Lot 174
  • 174

A pair of Victorian silver heraldic desk or table ornaments, Hunt & Roskell, London, 1864

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • silver
  • 15.5cm., 6 1/8 in. high
each cast and chased in the form of a cockerel, hinged head, standing on a faggot pile and circular entwined ribbon torse base, wood and green baize underside, gilt interiors, the bases stamped: 'HUNT & ROSKELL' and numbered 3062 and 3079

Condition

Marks and overall condition good, these would have been a special order and are therefore very rare.
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