Silver, Early Spoons & Collectors' Items - 25th April 2006
Lot 100
A Victorian 'pugilistic' box
Estimate £1,200 - £1,500 | Hammer £700
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Description
A Victorian 'pugilistic' box, with corded borders and a boxing scene in relief on the cover with two fighters and their seconders in an open air ring, the base inscribed "Thomas Foreman to Thomas Dawson - a token of Friendship", gilt interior, by John Tongue, Birmingham 1860, 3.5in (9cm), 5.25oz.
