English Victorian sterling silver and ivory ceremonial trowel, Sheffield 1896
Total weight: 287.40 gr. Height x wide x depth: 33.7 x 11,3 x 6 cm
with turned elephant ivory handle (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797), finely engraved with bright-cut floral motifs,
Sterling silver, fully hallmarked with the marks used in Sheffield in 1896-97 and bearing the marks of the silversmiths John Deakin & William Deakin.
This lot, accompanied by a CITES certificate and expertise issued by Ce.S.Ar Centro studi archeometici, is only available for sale with shipments within the European Union.