A Victorian silver trowel By Francis Higgins, London 1854
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A Victorian silver trowel
by Francis Higgins, London 1854
The blade with foliate scroll engraved border, the handle with swirling acanthus leaves and flowers, engraved with a coat of arms, length 31.2cm.
Sold for £625 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • The arms are of Sir Benjamin Heywood, Baronet, an eminent Manchester banker and successor in a line of bankers from Manchester and Liverpool. Born on 12 December 1793, he was created a baronet on 9 August 1823 and died 11 August 1865 when he was succeeded by the eldest of six sons borne by his wife, Sophia Ann (neé Robinson) whom he married in 1816.

Category: Decorative Arts / Silver

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