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Wound & Worn

Watches, leather and the sort of small brass objects that end up in a drawer for forty years. Every watch states its service date, what was replaced, and whether the dial is original — the three lines that decide the price.

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  • Lot 23, Steel diver’s watch, faded matte dial
    A vintage steel diver’s watch with a faded matte black dial, cream lume plots and a worn tan leather strap on warm paper.Opens soonBidding has not opened on this lot yet.

    Lot 23 Frey Watch Service

    Steel diver’s watch, faded matte dial

    Original dial, original hands, original lume. Serviced in March. Those four facts are the lot.

    Opens at$7000 bids
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  • Lot 24, Steel skin-diver, tropical dial
    A close view of a vintage steel skin-diver watch with a browned tropical dial on warm paper.Opens soonBidding has not opened on this lot yet.No reserve

    Lot 24 Frey Watch Service

    Steel skin-diver, tropical dial

    The dial has gone brown. Some buyers pay more for that and some pay less, so we have simply photographed it.

    Opens at$5000 bids
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  • Lot 25, Hand-stitched chestnut leather satchel
    A hand-stitched chestnut leather satchel with brass buckles and a coiled shoulder strap on warm paper.Opens soonBidding has not opened on this lot yet.No reserve

    Lot 25 Halloran Salvage

    Hand-stitched chestnut leather satchel

    Saddle-stitched by hand. You can count the stitches per inch in the detail views, and we suggest you do.

    Opens at$900 bids
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  • Lot 26, Leather document folio
    A close view of a chestnut hand-stitched leather document folio on warm paper.Opens soonBidding has not opened on this lot yet.No reserve

    Lot 26 Halloran Salvage

    Leather document folio

    From the same hand and the same hide as lot 25. Half the size and a quarter of the estimate.

    Opens at$400 bids
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  • Lot 27, Hammered brass tray, rolled rim
    A large round hammered brass tray with a rolled rim and even tarnish, leaning on a warm paper sweep.Opens soonBidding has not opened on this lot yet.No reserve

    Lot 27 Halloran Salvage

    Hammered brass tray, rolled rim

    Unpolished, and we would leave it that way. Sixty years of tarnish is not dirt.

    Opens at$600 bids
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  • Lot 28, Small hammered brass dish
    A close view of a small hammered brass dish with warm patina on a warm paper sweep.Opens soonBidding has not opened on this lot yet.No reserve

    Lot 28 Halloran Salvage

    Small hammered brass dish

    The kind of object that ends up by a front door holding keys for thirty years.

    Opens at$250 bids
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  • Lot 29, Pair of turned pewter candlesticks
    A pair of tall turned pewter candlesticks with soft grey patina at different heights on a warm paper sweep.Opens soonBidding has not opened on this lot yet.

    Lot 29 Halloran Salvage

    Pair of turned pewter candlesticks

    A deliberately mismatched pair, sold as found. One is two inches taller and always was.

    Opens at$700 bids
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  • Lot 30, Turned figured maple salad bowl
    A large hand-turned figured maple salad bowl with a soft oiled sheen and a visible knot, on a warm paper sweep.Opens soonBidding has not opened on this lot yet.No reserve

    Lot 30 Halloran Salvage

    Turned figured maple salad bowl

    The knot in the wall is the reason it was cheap in 1968 and the reason it is interesting now.

    Opens at$550 bids
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  • Lot 31, Coiled willow and seagrass basket
    A large coiled willow and seagrass basket with a worn leather handle wrap on a warm paper sweep.Opens soonBidding has not opened on this lot yet.No reserve

    Lot 31 Halloran Salvage

    Coiled willow and seagrass basket

    One coil has broken. It is at the back and it is photographed, because at this price you should know.

    Opens at$300 bids
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  • Lot 32, Flame-orange enamelled cast iron casserole
    A vintage flame-orange enamelled cast iron casserole with a cream interior and a brass knob on a warm paper sweep.Opens soonBidding has not opened on this lot yet.No reserve

    Lot 32 Halloran Salvage

    Flame-orange enamelled cast iron casserole

    Chipped at the rim, sound everywhere else, and it will outlive everybody reading this.

    Opens at$450 bids
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  • Lot 33, Small maple serving bowl
    A close view of a small turned figured maple serving bowl on a warm paper sweep.Opens soonBidding has not opened on this lot yet.No reserve

    Lot 33 Halloran Salvage

    Small maple serving bowl

    Turned from the same board as lot 30. The figure runs the same way.

    Opens at$300 bids
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  • Lot 34, Seagrass gathering basket
    A close view of a coiled seagrass gathering basket with tight regular coiling on a warm paper sweep.Opens soonBidding has not opened on this lot yet.No reserve

    Lot 34 Halloran Salvage

    Seagrass gathering basket

    Sound all the way round, unlike its larger sibling two lots up.

    Opens at$250 bids
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