The Edwardian silver pepperette modelled as a Suffragette – £3200 at Dix Noonan Webb on June 18.
MADAM – Having made a few appearances in ATG recently, a small silver pepper pot in the form of a Suffragette was eventually auctioned in London at an extraordinary hammer price of £3200 against an estimate of £800-900 [see picture right].
While obviously sympathetic to the Woman’s Social and Political Union, what may be less clear is why it was stamped with hallmarks of the Chester Assay Office.