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A VICTORIAN SILVER-PLATE CIGAR LIGHTER
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, LAST HALF 19TH CENTURY
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A VICTORIAN SILVER-PLATE CIGAR LIGHTER
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, LAST HALF 19TH CENTURY
Modelled as Judy taking a pinch of snuff and seated on a stack of three books, the lighter mounted in the top of Judy's bonnet - 3½in. (8cm.) high.
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Lot Essay
A very similar silver pepperette by James Barclay Hennell, London, 1880 with a design registration mark for 1868, with a companion Punch mustard pot, was sold in these rooms 10 September 2002, lot 197.
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