A collection of late Victorian silver-gilt and cut-glass dressing table items. The assembly includes a rectangular jar with a heavy diamond-cut glass base and a silver-gilt lid, together with three separate circular silver-gilt lids. The rectangular lid is embossed with a central raised oval boss within a foliate and scrolled border. The three circular lids are decorated with an embossed scene depicting Reynolds’ Angels, a motif inspired by the 1787 painting A Child’s Angels by Sir Joshua Reynolds. All metal components are constructed from sterling silver with a gold wash.
Hallmarks:
Maker mark: BP over DC in a square punch for Boots Pure Drug Co.
Standard mark: Lion passant for .925 sterling silver
Assay office: Anchor for Birmingham
Date letter: Lowercase v for 1895.
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