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MAKER'S MARK OF GEORGE GARTHORNE, LONDON, 1683
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A fine pair of Charles II English silver toilet boxes
Maker's mark of George Garthorne, London, 1683
Of square form with cut angles, the plain bodies with an engraved decoration of birds amongst foliage, the angles with leafage, the stepped covers with birds and centered by a laurel wreath with a flag, the base engraved with the initials: E H
14cm. (5.3/4in.) wide
marked underneath
1014gr. (2)
Maker's mark of George Garthorne, London, 1683
Of square form with cut angles, the plain bodies with an engraved decoration of birds amongst foliage, the angles with leafage, the stepped covers with birds and centered by a laurel wreath with a flag, the base engraved with the initials: E H
14cm. (5.3/4in.) wide
marked underneath
1014gr. (2)