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MARK OF JOSEPH HERIOT, LONDON, 1766,
Details
A RARE GEORGE III SILVER EAR TRUMPET,
MARK OF JOSEPH HERIOT, LONDON, 1766,
Engraved with script initials "ICT", with reeded rim, the surface now very over-polished, 7 1/8 in. long (18 cm.), 3 oz.
MARK OF JOSEPH HERIOT, LONDON, 1766,
Engraved with script initials "ICT", with reeded rim, the surface now very over-polished, 7 1/8 in. long (18 cm.), 3 oz.
Special notice
VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.
Further details
The Wakelin ledgers record that Messrs. Wakelin supplied their client, Richard Bull, with at least 3 "hearing trumpets" in the 1770's, weighing about 7½ ounces each.