Lot 1400 , A Betjemann’s Patent chrome plated Tantalus, patent 42244, with key, complete with hobnail decanters, 38.5cm wide

A Betjemann’s Patent chrome plated Tantalus, patent 42244, with key, complete with hobnail decanters, 38.5cm wide
£100-150

Condition:
Chrome-plated Tantalus rather than silver plated; light pitting to finish; Betjeman lock and key work, Patent 42244; blue felt lining with wear at inside edges. Larger decanter series of tiny chips to each corner at shoulders; stopper with tiny nicks, not easily seen; one smaller decanter neckrim bruised and resin-repaired; tiny nicks to shoulders; stopper good; other smaller decanter with tiny nicks but better; stopper flange chipped.