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Lot 222 PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF HENRY C. AND MARTHA L. ISAACSON, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON (LOTS 222-223)

A PAIR OF WORCESTER GILT WHITE QUAIL BOXES AND COVERS

CIRCA 1765

Closed7 April 2009

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USD 4,375

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A PAIR OF WORCESTER GILT WHITE QUAIL BOXES AND COVERS
CIRCA 1765
Each modeled as a nesting quail with the eyes, beak, and longest wing feathers enriched in a gilt, the bird sitting in a basketweave nest, the rim applied with vermiculae and leaves enriched in gilt, gilt dentil rim, Isaacson black inventory numbers Y.70 and Y.71
7 in. (17.8 cm.) long