Live Auction 17736Property from descendants of Their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary
TWO PAIRS OF SILVER-GILT GRAPE SCISSORS
Lot 305 Property from T.R.H. The Dukes of Gloucester

TWO PAIRS OF SILVER-GILT GRAPE SCISSORS

MARK OF WILLIAM ELEY AND WILLIAM FEARN, LONDON, 1815

Closed13 December 2019

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GBP 750

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TWO PAIRS OF SILVER-GILT GRAPE SCISSORS
MARK OF WILLIAM ELEY AND WILLIAM FEARN, LONDON, 1815
Each with handles cast with as baskets of fruiting vines, one engraved with monogram 'AD', marked on blades
gross weight 6 oz. 10 dwt. (205 gr.)

One: a wedding present from some friends of H.R.H. The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester including The Marquess and Marchioness of Linlithgow, the Earl and Countess of Bessborough, Lord Mildmay of Flete and Mrs Leopold de Rothschild.
The other: A wedding present from the staff of the Duke and Duchess of York, later, H.M. King George IV and H.M. Queen Elizabeth.