$250
Late 19th century Mauchline items including five hinged and lidded boxes (with souvenir sites such as Ancient Spanish Cathedral, St. Augustine; Linlithgow Palace; State War and Navy Department, Washington; Aqueduct and Old Bridge Ponty-Y-Cysyllte; and Bournemouth), three cylindrical napkin rings (with sites such as Haydon Bridge and Ponce De Leon Hotel, St. Augustine, Florida), two lided canisters (with Edinburgh Castle; Isle of Man; and Quality Street, North Berwick), two letter knives/openers (with Shakespeare House, Stratford on Avon; Martyrs Monument Stirling Cemetary). Largest lidded box with inscription in lid "Given to Mary Peggy Clarke Aged 3 Years July 1926. Her Grandma "Mary M. Clarke hait it for over 40 years. She died just before Mary Peggy's 2nd Birthday. April 30 1926 Aged 61. Grandfather Ernest Clarke." The smallest napkin ring diameter 2 inches. The largest box height 2.25 inches x width 10.25 inches, depth 3.75 inches. Length of longest letter knife 11.75 inches.
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2014-01-05
