Sale 2585
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$2,000 – $3,000
Also including pieces by various London makers and date marks including William Eaton, 1833, George Aldwinckle, 1863, Henry Holland, 1875, and maker, "FH," 1884; comprising eleven dinner forks, eleven luncheon forks, twelve salad forks, twelve dinner knives, twelve luncheon knives, eight butter spread knives, twelve fish knives, single fish knife, cake knife, six large tablespoons, twelve tablespoons, twelve soup spoons, twelve teaspoons, seven demitasse spoons, and two ladles; some pieces bearing armorial crests, all pieces marked. (approximately 131 pieces total).
L: 9 1/2 in. (dinner knives), Total weight: 200.95 oz. t. (weighable sterling only)Note
The majority of the items from this collection were acquired or ordered by Christine O. Groves (Burton) to furnish her home, built 1922, a Colonial Revival stucco mansion located at 225 Northway, Baltimore, Maryland. The house still stands.
Provenance
Property formerly in the collection of Christine O. Groves Burton (1893-1973), Baltimore, Maryland
Thence by descent to the present consignor.