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Lot 478
TWO CHESNUT CROCODILE SUITCASES
MCMILLAN LTD. AND UNLABLLED, CIRCA 1935-40
Closed27 September 2011
Price Realised
GBP 2,375
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TWO CHESNUT CROCODILE SUITCASES
MCMILLAN LTD. AND UNLABLLED, CIRCA 1935-40
The McMillan case with goldtone hardware, the monogram 'M.B.' stamped under the handle, the interior lined in red and yellow cotton ticking; the unlabelled case with goldtone hardware, with metal plaque to the top, the interior lined in red and yellow cotton ticking
The McMillian case 6 x 18 x 13 in. (15 x 46 x 33 cm.); the other 7 x 18 x 14 in. (18 x 46 x 36 cm.)
The first stamped 'E. A. McMILLAN LTD, ABERDEEN' in gilt (2)
MCMILLAN LTD. AND UNLABLLED, CIRCA 1935-40
The McMillan case with goldtone hardware, the monogram 'M.B.' stamped under the handle, the interior lined in red and yellow cotton ticking; the unlabelled case with goldtone hardware, with metal plaque to the top, the interior lined in red and yellow cotton ticking
The McMillian case 6 x 18 x 13 in. (15 x 46 x 33 cm.); the other 7 x 18 x 14 in. (18 x 46 x 36 cm.)
The first stamped 'E. A. McMILLAN LTD, ABERDEEN' in gilt (2)
TWO CHESNUT CROCODILE SUITCASES
MCMILLAN LTD. AND UNLABLLED, CIRCA 1935-40
The McMillan case with goldtone hardware, the monogram 'M.B.' stamped under the handle, the interior lined in red and yellow cotton ticking; the unlabelled case with goldtone hardware, with metal plaque to the top, the interior lined in red and yellow cotton ticking
The McMillian case 6 x 18 x 13 in. (15 x 46 x 33 cm.); the other 7 x 18 x 14 in. (18 x 46 x 36 cm.)
The first stamped 'E. A. McMILLAN LTD, ABERDEEN' in gilt (2)
MCMILLAN LTD. AND UNLABLLED, CIRCA 1935-40
The McMillan case with goldtone hardware, the monogram 'M.B.' stamped under the handle, the interior lined in red and yellow cotton ticking; the unlabelled case with goldtone hardware, with metal plaque to the top, the interior lined in red and yellow cotton ticking
The McMillian case 6 x 18 x 13 in. (15 x 46 x 33 cm.); the other 7 x 18 x 14 in. (18 x 46 x 36 cm.)
The first stamped 'E. A. McMILLAN LTD, ABERDEEN' in gilt (2)
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