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the first, by George Unite for Benzie of Cowes, Birmingham 1882, of rectangular form, with sprung hinged cover activated by a push button to the side and with strike to the base, the front decorated with two crossed flags - the white ensign and the pennant of the Royal Yacht Squadron - in full coloured enamel, signed to the inner lip 'Benzie Cowes'; the second by Robert Chandler, Birmingham 1920, of similar form, the front decorated with the Coat of Arms of the Leys school, Cambridge, below a crest, in full colour enamel, with suspension ring to the side, 2.16ozt gross (Qty: 2)

Footnote: Other notes: Benzie of Cowes, known as the yachtsman's jeweller, is famous for producing jewellery and objets using enamelled signal flags and other nautical flags and their products are highly collectable.

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