Live Auction 21922Three Private Collections: Belgravia, Berkshire and Guernsey
A VICTORIAN SILVER NOVELTY BISCUIT OR BONBON BOX
Lot 281

A VICTORIAN SILVER NOVELTY BISCUIT OR BONBON BOX

MARK OF HUKIN AND HEATH (JOHN THOMAS HEATH AND JOHN HARTSHORNE MIDDLETON), LONDON, 1889

Closed25 May 2023

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GBP 1,764

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A VICTORIAN SILVER NOVELTY BISCUIT OR BONBON BOX
MARK OF HUKIN AND HEATH (JOHN THOMAS HEATH AND JOHN HARTSHORNE MIDDLETON), LONDON, 1889
Realistically shaped and chased as a nutmeg resting on crossed twigs base, the hinged leaf-formed lid with twig finial held in a pivoting branch shaped swing handle, marked on body, in cover and on swing handle
5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) long
319 gr. (10 oz. 5 dwt.)

Acquired from Mallett London, February 2014.

Specialist note


Hukin and Heath, established in Birmingham in 1855, are remembered for their pieces produced in the 1870s and 1880s under the guidance of Christopher Dresser as well as for their inventive novelty items constructed in naturalistic shapes and textures which included nut, fruit, bark, leaf and flower forms.