Lot 714

A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL SILVER MOUNTED COWRIE SHELL SALTS (2)

Coleridge Collection, First half 19th Century
Mounted claw-and-ball feet
8.5cm wide

Estimate: £100 - £150
Hammer price: £400
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

Provenance

The Anthony & Marietta Coleridge Collection.

Condition Report:

Mounts with nibbles to the edges where they have been moulded to the shells. One with hairline split. One foot loose. Mounted shells: one good and one rough along natural fissures and texture. Extra shells in mixed condition. 

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