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Lot 102
Sale 837 - Fine Silver from the Estate of Patricia Ann Black Smyth: Sold Without Reserve to Benefit Berea College
Oct 18, 2021
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$1,000 -
2,000
Price Realized
$2,813
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
An Important Victorian Silver Presentation Covered Serving Dish of British Railroad Interest
Benjamin Smith, London, 1839
the finial in the form of an arm gripping a roll of parchment surmounting a lobed dome with an applied plaque reading "Presented to Rob.t Stephenson Esq. Civil Engineer by a numerous body of friends in testimony of their admiration of his talents and esteem for the integrity and independence of his professional character. Nov 16th, 1839', the dome with another plaque depicting the Stephenson coat of arms and a third plaque with Classical Gods & Godessess extolling the promise of locomotives, the dome set within a conforming circular dish.
hallmarked for Sterling on underside of lid and dish
52 ozt 14 dwt
Width 11 1/4 inches.
hallmarked for Sterling on underside of lid and dish
52 ozt 14 dwt
Width 11 1/4 inches.
Property from the Estate of Patricia Ann Black Smyth, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Sold to Benefit Berea College, Berea, Kentucky