A SILVER MUG AND A SILVER RECTANGULAR JEWELLERY BOX (2)
The baluster shaped mug with later embossed decoration, mid 18th century, date indistinct, height 8.5cm, weight 157 gms, the jewellery box, velvet lined within, raised on four feet, size 13.7cm x 9.6cm, the hallmark rubbed
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£100 - £150
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Hammer price:
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£110 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Condition Report; The mug; This has distortion and repair to the footrim, the handle has been resoldered into position, note later decoration, the mug would have originally been plain, various scratch marks to the underside of the mug, in part to distort engraved 1791, overall in poor condition, date letter to marking is not apparent.
The jewellery box; interior velvet in fairly good condition, but is contaminated by the edges with silver cleaning fluid deposit, the exterior of the box has significant denting and wear, engraved initial N to the lid, hallmark almost illegible as a result of polishing. Underside is rather rubbed, split to one of the four feet
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