Lot 8
  • 8

European silver tablewear

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • 4946gr. all in, height candlesticks 20.5cm.
comprising: two biscuit boxes on a tray, Fa. J.M. van Kempen & Zonen, Voorschoten, 1912; two wine coasters, Fa. J.M. van Kempen & Zonen, 1913; a pair candlesticks, Elias Jacob Greenberg, Birmingham, 1918; a tobacco jar, Moscow, 1873; six dessert spoons and six dessert forks, applied with coat-of-arms, Petersburg, 1865-96, retailed by Vaillant; a coffee pot on three feet, possibly Swiss; a Dutch silver coffee pot

Condition

Most marks clear, candlesticks loaded, scratches and dents consistent with use. Swis and Dutch coffee pot with pseudo marks. Please note that the silver alloy of the flatware is 925/1000 and the silver alloy of the box is 835/1000.
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