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    Thimbles & Needlework Accessories

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    30 October 2007

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    • A Victorian silver thimble
    Lot 82

    A Victorian silver thimble

    ENGLISH, CIRCA 1862

    Price realised

    GBP 325

    Estimate

    GBP 350 - GBP 400

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    A Victorian silver thimble
    ENGLISH, CIRCA 1862
    The border chased with a depiction of the International Exhibition 1862 buildings -- 7/8 in. (2.3 cm.); a further silver thimble, the border depicting Brighton Pavilion; and a King George and Queen Mary Coronation 1911 commemorative silver thimble with applied gold crown -- 7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) (3)

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