Sale 2882
New York
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22 October 2014
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
Price realised
USD 5,250
Estimate
AN AUSTRIAN SILVER TABLE SERVICE MARK OF V. MAYER'S SÖHNE, VIENNA, 1872-1922 Each engraved with a coronet and the initials VE, comprising: Twenty-four table spoons Twelve dessert spoons, one mark of Ditta A. Henin, Milan, 1935-44 Eleven teaspoons Twenty-four table forks Twelve dessert forks, one mark of Ditta A. Henin, Milan, 1935-44 Twenty-four table knives, with stainless steel blades Twelve dessert knives, with stainless steel blades, in a fitted leather case 196 oz. (6,096 gr.) weighable silver (119)
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Pre-Lot Text
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