Lot Essay
This biscuit barrel was presented to the Officers of Her Majesty's Yacht Victoria and Albert II. The Royal Yacht was launched in 1855 and was decommissioned in 1900.
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MARK OF GIBSON & LANGMAN, LONDON, 1895
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A VICTORIAN SILVER-MOUNTED OAK BISCUIT BARREL
MARK OF GIBSON & LANGMAN, LONDON, 1895
Engraved with the insignia of the Royal Yacht on an applied shield-shaped cartouche, ceramic liner and swing handle, the cover inscribed, 'Presented to the officers of the Royal Yacht by Sub Lieut. J.W.L. McClintock, N.H. Hodges, C.D.S. Raikes, August 1895'
6¼ in. (15.9 cm.) high
MARK OF GIBSON & LANGMAN, LONDON, 1895
Engraved with the insignia of the Royal Yacht on an applied shield-shaped cartouche, ceramic liner and swing handle, the cover inscribed, 'Presented to the officers of the Royal Yacht by Sub Lieut. J.W.L. McClintock, N.H. Hodges, C.D.S. Raikes, August 1895'
6¼ in. (15.9 cm.) high
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