Silver and Coins - 29th October 2008

Lot 1348

A curved vesta holder with the Liverpool liver bird in blue enamel

Estimate £80 - £100 | Hammer £100

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Description

A curved vesta holder with the Liverpool liver bird in blue enamel, the back inscribed "From the City of Liverpool H.M.S. Antrim", August 1911, Birmingham 1911 H.M.S. Antrim was a Devonshire class Armoured Cruiser, she was sent to the River Mersey during the Liverpool Transport strike of 1911