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Lot 545: A Pair of Edwardian Sterling Silver Military Hairbrushes by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd, London 1910
A pair of sterling silver-backed hairbrushes of handleless rectangular form, referred to as military brushes. Each silver back is decorated with a fine engine-turned linear pattern and features a central vacant rectangular cartouche. The natural bristles are mounted into wooden bases. The silver components are struck with a full set of British hallmarks including the lion passant for sterling silver purity, the leopard’s head for the London Assay Office, and the date letter p for the year 1910. The maker’s mark G and S Co Ld denotes the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co Ltd.
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