Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

March 21, 2024: Americana - Day Two

Thu, Mar 21, 2024 09:00AM EDT
  • Silver - American
Lot 1274

DURGIN / GORHAM "FAIRFAX" STERLING SILVER FLATWARE, SET OF 15

Estimate: $200 - $300
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Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

DURGIN / GORHAM "FAIRFAX" STERLING SILVER FLATWARE, SET OF 15, pattern designed in 1910, each with engraved "T" initial, comprising four 7 7/8" L place forks, four 7 1/8" L place forks, five bouillon soup spoons, and two youth spoons or small 5 o'clock teaspoons. Each marked "STERLING" in addition to "D" maker's mark for Durgin, which was sold to Gorham in 1905. Total weight: 18.54 ozt. Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI. First half 20th century. 5" to 7 7/8" LOA.

Condition

Good to very good overall condition with some wear, surface scratches, and other imperfections including nicks, slight bending, one or a few minute dents, and/or minor worn spots to pattern; one 7 1/8" L fork with a moderate bend to one tine.

From the personal collection of Eleanor Hume Offutt, The Wilderness Trail Antique Shop, Frankfort, KY.