Sales catalogue: Glendining

Date:
25 January 1932
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/8/134
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Glendining. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    12/26 (page 4)
    ‘A “Memento Mori” in the form of a skeleton | carved from *tvory, cased “in a welvet seoinn, 14 A small skull carved from ivory, having the finest possible detail in the way of teeth, indentations in the cerebellum, and fissures; probably the possession of a medical student; Dutch or German, 17th century 15 Three Maori gum heads, discovered in New Zea- land when an old tomb was disturbed while digging the foundations for a farm house in 1906 16\ An interesting pair. of old Georgian eye glasses, three pairs of early sun glasses and a steel eyeglass case 17 Antique silver boatswain’s whistle 18 A Copeland china bust of the Prince Consort, by J. S. Westmacott, 1863 19 Very fine pair of old Georgian silver eye glasses in case, and two carved ivory netsuke of skeletons 20 Three very fine old musical boxes in carved wood cases 21 Early Indian bronze rosewater ewer and basin 22 Old Chinese lacquer mirror (24) A carved wood plaque Chinese Gordon in frdm 20, SPek-yetyeine bust or Seer Irving, noted American man of letters and diplomat 26 Two gold mounted pipes and a cigar holder in silver case 27 A striking bracket clock in marquetrie case 28 <A plated coffee set and tray, and a Dresden china inkstand _ fe t/-