Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
(2) Victorian Alabaster Peep Eggs
- Price realized
- $222
- Pre-sale estimate
- $300 – $500
- Hammer price
- $175
- Category
- Science & Technology
- Sold
- April 12, 2024
- Sale
- Sam Westfall Collection of Antique Cameras & Magic Lanterns
Lot description
(lot of 2) Victorian era "peep eggs" constructed of alabaster to allow light into the interior, thus facilitating the viewing of the within images through a glass at the top, the images rotate with external knobs: (1) having painted floral
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.