Albert Frederic Saunders and George Switzer, "Nocturne" Cocktail Set, Model No. 1195

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October 7, 05:41 PM GMT

Estimate

7,000 - 10,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Albert Frederic Saunders and George Switzer

"Nocturne" Cocktail Set, Model No. 1195

circa 1932-1934

comprising eight pieces, including a cocktail shaker, tray and six cups

manufactured by Benedict Manufacturing Company, East Syracuse, New York and Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company

electro-plated nickel silver, red Catalin and Micarta inset with anodized and dyed aluminum

cocktail shaker and cups each impressed BENEDICT and numbered 1195 with the firm's hallmark; the tray with molded Micarta mark

cocktail shaker: 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm) high

tray: 3/4 x 17 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (1.9 x 45.1 x 34.9 cm)

cups: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm) high each

Private Collection, New England

Sotheby’s New York, December 15, 2012, lot 49

Acquired from the above by the present owner

The New Yorker, October 8, 1932, p. 73 (for an illustration of the "Nocturne" tray in a full-page advertisement introducing the five trays designed by George Switzer for the Westinghouse Manufacturing Company)

Benedict Manufacturing Company Catalogue, circa 1932-1934, pl. 1873 (for an illustration of the "Nocturne" set including the tray, shaker and cups)