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River Ranch: The Collection of Carole Harris | Part II | June 18, 2025

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River Ranch: The Collection of Carole Harris represents over three decades of thoughtful collecting, a passion for interior design and a lifelong pursuit of beauty and self-expression.
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Lot 321

Group of Brass, Gilt-Metal, and Stone Tabletop Objects

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
Starting Bid
$1,000

Bid Increments

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

Comprising:

A seated dog matchsafe;

A seated monkey on agate;

A seated monkey on malachite;

A seated monkey on black tourmaline;

A monkey looking in a mirror.

Condition

The seated dog matchsafe in good overall condition with minor wear and scattered staining throughout. The seated monkey on agate stamped "ATHA - PARIS" with ruby colored eyes; in good overall condition with tarnishing to the seams of the gilt metal. The seated monkey on malachite with ruby colored eyes with minor spots of tarnishing to the gilt metal, and with residue on the malachite base. The seated monkey on black tourmaline with ruby colored eyes with minor spots of rubbing and tarnishing to the gilt metal, and small age splits to the tourmaline base. The monkey looking in a mirror in good overall condition with minor rubbing and wear throughout; primitively cast.

Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.

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The three monkeys on hardstone bases sold Sotheby’s, New York, Ron Bradshaw; ‘By Design’, May 17, 2002, Lot 70.

The Collection of Carole Harris.