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A COLLECTION OF RIDING WHIPS BY MERRY, SWAINE & ADENEY, AND OTHERS, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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A COLLECTION OF RIDING WHIPS
BY MERRY, SWAINE & ADENEY, AND OTHERS, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Comprising: a horn whip with gold handle engraved with Spencer arms and gold ferrule engraved 'C.R.S., Octr. 30th 1878'; a lady's ash whip by Merry with silver handle engraved 'S'; a lady's bamboo whip with silver-plated handle in the form of a spaniel's head; a leather presentation whip by Swaine & Adeney with silver handle engraved 'Richmond Royal Horse Show, 1923, won by (Tunis); an ash whip with horn handle and tip; a leather-cased whalebone whip with silver handle hallmarked London 1875 and band engraved 'S' with an earl's coronet; two others similar, one by Swaine & Adeney with white-metal mounts similarly engraved; another similar with carved horn handle and silver band hallmarked Birmingham 1896 and engraved 'M.S.'; a leather crop by Merry with two white-metal bands, one engraved 'S' and earl's coronet
36½ in. (92.5 cm.) long, and smaller (10)
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BY MERRY, SWAINE & ADENEY, AND OTHERS, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Comprising: a horn whip with gold handle engraved with Spencer arms and gold ferrule engraved 'C.R.S., Octr. 30th 1878'; a lady's ash whip by Merry with silver handle engraved 'S'; a lady's bamboo whip with silver-plated handle in the form of a spaniel's head; a leather presentation whip by Swaine & Adeney with silver handle engraved 'Richmond Royal Horse Show, 1923, won by (Tunis); an ash whip with horn handle and tip; a leather-cased whalebone whip with silver handle hallmarked London 1875 and band engraved 'S' with an earl's coronet; two others similar, one by Swaine & Adeney with white-metal mounts similarly engraved; another similar with carved horn handle and silver band hallmarked Birmingham 1896 and engraved 'M.S.'; a leather crop by Merry with two white-metal bands, one engraved 'S' and earl's coronet
36½ in. (92.5 cm.) long, and smaller (10)
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A COLLECTION OF RIDING WHIPS
BY MERRY, SWAINE & ADENEY, AND OTHERS, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Comprising: a horn whip with gold handle engraved with Spencer arms and gold ferrule engraved 'C.R.S., Octr. 30th 1878'; a lady's ash whip by Merry with silver handle engraved 'S'; a lady's bamboo whip with silver-plated handle in the form of a spaniel's head; a leather presentation whip by Swaine & Adeney with silver handle engraved 'Richmond Royal Horse Show, 1923, won by (Tunis); an ash whip with horn handle and tip; a leather-cased whalebone whip with silver handle hallmarked London 1875 and band engraved 'S' with an earl's coronet; two others similar, one by Swaine & Adeney with white-metal mounts similarly engraved; another similar with carved horn handle and silver band hallmarked Birmingham 1896 and engraved 'M.S.'; a leather crop by Merry with two white-metal bands, one engraved 'S' and earl's coronet
36½ in. (92.5 cm.) long, and smaller (10)
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BY MERRY, SWAINE & ADENEY, AND OTHERS, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Comprising: a horn whip with gold handle engraved with Spencer arms and gold ferrule engraved 'C.R.S., Octr. 30th 1878'; a lady's ash whip by Merry with silver handle engraved 'S'; a lady's bamboo whip with silver-plated handle in the form of a spaniel's head; a leather presentation whip by Swaine & Adeney with silver handle engraved 'Richmond Royal Horse Show, 1923, won by (Tunis); an ash whip with horn handle and tip; a leather-cased whalebone whip with silver handle hallmarked London 1875 and band engraved 'S' with an earl's coronet; two others similar, one by Swaine & Adeney with white-metal mounts similarly engraved; another similar with carved horn handle and silver band hallmarked Birmingham 1896 and engraved 'M.S.'; a leather crop by Merry with two white-metal bands, one engraved 'S' and earl's coronet
36½ in. (92.5 cm.) long, and smaller (10)
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