Lot 252
Pair of George III silver sugar nips with bright cut engraving, hallmarked Thomas Wallis II...
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Lot 252
Pair of George III silver sugar nips with bright cut engraving, hallmarked Thomas Wallis II...
Lot 252
Lot Description
Pair of George III silver sugar nips with bright cut engraving, hallmarked Thomas Wallis II London 1809. Together with a George IV silver and ivory cheese scoop and a turn of the century Biblical Ave Maria import spoon, hallmarked Chester, foreign mark, 1901 with the maker's mark possibly for B Muller & Son (Berthold Muller). Gross weighable silver 2.9 ozt (91 grams).
Postage: Auction Default
Weight: No
Total lot weight: No
Condition Report
All items display general scratches, marks, wear and tarnishing commensurate with the age and use. Visible wear to the engraving on the scoop and Biblical spoon. The scoop also displaying a few dints and distortion to the shape of the blade, the base of the ivory around the mount displays some minor hairline fractures. The hallmarks to the Biblical spoon are positioned to the reverse of the bowl and are clear and legible, the makers mark BM along with remnants of further marks are positioned to the reverse of the terminal and distorted. The hallmarks to the sugar nips are clear and legible.
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