Description:
South American Sterling Silver Flatware Service, possibly Brazil, 20th century, bearing unknown maker's mark, twelve each: teaspoons, tablespoons, demitasse spoons, fish forks, pastry forks, hollow dinner knives, hollow luncheon knives, hollow tea knives, fish knives, dinner forks, dessert spoons, and luncheon forks, hollow carving set: fork and knife, a soup ladle, gravy ladle, pie slice, preserve spoon, large serving spoon, smaller serving spoon, sugar spoon, cold meat fork, fish slice, master spreader, pickle fork, lemon fork, cheese slice, preserve spoon, and salad serving fork and spoon, approx. 178.4 troy oz. weighable silver, in a mahogany-veneer five-drawer chest.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
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Keywords
BrazilStuart Slavid
Senior Vice President
Director of Fine Ceramics
Director of Fine Silver
Director of European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Emily Stegner
Specialist, European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Stephanie Opolski
Appraiser
508-970-3000
European Furniture & Decorative Arts
The European Furniture & Decorative Arts department curates auctions of English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, and Russian antiques, furniture, and decorative arts.