Fine Silver - 24th October 2017
Lot 89
λA Victorian silver travelling dressing table set
Estimate £700 - £900 | Hammer £900
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Description
λA Victorian silver travelling dressing table set,
by John Harris, London 1853, retailed by Edwards, 21 King Street, Bloomsbury, London,
with engine-turned decoration and chased foliate decoration, initialled, plain glass bodies with star cut bases, comprising: a pair of scent bottles, a pair of toilet bottles, seven various toilet jars / boxes, plus a nine-piece manicure and writing set, with mother-of-pearl handles, in a fitted velvet tray, four ivory brushes in a fitted brass bound hardwood case, the interior of the cover fitted with a mirror, and a stationary wallet, the front with a jewellery drawer, the case with initials, with a key, length of case 33.3cm, approx. weighable 9.5oz.