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An ornate Victorian boxed presentation photograph album, presented to Mr & Mrs Thomas Murray, on their departure from 'The Oxford' Kentish Town Road when moving to The Uplands, East Dulwich, with 1895 presentation inscription and including a photograph of The Oxford Tavern, the brown morocco bound album with ormolu mounts decorated with enamelled plaques and cut and steel flowerheads, housed in a marquetry and ivorine inlaid mahogany casket, in addition with a membership certification for Thomas Murray dated 1901 on admittance to The Society of Licensed Victuallers, casket 44cm wide, 37cm deep, 15cm high

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Original casket with a fair amount of scuffing and scratching to the lid, less so the sides, has original lock but no key, main album itself with some light rubbing to the top and bottom of the spine and some small dirt spotting to the front but essentially in good order.

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Auction Date:

27th Jun 23 at 9:30am BST