Cabinet Curiosities: One Owner Sale

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Among the highlights are a Dorothy C. Thorpe ice bucket, a grouping of Maori jade, and an 18th-century Italian marble statue of Santa Marina. Paintings include works by Donald Teague, James Gleeson, Carlo Grubacs, and Hugo de Fitchner. The sale's intriguing antiquities feature a terra cotta head and statue, a phyxis, 18 ancient bronze arrows and spear points, and an Etruscan plate. From Asia are Japanese items including a porcelain platter, Mongolian bowls, an Indonesian keris and knife, and a katar from India. From Europe are numerous snuff boxes from the 18th-19th centuries; a Majolica pitcher and platter; a Lalique box; Murano dancers; a crystal poudreuse set; porcelain items including a mermaid jar, sphynx, and Royal Vienna inkwell; four busts from the 1700s; a 19th-century obelisk; Sèvres serving bowls; and more. Wooden items include miniature chests, and carved bowls, a rosary, a duck decoy, and phalluses. Also offered are an extensive selection of sterling silver tableware from
Garrard and Tiffany, nautical dioramas, a painted conch shell, miniature chests, cast bronze statues, a Van Briggle pot, Russian boxes, brass candlesticks, and early photographs of San Francisco and Yosemite.
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Pair of Sevres porcelain serving bowls.51 - Pair of Sevres porcelain serving bowls.
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A pair of 19th century French Sevres porcelain serving bowls probably Sansome, circa 1870 measuring 2 1/2 inches high x 11 diameter.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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Indonesian vase.52 - Indonesian vase.
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A unusual late 19th / early 20th century pottery vase from Indonesia, possible Bali measuring 9 1/2 inches high x 6 diameter.
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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An Indonesian Keris and an intaglio knife.53 - An Indonesian Keris and an intaglio knife.
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A very fine 18th/19th century Indonesian Keris with finely worked blade and handle measuring 20 1/2 inches in a wood and brass sheath on a mode...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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Eighteen ancient bronze arrow and spear points.54 - Eighteen ancient bronze arrow and spear points.
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A collection of eighteen ancient bronze arrow and spear points the largest measuring 8 inches long.
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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18th / 19th century Indian Katar.55 - 18th / 19th century Indian Katar.
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An 18th / 19th century Indian Katar dagger and leather sheath measuring 18 1/2 inches long x 3 1/2 wide.
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Eight pieces of Maori Jade.56 - Eight pieces of Maori Jade.
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Eight pieces of Maori jade, largest tike measuring 2 1/2 inches high, and a jade and 14 K tie clip.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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19th century grand tour bronze.57 - 19th century grand tour bronze.
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A very finely cast 19th century Grand Tour bronze vase depicting centaurs measuring 5 3/4 inches high x 6 3/4 wide x 4 1/2 deep.
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Wood sculpture58 - Wood sculpture
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Wooden sculpture depicting a whale Size: 24 inches in length by 12 inches in width. Condition: restoration to one fin.
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Malachite sculpture59 - Malachite sculpture
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A malachite sculpture depicting a panther. Size: 9 inches in length by 2 1/2 inches in width. Condition: restoration to left leg, also some losses aro
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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A commemorative mug and a carved bowl.60 - A commemorative mug and a carved bowl.
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A commemorative leather and sterling mug dated 1904 measuring 7 1/2 inches high, and a late 19th /early 20th century carved and footed bowl mea...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Nautical painted conch shell.61 - Nautical painted conch shell.
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A late 19th / early 20th century conch shell painted with a nautical theme measuring 7 inches high x 8 wide x 6 deep.
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bronze dog on marble stand.62 - Bronze dog on marble stand.
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A late 19th / early 20th century cast bronze dog on a marble stand measuring 8 inches high x 4 diameter.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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18th century Italian marble Saint Marina.63 - 18th century Italian marble Saint Marina.
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A Baroque 18th century marble carving of Saint Mairna, Southern Italy measuring 15 3/4 inches high x 6 1/2  wide x 3 1/2 deep.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (1,300.00) = 1,300.00
 
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Ancient Etruscan plate.64 - Ancient Etruscan plate.
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An ancient Etruscan plate measuring 2 1/4 inches high x 11 diameter.
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ancient Etruscan terracotta head.65 - Ancient Etruscan terracotta head.
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An ancient Etruscan terracotta head measuring 5 inches high x 4 wide x 2 deep.
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
 
 
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An ancient Roman Pyxis.66 - An ancient Roman Pyxis.
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A rare ancient Roman Pyxis from the estate of Henry Krell measuring 3 1/2 inches high x 5 1/4 diameter.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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An ancient Roman terracotta figure.67 - An ancient Roman terracotta figure.
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An ancient Roman terracotta figure of a woman on a museum stand with French museum labels measuring (on stand) 11 inches high x 3 3/4 wide x 4 deep.
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Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Four matted early photos by Taber San Francisco68 - Four matted early photos by Taber San Francisco
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Four matted vintage early California photos measuring in the matte 14 1/4 inches x 16.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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Four matted early photos by Taber San Francisco69 - Four matted early photos by Taber San Francisco
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Four matted vintage early Southern California photos measuring in the matte 14 1/4 inches x 16.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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Four matted early photos by Taber San Francisco70 - Four matted early photos by Taber San Francisco
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Four matted vintage early Mount Shasta photos measuring in the matte 141/4 inches x 16.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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Five matted early Yosemite photos.71 - Five matted early Yosemite photos.
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Five matted vintage early Yosemite photos measuring in the matte 14 1/4 inches x 16. Taber Photo., San Francisco
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Bronze sculpture72 - Bronze sculpture
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A large bronze sculpture of a woman's torso. Signed: Al Weiss / 83 Edition: 1/25 Size: 40 inches total. Artwork: 30 inches. Base: 10 inches...
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Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Abstract Expressionism73 - Abstract Expressionism
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Framed oil on canvas, abstract expressionism. Signed on the reverse: W. McKenzie. Size: 24" x 30"
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Hugo de Fichtner (1872 - 1944)74 - Hugo de Fichtner (1872 - 1944)
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A framed oil on wood panel. Artist: Hugo de Fichtner (1872 - 1944) Signed: lower right. Subject: depicting Napoleon on a battlefield with troop...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Carlo Grubacs (1812-1870) attrib.75 - Carlo Grubacs (1812-1870) attrib.
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Oil on canvas. Artist: Attributed to Carlo Grubacs (1812-1870). Unsigned. Subject: Grand Canal Venice. Size: 18.75" x 22".
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Russian watercolor76 - Russian watercolor
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Watercolor on artist board. Artist: Lev Lominago (Russian) Signed:  lower right. Title: Lilacs in Petersburg. Size: 18" x 14"
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Donald Teague watercolor77 - Donald Teague watercolor
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Framed watercolor. Artist: Donald Teague (1897 - 1991) . Signed: lower right. Title: "Moroccan market". Size: 6.5" x 9" (im...
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Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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19th century watercolor, London.78 - 19th century watercolor, London.
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Framed and glazed watercolor Indistinctly signed lower left. Subject: Piccadilly Circus London mid 19th century. Size: 12" x 17.5" (image)...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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James Gleeson (1915 - 2008).79 - James Gleeson (1915 - 2008).
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A 1975 nude portrait by noted Australian artist James Gleeson (1915 - 2008). Titled and annotated by the artist on reverse "Figure in a Ps...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (950.00) = 950.00
 
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Watercolor of two birds.80 - Watercolor of two birds.
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Two framed watercolors of birds. Frame measures 12 1/2 inches x 9 3/4. Images measure each 2 3/4 inches x 4.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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In the style of Francois Boucher (1703 - 1770).81 - In the style of Francois Boucher (1703 - 1770).
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A bucolic drawing in the style of Francois Boucher (1703 - 1770). Frame measures 18 1/2 inches x 22. Image measures 9 inches x 13.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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Norma Jay (born 1925).82 - Norma Jay (born 1925).
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An impressionistic oil on board landscape by noted Canadian artist Norma Jay (born 1925). Frame measures 16 inches x 14. Image measures 10 inches x 8.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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Louis Siegriest (1899 - 1985).83 - Louis Siegriest (1899 - 1985).
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A abstract painting by Louis Siegriest (1899 - 1985), a member of the early 20th century California artists Society of Six. Frame mea...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (550.00) = 550.00
 
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Plein air painting.84 - Plein air painting.
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An early 20th century plein air oil painting on board , probably California. Painting measures 15 1/2 inches x 10 1/2.
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Two silver trunks.85 - Two silver trunks.
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A nineteenth century silver trunk measuring 8 inches high x 21 wide x 14 1/2 deep and an early 20th century silver trunk measuring 6 inches high x 17
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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19th century miniature chest.86 - 19th century miniature chest.
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A 19th century painted miniature chest with a faux marble painted top measuring 16 1/4 inches high x 20 3/4 wide x 11 deep.
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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An Austrian miniature trunk.87 - An Austrian miniature trunk.
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An early 19th century painted miniature Austrian trunk measuring 7 inches high x 10 1/2 wide x 5 1/2 deep.
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Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Miniature French commode.88 - Miniature French commode.
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A miniature early 20th century French Empire style commode measuring 11 inches high x 14 wide x 7 1/2 deep.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (125.00) = 125.00
 
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Sterling frame.89 - Sterling frame.
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A 20th century sterling frame measuring 16 1/2 inches high x 13 1/2 wide.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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A Spanish Colonial silver plate.90 - A Spanish Colonial silver plate.
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An 18th - 19th century  Spanish Colonial solid silver plate measuring 1 1/2 inches high x 9 3/4 diameter. Approx 402 grams.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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Indian repousse bowl.91 - Indian repousse bowl.
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A late 19th century Indian repousse silver bowl measuring 2 3/4 inches high x 5 diameter.
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Two Tiffany sterling pieces.92 - Two Tiffany sterling pieces.
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Tiffany sterling tongs and a Tiffany sterling crumber measuring 11 1/2 inches long.  Approx. 165 grams.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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Eight Garrard sterling knives.93 - Eight Garrard sterling knives.
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Eight English sterling dinner knives marked Garrard London (appointed crown jewelers by Queen Victoria), approx. 543 grams.
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Six Garrard sterling knives and a carving set.94 - Six Garrard sterling knives and a carving set.
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Six sterling knives and a carving set marked Garrard London (appointed crown jewelers by Queen Victoria), approx. 878 grams.
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Four sterling serving spoons.95 - Four sterling serving spoons.
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Four Victorian sterling serving spoons largest measuring 11 inches approx. 283 grams.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Six sterling tea spoons.96 - Six sterling tea spoons.
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Six Whiting sterling tea spoons in the "Berry" pattern approx. 139 grams.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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Fourteen sterling serving pieces.97 - Fourteen sterling serving pieces.
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Fourteen various late 19th / early 20th century sterling serving pieces: tea and serving spoons, napkin rings, salt etc. largest measuring 10 inches l
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Six Garrard sterling salad forks.98 - Six Garrard sterling salad forks.
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Six sterling salad forks marked Garrard (appointed crown jewelers by Queen Victoria), approx. 350 grams.
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ten Garrard sterling butter knives.99 - Ten Garrard sterling butter knives.
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Ten sterling butter knives marked Garrard (appointed crown jewelers by Queen Victoria), approx. 487 grams.
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Eight Garrard sterling dinner knives.100 - Eight Garrard sterling dinner knives.
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Eight sterling dinner knives marked Garrard (appointed crown jewelers by Queen Victoria), approx. 581 grams.
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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