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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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