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The Gilded Age
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- Sale 6279
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Feb 24 | 5:00 AM EST
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 6279
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$3,000 – $5,000
In the ‘Old English Bead’ pattern and double struck, comprising twelve each table forks, dessert forks, steel-bladed dinner knives, steel-bladed luncheon knives, dessert spoons, tablespoons of two sizes; one each sauce ladle, soup ladle, gravy spoon; together with ten teaspoons, marked George William Adams, London, 1886; the knives later replacements marked C.J. Vander Ltd., Sheffield, 1982; all engraved with armorial spurred boot to handle, sold together with two custom-fitted cases. (approx. 85)
L: 10 1/4 in. (dinner knife); 143.7 oz. t. (weighable silver)Note
The dinner and luncheon knives were commissioned to replace original bone-handled knives by consignor. The larger oak case original to Goldsmith & Silversmiths Co. Ltd. from the early 20th century. The smaller mahogany case for the knives, late 20th century.
Provenance
S.J. Shrubsole, London.
Acquired directly from the above in 1983.
Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
