Silver and Metalware Highlights

Pair of 18th century American silver sauce boats or butter boats, mark of Lewis Fueter (New York, (1746-1784). Crafted in the Rococo style, each sauceboat has a scalloped rim, broad, extended spout, and cast double-scrolled handle with acanthus leaf thumbgrip, and rests on three cabriole legs with stylized shell patterns at each knee and triple pad feet supports. Matching stylized cypher monograms on both. Each marked on underside, “Fueter” (see matching circa 1770 mark pictured in Ensko’s American Silversmith’s and Their Marks , p. 265). 3-7/8″ H x 6- 3/4″L x 3- 7/8″ width. 16 oz troy. Condition: Overall very good condition. One sauceboat spout has minor dents/creases to edge. [See more photos →]

Large Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Service in the Richelieu pattern by International. Includes sterling tray, tea kettle with stand, coffee pot (9 cup capacity), tea pot, sugar with lid, creamer, and waste bowl, all in a Rococo inspired design with pear-shaped bodies, C-scroll handles with acanthus overlay, domed lids with leaf and floral finials and scroll-footed bases, all with chased floral and scroll decoration. Creamer and waste bowl have gilt-washed interiors. All stamped with International hallmarks and numbers WC530. American, early 20th century. Tray measures 27 3/4 in. (33 in. including handles) x 20 in. Combined weight: 389.8 oz troy.  Note: a sterling flatware service in this pattern is also for sale in this auction; see Lot 289.

PROVENANCE: The estate of Josephine Ralston Binns (Mrs. Douglas Binns), Nashville/Fayetteville TN.

CONDITION: Tray has some scratching to center, otherwise all items excellent condition. No monograms or monogram removals. [See more photos →]

Exceptional Antique Chinese multi-motif .900 Silver flatware set, 228 pieces, service for 12, in fitted canteen drawers. This unusual service, dating from the late 19th to early 20th century, features 12 Chinese “characters” represented in each form (dinner knife, salad fork, etc.) so that each place setting can be made up of pieces all modeled as the same character or a suite comprising different characters. Included are: 24 dinner knives (9 3/4 in. L, stainless blades); 24 dinner forks (8 1/4 in. L); 12 dessert knives (8 in. L, stainless blades); 12 salad or dessert forks (7 in. L, three tines); 12 fish knives (7 7/8 in.L); 12 fish forks (7 1/4 in. L); 12 large tablespoons 8 1/4 in. L); 12 place or Continental soup spoons (7 1/4 in. L); 12 dessert or ice cream spoons (5 3/4 in. L); 12 ice cream forks; 12 teaspoons; 12 small teaspoons or coffee spoons; 12 seafood/oyster forks; 12 seafood picks; 12 knife rests; 1 Fish serving fork; 1 fish serving slice; 1 cake/pastry server; 1 pie server; 1 ice cream server; 1 salad serving fork; 1 salad serving spoon; 3 graduated solid serving spoons; 1 gravy ladle; 1 butter serving knife; 2 small serving knives; 1 small serving fork; 1 small pierced serving spoon;  1 cheese spade; 1 pair ice tongs; 1 pr sugar tongs; 1 roast carving knife; 1 roast carving fork; 1 bone holder (carver’s assistant); 2 toothpick holders. Note: The majority of the knife blades are stainless and etched with the name “Thine Seng” – a luxury goods store in Hanoi,Vietnam, operating circa 1930s. Aside from the knife blades (which may be 1930s era replacements), none of the flatware is marked, but the silver XRF tests at or above .900 fineness. The tines and bowls of the forks, bowls of spoons, and most of the bladed serving pieces are solid (.900) silver, but the decorative figural ends are all filled, preventing us from being able to accurately assess the true weight of the  silver in this set.  The approximate gross combined weight of all items, including items with filled handles but excluding the items with stainless blades (the individual knives and the carving set) is 337.28 oz troy.

PROVENANCE: Private Middle Tennessee collection, acquired July 30, 1995 from Butterfields & Butterfields Auction, San Francisco. (A copy of the sales receipt is available to the winning bidder). According to oral history passed along at the time of that sale, this set was one of two sets made in the late 19th-early 20th century by a Chinese silversmith living in the house of an American General and his wife, living in China, for their personal and entertaining use. One of the sets was melted to be used for bullets during a military conflict. This set survived, was brought back to the U.S., and descended to a family in Arizona, before being consigned to auction in San Francisco in 1995.

CONDITION: All items overall very good condition with some light use wear. Knife blades may be 1930s era replacements. Some pieces had original gilt elements that now show wear, including the fish knife blades. Note: the Asparagus Fork, mentioned in the original sales receipt, is no longer present, but all other silver pieces are accounted for. The outer case that originally housed these drawers is no longer present, only the drawers. Optional: Drawers may be discarded for shipping. (Drawers not included in the reported weight). [See more photos →]

Pair of Hunt and Roskell sterling silver candelabra, London, 1867, each raised on a stepped square base with a baluster-form shaft and removable five-light branch, convertible to a single candlestick and removable bobeches, with gadrooned edges throughout. With engraved six-pointed star symbol to each base. Fully hallmarked, with the base sides additionally stamped “Hunt & Roskell / Late Storr & Mortimer”. 23 in. H x 16 1/2 i n. W. 320.0 total troy ounces.

Note: Hunt and Roskell was a renowned jeweler and silversmiths on Bond Street in London who for many years held the Royal Warrant of Queen Victoria.  The firm was the successor to the celebrated silversmith Paul Storr, who had left Rundell, Bridge and Rundell to set up his own workshop on Harrison Street near Clerkenwell in 1819.

PROVENANCE: The estate (Irrevocable Trust) of Waltraut H. Mizell, Nashville, TN.

CONDITION: Both overall very good condition with a star coat of arms engraving on the base. [See more photos →]

Complete set of thirty-nine (39) Sterling Silver Franklin Mint for the White House Historical Association Commemorative Presidential Plates, representing all of the first 40 United States Presidents from George Washington to Ronald Reagan. (Note: Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president but was commemorated on a single plate, thus 39 plates rather than 40). Each plate with an engraved image of the president and a title with gilt highlights, along with a fitted box and certificate. Plates: 8 in. dia. Boxes: 1 7/8 in. H x 10 1/2 in. W x 10 1/2 in. H. Each plate weighs 6.58 troy ounces. 256.62 total troy ounces. American, circa 1972-1980s.

PROVENANCE: The estate (Irrevocable Trust) of Waltraut H. Mizell, Nashville, TN.

CONDITION: All plates are in overall very good condition and retain their original boxes and certificates. Some boxes with wear. [See more photos →]

6-piece Mexican Mid-Century sterling silver tea service,  consisting of a hot water kettle and stand, coffee, teapot, creamer, sugar, and waste bowl. Quadrilateral urn form raised on shaped round bases, curved handle, shaped domed lids, and shaped finials. Each piece is stamped AMA 925 HECHO EN MEXICO STERLING, together with a hallmark. Also included is an Alvin Mid-Century sterling silver-handled tray, marked on the base “ALVIN STERLING 4900 25INCH.” Tea service ranges in size from 4 1/2 in. H x 3 1/2 in. W to 17 1/2 in. H x 7 1/4 in. W. All items mid-20th century. Total weight of tea service: 167.88 troy ounces. Tray measures 25 in. W x 17 in. D. Tray weighs 75.05 troy ounces. 242.93 total troy ounces.

PROVENANCE: Estate of Dr. Allen E. Johnson, Knoxville, TN.

CONDITION: All pieces are in overall very good condition with light use and surface wear. Not monogrammed. [See more photos →]

6 piece Reed & Barton Francis I pattern sterling silver tea service, with teapot, coffeepot, waste bowl, covered sugar bowl, creamer, and matching oval handled serving tray. All pieces marked “Reed & Barton Sterling Francis I ” to the bases, creamer additionally marked “Hand Chased”. Teapot, waste bowl, sugar bowl, and creamer are numbered 570A, coffeepot is numbered 571A, and tray is numbered X575A. Service pieces range in size from 4″ H x 5″ W x 4 1/8″ D to 10 3/4″ H x 10″ W x 5″ D. Tray – 22 3/4″ H x 30 1/4″ W. Waste bowl weighs 15.910 troy ounces, creamer weighs 15.825 troy ounces, sugar bowl weighs 25.670 troy ounces, teapot weighs 38.785 troy ounces, coffeepot weighs 46.320 troy ounces, and tray weighs 169.190 troy ounces. 311.70 total troy ounces (21.37 pounds). Provenance: Private Knoxville, TN Collection. CONDITION: All serving pieces in very good condition with no monograms. Teapot missing lid hinge pin. Tray overall very good condition with light use wear and scattered surface scratching. [See more photos →]

George III Neoclassical sterling silver epergne or centerpiece, Thomas Pitts I, London, 1774-1775. Reticulated oval center basket with flared rims having applied acanthus and shell decoration, the sides draped with garlands of husks and centered at each side by beaded medallions engraved with coats of arms. Frame with beaded top edge and tapering oval reeded shaft adorned with medallions and husks descending to a pierced and beaded outer edge, decorated with openwork garlands of husks, alternating with ribbons and oval medallions featuring repousse urn decoration. Raised on four curved and pierced rocaille feet with acanthus leaf returns. Six removable, naturalistic branches fit into frame and support six baskets, two of which are oval and repeat the pattern of the center basket, the other four of similar design but round, with engraved crests at center. Basket and frame with full hallmarks; branches and smaller baskets all with Thomas Pitts maker’s marks and lion passant marks. 14 1/2″ H x 21 1/2″ W x 17″ D fully assembled. Frame only – 11 1/2″ H x 10″ W x 9″ D. 100.33 total troy ounces. Provenance: the estate of Marion H. “Bit” Hutcheson, Happy Valley Farms, Rossville, Georgia. CONDITION: Excellent condition. All baskets and branches appear original. However, there are two holes at front and back center of base, suggesting there may have originally been two additional small branches and baskets. The tops of those two holes have round coverings to make them less noticeable. One of the lowermost bands on the center basket has a minor solder repair. Ends of branches holding the small oval baskets are slightly loose. [See more photos →]

George III sterling silver epergne, large oval center basket with pierced sides and undulating gadrooned rim with acanthus and cartouche ornamentation; eight detachable round footed baskets with pierced sides and intertwined chain style handles, each suspended from a curved naturalistic branch that sockets into a tall frame, resting on four C-scroll legs ending in pierced rocaille feet. Center basket is engraved with a coat-of-arms crest and fits into a socket at the top of the frame, stamped with hallmarks for John Kentenber (IK), London, 1769. Center and side baskets also marked IK, some additionally marked with lion passant, and engraved with crest of a griffin-like creature. Overall height – 17″ H. Center basket – 13″ x 8″. Small baskets – 5 1/2″ dia. Base – 9″ square. Weight of all baskets: 49.97 oz troy. Stand and arms: 43.25 oz troy. Combined weight: 93.22 oz troy. Provenance: purchased by consignor’s mother at a store in Nashville in 1943 with an oral history of having been made for the Horners of Mells Park, Somerset, England. CONDITION: Overall good condition. One small basket handle is split and needs resoldering. Large basket has two repaired 1/2″ tears to side areas, near rims, on each long side. Branches are loaded with a substance which has caused some red discoloration to underside of feet. [See more photos →]

Pair of large Art Nouveau sterling silver candelabra by Howard and Company, New York. Each candelabra consisting of two sections including a top with five scrolling arms centering a raised single light and a lower repousse and chased base section terminating into a square base with four scrolling feet. The underside of the base is marked HOWARD & CO. / STERLING / NEW YORK and dated 1905. The top is numbered in various areas and is otherwise unmarked but XRF tests Sterling. 25 in. H x 17 3/4 in. dia. 325.47 total troy ounces total.

PROVENANCE: Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation.

CONDITION: One arm of one candelabra slightly bends to the center. Each candelabra is missing a bobeche. [See more photos →]

Charles Alexander Burnett (1769ñ1849, Alexandria, Virginia / Georgetown, District of Columbia) Federal coin silver tea and coffee service. The Neoclassical style, six-piece service includes coffee pot, tea pot, sugar bowl, waste bowl, creamer, and sugar tongs, all stamped C.A. BURNETT in rectangle. The five hollowware pieces are of rectangular form with gadroon and trellis borders, urn finials and stepped pedestal bases; the pots having angular handles with bone ferrules and the sugar bowl with C-scroll handles, the tongs with shell form grips, bright cut bell flowers and borders on the handles. Circa 1810. Coffee pot: 8 1/8″ H, tea pot: 8 5/8″ H, covered sugar: 8 1/2″ H, creamer: 6 3/8″ H, waste bowl: 5″ L, tongs: 6 1/4″ L. Script monogram “ACK” (H?) on tongs; other pieces with script monogram HPA. 113.585 oz troy total. Charles Burnett was one of the Federal period’s most prominent and prolific silversmiths. He was active in Fredericksburg from 1788-1793 and Alexandria from 1793 to 1796. From 1801-1806 he was in partnership with John E. Rigden in Georgetown. Burnett continued the shop in Georgetown on his own until about 1840, and he died in 1849. He counted a number of Washington, D.C. area politicians among his patrons, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Henry Clay. Provenance: From the Estate of the Late Richard Harrison Doughty, Greeneville, Tennessee. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, commensurate with age. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, commensurate with age. [See more photos →]

Large Tiffany & Co. Renaissance Revival Sterling Silver Tray designed by Paulding Farnham (1859-1927), possibly for the St. Louis exhibition of 1904. Oval, with figural angel masks at each end, repousse C-scroll border enclosing a rim with raised clusters of fruit and flowers and a rosette band, and strapwork extending to the center of the tray. Foliate scroll handles. No monograms. 34 1/2″ x 25 1/2″ (including handles). Stamped en verso “Tiffany & Co. Makers” divided by numbers 15819 and 7043, with C mark for Charles T. Cook, directorship, along with a Fleur di Lis mark. 267.42 troy ounces. For a photo and discussion of an identical (likely this same) tray, ref. Charles and Mary Grace Carpenter, “Tiffany Silver,” page 83-84, figure 90. Gilded age designer Paulding Farnham is credited with some of Tiffany’s most important pieces, including the Adams gold vase. He trained as a silversmith under Edward C. Moore and also had an independent career as a sculptor. This tray was designed in what Farnham called the “Renaissance” style, incorporating varied motifs from multiple periods. Farnham designed a monumental tea and coffee service in the Renaissance style for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, basing the winged figures at the handles on similar figures by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543). Christie’s, which on Jan. 17, 1992 (lot 13B) sold all of the pieces to a Farnham Renaissance silver tea/coffee service -except for the tray – reported that five of those pieces were marked with a fleur di lis symbol. The catalog went on to note that Tiffany & Co. marked all silver pieces sent to world’s fairs with a special symbol, and a fleur-de-lys was an appropriate symbol of the St. Louis Exhibition (which commemorated the purchase of Louisiana from the French in 1804). Farnham’s Renaissance service was so well received at the World’s Fair that Tiffany introduced additional hollowware forms and a flatware line in the renowned “Renaissance” pattern the following year.

PROVENANCE: The estate of a Tennessee doctor.

CONDITION: Center section has scattered areas of tiny spots of discoloration that do not polish away; some areas of wear and scratching, a few tiny dark spots of pitting or inclusions that we have been conservative in our efforts to clean. Otherwise, excellent condition. [See more photos →]

125 pieces S. Kirk & Son Sterling Silver Flatware in the Old Maryland engraved pattern, plus 4 other pieces. Kirk silver includes 12 dinner knives (9 1/2 in. L), 12 luncheon knives (9 in. L), 12 dinner forks (8 in. L), 12 luncheon forks (7 1/2 in. L), 12 salad/dessert forks, 12 round bowl soup spoons, 11 teaspoons, 11 place/dessert spoons, 12 iced tea spoons, 12 demitasse spoons, 6 flat handle butter spreaders, and 1 cheese knife. Also included are 4 hollow handle fruit knives in a similar unmarked silverplated pattern. 129 pcs total. Combined weighable sterling: 129.85 oz troy.

PROVENANCE: The estate of Josephine Ralston Binns (Mrs. Douglas Binns), Nashville/Fayetteville TN.

CONDITION: Kirk sterling pieces are in very good condition, no monograms. Some items with possible monogram removals. The 4 silverplated knives show wear, especially to blades. [See more photos →]

Asian Export Sterling Silver Tea Service with high relief iris decorations, eight (8) pieces. ARTHUR & BOND, STERLING, and YOKOHAMA stamped to underside of bases. Includes a kettle on stand, coffee pot, teapot, tea caddy, covered sugar bowl, creamer, double-handled waste bowl, and a pair of sugar tongs. Also includes an International Silver Company burner. Pieces ranging in size from 9 3/4″ H x 8″ W to 1″ H x 5″ L. 116.60 total troy ounces. Meiji Period. Provenance: private Chattanooga collection. Consignor’s grandparents acquired this set and the Arthur & Bond teacups also in this auction (see lot #3) while traveling in Asia in the early 1900s. Condition: All items in overall very good condition. Handles slightly loose to teapots. [See more photos →]

343 pieces of antique Schofield sterling silver flatware in the Baltimore Rose 1905 (Decor) pattern, with decorated backs. Service for 15 and more. Includes 20 dinner forks (7 1/2″ L); 15 hollow handle dinner knives (9 5/8″ L); 35 luncheon forks (7 1/8″ L); 25 hollow handle luncheon knives (8 3/4″L); 35 salad forks (6 1/4″ L), 46 teaspoons (6″ L), 9 tablespoons (7″ L), 18 soup spoons (6″ L), 15 iced tea spoons, 14 ice cream forks, 14 demitasse spoons, 15 oyster forks, 6 tablespoons (8 1/2″ L), 21 flat handled pointed butter spreaders, 10 flat handled rounded butter spreaders (5 1/8″ L), 17 round bowl soup spoons (gumbo) (7″ L), 3 large oval bowl serving spoons, 2 sugar spoons, 1 youth knife, 1 large serving fork, 1 carving knife (11 1/4″ L), 1 scalloped gravy ladle, 1 berry spoon, 1 cake server, 1 large lettuce fork, 1 solid jelly server, 1 medium serving fork (7 1/2″ L), 1 bacon fork, 1 master butter spreader, 1 bonbon tongs, 1 cream ladle (4 1/4″ L), 1 small ladle, 1 tea caddy spoon, 1 nut shovel, 1 olive spoon, 1 caddy scoop, and 1 fruit spoon. 405.87 weighable troy ounces.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with some signs of light use wear. 6 serving pieces with monograms. [See more photos →]

Four (4) piece New Orleans themed scenic coin silver tea and coffee service; each of the four pieces with hand-chased decoration depicting Jackson Square with St. Louis Cathedral, the Cabildo, and the equestrian statue of General Andrew Jackson (by sculptor Clark Mills, erected in 1856) to one side, and a pelican feeding its young, reminiscent of the Louisiana State Seal, to the other side. The decoration, believed to be unique, is possibly by Bernard Terfloth and Christopf Christian Kuchler (active New Orleans, Louisiana, 1858-1866) executed upon an Etruscan pattern tea set with ram’s head handles and repousse floral-decorated lids and feet, either inspired or supplied by a Baltimore maker. Unmarked (any original marks to underside have been obliterated). Coffee pot: 14″ H. Teapot: 12 3/4″ H. Cream pitcher: 8 1/2″ H. Open sugar bowl: 7 3/4″ H. 103.06 oz troy combined weight. Circa 1858.

PROVENANCE: Private Southern collection.

CONDITION: The set is overall in very good condition with good patina. The insulators on the coffee pot are possible replacements and the ones on the tea pot exhibit age cracks. There is some staining to the interiors of the coffee and teapots consistent with use, and scratching on the bottom exteriors of the pieces. There are some small scattered dents, most noticeably on the cream pitcher, the largest about 3/4 diameter (to side of cream pitcher and side of sugar bowl). Tip of spout of teapot slightly misshapen. Teapot lid also has dent with slight misshaping. Sugar bowl may have originally had a lid, no longer present.” [See more photos →]

One hundred thirty-seven (137) pcs. Gorham Buttercup pattern sterling silver flatware consisting of 18 knives (8 1/2 in. L), 23 dinner forks (7 in. L), 1 extra-large dinner fork (7 3/4 in.), 13 salad/dessert forks, 12 iced tea spoons, 12 round bowl soup spoons, 6 dessert spoons, 20 teaspoons, 12 table/serving spoons, 10 flat handle butter spreaders, 1 carving fork, 1 gumbo soup spoon, 1 cake breaker, 1 cold meat fork, 1 condiment ladle, 1 cream ladle, 1 sugar spoon, 1 large casserole spoon, 1 large serving fork, and 1 five o’clock spoon. 145.97 weighable troy ounces. The set also includes 8 silverplated Gorham Buttercup pattern flatware pieces (6 teaspoons, 1 dinner knife, and 1 carving knife), plus 5 Reed & Barton silverplated cocktail forks, 3 Gorham Cambridge sterling teaspoons and 1 Gorham Cambridge dinner fork (3.12 troy ounces). Combined weighable sterling: 149.09 oz troy.

PROVENANCE: Private Kentucky estate.

CONDITION: 1 sterling teaspoon in the Gorham Buttercup pattern with damage to the bowl. 2 of the Gorham Cambridge sterling spoons with damage to the bowl. All remaining items in overall good condition. Some pieces monogrammed. [See more photos →]

Samuel Kirk & Son repousse sterling silver tea service, 6 pieces, comprised of a swing kettle on stand with burner, coffee pot, tea pot, creamer, covered sugar bowl with lion mask and ring handles and tea strainer. Each piece of baluster form with flared lip, and footed base, all with chased and engraved floral repousse decoration in high relief and feathered edges, the domed covers with figural grapevine cluster finials. Kettle, tea and coffee pot with carved ivory insulators, sugar bowl with lion mask handles. Each piece marked on the base “S. Kirk & Son Co., 925/1000”. Kettle – 15″ H x 11″ W. Coffee pot – 11 1/2″ H. Teapot – 9″ H. Sugar bowl – 7 1/2″ H. Creamer – 8 1/2″ H. 199.50 total troy ounces. Circa 1907. Provenance: Baltimore estates of Virginia Howard Miller (c. 1880-1946) and Hugh Purviance King (1873-1966) passed down to present Living Estate of Virginia Johnston, Chattanooga, TN. CONDITION: Coffee pot handle loose, pins missing. Otherwise all pieces very good condition. [See more photos →]

2 items. 1st item: English George II sterling silver sauce boat, John Marshall and possibly George Washington association. Sauce or gravy boat of Rococo style design with scalloped rim, C scroll handle and three shell shaped feet with shell shoulders; the side engraved with coat of arms. Hallmarked on underside for Robert Innes, London, 1748-49 with additional engraved monogram letters D / R C. 5″ H x 4 3/8″ D x 8″ L. 11.170 troy ounces. Accompanying this lot is a copy of a 1973 letter written by Charles Boyd Coleman to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Warren Burger, referring to a sauceboat given to John Marshall by George Washington which has descended in the Coleman family. An additional letter from Charles Boyd Coleman regarding the Marshall-Wythe-Blackstone ceremonies from September 25, 1954 lists a “Silver gravy boat engraved with modified version of Washington arms and given to Marshall we understand in appreciation for helping settle estate of father of George Washington.” (see attached scan). Note: Case wishes to thank Henry L.P. Beckwith, consultant to the Heraldry Society Community, for assistance in tentatively identifying the coat of arms as that of the Bassett Family (a report of his findings may be obtained by emailing us at info@caseantiques.com) . The Bassett family of Virginia and the Washington family were close friends and relations. Martha Washington’s niece, Fanny Bassett (1767-1796), daughter of Burwell Bassett and Anna Maria Dandridge, came to live at Mount Vernon around 1780, after the death of her mother, and was considered a daughter by Martha. Fanny married George Washington’s favorite nephew, George Augustine Washington (1759-1793), and the young couple made their home at Mount Vernon, helping to manage the plantation until their untimely deaths. George Washington was the executor for the will of George Augustine Washington (who was named after the father President Washington). 2nd item: Red velvet top coat remnant, purportedly belonging to George Washington, now sewn into the form of a sphere. Hand written note included with item states that it passed from “Cousin Lizzie, granddaughter of John Adams to his first —— grandmother Susan D H Boyd”. Provenance: The Estate of Charles Boyd Coleman, Jr., Chattanooga, TN. Both items descended in the family of Annette Maria Dearborn Boyd, daughter of Greenleaf Dearborn (1786-1846) and great granddaughter of Henry Dearborn (1751-1829) on the side of her mother, Pamela Augusta Gilman (1802-1880). Annette was married to Charles Harrod Boyd and had four children, including Julia Wingate Boyd (wife of Lewis M. Coleman, Jr.). Lewis M. Coleman, Jr. was the son of CSA Lt. Colonel Lewis M. Coleman and Mary Ambler Marshall, granddaughter of John Marshall (1755-1835), fourth Chief Justice of the United States, a friend, attorney and biographer of George Washington. CONDITION: 1st item: Overall general surface wear, indentations to inside bowl at rear feet joint. 2nd item: As found condition. [See more photos →]

One hundred sixty-nine (169) pieces of Gorham sterling silver flatware, Portsmouth pattern, including: 11 dinner knives (9 3/4 in. L), 13 luncheon knives, 12 dinner forks (8 in. L), 13 luncheon forks, 12 cream soup spoons, 6 grapefruit spoons, 15 teaspoons, 12 iced tea spoons, 12 table or place spoons, 12 bouillon spoons, 4 individual butter spreaders, 1 cheese server, 1 cake server, 12 salad forks, 9 cocktail forks, 6 serving spoons, 12 5 o’clock spoons, 1 cold meat fork, 1 nut pick, 2 ladles, 1 olive or cocktail spoon, and 1 sugar spoon. 154.07 total weighable troy ounces.

CONDITION: All pieces are in overall good condition and monogrammed “S.” [See more photos →]

164 pieces Towle sterling silver flatware in the mid-century modern Southwind pattern (introduced 1952), basic service for 27 plus extras. Includes 27 dinner knives, 27 dinner forks, 27 salad forks, 31 teaspoons, 17 cocktail forks, 13 soup/place spoons, 11 flat handle butter knives and 1 hollow handle butter knife. Also includes 1 master butter knife, 1 large casserole serving spoon and 1 large cold meat serving fork, 2 serving tablespoons, 1 jelly knife, 1 olive/pickle fork, 1 sugar spoon, 1 gravy ladle, and 1 bon bon spoon. Combined weighable sterling: 163.51 oz troy.

PROVENANCE: Private Nashville collection.

CONDITION: Very good condition, light use wear, no monograms. [See more photos →]

One hundred thirteen (113) pieces Reed & Barton Francis I sterling silver flatware, including: 12 dinner knives (8 7/8 in. L), 12 salad forks, 12 dinner forks (7 1/4 in. L), 31 teaspoons, 8 soup spoons, 13 iced teaspoons, 4 serving spoons, 3 sugar shells, 3 bon bon spoons, 1 tomato server, 1 lettuce fork, 1 serving fork, 1 cold meat fork, 1 gravy ladle, 1 jelly slice, 1 lemon fork, 2-pc. child’s set, 2-pc. carving set, 1 master butter, 1 cake server, 1 pie server, and 1 cheese server. 141.04 total weighable troy ounces.

PROVENANCE: A Nashville, TN estate.

CONDITION: All pieces are monogrammed and are in overall good condition. [See more photos →]

A large Mexican Sanborns sterling silver tray, handled rectangular form with gadrooned border and handles. Sanborns’ hallmarks, “Sterling” and “Mexico” stamped on the base. 17 3/4 in. H x 27 3/8 in. W. 141.2 oz. troy.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with light overall surface scratching. [See more photos →]

Chinese Export Silver Tea Service, 8 pieces including tray. Includes kettle on bamboo style stand, coffee pot, teapot, cream pitcher, and open sugar bowl, all featuring raised designs of birds among prunus branches, plus a waste bowl and tea caddy with raised prunus branch design (lacking birds), together with a hardwood tray with silver mounts at the four corners, all decorated with prunus branches, and silver bamboo form handles. Each piece hallmarked with WH plus Chinese character mark and “90” for .900 fineness except for the tea caddy, which is marked WH and 90 but has no character mark, and the kettle stand and burner which are unmarked (but test .900). Tea caddy has an Aesthetic movement style monogram. No other pieces are monogrammed. Creamer and sugar have gilt washed interiors. Tray – 28 1/2″ x 20 1/2″. Coffee pot height: 8 1/2″. Combined silver weight: 110.19 troy ounces. Note: The firm of Wang Hing was established in Canton China in 1854 by the prominent Lo merchant family. It sold upscale wares until the 1940s, when the Japanese invasion forced it to close.

PROVENANCE: Original owner was Captain Waldo Evans, US Navy, commanding officer of the USS New Orleans and the USS St. Louis during World War I and Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands from 1927-1931. Descended in his family to present consignor.

CONDITION: A few minor dents and scratches. Some tiny screws/pins are missing, a few others have been replaced, including on Kettle handle. Epoxy repair to break of one horizontal rail of kettle stand (at joint of rail and leg). Coffee pot finial is loose but attached. Wooden tray has some surface fading and shrinkage separations at corners, mounts remain stable despite several missing tiny pins/screws. [See more photos →]

Large set Gorham sterling silver 1888 Versailles pattern, 196 pieces: 12 dinner knives, 12 dinner forks, 12 luncheon knives, 12 luncheon forks, 12 salad forks, 13 teaspoons, 12 table spoons, 12 cream soup spoons, 12 bouillon spoons, 12 fruit spoons, 12 ice cream forks, 12 ice cream/oyster spoons, 12 seafood forks, 12 butter spreaders, 12 demi-tasse spoons, 1 sugar tongs, 1 pastry server, 1 asparagus server, 1 cake serving fork, 1 fish server, 1 cream ladle, 1 rice/potato spoon, 6 serving spoons. 224.69 weighable oz troy. Collection includes several of the original felt rolls from the Gorham retail store in NYC. Condition: Excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Tiffany & Company sterling silver flatware, Audubon pattern, 59 pieces including 12 dinner knives, 10 1/4″ L; 11 dinner forks, 8 1/8″ L; 12 salad forks, 6 3/4″ L; 12 dessert spoons, 7 1/4″ L; and 12 teaspoons, 6 1/4″ L. All marked Tiffany & Co. Sterling. Not monogrammed. American, 2nd half 20th century. 107.86 weighable oz troy. Together with original blue cloth Tiffany bags. Provenance: The estate of Judith E. Crosland, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: One dinner fork missing. Flatware in overall very good condition. Not monogrammed. [See more photos →]

66 pieces French Puiforcat Royal pattern sterling silver flatware, including 6 dinner knives (9 7/8″ L), 6 dinner forks (8″ L), 6 salad forks (6 7/8″ L), 12 fish forks (7 3/8″ L), 6 teaspoons (5 7/8″ L), 8 dessert/oval soup spoons, 6 tablespoons, 1 jam/caviar/bouillon spoon, 6 fish knives, 6 dessert knives, and 3 flat butter spreaders. Not monogrammed. 120.88 weighable oz troy. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book “Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso”. He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction. CONDITION: All pieces with general surface scratching, consistent with use. Not monogrammed. [See more photos →]

Six (6) piece Gorham Maintenon pattern sterling silver tea service with repousse and chased floral and panel design. Includes tray, coffee and tea pots, creamer, sugar, and hot water kettle on stand. All stamped with maker''s mark, Sterling, Maintenon, and date mark for 1926. Each monogrammed W to central cartouche; this set descended from the Westinghouse family. Service pieces range from 6 1/2" H to 12" H. Tray: 19" H x 29" W. 308.50 total weighable troy ounces.

PROVENANCE: The estate of Dorothy G. Davison, Knoxville, TN.

CONDITION: Overall good condition. Light surface scratches, mainly to bases and tray surface. Lid of coffee pot does not sit flush with the body. [See more photos →]

A large set of Alvin sterling silver flatware, Orange Blossom Old pattern, service for 12 plus many extra pieces. Total Three hundred twenty-eight (328) pieces, including 1 Gorham Orange Blossom fork. Alvin pieces include: 15 dinner knives with Old French blades, 11 dinner knives with New French blades, 6 luncheon knives with Old French blades, 6 luncheon knives with New French blades, 12 dinner forks (7 5/8" L), 49 dinner forks (6 7/8" L), 67 teaspoons, 12 serving or table spoons (8 3/4" L), 32 round bowl bouillon spoons, 19 gumbo spoons, 24 five o''clock spoons (5 1/4" L), 2 iced teaspoons, 6 place spoons (7 1/8" L), 2 fruit spoons, 9 individual butter knives, 2 master butter knives, 1 sugar shell, 1 sugar spoon, 23 cocktail forks (5 3/4" L), 12 ice cream forks including three with differently shaped bowls, 2 pc. carving set, 1 tomato server, 3 serving forks (7 3/4" L), 3 large serving forks (9" L), 1 lemon fork, 1 mustard ladle, 2 cream ladles, 1 gravy ladle, 1 serving spoon with shaped bowl (8" L) and 1 larger serving spoon with shaped bowl (9 1/2" L). Lot also includes 1 individual Gorham Orange Blossom pattern fish fork. 342.14 total weighable troy ounces.

CONDITION: Gravy ladle broken on handle near bowl, otherwise all pieces in overall very good condition. Most items with various single letter script monograms. [See more photos →]

Large Reed and Barton sterling silver Francis I pattern waiter tray or tea service tray. Reed & Barton, Sterling, pattern code 752 A, Francis I, and “Hand Chased” stamped to underside. 30 1/2″ W x 23″‘ H. 154.85 total troy ounces.

PROVENANCE: Property from the Collection of Jo Ann Cline Yates, Lookout Mountain Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with light surface wear. [See more photos →]

One hundred four (104) pieces of S. Kirk & Son Rose Pattern sterling silver flatware, including: 21 dinner forks (7 1/2 in. L), 14 luncheon forks, 8 cocktail forks, 8 luncheon knives (9 1/4 in. L), 16 butter spreaders, 8 soup spoons, 8 teaspoons, 8 iced teaspoons, 1 pair of wooden salad serving fork and spoon (11 1/4 in. L), 2 shell fruit serving spoons, 1 solid salad serving spoon, 2 slotted serving spoons, 3 serving spoons, 1 gravy ladle (7 1/4 in. L), 1 sugar shell spoon, 1 cold meat serving fork, 1 cheese server, 1 cheese scoop and 1 sugar tongs. Various monogrammed dates and initials throughout. Total weight: 132 oz. troy.

PROVENANCE: The estate of Elisabeth Hardin, Gadsden, Alabama.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Set of four (4) George III sterling candlesticks, impressed marks for William Cafe, working 1758-1766, London, with half-fluted Corinthian columns, base with incised family crest, swag and shell decoration over gadroon border and concave square base. Each with removable sterling hallmarked bobeches. Date mark slightly illegible, possibly 1763. 13 1/2″ H x 5 3/8″ square base, 105.12 total oz troy. CONDITION: Very good condition. [See more photos →]

Natchez, Mississippi coin silver beaker with bulbous, tapering body and reeded molded foot ring, marked T.C. Coit in rectangle (Thomas Chester Coit, act. Natchez c. 1820-1841), monogrammed T. 3 1/4″H, 3.83 oz troy. Provenance – Lexington, Kentucky area collection. Condition: Couple of very small minor dents, overall excellent condition. CONDITION: Couple of very small minor dents, overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

12 Baltimore Silversmiths Mfg. Co. sterling silver repousse goblets, Baltimore Rose pattern, having deep relief carved floral decoration featuring roses to the bowls and base. Signed on the base with Baltimore Silversmiths hallmarks and impressed “163” and “BaltoRose”. Each measuring 6 3/4″ H. 81.675 total troy ounces. Circa 1903-1905. Note: Baltimore Silversmiths Mfg. Co. was founded by Frank Schofield in 1903. The name was changed in 1905 and eventually the company became known as Schofield. CONDITION: All overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Set of twelve (12) S. Kirk & Son Inc. sterling silver Repousse pattern goblets, each marked S.KIRK & SON INC, STERLING, 402, HAND DECORATED. 6 3/4″ H. 90.43 total troy ounces. First quarter 20th century.

CONDITION: All in overall very good condition. Art Deco style monograms to the stem. [See more photos →]

335 piece set of Continental .800 silver flatware, service for 24 plus extra serving pieces, together with original custom fitted oak drawers/cases. The silver flatware features a Neoclassical design with fluted handles terminating in laurel leaf borders enclosing a 3-part, Art Deco style monogram, AMK. Stamped with German hallmarks for fineness .800 and maker or retailer, Bruckmann & Sohne. Circa 1930. The service includes twenty-four (24) dinner knives, twenty-four (24) dinner forks, twenty-four (24) tablespoons, twenty-four (24) dessert/oval soup spoons, twenty-four (24) teaspoons, twenty-four (24) salad or dessert forks, twenty-four (24) fish forks, twenty-four (24) fish or large butter knives, twenty-four (24) egg or ice cream spoons with gilt bowls, twenty-four (24) luncheon or dessert knives, twenty-four (24) tea knives, twenty-four (24) oyster or shrimp forks, twenty-four (24) demitasse spoons with gilt bowls, and twenty-three (23) serving pieces: one (1) salt spoon, four (4) double pronged pickle serving forks, 2-pc roast carving set (knife and fork), one (1) butter knife, one (1) small jelly knife, four (4) oval gilt bowl serving spoons, one (1) large oval gilt bowl serving spoon, two (2) gravy ladles, 2-pc salad serving set (fork and spoon), one (1) soup ladle, one (1) pastry server, one (1) fish serving knife, one (1) fish serving fork, and one (1) asparagus server. German, early 20th century. Combined weighable silver: 352.4 oz troy.

PROVENANCE: This set was among the personal belongings sent out of Germany by a prominent Frankfurt family during the period of unrest before the start of World War II. It has descended in this family to the present consignor.

CONDITION: There is some light wear to gilding on some pieces with gilt bowls, otherwise excellent condition. Monogrammed. [See more photos →]

7 Piece Sterling Silver Tea Service with Sterling Tray, Pompeiian pattern by Mount Vernon Silver, retailed by Ayre & Taylor, New York. Includes oval sterling tray with guilloche banded rim and rectangular vermeil medallions depicting four cherubs, together with a hot water urn with detachable stand and burner, teapot, coffee pot, creamer, sugar and waste bowl, all of Neoclassical urn form with guilloche banded rims and reeded handles, the bodies adorned with engraved swags and vermeil repousse medallions depicting a Greek goddess on one side and monogram reserves on the other (monogrammed HWU), raised on square bases with guilloche banding. Urn stand features four caryatid legs with ram masks and hoof feet. Service pieces ranging in size from 5 1/4″ to 17″ H. Tray – 28″ W x 18″ D. Combined weight 307.41 oz troy. Note: a demitasse or “bachelor” service in this same pattern is also being sold in this auction (see lot #58). Provenance: the collection of Helen Ward, by descent from Helen Oakley Underhill Wick (Mrs. Henry Wick) of New York City and Cleveland, Ohio. CONDITION: Tea service pieces in excellent condition with a couple of insignificant occasional tiny pinpoint sized dents and scratches. Tray in very good condition with some light scratches and a few spots of cloudiness. All pieces monogrammed. [See more photos →]

One hundred twenty-nine (129) pieces of Gorham sterling silver flatware, Chantilly pattern, including: 15 dinner knives (9 1/8in. L), 15 dinner forks (7 3/4 in. L), 19 salad forks, 11 teaspoons, 3 dessert spoons, 6 cream soup spoons, 8 iced tea spoons, 9 fruit spoons, 4 serving spoons, 1 sugar shell, 1 jelly server, 8 individual butter knives, 8 flat solid butter spreaders, 14 cocktail forks, and 7 5 o’clock spoons. 112.05 total weighable troy ounces.

CONDITION: All pieces in overall very good condition. Not monogrammed. [See more photos →]

Gorham “Plymouth” pattern sterling silver tea and coffee service, 6 total pieces, including a hot water kettle on stand, coffee pot, teapot, creamer, covered sugar bowl, and waste bowl. All marked Gorham/Sterling with pattern marks on the bases. Ranging in size from 4 1/2 in. H x 6 in. W to 13 1/4 in. H x 10 1/2 in. W. Together with a rectangular rococo-style silverplate tray, marked S W & S along with a crown hallmark. 18 3/8 in. H x 29 in. W. 114.12 total troy ounces.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Elisabeth Hardin, Gadsden, Alabama.

CONDITION: Base of hot water kettle does not rest flush due to denting of the base. Remaining pieces in overall good condition with light surface wear and scratching. [See more photos →]

Viennese parcel gilt silver, enamel, and crystal casket, rectangular form with carved rock crystal panels to the top, sides, and base depicting figures from Greek and Roman mythology and battle scenes, bordered by red-painted enamel plaques decorated with putti. Sides mounted with caryatid figures at each corner atop four caryatid griffin feet, joined by bands of foliate decoration; the lids with dimensional rosettes at each corner. Austrian Diana head hallmark to the inner box rim with maker’s initials IW or JW. 4″ H x 5 1/4″ W x 4 1/4″ D. Circa 1872-1922. Provenance: The collection of Gary Glesser of Loudon, Tennessee, by descent from his grandparents, Captain Hoyt and Rachel Holton of Toledo, Ohio. Hoyt Holton became, at age 17, the youngest captain of a Great Lakes Freighter. In the 1960s, Captain Holton participated in a 26-day Admiral Byrd Society trip replicating the explorer’s famous transpolar expedition, during which he met the Pope and Soviet Premier Nikita Kruschev. Many items in the collection were brought back as souvenirs from that journey and other frequent voyages.

PROVENANCE: See description for provenance information.

CONDITION: Some wear to gilding and oxidation to silver. We have not attempted to clean the silver-gilt elements. Break to one petal of one flower on lid corner. [See more photos →]

Barker Ellis sterling silver tea service consisting of teapot, coffee pot, sugar bowl, and creamer, each hallmarked for Birmingham, England, 1866. All pieces of melon form with chased and engraved foliate decoration, C-scroll handle, and flower finials. Ranging in size from 4 1/4 in. H x 7 in. dia. to 8 1/4 in. H x 10 1/4 in. dia. Together with a rectangular silverplate tray with similar floral decoration marked for Charles Howard Collins, Birmingham, England. 19 1/4 in. H x 24 1/4 in. W. Tea service – 111.84 total troy ounces.

PROVENANCE: The estate (Irrevocable Trust) of Waltraut H. Mizell, Nashville, TN.

CONDITION: All pieces are in overall good condition. Tray with light surface wear. [See more photos →]

Ninety-eight (98) pieces Buccellati Italy sterling silver flatware in the Milano pattern, including 14 knives (9 7/8″ L); 14 dinner forks (8 1/8″ L); 13 other forks (7 3/4″ L); 14 place/dessert spoons (7″ L); 14 salad/dessert forks (6 3/4″ L); 14 round bowl soup spoons; 14 butter spreaders; and 1 ladle. Set comes with the original Gump’s wooden silverware chest (9 1/2″ H x 17 1/2″ W x 12″ D) and 6 original Gump’s silver anti-tarnish bags. 130.565 Weighable troy ounces.

PROVENANCE: Private Nashville collection; consignor acquired the set from Gump’s in San Francisco during the 1970s.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with some surface wear/scratching. [See more photos →]

Pair of English sterling silver trays or salvers hallmarked for Paul Storr, London, 1808. Each of circular form with scalloped openwork rim in the manner of Paul de Lamerie, with foliate and shell engraved center featuring an engraved coat of arms depicting a lion and dog surmounted by a crown and reading “Nec Temere Nec Timide” (Neither random nor timidly). The crest is believed to be that of William Henry Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland, 1st Marquess of Cleveland, Baron Raby, 3rd Earl of Darlington, 5th Baron Barnard KG (1766–1842). The trays are raised on scrolled and pierced rocaille feet. Hallmarked to underside, with additional engraved leopard crest. 13 3/4″ dia. (33 cm). 86.90 total troy ounces.

PROVENANCE: Private Chattanooga, TN collection.

CONDITION: Both trays in overall good condition with expected general use wear. One tray with a couple of old tears to the rim. One with possible repair to rim near one foot. [See more photos →]

Set of sixteen (16) Wallace sterling silver water goblets. All with maker’s mark to the base and stamped “14.” Height – 6 5/8 in. Weight: 92.775 total troy ounces. American, mid 20th century.

CONDITION: All items in overall good condition, light use wear. Two with dents to body, one with obvious denting to footring and one with minor denting to footring. No monograms. [See more photos →]

Pair of English Neoclassical style convertible sterling candleabra, marks for Gibson & Co Ltd., Sheffield, and date marks for 1916.  Each with stepped square base, fluted shaft, and a central flame finial atop removable five-light scrolling foliate branches, convertible to a single candlestick. Hallmarks on the base of the candleabra branches, bobeches, and the weighted bases. 24 3/4 in. H x 17 in. W. 83.12 weighable troy ounces (excluding the weighted bases).

PROVENANCE: The estate (Irrevocable Trust) of Waltraut H. Mizell, Nashville, TN.

CONDITION: Both are in overall good condition. One candleabra branch has a broken bobeche that is retained. [See more photos →]

George II Irish Rococo sterling silver coffee or chocolate pot, the tapering body having hand chased floral, leaf, and shell repousse designs with bird’s head spout, circular footed base, artichoke or pineapple finial on a hinged lid, and scrolled wooden handle. Both sides with engraved central cartouche bearing a family crest, with the initials H. C. below the spout and on the base. Base and lid marked with maker’s mark WL or WT? (Possibly William Townsend), together with marks for Dubin, sterling. 11 1/4″ H. 39.795 total troy ounces. Circa 1750. Provenance – Lexington, Kentucky area collection. Condition: Overall very good condition. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

George II English Sterling Silver Rococo Tea or Hot Water Urn,  hallmarked for Francis Butty and Nicholas Dumee, 1759, London. The urn’s tall cover, upper body, and square base all feature elaborate floral repousse decoration, with engraved crest, chased leafy decoration to the pedestal, and additional gadroon and reticulated designs at the base. Two naturalistic handles extend from the sides while the spout is decorated with acanthus overlay and has a removable carved handle with brass stopper, and the cover is topped by a flame finial; all are supported on four figural ball and claw feet. Body and cover both hallmarked. Weight (excluding handle): 81.00 oz troy. 21 1/2 in. H x 12 in. dia.

PROVENANCE: The estate of Dr. W. Harwell Murrey, Middle TN.

CONDITION: Repairs at finial and both handles. Break and repair to reticulated base decoration. The spigot handle, which is a separate piece from the urn, is possibly original and appears functional (turning it controls the flow of liquid), but neither originality nor functionality is guaranteed, and the handle is not marked in any way. [See more photos →]

Set of 10 sterling silver goblets in the Kirk Repousse pattern, marked “S. Kirk & Son Inc, Sterling 401 Handcrafted” and “925/1000”. 6″ H . 57.835 total troy ounces. Circa 1925. Provenance: Private collection, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: All in very good condition with minor scratches and minimal pitting. [See more photos →]

An assembled four-piece English Regency sterling silver tea service, all with fluted-shaped bodies embossed in high relief with scrolls, shells, flowers, and acanthus leaves, with acanthus capped scroll handles and spouts and gadroon borders. Lids with berry finials and the bodies with armorial engraving. Consisting of a coffee pot and creamer, with hallmarks for John Watson & Son, Sheffield, and a date letter for 1818, a waste bowl with hallmarks for Edward, Edward Jr., John & William Bernard, London, and a date letter for 1844, and a teapot with hallmarks for William Hunter, London, and a date letter for 1849. Ranging in size from 4 1/2 in. H x 7 in. W to 11 3/4 in. H x 9 1/4 in. W. 27.10, 10.64, 19.53, and 29.79 troy ounces. 87.06 total troy ounces.

CONDITION: All pieces are in overall good condition. The spout of the coffee pot is slightly bent to the right. All pieces with engraved armorials. [See more photos →]

Monumental English sterling silver figural horse Harness Racing trophy, circa 1898-99. The lid with figural horse finial to lid; urn form body with raised scrolling foliate decoration throughout, and two acanthus leaf c-scroll handles. Raised harness-racing scene within wreath cartouche to one side and presentation inscription to the other: HAVERSTOCK AMATEUR TROTTING CLUB / OPEN HANDICAP 1 1/2 MILES / WON BY STAMBELLA THE PROPERTY OF MRS DACOSTA…DRIVEN BY D. LAMBETH / WINNING JOCKEY OF THE CLUB WEMBLEY PARK / FEB 23RD 1899… Supported on a knopped stem flanked by two mythological Hippocamp or winged horse figures atop a circular pedestal foot decorated with raised foliate design. Hallmarks for Barker Bros. Birmingham, England, 1898, above inscription on body. 23 1/2″ H with lid x 18″ W at handles x 12″ D. 160.78 troy ounces. English, late 19th century. Note: This trophy appears to have been awarded the founding year of the Haverstock Amateur Trotting Club (1899). The club was short lived, “only able to hold a few meetings each year at its headquarters at Wembley Park, owing to the venue being inside 10 miles from Charing Cross and thereby coming within the restrictions of the Metropolitan Race Course Act, which prohibits the holding of race meetings within the area, except under special license from the magistrates. Another Club was therefore formed, the Essex Amateur Trotting Club, and this club secured possession of Parsloes Park, Dagenham… racing started there in 1901.” (Source: The Badminton Magazine, p. 202, Vol. 56 1921). The horse who received the trophy, Stambella, may have been related to Stamboul, known as the “champion trotting stallion of the world” (source: New York Times, Dec. 19, 1892).

PROVENANCE: Private Southern collection.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]