ENGLISH STERLING AND OTHER SILVER ANIMAL FIGURAL ARTICLES, LOT OF TWO

ENGLISH STERLING AND OTHER SILVER ANIMAL FIGURAL ARTICLES, LOT OF TWO, comprising an English sterling bottle stopper by A.J. Poole of Birmingham with 1997 date mark featuring a figural stag head finial and an attached cork, and a running pig pill or other box of unknown silver fineness having a hinged lid to belly. Stopper impressed with maker's mark and three hallmarks of a lion passant for sterling fineness, an anchor city mark, and an "X" date mark, pig with a likely pseudo hallmark of a left-facing bust of unknown origin having no other marks, of unknown silver fineness/metal content. Total weight including non-silver components: 3.035 ozt. 20th century. Stopper 4" HOA; pig 2 3/8" LOA.
Provenance:

Collection of the late Al and Billy Steidel, Alexandria, VA.
Pig: Noted as from the family owning Luray Caverns, VA, 1989.
Condition Report: Very good overall condition with some wear, surface scratches, and other imperfections including nicks, one or a few minor/small dents, and/or slight bending.