ID 960976
Lot 281 | A VICTORIAN SILVER NOVELTY BISCUIT OR BONBON BOX
Estimate value
£ 1 000 – 1 500
MARK OF HUKIN AND HEATH (JOHN THOMAS HEATH AND JOHN HARTSHORNE MIDDLETON), LONDON, 1889
Realistically shaped and chased as a nutmeg resting on crossed twigs base, the hinged leaf-formed lid with twig finial held in a pivoting branch shaped swing handle, marked on body, in cover and on swing handle
5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) long
319 gr. (10 oz. 5 dwt.)
Provenance
Acquired from Mallett London, February 2014.
| Manufactur: | Heath & Co. |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Manufactur: | Heath & Co. |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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