Lot 712
  • 712

A group of silver and silver-gilt flatware and servers, London and Paris, 18th/19th century

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

Description

  • silver
  • length of ladle 15 1/2 in.
  • 39.5 cm
comprising:
1 fish server with figure of Justice handle, Edward Farrell, London, 1832
1 pair of Fiddle pattern serving tongs, William Eley I, William Fearn & William Chawner II, London, 1811
1 fish server pierced with three fish, Joseph Willmore, London, 1831
12 Feather-edge teaspoons with the Walpole crest, Thomas Chawner of London, c. 1770
2 French silver-gilt punch ladles with fluted baluster handles, Gustave Keller, Paris, late 19th century
17 pieces

Condition

ladles and spoons with gilding rubbed at high spots, otherwise all in good condition
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