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Exceptional Straw Work Diorama of Owl & Kingfisher, Almost Certainly by “Miss Gregg(e)” + Part of the Collection in the Leverian Museum (1 of 6)
Wick Antiques Ltd
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Exceptional Straw Work Diorama of Owl & Kingfisher, Almost Certainly by “Miss Gregg(e)” + Part of the Collection in the Leverian Museum

REF: LA473656
£6,800
€7,943
$8,554
Certified DealerApproved item420 sales by dealer
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Description
This is an exceptional 18th Century (c.1770) English antique straw work diorama of an owl and kingfisher, almost certainly by “Miss Gregg(e)” and part of the collection in the Leverian Museum, set in an oval glazed gilt case, showing a long eared owl perched on a piece of driftwood and a squawking bird on the ground in front of a painted river landscape.
measurements
Height:
18 in
Width:
22.5 in
Depth:
4 in
declaration
Wick Antiques Ltd has clarified that the Exceptional Straw Work Diorama of Owl & Kingfisher, Almost Certainly by “Miss Gregg(e)” + Part of the Collection in the Leverian Museum (LA473656) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1770
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Material:
Date of Manufacture:
c.1770
location
This Exceptional Straw Work Diorama of Owl & Kingfisher, Almost Certainly by “Miss Gregg(e)” + Part of the Collection in the Leverian Museum is located in Hampshire, United Kingdom

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