Sale 9468
London, South Kensington
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8 October 2002
Price realised
GBP 999
Estimate
A pair of Edwardian Art Nouveau spoons MARK OF WILLIAM HUTTON & SONS, LONDON 1905 with hammered bowls, the shaped handles with part enamelled scroll terminals -- 17.8cms; a large serving spoon with hammered fig-shaped bowl, terminating in a cast study of Henry VIII, Henry Alston, Sheffield 1910 -- 23cms; a cylindrical tea cannister stamped with flowerheads and scrollwork, C.E., London 1896; a circular pot pourri with pierced Art Nouveau style cover, Birmingham 1904; a rectangular trinket box, Sheffield 1901; and a novelty box in the form of a cello -- 9.5cms. (7)
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