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.


Lot Details

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.

Two 19thC ebony and ivory sewing thread dispensers one of barrel form, H.105mm. Image 1++
Two 19thC ebony and ivory sewing thread dispensers one of barrel form, H.105mm. Image 1++
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