NOVELTY COCKS BETTRIDGE SILVER PURSE VINAIGRETTE 1817 – Click Here To Discover More!

VINAIGRETTE COCKS & BETTRIDGE YOU ARE BIDDING FOR A NOVELTY SOLID SILVER SATCHEL – PURSE VINAIGRETTE MADE BY THE WELL KNOWN MAKERS COCKS & BETTRIDGE . MADE IN 1817 . FULLY HALLMARKED WITH GEORGIAN HEAD MAKERS MARK C&B LION ANCHOR AND DATE LETTER SMALL t . HAS A INITIAL TO UNDERSIDE COULD BE JJ BUT UNSURE . IT HAS A RAISED DESIGN FOR THE SATCHEL FLAP AND INCREDIBLEY STRONG INGRAVING WHICH HAS NO WEAR . THE GRILL IS BEATIFULLY CHASED IN A FLOWER DESIGN AND THE HINGE IS STRONG ALSO THE BACK HINGE ON THE VINAIGRETTE IS EXCELLENT . CONDITION IS GOOD MINUS 2 SPLITS ON THE TOP THEY ARE BOTH AT THE FRONT THEY ARE ON THE LINE OF THE EDGE SO I THINK ITS POSSIBLE THAT A SILVERSMITH COULD ADD SOME SILVER ON THE UNDERSIDE TO SEAL THESE . THIS HAS HARDLY BEEN USED AS THE SILVER IS NOT WORN NEITHER HAS THE SILVER WORN THROUGH WHERE THE SPLITS ARE AND I THINK AT SOME POINT WHOMEVER OWNED THIS THEY WHERE HEAVY HANDED AND PULLED THE LID ABRUPTLY AND SPLIT THE FRONT LEFT EDGE AND THE FRONT RIGHT EDGE , THE RIGHT HAS . THESE NOVELTY VINAIGRETTES COMAND A PREMIUM AND OTHER THAN THE SPLITS THIS IS A VERY NICE PIECE INDEED . SIZE 21MM WIDE 18MM DEPTH 8MM HIGH ALL OFFERS WELCOME ! PLEASE DONT OFFER A SILLY AMOUNT THOW AS I WILL NOT ENTERTAIN . THANKYOU . THIS IS NON RETURNABLE AS I HAVE DESCRIBED THE CONDITION PERFECTLY PLEASE ASK ANY QUESTIONS PAYMENT TO BE MADE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF AUCTION END

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