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    22 April 1997

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    Lot 419

    A Pair of William IV Silver Christening Mugs

    MAKER'S MARK JOHN TAPLEY, 1836 AND 1837

    Price realised

    GBP 322

    Estimate

    GBP 200 - GBP 300

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    A Pair of William IV Silver Christening Mugs
    maker's mark John Tapley, 1836 and 1837
    Each of campana vase form and on a circular stepped foot, the hip embossed and chased with paired flowerheads between shells, the everted rim with reeded border, the acanthus-clad scroll handle with bird's head terminal, the interior gilt
    3 1/8in.(8.1 cm.)
    marked below the rim
    3oz. each (2)

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