Four Silver-Gilt Hollowware Articles

19th/20th Century

comprising a canister marked for Tiffany and Co., New York, NY, a flask marked for Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, 1880, an English flask marked for James Dixon and Son, Sheffield, 1962 and a collapsible drinking cup marked 'Sterling'.
each marked for Sterling
the flasks inscribed in Latin Virtute Tutus [Protected by Virtue], the motto of the Blair clan of Scotland, likely a reference to Mrs. Fleischmann's first name.
the canister initialed JF for Julius Fleischmann, and the drinking cup bearing Mrs. Fleischmann's monogram, BFS.
19 ozt 10 dwt gross
Height of largest 5 3/4 inches.

Mild surface wear and scratches to each. Lid on Gorham flask not closing properly. Dents to each side of English flask, with minor losses to gilding. Small areas of loss to gilding on the canister.

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Beyond a Cincinnati Legacy: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fleischmann III, Part II

Four Silver-Gilt Hollowware Articles

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