| INDEX | ALL SILVER |
| DESCRIPTION | Three antique English solid sterling silver pin cushions comprising of the mother hen and two chicks. |
| SILVERSMITH | two chicks Sampson Mordan & Co. The first letter of the mother hen has been compromised by its position and is unclear, second letter is 'M'. Could be Sampson Mordan again or Henry Matthews. |
| DATE or HALLMARK | two chicks 1907, hen 1914 |
| ASSAY OFFICE | two chicks Chester, hen Birmingham |
| WEIGHT in GRAMS | chicks 12 each, hen 42 |
| LENGTH | chicks 1", 22mm hen 2", 50mm |
| HEIGHT | chicks 1", 26mm hen 1 ½", 39mm |
| SILVER STANDARD | ·925 sterling silver |
| CONDITION | hen; little bump to head, original cushion is holed and shedding sawdust. One chick has two little bumps and one bigger one to its left side shell, the other chick is all good. |
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| SOLD |
| Price £348 |
| item number m8790 |
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