21st Nov, 2024 11:00
European Works of Art, Objects & Silver
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A VICTORIAN SILVER TABLE SNUFF BOX, GEORGE UNITE, BIRMINGHAM, 1877
shaped rectangular, the lid with presentation inscription in an oval cartouche surrounded by engraved flowers and foliage, the sides and base with panels of similar engraving, gilt interior, 10cm long, 178g
The inscription reads: Presented to H.W. Hayward as a mark of esteem and regard by the staff of the Refreshment Department of the Royal Aquarium, Westminster. A parting gift.
Sold for £160
shaped rectangular, the lid with presentation inscription in an oval cartouche surrounded by engraved flowers and foliage, the sides and base with panels of similar engraving, gilt interior, 10cm long, 178g
The inscription reads: Presented to H.W. Hayward as a mark of esteem and regard by the staff of the Refreshment Department of the Royal Aquarium, Westminster. A parting gift.
Auction: European Works of Art, Objects & Silver, 21st Nov, 2024
The auction ‘European Works of Art, Objects and Silver’ is one of our biannual live sales offering a range of ceramics, sculpture and works of art, silver from around the world, and objects of vertu.
Highlights in this sale include finely painted KPM plaques, Russian Easter eggs, a marble figure of a young woman by Cesare Lapini, Persian and Iraqi silver, Art Deco Puiforcat silver, Victorian naturalistic silver and fifty lots of silver boxes and smallwork from a private London collection.
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Viewing Times:
18 Nov 2024 10:00 - 20:00
19 Nov 2024 10:00 - 17:00
20 Nov 2024 10:00 - 17:00
