17th Sep, 2021 9:30 GMT/BST

Country House Sale (Part I)

 
  Lot 28
 

28

A Victorian Silver-Mounted Otter Paw Scent-Bottle, The Silver Mounts With Worn Maker's Mark, London, 1893, Retailed by Rowland Ward and Co., Piccadilly, the taxidermy paw with plain silver mounts, 12.5cm high; Together With: three other scent-bottles, one cut-glass, modelled as a hand-mirror; another in ceramic with openwork back and an 'Oxford Lavender' example (4)

Sold for £170
Estimated at £100 - £150


 

. The paw marked on rim. There is some wear to the marks. The cover apparently unmarked. There is some loss to the fur on the paw and general wear. The other examples with some wear and chips.

 


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