Auction Catalogue

15 December 2000

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Regus Conference Centre  12 St James Square  London  SW1Y 4RB

Lot

№ 693

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15 December 2000

Estimate: £50–£60

Boer War Souvenir Items (3), all fashioned from South African silver 2 1/2Shilling pieces, comprising, Kruger 2 1/2 Shilling piece, dated 1892, the obverse gilded and the reverse enamelled, encapsulated in glass, the rim with hallmarks for Birmingham 1900; silver tea spoon, the inner gilded bowl inscribed ‘Simon’s Town’ and with view of mountains etc, the stem fashioned from a 2 1/2 Shilling piece; together with one other satirical piece, generally good condition (3) £50-60