Sale 9355
London, South Kensington
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11 April 2002
Price realised
GBP 588
Estimate
An 18th-Century English oral hygiene set, including: a silver tooth-brush and tooth-powder box (damage to one half of the lid) made in Birmingham (1799) by J.Thornton, and a silver tongue-scraper, contained in a red moroccan leather case -- 5 1/8in. (13cm.) long See Colour Illustration
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