ASSORTED STERLING, SILVER-PLATED, AND OTHER ARTICLES, LOT OF 39, comprising 22 marked sterling pieces consisting of a fiddle-handled teaspoon with personalized engraving of "Juliet L.S.", three forks featuring two "Stradivari" by Wallace Silversmiths of Wallingford, CT, a match case with repousse scrolled and foliate designs, a small two-prong Mexico souvenir fork, a baby rattle by Web Silver Company of Philadelphia, PA, five hollow-handled pieces including a caviar knife with a mother-of-pearl blade, two pairs of salt and pepper shakers featuring a small pair by William R. Elfers Co. of New York City, NY and a weighted pair, and five paneled glass jars/bottles with sterling tops in various sizes; 14 silver-plated or silver-toned metal pieces including a set of eight "Royal" cocktail/seafood forks by Gorham Mfg. Co. of Providence, RI; and three various pieces of a hollow-handled coin silver butter spreader with marks possibly for Albert Coles of New York City, NY, an unmarked knife rest having unknown silver fineness/metal content, and a Hanau German small box by Jean L. Schlingloff with a "13" mark possibly being a 13 lot mark for 0.812 silver fineness. Most pieces with marks. Total weight of 12 sterling pieces of four forks, a teaspoon, a match safe, two small shakers, and four covers: 7.065 ozt. 19th and 20th century. Various sizes.
Provenance: From the John H. and Joan S. Byrd estate collection, Harrisonburg, VA.
Most in good to very good overall condition with wear, surface scratches, and other imperfections including bending, dents, nicks, and/or worn spots to raised decoration/silver; some glass jars with unoriginal covers; coin spreader with a repair blade.