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A collection of vintage accessories and decorative items, featuring clocks, vanity pieces, and assorted small leather and fabric goods. The group includes a square travel alarm clock with a golden dial, Arabic numerals, and luminous-tipped hands, housed in a brown leather-look zippered case. The dial is printed with Smiths at the 6 o’clock position and Great Britain at the bottom edge. Also present is a wooden mantel clock with a white Roman numeral dial bearing a printed mark for the London Clock Co, and a wooden desk barometer station with a vertical spirit thermometer. The vanity items consist of a wooden-backed dressing set including a hand mirror, a hairbrush with natural bristles, and a faux-tortoiseshell comb, alongside a decorative tray with a lace insert under glass and a metal-bodied trinket box featuring a floral needlepoint lid. The assortment is completed by various clutch bags, including a floral tapestry style evening bag with a pearl-effect clasp, and several leather or synthetic wallets and folders in red, black, and tan tones.
Condition report:
The items are in used vintage condition with visible signs of wear throughout. The cream-coloured zippered purse shows significant surface staining and discoloration (photo 1). The leather-look folders and wallets exhibit surface scratches, edge wear, and creasing consistent with age (photo 1). Metal components on the clocks and the trinket box show general tarnishing and aging to the finishes (photo 2). The wooden surfaces of the vanity set and clocks have minor scuffs and surface marks (photo 1). The interior lace of the tray appears slightly aged, and the needlework on the box lid is intact but shows minor dust accumulation (photo 2). The operational status of the clocks, barometer, and thermometer has not been tested and is unknown.
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