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DESCRIPTION | Pretty pair of Georgian solid cast sterling silver gilt sugar nips with a tiny crest engraving to the bull's eye box hinge and trilobe shell grips. Marked only with lion passant and maker's to both finger rings |
SILVERSMITH | John Gorham |
DATE or HALLMARK | early 1740s, no date letter but lion passant from 1739-56 series, early example of maker's mark, and early 1740s form |
ASSAY OFFICE | London |
WEIGHT in GRAMS | 29 |
LENGTH | 4 ¾", 122mm |
SILVER STANDARD | .925 sterling silver |
CONDITION | good, both shafts with well executed repairs, gilding old but later as it is electro plate and goes over the shaft repairs |
Price £73 |
SOLD |
item number: m7472 |
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