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Lot 872

34 Assorted Vintage Sterling Items incl. Erotic, Novelty

Estimate: $600 - $800
Starting Bid
$300

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Group of assorted vintage sterling silver items including 1 novelty toothpick case decorated with nude figure; 2 Tiffany Revere bowl form salt dips with gilt bowls and 2 matching spoons; 2 Mexican novelty sterling silver dice; 2 Mexican sterling miniature novelty boxes in the form of a banana and apple; 1 Paye & Baker Novelty napkin ring "Lucy Locket Lost her Pocket" with engraved monogram ELINOR JAN. 30 '09; 1 Lunt Novelty Birth spoon with figural stork handle and unused Birth Record (Year/Month/Date/Hour/Weight);1 International shell form serving bowl (8" diameter); 1 Gorham sterling silver cross form Christmas ornament with original box and bag (box/bag not pictured); 1 Gorham sterling heart form pin or candy dish; 1 Gorham oval salt cellar with pierced sides (lacking insert); 1 Frank M. Whiting candlestick with rococo style drip pan (marked "reinforced"); 2 Modernist style salt cellars (unidentified maker's mark); 2 Wallace sterling napkin rings with repousse holly and berry decoration; 1 oval napkin ring monogrammed "Murray"; 1 perfume bottle with repousse floral decoration; and a set of 6 Webster sterling salt dips with gilt interiors and 6 matching spoons (in the original fitted case). All items are marked sterling. Combined weight (excluding candlestick): 32.22 oz troy. 

Condition

Overall good condition. Light wear and minor pitting to Tiffany salt dips. International shell bowl has persistent tape residue to bottom, some scratching and pitting. Gorham pierced salt cellar lacks insert. Modernist salt cellars with some pitting. Perfume bottle has some small dents and a scratched JCF monogram. Wear to chased  Lucy Locket napkin ring decoration. 

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