Alison lives in a small village in Cambridgeshire and has been involved in the antiques trade for thirty years. A qualified auctioneer, she has a BA Hons in Valuation of Fine Art and Chattels and has worked in a London auction house and for The Potteries Museum as well as exhibiting at fairs in London and East Anglia. She is a keen collector of 18th and 19th century Staffordshire ceramics, turn of the century art pottery and English silver novelty items.
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Description
This is a charming novelty double stamp case, in the form of an envelope with a hanging loop. The banded decoration also features a circular blank cartouche ideal for personalisation. The flap opens to reveal two separate compartments with holding clips and contains two original stamps. A great collector's piece from a bygone age.
measurements
Height:
2.7 cm
Width:
4.5 cm
Depth:
0.5 cm
measurements
declaration
Booth Antiques has clarified that the Lovely Edwardian Silver Double Stamp Case (LA483544) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1910
declaration
condition
condition
Very good, no splits or holes. Slight unevenness to rear surface. Good hinge and clasp and closes with a good snap. Park hallmark to lid, suggesting full hallmarks concealed within the interior.