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MARK OF CHRISTIAN J. REID, NEWCASTLE, 1873
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A VICTORIAN PROVINCIAL SILVER BUTTER DISH STAND AND COVER
MARK OF CHRISTIAN J. REID, NEWCASTLE, 1873
Together with a shaving pot en suite, Newcastle, 1874, both engraved with geometric scrollwork and swags, the butter dish cover with beaver crest finial, the crest repeated inside the stand (glass butter dish now lacking), the shaving pot further engraved with floral sprays within oval cartouches and a beaver crest above the inscription, 7 July 1874, with a baluster ivory handle
The butter dish, 7 3/8 in. (8.8 cm.) diameter
gross weight 21.75 oz. (675 gr.) (2)
MARK OF CHRISTIAN J. REID, NEWCASTLE, 1873
Together with a shaving pot en suite, Newcastle, 1874, both engraved with geometric scrollwork and swags, the butter dish cover with beaver crest finial, the crest repeated inside the stand (glass butter dish now lacking), the shaving pot further engraved with floral sprays within oval cartouches and a beaver crest above the inscription, 7 July 1874, with a baluster ivory handle
The butter dish, 7 3/8 in. (8.8 cm.) diameter
gross weight 21.75 oz. (675 gr.) (2)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage
Sale room notice
The crests depict an otter and not a beaver as stated in the catalogue. These items relate to Ralph Dodds who was Sherriff and then Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (see Lot 357 for footnote).