A George VI Commemorative Silver Ashtray
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A George VI Commemorative Silver Ashtray

MARK OF EDWARD BARNARD & SONS, LONDON, 1936, DESIGNED BY JAMES WARWICK

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A George VI Commemorative Silver Ashtray
Mark of Edward Barnard & Sons, London, 1936, designed by James Warwick
the circular section dish with a central leopard motif, the rim engraved with a commemorative inscription and with line motifs; TOGETHER WITH: a silver-mounted pottery inkwell, cover deficient, Mark of Liberty, Birmingham, 1900; and a silver jam spoon, Mark of the Guild of Handicraft, London, 1942 - the dish 12.5cm. (4 7/8in.) diameter, 6.5oz. weighable silver.
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Specialist note

An example of the commemorative dish with the mark of R.C. Comyns from the Collection of the Goldsmiths' Company is illustrated in Treasures of the 20th Century, page 54.