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A collection of decorative tins and boxes of various forms, materials, and designs, primarily of mid-20th-century British style. The lot includes a rectangular Yorkshire Tea tin for Taylors of Harrogate, featuring a hinged lid and printed graphics reading TAYLORS of HARROGATE, FAMILY TEA MERCHANTS Est. 1886, and YORKSHIRE TEA. Also present is a red square tin with a tall lid featuring a central oval portrait of a young Queen Elizabeth II. The group features a large silver-toned oval box with a pierced floral filigree design across the lid and sides, and a small rectangular wooden box with a metal plaque on the lid depicting two dogs in relief. Other items include a hexagonal tin with pictorial scenes of children, a small round tin with a fruit and flower pattern, a blue and white square tin with pastoral scenes in the Willow pattern style, a maritime-themed tin with a sailing ship, and an equestrian-themed tin depicting a hunt. The lot also contains a white octagonal floral tin, a small footed circular floral tin with a domed finial, a plain brushed silver-toned circular tin, and a cream-coloured textured box.
Condition report:
The collection generally shows signs of age and use throughout. The Queen Elizabeth II commemorative tin and the fruit-patterned round tin exhibit noticeable surface wear, scratches, and localized areas of oxidation and rusting (photo 1). The silver-toned filigree box shows tarnishing within the recessed areas of the design (photo 3). The equestrian tin and maritime tin show light surface scuffing and minor edge wear (photo 1). The wooden box appears structurally sound with a functioning clasp but exhibits light surface scratches (photo 3). The Yorkshire Tea tin shows minor oxidation to the exposed metal edges (photo 2).
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