04-06-201304-06-2013
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
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April 6, 2013 10:00 AMCalender
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Eight Decorative Silver Objects

Sell one like this
$600$500
Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2645BLocation: BostonDate / Time: April 06, 2013 10:00AM

Description:

Eight Decorative Silver Objects, a Gorham weighted sterling silver miniature shoe, lg. 3 5/8; a small German .800 silver bowl, circular form with a scrolled rim, dia. 2 3/4; a miniature baby's carriage decorated allover with repousse figural scenes, bearing French import mark indicating fineness over .800 and illegible maker's marks to underside, ht. 2 1/8; a German .800 silver and glass-inset inkwell in a rocaille-decorated stand, ht. 2 7/8; a Dutch .833 silver miniature chest on chest, ht. 3 5/8; a .800 silver miniature dressing table, otherwise unmarked, ht. 1 5/8; and a Dutch .833 miniature chair, maker's mark "H," ht. 2 1/4, approx. 10 total troy oz. weighable silver, together with an unmarked rocaille-decorated plaque with a cherub painting a flower, wd. 6 1/2 in., approx. 2.6 troy oz.
Estimate $600-800

Gorham shoe with nicks to one side of rim. Inkwell with metal fatigue to base, hinge broken, and damage to rim. Rocaille plaque with loss to bottom reticulated section.


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Keywords

miniature chair, metal fatigue