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Lot 138

Sale 5214 - The Art of Gathering
Dec 7, 2023 11:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$2,000 - 3,000
Price Realized
$3,276
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Lot Description

An assembled collection of coin and sterling silver flatware in the "King" pattern, various American makers, primarily first half 19th century

Including pieces by the following makers: Everard Benjamin & Co. (active c. 1828-1874), New Haven, CT.; Jones, Lows & Ball (1839-1846), Boston, MA; Marquand & Co. (active 1833-1839), New York, NY; Moses Eastman (1794-1850), Savannah, GA; Forbes Silver Co. (active c. 1820), New York, NY, retailed by Baldwin Gardiner, Philadelphia, PA; Horace E. Baldwin & Co. (active 1842-1853), New Orleans, LA; Horace Seymour Hinsdale (1782-1858), New York, NY; B. Ivers & Co.; John Taylor and Horace Seymour Hinsdale, New York, NY, circa 1805-1810; Gale, Wood & Hughes (active 1833-1845), New York, NY; Robert & William Wilson (active 1825-1846), Philadelphia, PA; Samuel Kirk, Baltimore, MD, circa 1828-1846; William Gale & Son (1853-1859), New York, NY; Fletcher & Gardiner, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1820s; Dominick & Haff (1868-1929), New York, NY, late 19th century; and maker “S.H”; comprising nineteen dinner forks of various sizes, twenty-four luncheon forks of various sizes ten dinner knives, twelve luncheon knives, twelve dessert knives, three large tablespoons, eight tablespoons, nineteen teaspoons, and a ladle; together with four silverplated luncheon forks in the “King” pattern, by R. Wallace & Co. and five silverplated iced tea spoons, by Gorham Co.; all items marked, some pieces retaining various monograms.  

L: 10 in. (longest), Total weight: 164.20 oz. t. (weighable silver)

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