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Lot 24 · Silver including Post-War Design

by Thornhill & Co, London 1882

A Victorian Silver Novelty 'fox' Pepper

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Estimate
£800–£1,000 hammer ≈ $1,343–$1,679
Result
Performance
Sale
Bonhams — Silver including Post-War Design, London, Knightsbridge · 11 June 2014
Record ID
TB-2026-2022002
Record
first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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A Victorian Silver Novelty 'fox' Pepper, by Thornhill & Co, London 1882. Bonhams, 11 Jun 2014, lot 24. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2022002.

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From the same sale Silver including Post-War Design · Jun 2014

LotArtistEstimateResult
possibly by Henry Stewart Brown, London 1900 A Victorian silver and enamelled golf bag novelty 'CAYENNE' pepper £600–£700
A Victorian silver top hat novelty pepper by T. Hayes, Birmingham 189… £500–£600
A George III silver sander by Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard, London 1… £600–£700
by Paul Storr, London probably 1828 A George IV Silver Pepper £500–£600
engraved VAN CLEEF & ARPELS, Dunhill, numbered 83717, circa 1959 DUNHILL FOR VAN CLEEF & ARPELS: A French woven gold lighter £1,000–£1,500
apparently unmarked A late 19th / early 20th century yellow metal pill box £600–£800

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