A pair of George III mahogany serpentine front knife boxes
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1800
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Description
A pair of George III mahogany serpentine front knife boxes, with kingwood banding and stringing, the front with silver pierced escutcheons above a plume of feathers and a bright cut vacant shield, the interior with pierced matrices, 14.5in (37cm) h, 9in (22.7cm) w, 11in (28cm) d. (2)
Provenance: The Estate of the Late Cmdr Taylor, Lot 478, 'The Contents of the Manor House, Diss, Norfolk' Wednesday, 20th June 1990, Thos.WM.Gaze & Son.
