$4,406
Anglo-Continental Renaissance Revival Goldwashed Silver Dessert Flatware Service, late 19th century, the fluted handles ending in cherub mask within trefoil, comprising: fifteen ice cream spoons engraved with heraldic crest (lg. 6 1/4); twelve: three tined forks (lg. 7), knives (lg. 7 7/8), large teaspoons (lg. 7 1/4); a three-piece lunch/dinner setting (fork, knife, large teaspoon); a pair of sugar tongs with claw-form nips, a sugar sifting spoon, and a pair of grape shears, monogrammed, in fitted and chip carved oak case, (56 pieces total). Provenance: Purported to be from the family of R.H. Stern.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2004-01-24