Lot 583 , A Mappin & Webb composite ten-piece tortoiseshell and silver pique dressing table set,

A Mappin & Webb composite ten-piece tortoiseshell and silver pique dressing table set, comprising oval tray, four brushes, a hand mirror, two trinket pots and two toilet jars
Estimate £200-300

All of the tortoiseshell needs feeding
Pair small brushes - few dents to silver
Pair hair brushes - tortoiseshell slightly depressed
Tray 28.5 x 21.5cm, slight bending to rim
Oval pot - good
Circular pot - good but glass probably later
Pair of pots - hinges broken (lost pins), interior and bases poor


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Sold for £500