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THE CRUET WITH MARK OF EDWARD AND JOHN BARNARD, LONDON, 1856, THE SPOONS WITH MARK OF W. R. HUMPHREYS & CO., SHEFFIELD, 1911
Details
A Victorian silver egg-cruet and six spoons
The cruet with mark of Edward and John Barnard, London, 1856, the spoons with mark of W. R. Humphreys & Co., Sheffield, 1911
Shaped circular, the central detachable ring handle cast with scrolling foliage, the base with pierced scroll border below a cast rim of foliage and flowers, the six detachable egg-cups each cast and pierced with foliage and with baluster stem, marked on base, handle, egg-cups and spikes, together with six foliate spoons, each marked
9in. (22.8cm.) high
34oz. (1,085gr.) (7)
The cruet with mark of Edward and John Barnard, London, 1856, the spoons with mark of W. R. Humphreys & Co., Sheffield, 1911
Shaped circular, the central detachable ring handle cast with scrolling foliage, the base with pierced scroll border below a cast rim of foliage and flowers, the six detachable egg-cups each cast and pierced with foliage and with baluster stem, marked on base, handle, egg-cups and spikes, together with six foliate spoons, each marked
9in. (22.8cm.) high
34oz. (1,085gr.) (7)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's London, 6 November, 1968, lot 50
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium