Lot 745 , A Victorian coromandel toilet box with silver mounted toilet jars(four lids unmarked), retailed by Asprey & Co,

A Victorian brass mounted coromandel toilet box with silver mounted toilet jars(four lids unmarked), retailed by Asprey & Co, silver maker's mark for Thomas Whitehouse, London, 1872, box 30.7cm.
Estimate £200-300

Interior incomplete(no nail implements). Split to the top of the lid of the box. One small jar lid stuck in situ. Two of the silver mounted glass boxes have badly broken glass. The four jars with the facet cut shoulders all have ill-fitting caps and two of the stoppers are damaged, one badly. Also the silver caps have small dents. Secret drawer has several associated ivory implements.


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Sold for £280