Fine Silver - 25th October 2017
Lot 926
A pair of George III silver travelling chamber sticks
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £3600
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Description
A pair of George III silver travelling chamber sticks,
by Samuel Whitford, London 1817,
circular form, which unscrews to reveal two velvet pads holding screw-in circular capitals, with a conical snuffer and pair of scissor snuffers/ trimmers, by Emes and Barnard, London 1816, engraved with a later crest and initials, diameter of base 13cm, approx. weight 16oz. (2)
Provenance: purchased from, S.J. Phillips, New Bond Street, London.
The crest is that of Spencer.