07-18-201507-18-2015
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2835BBoston
July 18, 2015 10:00 AMCalender
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Pair of Victorian Sterling Silver Entree Dishes

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$6,765$5,500
Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2835BLocation: BostonDate / Time: July 19, 2015 10:00AM

Description:

Pair of Victorian Sterling Silver Entree Dishes, London, 1872-73, Stephen Smith, maker, each ovoid, each lid with a gadrooned rim, engraved armorial, and finial modeled as a whippet, the dish, lg. 14, each with a silver-plate warming stand, also Stephen Smith, lg. 15 in., approx. 106.5 troy oz. total weighable silver.
Estimate $2,000-4,000

Scattered pinprick dents, minor abrasions throughout (particularly to lids where finial attach). Covers do not sit perfectly flush. Silver plated elements with rubbing to plating to protruding areas, abrasions to interior. The single liner with small dents throughout particularly the rim. One silver base with scattered minor dents to base and side. Otherwise good condition with no apparent engraving removal or restoration.


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Stephen Smith, London