5 Dec 2012
11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge
British and Continental Silver and Objects of Vertu
Back to auction 19951
British and Continental Silver and Objects of Vertu
Back to auction 19951
A 20th century American silver hip flask
by R Blackinton & Co, North Attleboro, Massachusetts
Convex form with screw and hinged lid, the front with machine-turned engraving and central cartouche engraved with initials 'PB', the reverse plain, with engraved dedication, 'Peter Bawden a Great Host Elmer Decker', length 18.2cm; together with a George IV snuff box, possibly by William Esterbrook, London 1824, rectangular form with rounded corners, all-over machine-turned decoration and applied floral rims, the hinged cover with rectangular cartouche engraved with a monogram, gilt interior, length 9.3cm, weight 11oz. (2)
Convex form with screw and hinged lid, the front with machine-turned engraving and central cartouche engraved with initials 'PB', the reverse plain, with engraved dedication, 'Peter Bawden a Great Host Elmer Decker', length 18.2cm; together with a George IV snuff box, possibly by William Esterbrook, London 1824, rectangular form with rounded corners, all-over machine-turned decoration and applied floral rims, the hinged cover with rectangular cartouche engraved with a monogram, gilt interior, length 9.3cm, weight 11oz. (2)
Estimate:
£600 - 800
€700 - 930
US$ 910 - 1,200
€700 - 930
US$ 910 - 1,200
Category: Decorative Arts / Silver
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