Silver - Day One - 25th January 2011

Lot 465

A George III silver nipple shield

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £300

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Description

A George III silver nipple shield, by Thomas and James Phipps, London 1816, plain circular and conical form, diameter 5.8cm, approx. weight 0.6oz. For a similar examples see, 'Antique Medical Instruments', by Elizabeth Bennion, Sotheby, Parke, Bernet, 1979, page 271.