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Material: Britannia Standard Silver
Paperweight Hedgehog Silver 1977 Inscribed CA 1991 Assay
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A charming small silver desk accessory or paperweight. Birmingham 1977.
Modelled as a hedgehog with his front feet resting on a log on leafy ground looking up. Commemorative piec...
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20th Century English Britannia Standard Silver Desk Accessories
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Britannia Standard Silver
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