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PAMELA MONTAGU DOUGLAS SCOTT DECEASED
An Edwardian silver-gilt reeded circular taperstick in the 18th Century taste, with conical snuffer and rising scroll handle with circular thumbpiece engraved with two dates, the base engraved with a monogram with coronet above, D. and J. Wellby, London 1909 - 3in; a silver-handled tortoiseshell paper knife; a gilt-lined oblong triple stamp box on ball feet; a silver-mounted magnifying glass with agate handle; a perpetual desk calendar; a desk thermometer; and a paper knife with white-metal blade and mount and wild boar tusk handle, engraved with a place and date 1909. (7)
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An Edwardian silver-gilt reeded circular taperstick in the 18th Century taste, with conical snuffer and rising scroll handle with circular thumbpiece engraved with two dates, the base engraved with a monogram with coronet above, D. and J. Wellby, London 1909 - 3in; a silver-handled tortoiseshell paper knife; a gilt-lined oblong triple stamp box on ball feet; a silver-mounted magnifying glass with agate handle; a perpetual desk calendar; a desk thermometer; and a paper knife with white-metal blade and mount and wild boar tusk handle, engraved with a place and date 1909. (7)