Silver - Day One - 25th January 2011

Lot 425

Newcastle Interest

Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £150

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Description

Newcastle Interest, a Victorian silver presentation trowel, by Hayne and Cater, London 1862, tapering wooden handle, the blade inscribed, ' Presented to F. R. Benson Esq, on the laying of the foundation stone of the Grand Theatre, Newcastle on Tyne, 17th December 1895', also engraved with names of the architect and builders, length 29.5cm