STAIR
Live Auction

Mid-Week at STAIR - March 23, 2023

Thu, Mar 23, 2023 11:00AM EDT
Lot 349

Tooled Leather Tantalus, Probably English

Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Sold for

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

Fitted with ten gilt-decorated glass bottle, two smaller bottles and a pair of glasses.

The tantalus 8 x 13 x 9 1/2 in., the large bottle 6 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in., the glasses 2 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. diam.

Property from The Collection of Alan Shayne and Norman Sunshine, Washington Depot, CT

Condition

Wear, craquelure, losses to the edges and handle. The lock is lacking and there is a corresponding hole to the front of the tantalus. One of the bottles is a replacement, wear to the gilding, most of the cork stoppers are stuck, all with breaks.

Not withstanding 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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