28th Aug, 2024 10:00

The Art of the Biscuit Tin | The Lewis Collection

 
  Lot 2
 

WINDMILL BISCUIT TIN
HUNTLEY & PALMERS, CIRCA 1924

modelled in the form of a windmill, with original moveable blades, decorated with the miller's wife in the doorway holding a tin of H&P biscuits. It is noted that this style can be found elsewhere, but few with intact and functional blades.

Provenance: The Lewis Collection

33cm high (to top of highest blade)

 

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Sold for £550
Estimated at £100 - £200


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