JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 21 October 2025 / 10:00 am start
Two 19thC ebony and ivory sewing thread dispensers one of barrel form. H.105mm. The other as a beehive, both of solid turned ebony with pinned ivory fittings. Provenance: From the estate of Patricia Osbourne of Avonside Christchurch, a keen jewellery and sewing collector for over 60 years.
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Catherine Manchester (1957-) 'I go go Jason' 1998
