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Victorian Silverplate Mermaid & Sailing Ship Card Case
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Pre 1900 item# 925122
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$475
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A very fine Victorian silver plated flip-top card case, both sides heavily decorated with nautical themes. The front features a scene of a sloop in roiling waves passing a lighthouse in the background. The scene is surrounded by a border of seashells and seaweed, and a bare-breasted mermaid watches from one of the lower corners. The back of the is decorated in a pattern of waterlilies and foliage. The detail in the design is superb--one can even just make out the stars and stripes of the ship's American flag. The case is fitted with two pairs of loops so is can be worn suspended from a heavy chain.Origin: America, ca. 1890. Condition: some plating wear along the edge near one of the chain loops and an area of dings on the bottom edge; the design areas are all in excellent condition. Size: 2-2/1" x 3-3/4" x 3/8".
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English Victorian Silverplated Breakfast Service
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Pre 1900 item# 648716
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$225
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An elegant English silverplate 4-piece breakfast serving comprising a butter knife, jelly knife, sugar sifter and sugar tongs. A set such as this could do double-duty as a tea service, as well. The handles are decorated simple fluting accented with shield-shaped reserves for monogramming. The blades of the butter knife and jelly slice are decorated with bright-cut floral engraving. The sugar sifter's pierced bowl is parcel-gilt. Each piece is hallmarked by Kay & Co. and has registry marks indicating the service was made in 1889. The pieces are presented in their original purple silk and velvet case. The small shields are pure silver, so they could be engraved.Origin: England, 1889. Condition: servers mint, no monograms, light wear to box exterior. Size: butter knife, 7-1/2" long.
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6 Victorian Silverplated Cherub Napkin Rings
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Pre 1900 item# 276241
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$265
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A wonderful set of six Victorian silverplate napkin rings. The outsides are decorated with two cherubs grasping baroque reserves framed with swirls of acanthus leaves, pendant bellflowers and other ornate decorative devices. The insides are brightly gilt. It is very unusual to find a complete matching set of Victorian napkin rings.Origin: probably American, circa 1890. Condition: all original, no monograms, normal wear the the plating on the insides and outsides. Size: 1-5/8" wide; 1-7/8" diameter.
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