Lot 351
A Late Victorian small silver circular pot, the lid embossed with a scene depicting a gentleman...
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Lot 351
Victorian embossed silver box.
Lot 351
Lot Description
A Late Victorian small silver circular pot, the lid embossed with a scene depicting a gentleman asking for a lady's hand in marriage, the cylindrical pot embossed with a continuous band of flowers and foliate scrolls around a vacant cartouche. Hallmarked Deakin & Francis Ltd., Birmingham 1896. Maximum height measures 45mm, weight 52.5 grams.
Postage: Auction Default
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Condition Report
The pot displays general wear and surface marks and scratches commensurate with the age and use. The hinged lid is in good working order. There is some wear to the embossed decoration, especially to some of the flowers and background. The seam line is visible and there a couple of pin prick holes in the metal around this area and a couple elsewhere. There is some tarnishing. There are some small dints around the base rim. The hallmarks and makers' marks are rubbed but still legible. There are also part hallmarks to the inner rim of the lid.
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