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SAMUEL HENRY ALKEN, KNOWN AS HENRY ALKEN JNR. | Rounding Tattenham Corner; and Sir J. Hawley's Beadsman beating Lord Derby's Toxophilite, The Derby, 1858
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The Property of an EstateSAMUEL HENRY ALKEN, KNOWN AS HENRY ALKEN JNR.Ipswich 1810 – 1894 Poplar, London Rounding Tattenham Corner; and Sir J. Hawley's Beadsman beating Lord Derby's Toxophilite, The Derby, 1858both signed lower right: H. Alkena pair, both oil on canvaseach: 51.7 x 76.1 cm.; 20⅜ x 30 in.(2)
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Old Masters
From May 8, 2019 to May 8, 2019 in London
TWO MEISSEN PISTOL-SHAPED CUTLERY HANDLES CIRCA 1735
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TWO MEISSEN PISTOL-SHAPED CUTLERY HANDLES CIRCA 1735each slightlyflattened with chamfered edges and gilt-metal-collars, one fitted with a steel blade and the other with a two-tined fork, painted with European landscapes of figures before distant hills or rivers, the edges embellished with gilt foliate scrolls and puce scrolls reserving iron-red flowers.Length of handles: 3⅛ in.7.9 cm
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Selected Meissen and Other Ceramics from the Collection of Henry H. Arnhold
From Oct. 24, 2019 to Oct. 24, 2019 in New York
