Sale 7381
London
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24 - 25 January 2007
Price realised
GBP 1,560
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
FOUR FRENCH SILVER PLATED SANDWICH TONGS BY CHRISTOFLE, 2ND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY Each hinged, with corrugated blades, engraved with Greek cypher below Greek Royal crown 6½ in. (16 cm.) long The cypher is that of King George I of the Hellenes, Prince of Denmark (1845-1913). (4)
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