Lot 10
Lot 10
AN ELIZABETH II GOLD, SILVER, AGATE, AND MINERAL SPECIMEN "FAIRYTALE" CASTLE

MARK OF WILLIAM TOLLIDAY, LONDON, CIRCA 1980

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USD 25,000 - USD 35,000
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AN ELIZABETH II GOLD, SILVER, AGATE, AND MINERAL SPECIMEN "FAIRYTALE" CASTLE

MARK OF WILLIAM TOLLIDAY, LONDON, CIRCA 1980

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Formed as a gold castle perched atop a mountainous specimen of rock crystal and wrapped with a gold path as a knight on horseback proceeds towards the drawbridge of the multi-turreted castle, the painted faux-malachite base supporting an agate pond surrounded by gold grass and a tree, upon which sails a figure in a row boat fishing, signed WILLIAM TOLLIDAY on the base
13 in. (33 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 15 April 2010, lot 208.
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