Silver - Day One - 25th January 2011

Lot 22

A Queen Anne silver baby's rattle and whistle

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £800

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Description

A Queen Anne silver baby's rattle and whistle, marker's mark worn, circa 1704, octagonal baluster form, engraved foliate decoration, with a ring loop, with eight hanging bells and a coral teether, the mouth-piece inscribed 'Marianne 1704', length 14.8cm. Purchased from Phillips, London 27 April 1979.