Sterling silver and tortoiseshell dressing table set in fitted case. Two clothes brushes, two hairbrushes and a hand mirror. Hallmarks are for Birmingham 1921, and the makers are Docker & Burn Ltd. Beautiful pattern to the silver and tortoiseshell backs. All hair brushes have good quality original bristles in very good condition - one clothes brush leaks bristles a bit, being a softer variety, the other seems good. The only item which has a modicum of wear is the mirror, which has a foxed area to the left side, and a few spots to the other edge. The tortoiseshell handle has a little bit of discolouration from having been held. Mirror measures 27 cm long, the hairbrushes are 26 cm long. The set comes in its original fitted case - the case is a little the worse for wear, having one clasp off, one hinge broken, and the internal satin straps frayed.
Overall, this is a beautiful survivor of the opulent 1920s.
Antique Silver Antique Sterling Silver
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