Two English Sterling Silver-mounted Onyx Boxes

Description:

Two English Sterling Silver-mounted Onyx Boxes, London, one with a silver-plated medallion of St. Christopher to lid, 1913-14, Charles Boyton & Sons Ltd., lg. 4; the other with inset malachite stringing, 1936-37, George Betjemann & Sons Ltd., retailed by Asprey, lg. 7 7/8 in.
Estimate $400-600

Small box: medallion added later, area around medallion rough with nicks and a crack radiating outward, several other natural fissures to onyx. Larger box with various little nicks along rim, lid, and feet, several very small fissures to onyx.


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