Lot 158
A 1920's silver christening mug, the plain baluster form engraved with the Bedfordshire &...
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Lot 158
A 1920's silver christening mug, the plain baluster form engraved with the Bedfordshire &...
Lot 158
Lot Description
A 1920's silver christening mug, the plain baluster form engraved with the Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire regiment badge and '19.5.40' beneath, with scroll handle raised upon a footed base, hallmarked William Suckling Ltd., Birmingham 1927, height measures inclusive of handle 3 inches (7.5 cm). Together with a pair of silver butter dishes with cut-glass removable centres, hallmarked Hukin & Heath Ltd., Birmingham 1918, a silver mounted florally embossed hand mirror with central vacant cartouche, hallmarked Birmingham 1920, two silver mounted embossed clothes brushes, a silver plated engine-turned table cigarette box with dual compartments, plus a pewter candle holder. Gross weighable silver 11.5 ozt (359. 4 grams). (7).
Postage: Auction Default
Weight: No
Total lot weight: No
Condition Report
In good condition, the lot displays general surface scratches, marks, wear and tarnishing commensurate with the age and use. The mug has minor dints to the body, with remnants of polish visible. The butter dishes have registration mark 16636 to the base. Minor loss of definition to the embossed decoration on the mirror. Heavier wear and tarnishing to the clothes brushes, with some holes in the silver on the Chester example, both have vacant cartouches. The silver plated cigarette box has a wood lined interior and is engraved 'A. A. M' to the lid and '25 years' to the front edge, and stamped 'Sheffield England Silver Plate on Copper 6' to the base. Hallmarks clear and legible, apart from the Chester clothes brush whose maker's mark are indistinct.
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