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№ 809

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13 December 2012

Estimate: £100–£150

An Imperial German Drinking Glass & Two Imperial Austrian Wax Tablet Intaglio Blocks. The first 15 cms high and 6 cms across the top, of tinted glass, the body decorated with a polychrome display of the arms of Prussia and attendant floral wreaths, the waisted body depending to a decorative piecrust foot (c. 1900). The first wax block (14 x 11.8 cms) shows two mounted cavalry soldiers wearing helmets and uniforms c. 1850, the other (13 x 8.3 cms) shows a similar single figure discharging his percussion pistol, good overall condition (3) £100-150