Sale 9320
London, South Kensington
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29 November 2002
Price realised
GBP 1,116
Estimate
TWO SIMILAR PAIRS OF EDWARDIAN SILVER SAUCEBOATS Mark of The Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co., London, 1903 Each of helmet-form raised on a spreading oval base, with beaded borders and an applied scroll handle, engraved with a crest 6½in (16.5cm.) long and smaller 35oz. (1,089gr.) (4)
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