MOST WITH RETAIL MARK OF M & W, CIRCA 1865

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A PAIR OF SILVER CANDLESTICKS, SNUFFER AND TRAY, FOUR GOBLETS AND A BUTTER DISH
MOST WITH RETAIL MARK OF M & W, CIRCA 1865
The candlesticks on circular base with chevron border and bellflower and ivy engraving; the scissor-form snuffer with oval tray engraved with ivy; the four goblets each with chevron borders and engraved palmette and husk border; the butter dish of conforming decoration to the goblets, domed circular with bull's-head handles, all pieces engraved Phebe Gates Strawn, the snuffers engraved PGS, marked under bases with M & W Sterling, the snuffers marked STERLING, the goblets apparently unmarked
The candlesticks 10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) high; 81 oz. 10 dwt. (2,535 gr.) gross weight (9)

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Phebe G. Strawn (d. 1906) was the wife of prominent cattle dealer, Jacob Stawn (d. 1856). Strawn was one of the largest landowners in Illinois, an innovative cattle trader and prominent philanthropist in Jacksonville.

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