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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 79785, member: 25"]My auction estimate for that would be about £300 to £500. It is good quality, the Bramah lock indicates that apart from anything else. It appears to be complete and in good condition with silver contents. I'd say third quarter of the 19th C. The hallmarks on the contents should date it exactly. </p><p><br /></p><p>The wood is mahogany with boxwood stringing. </p><p><br /></p><p>The price indicates the school of retailing that favours 'We don't sell much but when we do we make more than rent money.' It could be for sale in a market where such things are much rarer than they are round here, and with more people who are clueless but with loads of cash.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 79785, member: 25"]My auction estimate for that would be about £300 to £500. It is good quality, the Bramah lock indicates that apart from anything else. It appears to be complete and in good condition with silver contents. I'd say third quarter of the 19th C. The hallmarks on the contents should date it exactly. The wood is mahogany with boxwood stringing. The price indicates the school of retailing that favours 'We don't sell much but when we do we make more than rent money.' It could be for sale in a market where such things are much rarer than they are round here, and with more people who are clueless but with loads of cash.[/QUOTE]
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