A MIXED LOT OF SILVER ITEMS comprising: a table bell, London 1936, by JCL, London 1936, of conventional form with a baluster handle, inscribed 'E de R from Alix Jan 2. 1937', 12.3cm high, a silver shoe by Neresheimer of Hanau, with import marks for Chester 1898, importer's mark of Berthold Muller, with embossed decoration, and a Victorian silver-mounted rubber, London 1886, the front engraved 'H.R, XMAS 1886' (3) approx. weighable 8.4oz. Provenance Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009) The Trustees of Exbury House

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