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General Auction including Antiques & Colectables, Gold & Silver

General Auction including Antiques & Colectables, Gold & Silver

Lot 328: A Collection of Approximately Nineteen Commemorative White Metal Items

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This lot comprises approximately nineteen white metal items, including a shell-form dish featuring a decorative scrolled handle, two small cups, a wire-work rack, and a novelty miniature golf bag with a red velvet-like insert. A selection of spoons is included, two of which bear British hallmarks for the 1977 Silver Jubilee, comprising a lion passant, a crown assay mark, and the date letter C. One hallmarked spoon features a terminal reading 1977 QUEEN’S SILVER JUBILEE, and the other bears a bowl engraved SILVER JUBILEE 1952-1977. Souvenir spoons include examples with enamelled terminals reading NORWICH, HARRODS, and YARMOUTH, alongside others featuring architectural and portrait motifs. No other maker’s marks, signatures, or labels are visible on the items.
Shell Dish Width: 12.0cm
Golf Bag Height: 7.5cm
Spoon Length Range: 8.5cm – 14.5cm.


Condition report:

The collection shows signs of environmental exposure and handling throughout. Heavy tarnishing and oxidation are visible to the interior of the larger cup (photo 2). Light surface scratches and varied levels of tarnish are present across all white metal surfaces, consistent with age and use. The enamelled decoration on the terminals of the souvenir flatware appears intact (photo 3).