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23 February 2022

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Lot

№ 662

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23 February 2022

Hammer Price:
£900

A 32nd (Cornwall) Light Infantry Officers Mess Marrow Scoop Spoon.
A fine bone marrow scoop by
Chawner & Co., silver, hallmarks for London 1853, engraved to the rear with regimental device and ‘Lucknow 1857’, slight rubbing to regimental device, otherwise good condition and scarce £260-£300

Possibly part of the 32nd Light Infantry’s Messware in use during the Siege of Lucknow. The Regimental Museum in Bodmin has similar items.