Auction 89
Mar 24, 2021
Piazza Lovatelli, 1, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
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LOT 264:
Set of 3 English silver, ivory and tortoise shell boxes - 19th Century; ; the first box, fully hallmarked for ...
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Sold for: €200
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€300 - €400
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Set of 3 English silver, ivory and tortoise shell boxes - 19th Century; ; the first box, fully hallmarked for sterling silver Birmingham 1840-1841 containing a tortoiseshell manicure set, dimensions 5.8 x 2.9 cm, weight 30.2 gr; the second tortoise shell box containing a liqueur flask, dimensions 6 x 4 x 2.2 cm, weight 57.8 gr; the third one made of elephant ivory (Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797 or Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758) containing a mirror and decorated with low-carat gold applications, dimensions 9.3 x 3 x 1.1 cm. Item condition grading: **** good. Ce.S.Ar. Certificate of antiquity (pre-1947). Accompanied by Ce.S.Ar. Centro Studi Archeometrici certificate of antiquity.

