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17 Mar 2020

15 intriguing objects

Intricately carved ivory netsuke of three male figures and a stag under a bamboo canopy.
Nestuke from Hill of Tarvit Mansion
We have lots of fascinating items at our places, many of them with amazing stories to tell ...
Open pocket watch with paper lining the case. A wooden fiddle, carved with flowers and foliage, is displayed against a plain, almost white background. Intricately carved ivory netsuke of three male figures and a stag under a bamboo canopy. Dodo decanter at Brodick Castle Open wooden box displaying a complex board game with counters an pieces of paper. Artist's palette with lots of different coloured paint stuck to it. Display box with a silver chain of office inside. Large sporran with a badger's head and six tassels. Wooden frame containing a carved ivory horn with a green silk sash above it. Wooden standard lamp with an Art Nouveau-style shade. Manuscript of Auld Lang Syne written by Robert Burns. Basket-hilt sword. Old-fashioned red fire extinguisher with a hand pump and handle. Ornate jug decorated in a Chinese style. Elaborate toilet service cabinet with mirrors and filled with bottles, brushes and other implements.

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