Sale 2882
New York
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22 October 2014
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ERIC MARTIN WUNSCH
Price realised
USD 4,375
Estimate
AN ASSEMBLED GEORGIAN SILVER TABLE SERVICE LONDON, VARIOUS DATES AND MAKERS Hanoverian pattern, comprising: Twelve table spoons, maker's mark I pellet L, London, 1774 Twelve dessert spoons, eight mark of Isaac Davenport, London, 1710; three mark of Charles Jackson, London, circa 1714; Twelve table forks, maker's mark I pellet L, London, circa 1774 Twelve dessert forks, London, four 1737, one 1727 Twelve dessert knives, Britannia standard, circa 1725 together with twelve modern silver-plated teaspoons, and twelve modern silver-plated coffee spoons 88 oz. (2,749 gr.) weighable silver (84)
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