Alison lives in a small village on the Cambridgeshire/Suffolk border and has been involved in the antiques trade for thirty five 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.
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Cambridgeshire, UK
Mauchlin Ware Thimble Case & Silver Thimble
REF: B1859 / LA570527
£135
€162
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LoveAntiques Dealersince Nov 2021Approved item262 sales by dealer
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Description
A beautiful example of Scottish novelty Mauchlin ware. This lovely piece is a hinged thimble case, with a floral decorated lid featuring crocus and snowdrops. The case is supplied with a hallmarked silver thimble by the great Charles Horner, assayed in Chester. A superb collector's piece with a practical use.
Thimble Chester 1903. Size 8.
measurements
Height:
3.9 cm
Width:
2.6 cm
Depth:
3.5 cm
Thimble size 8
declaration
Booth Antiques has clarified that the Mauchlin Ware Thimble Case & Silver Thimble (LA570527) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 1903
condition
Excellent condition, with no breaks, losses or splits.
additional info
Period:
Material:
Artisan:
Date of Manufacture:
1903
location
This Mauchlin Ware Thimble Case & Silver Thimble is located in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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