Lot 122
Comprising; a silver shooting whistle, stamped BRIGG, London, 1893 with indistinct maker's mark and engraved initials 'WHR', mounted on a briar wood shaft; a silver mounted horse measuring stick with brass arm enclosing a spirit level, stamped 'SWAINE & ADENEY 185 PICCADILLY LONDON W', maker's mark of W.C, London, 1889, mounted on a bamboo shaft; and a silver plate vesta case, stamped BRIGG and engraved with initials 'HL' below a crest, the hollow bamboo shaft to hold cigarettes.
Longest 96cm
Estimate $1,500 - $2,000
Stick with vesta case: finial dented in places; Stick with Whistle: dented, initials worn; "measuring' stick in good condition; all sticks have slightly tarnished ferrules.
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Christie's, South Kensington, Style & Spirit, 16 September 2014, lot 289
A Life in London, The Jo Walker Collection
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8811
6:00pm - 25 November 2025
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
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