Lot 528 , A late Victorian ivory handled silver presentation trowel and mounted ivory mallet, related to the foundation stone laying

A late Victorian ivory handled silver presentation trowel by Charles Edwards, and mounted ivory mallet, related to the foundation stone laying of the Central Hospital, Liscard
Estimate £200-300

Top of ivory mallet, lower end of mallet handle broken adjoining mallet end. Mallet base cracked. Handle of trowel cracked. Some scratching to silver base of trowel.


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Sold for £320