Sale 7381
London
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24 - 25 January 2007
Price realised
GBP 540
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
A PAIR OF VICTOTIAN SILVER SALAD-SERVERS MARK OF JOHN JAMES WHITING, LONDON, 1848 Each fiddle thread pattern, marked on reverse of handle Each 12 in. (30 cm.) long 13 oz. (408 gr.) (2)
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