A group of silver including a Victorian tea caddy with mask handles. Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., London, 1897. Of oval form, with part lobed body and a hinged cover with knopped finial, 10.7cm high; together with: a silver sauce boat, Birmingham, 1901, William Hutton & Sons; a cream jug with panelled body, Birmingham, 1929, Adie Bros., 14.9cm high (inc. handle); A small Victorian silver cream jug, London, 1851, Daniel & Charles Houle, repousse decorated with flowers and scrolls, 9.5cm high (inc. handle); and a sugar and milk jug with moulded band to bodies, Birmingham, 1927, Adie Bros., total weight approx. 22.7ozt (6)

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