Smokers' items, early 19th / 20th century

comprising a pair of silver ash trays, Walker and Sons Ltd, Sheffield, 1915, a silver top-shaped ash tray, J. B. Carrington, London, 1904 and six Sheffield plate square dishes, early 19th century. (9)

The pair of silver ashtrays in good condition; the top-shaped example with a 1.5cm dent at the foot, otherwies generally good; the Sheffield plate examples with surface (knife) scratches and general wear commensurate with age.
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