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Item: Toastrack Description: The Caduceus; 6
slice Hallmark: London 1927 Britannia Standard by Sebastian
Garrard Dimensions: 165mm x 107mm rectangular; 382 grams
(12.25 troy ounces).
Comments: A superb quality toast rack in the scarce Britannia Standard silver (a purer form of silver than Sterling Standard). This large and heavy toastrack stands on four cast shell feet and bears a motif to both sides depicting the Caduceus. The makers of this piece were Garrards of Albemarle Street London who were (and still are) the Crown Jewellers (by appointment to the King or Queen). The Caduceus (or Wand of Hermes) consists of two serpents entwined around a staff and surmounted by a pair of wings. It is used a symbol of medicine by the medical profession all over the world and as the insignia of the Medical Corps of the US Army. This piece was presumably commissioned by an eminent member of the profession. Price: SOLD Ref. No.: AJ/9398 Payment options More item information |
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