Estimate: $600 - $800
Price Realized: $750 Includes buyer's premium
approx weighable: 1,266 grams including: -Reed & Barton, Taunton, Mass., two "Francis I" pattern dishes with repoussé cornucopia fruit cluster motif, including a shell-shaped bowl from 1949, and an oval bread tray, marked to undersides, approx 1,092 grams -F. B. Rogers Silver Co., Taunton, Mass., two small shell trays, marked to undersides, approx 176 grams -Roberts & Belk Ltd., Sheffield, 1930, fruit flatware with with mother-of-pearl handles, comprising 9 forks and 11 knives, stamped with maker's marks and hallmarks, approx weight inclusive: 526 grams
diameter (shell bowl): 11 inches
length (fruit knife): 6 5/8 inches
From a Private Manhattan Collection
group in overall good condition, some cracks and losses to mother of pearl, minor spots of tarnishing
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Art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated. Frames, lampshades, or items described as “supplementary” are not considered integral to the value of the lot and are excluded from condition assessments. This includes any mat, mounting, glazing, hanging apparatus, case, box, or stand. Timepiece movements, lighting elements and items with mechanical or electrical components have not been thoroughly tested and are not covered under warranty by Capsule.
