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Lot 2431
Three Antique Silver Boxes
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
The first a George V silver vesta case with mark of William Henry Sparrow, Birmingham (1920) (extensive denting) (.68 troy oz.); the second a Swedish silver pill box with 1861 date symbol (.41 troy oz.); and the third an oval box, unmarked, the hinged cover featuring a crown above the the Order of the Garter with the motto "Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense" (Shame on him who thinks of evil) and encircling the monogram "AF," gilt interior, acid tests for sterling silver (3.11 troy oz., 2.75 x 2.25 in.) (some denting).

Private Collection of a North Carolina Gentleman