15th Nov, 2024 10:00
Silver & Objects of Vertu
223
A late seventeenth-century English silver nutmeg grater, of teardrop form, with dual hinged covers, one of which depicting King Charles II and the initials "C R", the interior with a blue steel rasp, the body struck once with maker's mark only, possibly 'H' within a shield, c.1690, length 3.7cm, weight 27g/0.86ozt gross approx
Provenance: Steppes Hill Farm Antiques, Kent, September 1993
Note: possible maker's mark illustrated in Jackson's p.126
Sold for £1,700
A late seventeenth-century English silver nutmeg grater, of teardrop form, with dual hinged covers, one of which depicting King Charles II and the initials "C R", the interior with a blue steel rasp, the body struck once with maker's mark only, possibly 'H' within a shield, c.1690, length 3.7cm, weight 27g/0.86ozt gross approx
Provenance: Steppes Hill Farm Antiques, Kent, September 1993
Note: possible maker's mark illustrated in Jackson's p.126
Auction: Silver & Objects of Vertu, 15th Nov, 2024
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