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    Sale 7989

    Silver

    New York, East

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    17 April 1997

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    Lot 27

    A VICTORIAN SILVER NOVELTY EGG-CRUET

    MAKER'S MARK OF ROBERT HENNELL, 1871, WITH REGISTRATION MARK FOR OCTOBER 19, 1870

    Price realised

    USD 1,725

    Estimate

    USD 1,200 - USD 1,800

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    A VICTORIAN SILVER NOVELTY EGG-CRUET
    Maker's mark of Robert Hennell, 1871, with Registration mark for October 19, 1870
    Formed as a chick with hinged base, looking into hinged covered circular container, all on raised oval naturalistic ground, on oval wood base--the wood base 8in. (20.3cm.) long

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