A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER TOILET BOXES

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£ 7 000
Auction dateClassic
22.11.2022 10:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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ID 848600
Lot 176 | A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER TOILET BOXES
A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER TOILET BOXES

MARK OF JOHN PERO, LONDON, 1733

Square and with curved corners, on stepped foot-rim, the sides cast and chased in Régence style, with foliate strapwork panels centered by portrait busts on a matted ground, the hinged covers later engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked on underside

51/4 in. (13.3 cm.) wide

54 oz. 2 dwt. (1,684 gr.)

The arms are those of Boscawen as borne by the Viscounts Falmouth.





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With S. J. Phillips Ltd, London, 20 January 1986.
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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