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A COLLECTION OF SILVER DESK ACCESSORIES
Including:
A Scottish silver paper knife in the form of a sword, mark of James Aitcheson, Edinburgh, 1908;
A Box in the form of a ruler, London, 1911;
A paper knife commemorating King Edward VII, mark of Albert Barker, London, 1910;
A silver and enamel combination paper-knife and pencil, with three sliding pencils, enamelled blue, red and black, mark of Asprey, London, 1912
A silver and enamel pencil, one end enamelled red, the other blue, London, 1911;
A silver and ivory combination pencil and letter opener, stamped 'S. Mordan & Co.';
A Victorian silver-mounted compass;
A silver-mounted barometer, contained in a fitted leather case;
A Victorian silver-gilt tape measure, engraved with the cypher of Queen Victorian below a Royal crown;
And a silver-mounted desk clock, the back engraved with the initials of Princess Marie-Louise of Schleswig Holstein and inscription 'Coronation Tower Tyringham Bucks Sept. III, MCMCCCVIII' (10)
Including:
A Scottish silver paper knife in the form of a sword, mark of James Aitcheson, Edinburgh, 1908;
A Box in the form of a ruler, London, 1911;
A paper knife commemorating King Edward VII, mark of Albert Barker, London, 1910;
A silver and enamel combination paper-knife and pencil, with three sliding pencils, enamelled blue, red and black, mark of Asprey, London, 1912
A silver and enamel pencil, one end enamelled red, the other blue, London, 1911;
A silver and ivory combination pencil and letter opener, stamped 'S. Mordan & Co.';
A Victorian silver-mounted compass;
A silver-mounted barometer, contained in a fitted leather case;
A Victorian silver-gilt tape measure, engraved with the cypher of Queen Victorian below a Royal crown;
And a silver-mounted desk clock, the back engraved with the initials of Princess Marie-Louise of Schleswig Holstein and inscription 'Coronation Tower Tyringham Bucks Sept. III, MCMCCCVIII' (10)
Special notice
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