Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

March 20, 2024: Americana - Day One

Wed, Mar 20, 2024 09:00AM EDT
  • Medical & Optical
Lot 476

ANTIQUE / VINTAGE BRITISH VIEWS STANHOPE ARTICLES, LOT OF 11

Estimate: $100 - $200
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Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

ANTIQUE / VINTAGE BRITISH VIEWS STANHOPE ARTICLES, LOT OF 11, each with a stanhope, comprising a folding sewing/manicure tool with "A present from Belfast", a carved stone barrel-form charm/fob with Kynance Cove views, a miniature wood cauldron with Lynton and Lynmouth views, a carved wood charm/miniature with The Giant's Causeway views, a figural hand charm/fob with a view of Dawlish, a fruit pit fob with Alford views, a pair of binoculars charm/fob with view of Kenilworth and Stratford-on-Avon, a magnifying glass with carved bone handle featuring Berkhamsted stanhope, and three pieces with Blackpool views consisting of a silver-toned match safe with compass, a brass pendant/fob. and a carved bone letter opener/bookmark with figural handle finial. A few pieces marked "McKee / Dublin". Late 19th/first half 20th century. Magnifying glass 5 1/4" LOA.

Condition

Good to very good overall condition with minor to moderate wear and other imperfections including surface scratches, nicks, one or a few possibly flakes, slight bending, and/or worn spots to metal finishes; folding tool with one appendage having a loss to tip, fading to writing to side, stanhope with fading/obscuring; fruit pit with a crack along one side; a few other stanhopes with light fading and/or discoloration.

From the private collection of John and Val Tull, York, PA.