A late Victorian silver matched egg cruet set.

<li>Displaying some expected surface wear, marks and scratches in keeping with the age and general use.

<li>With some fairly heavy tarnishing and stained marks throughout and all would benefit from a clean and polish.

<li>Stand with solder repairs around joins of some feet, and it wobbles on its feet.

<li>The egg cups are loose and not fixed on the stand; there are dark ring marks on the stand where they sit.

<li>They have some slight knocks around rims, and some likely repairs around the tops of the knopped stems.  

<li>The bowl of one egg cup is leaning over to one side with creases at the base; another of the bowls has a slight lean.

<li>Hallmarks to stand are clear and legible; the part hallmarks to handle with partly distorted maker's mark.  

<li>Hallmarks to egg cups are rubbed in parts but all still legible.

<li>Maker's marks on egg cups all look to be overstruck; three egg cups with possible maker's mark for William Hutton & Sons (Edward Hutton), and the damaged egg cup with possile maker's mark for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co (William Gibson & John Lawrence Langman).

<li>Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.

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