark of Charles Horner, Chester, 1897, with fitted case
(iii) The bottle, early 20th century, inlaid with a spray of foliage (3)
Snuff Bottle: Height 6.5cm, Width 3cm, Depth 1.5cm
Sold for $500
Lot 103
(i) 9ct gold example, with fitted case marked 'J.M.Wendt / Adelaide / Mount Gambier'
(ii) Maker's mark of Charles Horner, Chester, 1897, with fitted case
(iii) The bottle, early 20th century, inlaid with a spray of foliage (3)
Snuff Bottle: Height 6.5cm, Width 3cm, Depth 1.5cm
Estimate $200 - $300
(i) Christie's, Melbourne, 7 July 1999, lot 958
(ii) Sydney Antique Fair, 25 October 1998
Optics of Time: A Private Collection of Antique Eyewear
AUCTION
Sale: IT131
10:00am - 22 July 2026
Timed Online Auction (Sydney)
VIEWING
Tues 21 July, 11am - 5pm
36-40 The Bond, Queen St, Woollahra NSW
CONTACT
Madeleine Mackenzie
sydney@leonardjoel.com.au
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