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

March 21, 2024: Americana - Day Two

Thu, Mar 21, 2024 09:00AM EDT
  • Silver - Other
Lot 1283

ENGLISH STERLING AND CHINESE EXPORT SILVER TABLE ARTICLES, LOT OF FOUR

Estimate: $100 - $150
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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

ENGLISH STERLING AND CHINESE EXPORT SILVER TABLE ARTICLES, LOT OF FOUR, comprising three English sterling silver pieces consisting of a near pair of shakers / casters by S. Blanckensee & Son Ltd. of Birmingham featuring one with 1928 date marks and the other with two different date marks of 1924 on base and 1927 on cap, and a miniature pot-form dispenser by Stokes & Arthur of Birmingham with 1895 date marks topped by cap with hole to center that connects to a long tube that goes into the body; and a Chinese export silver open salt with repousse and chased decoration, raised on three cabriole legs with shell knees and feet. English pieces each with maker's mark and three hallmarks of a lion passant for sterling fineness, an anchor city mark, and a date mark; Chinese export piece impressed with three English-style pseudo hallmarks and of unknown silver fineness. Total weight: 10.910 ozt. Late 19th and first half 20th century. 1 1/2" to 5 1/2" HOA.

Condition

Mostly in good to very good overall condition with some wear, surface scratches, and other imperfections including nicks, slight bending, one or a few dents, and/or worn spots to raised decoration; shakers/casters each with minor to moderate bend at base causing it to lean; miniature pot dispenser with a repair to the center of one side.

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