Silver & Collectors' Items - Day 1 and Day 2 - 16th July 2013

Lot 1275

A Victorian silver egg frame modelled as a basket

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1400

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Description

A Victorian silver egg frame modelled as a basket,

by Robert Hennell, London 1854,

oval form, basket weave body, rope-work borders and swing-handle, with six egg cups of basket weave design, engraved with a crest, plus a set of six Victorian silver egg spoons, by Francis Higgins, London 1859, length 22.5cm, approx. weight 35oz.