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A VERY RARE GEORGE IV SILVER BOURDALOUE
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A VERY RARE GEORGE IV SILVER BOURDALOUE

MARK OF WILLIAM STROUD, LONDON, 1826

Fermé16 September 2014

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GBP 6,875

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A VERY RARE GEORGE IV SILVER BOURDALOUE
MARK OF WILLIAM STROUD, LONDON, 1826
Plain figure-of-eight form with loop handle
9 ½ in. long (24 cm.)
18 oz. (558 gm.)

Note du spécialiste

The bourdaloue was a chamberpot used by women who would place them under their voluminous skirts where they could answer nature's call without bringing undue attention on themselves