American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts

Provenance:

Property of a Mid-Atlantic Institution.

with some subtle variations in casting, with one taper stick and bobeche of a different design than the others; each showing evidence of an applied protective film throughout, with some flaking present, also with some scattered areas of dark persistent tarnish, probably stuck under areas of film; with some occasional minor dings or scratches commensurate with age and use, including to bobeche wells; overall stand straight, with two sticks with slight lean; a few bobeches don't sit fully flush on sticks; all bearing accession numbers

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