Fine Silver - 24th October 2017
Lot 221
A 19th century Indian colonial silver pepper pot
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £400
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Description
A 19th century Indian colonial silver pepper pot,
by Charles Nephew and Company, Calcutta circa 1850,
cylindrical form, the screw-off cover with a slide-action locking device, inscribed 'CAYCANE', height 6.7cm, approx. weight 3.4oz.
Provenance: John Reeves, FRS, Naturalist, (1774-1856), and thence by descent to the present owner.