A set of four George V novelty silver place-card holders, Sa...

Hammer

£460

A set of four George V novelty silver place-card holders, Sampson Mordan & Co, London 1927, each modelled as an owl with feather effect chasing and amber glass eyes, each upon a plain polished circular base, each 29mm high, gross weight 2.81ozt

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Overall good. No major dents, splits or signs of repair. All show general scratching and wear to the bodies and bases commensurate with age and use. A couple of the owls have slight misshaping to the ears. Two of the four owls have fractures to the enamel eyes. There is some areas of enamel/glaze pooling in the eye sockets and around the necks (see pictures). A couple of examples show a build up of silver polish in the crevices.