The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma

The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma

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Five silver baby's rattles and a mother-of-pearl example

Auction Closed

March 24, 08:41 PM GMT

Estimate

500 - 700 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Five silver baby's rattles and a mother-of-pearl example


Joseph Willmore, John Bewlay and George Unite, maker's marks only, (Birmingham), circa 1835, with coral or mother-of-pearl teethers, bells and whistle, the latter silver-gilt; another similar, with bright-cut ornament, lacking teether, Peter & Ann Bateman, (London), circa 1795; a Tiffany & Co. example with ball handle enclosing bells, ring teether, initialled L.K; and a mother-of-pear example with probably gold bells, unmarked, circa 1900 in a Black Starr & Frost, New York, presentation case, all six rattles in velvet lined, leather bound box, Oclee & Son, Jewellers, Folkstone

largest 16cm

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