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Victorian Silver & Jet Novelty Trowel Bookmark (1 of 9)
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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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Victorian Silver & Jet Novelty Trowel Bookmark

REF: B431 / LA426344
£145
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Description
This is a lovely novelty silver bookmark in the shape of a trowel with a beautifully carved handle of Whitby jet. Jet was highly sought after by collectors during the Victorian period and this is a fine example of its use in the decorative arts.The blade is bright cut with an aesthetic design reminiscent of the era. No hallmarks but tested as silver and dates to late Victorian period.
measurements
Height:
10 cm
Width:
1.6 cm
Depth:
1 cm
declaration
Booth Antiques has clarified that the Victorian Silver & Jet Novelty Trowel Bookmark (LA426344) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1890
condition
Very good, no dents or splits.
location
This Victorian Silver & Jet Novelty Trowel Bookmark is located in United Kingdom
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