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An assembled European silver and silver gilt flatware set in the Fiddle and Thread pattern with Crocker family provenance
Estimate:
$2,000 - $4,000
Sold
$2,500
Live Auction
Furniture, Art, Jewelry & Asian Auction | January
Description
An assembled European silver and silver gilt flatware set in the Fiddle and Thread pattern, mostly French, some Dutch or German, comprising (15) assembled dinner forks 7.75"l; (9) assembled tablespoons; a partial French set comprising (16) lunch forks 7.25"l; (12) dessert spoons 7.5"l; (6) French silver gilt teaspoons; (2) associated silver handled dinner knives with French bust hallmark, blades marked "Paris', 10"l, weighable 122.6 ozt [63 total]. Provenance: Property from the estate of Ethel Mary Crocker, granddaughter of Charles Crocker (1822-1888), chief contractor in the building of the Central Pacific (later the Southern Pacific) Railroad, thence by direct family descent.
Condition
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