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French Hors d'oevres Set – 800 Silver
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Pre 1900 item# 919005 (stock# RM09132)
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$190
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This 3-piece set consists of a fork, spoon, and pate server. We were able to find the grasshopper mark for 800 silver, 1864-1893, on two of the pieces. They are between 7 and 7-1/4” each, and weigh a total 4.04oz. They show wear commensurate with their age, and the pate server shows signs of being overheated, perhaps in a dish washer (see last photo). I’m told it can probably be fixed fairly easily. It is still a very pretty and sweet set, and would grace any party or sideboard. More photos avai ...click for details
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Sterling Purse Signed by UNGER
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Pre 1910 item# 914738 (stock# RM08116)
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$395
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This gorgeous little antique purse by Unger Bros. has a wonderful swirling flower motif on both sides. It is monogrammed on one side only. Inside it has 3 compartments for cards, change, or whatever – and in fact there is an antique calling card in the case already. Apparently it belonged to Mrs. Adrian Jordan! It measures 3-1/2 x 3-1/4" and has a depth, when shut, of about 5/8”. The silver chain is 18” long. The outside is in very good condition, with the patina one would expect. The leath ...click for details
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Victorian / Nouveau Crocheted & Beaded Coin Purse
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Pre 1910 item# 918613 (stock# RM08112)
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$150
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This sweet little purse is in excellent condition. The top is base metal, unmarked, with a lady wearing hat that appears to be made out of a flower. Maybe she’s a fairy, if she is small enough to use a flower that way? The body of the purse is crocheted of a beige-colored string or thread, and then decorated with beads in a sort of spiky spiral pattern. The lid measures 2-1/3”. These were being made at the turn of the last century, and probably before. In excellent condition.
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WMF Egyptian Revival Silver Plate Inkwell
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Pre 1920 item# 906139 (stock# RM05017)
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CLEARANCE SALE: $450
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This delightful and absolutely mad inkwell is just fascinating! It is primarily an Egyptian Revival piece, centering the Goddess Hathor (a goddess of music, dance, foreign lands and fertility who helped women in childbirth [ - Wikipedia]). She is wearing big earrings, and her usual headdress. She seems to have a flower in her hair, and in front of her there appears to be a sprig of mistletoe and some other greenery tied by a ribbon with a bow. The pots (which are missing the glass inserts) have ...click for details
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French 800 Silver Aspic Set by J Granvign
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Pre 1900 item# 915637 (stock# RM09131)
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$550
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Here is a lovely set of late Victorian era silver. The spoon is 9” long, the knife is 10-1/2” and together they weigh 6.22 oz. The bowl of the spoon measures 3-1/4 x 2-1/2”, the blade of the knife is about 4-1/2”. They are marked with the boar’s head for 800 Silver, and with a “J” and a “G” separated by a stylized grapevine for J. Granvign. (The mark on the knife is much clearer than on the spoon.) I believe the spoon bowl and the knife blade had a gold wash, as they are still very faintly gold. ...click for details
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Gorgeous Nouveau DURGIN IRIS Tea Spoon
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Pre 1920 item# 925725 (stock# RM08109)
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$55
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The Durgin Iris pattern is my very favorite. The Nouveau presentation of irises – tall and elegant – in sterling silver – what’s not to love? This tea spoon has the marks for Durgin, Sterling, and Rowe Bros, the retailers. It’s monogrammed “CC” on the back. It has been polished, but still shows a patina commensurate with its age, as well as a few deeper scratches. It measures 6”, and weighs in at 1.07oz or 30.3g. The Durgin company was founded in 1853, and purchased by Gorham in 1905. Circa 1900 ...click for details
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