31st Jan, 2019 10:30

The Silver Auction

 
  Lot 847
 

AN EDWARDIAN SILVER DAGGER BOOKMARK AND A PAIR OF SILVER SUGAR TONGS

EDWARDIAN SILVER BOOKMARK IN THE FORM OF A DAGGER,
maker Adie & Lovekin Ltd, Birmingham 1909, the handle inlaid with blue enamel; along with pair of silver sugar tongs of Georgian design, 50g gross (2)

 

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Sold for £55
Estimated at £50 - £70


Condition Report
- Photographs added showing marks to sugar nips 
- Sugar nips inscribed with initials 
- Hinge of sugar nips quite loose meaning grips align differently upon each closure
- Scratches and pitting to surfaces of sugar nips

 
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