Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017
Lot 1056
A large and unusual late-Victorian presentation silver posy holder
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1500
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Description
A large and unusual late-Victorian presentation silver posy holder,
by Walker and Hall, Sheffield 1897,
foliate baluster form, with a spread shaped square top with embossed foliate scroll decoration, with a hinged side and pin, the base of the handle with a presentation plaque, inscribed ' Presented to Mrs Bosoille, by the members of the Bridlington Musical Society on the occasion of their Fifth Festival, the 21st April 1898', length 24cm, approx. weight 12.2oz.