Silver & Jewellery - 20th April 2005

Lot 899

A miniature or novelty gin bottle and stopper inscribed "To dear Auntie Tina as a slight...

Estimate £50 - £80 | Hammer £200

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Description

A miniature or novelty gin bottle and stopper inscribed "To dear Auntie Tina as a slight recognition for the kind nursing during my long illness 1908-1909 Ernie Reich", the other side inscribed "Real Good Old Gin - two tablespoons full to be taken every 1/2 hour in one tumbler full of rum", unmarked, probably Colonial c.1910, 3in (7.5cm) high.