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    Sale 1787

    Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints and Decoys

    New York

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    18 - 19 January 2007

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    • A SILVER ELEPHANT-FORM FITTING
    Lot 155 | ANOTHER PROPERTY Read more

    A SILVER ELEPHANT-FORM FITTING

    MARK OF WHITING MFG. CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1885

    Price realised

    USD 1,440

    Estimate

    USD 1,500 - USD 2,500

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    A SILVER ELEPHANT-FORM FITTING
    MARK OF WHITING MFG. CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1885
    In the Aesthetic taste, in the form of an elephant's head, with stylized scrolls and flowers on an etched ground, now without glass, marked under the trunk
    8½ in. long; 18 oz.

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    ANOTHER PROPERTY

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