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Lot 79:
Description
A George V Silver hand mirror featuring a circular head and a tapering solid handle. The reverse of the head and the handle is decorated with a fine engine-turned barley-corn pattern within a plain polished border. The mirror glass is held in a stepped bevelled frame. The piece features marks on the outer rim of the circular head comprising a set of two initials, a lion passant, an anchor, and a lowercase letter p in a shield.
Length: 25 cm
Diameter: 13 cm.
Condition report:
The silver body shows significant signs of wear, including multiple dents and surface scratches across the engine-turned back and the polished handle (photo 2). There is visible tarnish and oxidation in the recesses of the pattern. The mirror glass is in poor condition, exhibiting significant foxing and desilvering, particularly around the top edge (photo 1).
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