£3,000 - £5,000
Magnificent solid silver penguin mustard pot set William Comyns, London 1961.
ELIZABETH II SILVER NOVELTY SALT AND PEPPER CASTERS, CRUET SET, BY WILLIAM COMYNS & SONS LTD., HALLMARKED LONDON, 1961, AND 1962. THIS is an IMPRESSIVE SILVER SET MODELLED AS PENGUINS SALT AND PEPPER CASTERS WITH MUSTARD POT. THE CRUET SET IS EMBELLISHED WITH DETAILS REPRODUCING THE FEATURES OF THE PENGUINS, ANATOMICAL FEATURES WITH GLASS EYES, SEATED ON THEIR FEET. THE SALT AND PEPPER ARE WITH REMOVABLE 'HEAD COVERS, AND THE MUSTARD POT HAS THE ORIGINAL SPOON IN THE FORM OF A FISH, IT LOOKS LIKE HE HAS JUST CAUGHT A FISH IN HIS MOUTH , THEY ARE ALL IN FINE CONDITION CLEAR CRISP HALLMARKS ON EVERY SINGLE PIECE.
NO DAMAGE NOR REPAIR
THERE ARE TWO PAIRS OF SALT AND PEPPER POTS AND ONE SINGLE MUSTARD POT.
Smaller set size DATED 1962
HEIGHT ::: 6.2 cm
LENGTH :: 4.1 CM
WIDTH :: 3.1 CM
WEIGHT :: 70.3 grams AND 70.7 GRAMS
TOTAL WEIGHT OF SMALL PAIR ARE :: 141 GRAMS
SIZE OF LARGER SET OF SALT&PEPPER DATED 1961
HEIGHT. :: 7.5 CM
LENGTH. :: 5.2 CM
WIDTH. :: 3.2 CM
WEIGHT::: 108.1 GRAMS and 106.2 GRAMS
TOTAL WEIGHT OF PAIR ARE::: 214.3 GRAMS
SIZE OF MUSTARD POT DATED 1962
HEIGHT::: 7.7 CM
LENGTH::: 5 CM
WIDTH:::: 3.3 CM
WEIGHT:: 143.5 GRAMS INCLUDED SPOON
SIZE OF SPOON
LENGTH&WIDTH::: 3.6CM by 2.5CM
WEIGHT OF SPOON ::: 6.1 GRAMS
TOTAL WEIGHT OF ALL PIECES ARE::498.8 GRAMS
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