(1) Georg Jensen sterling hinged sugar tongs, 0.86 oz troy, 20th c., 4 1/2" L. (2 & 3) Pair Italian Buccellati sterling salts with paw feet, 5.075 oz troy, 20th c., 1 1/2"H x 3 1/4" W x 2 5/8" D. (4,5 & 6) French Sterling Second Empire asparagus server, 5.1 oz troy, 10"L, in fitted case bearing the stamp for retailer DuBois-Ancelin Horloger, Cambrai, late 19th c., 1 3/4" H x 11 1/4" W x 5" D; French sterling pepper mill, not weighed, 3 3/4" H, 20th c. and French silver gilt tongs, 0.965 oz troy, late 19th c., 5 1/2" L, all bearing mark of Minerva head in cartouche, indicating 1st Standard. (7) Birmingham, England sterling footed candy dish with retailer's mark of Kirby Beard & Co, Paris on base, 1852, 2.775 oz troy, 1 1/2" H x 5" dia. (8) Austrian 800 silver bird with hinged head opening to shaker, 2.275 oz troy, 20th c., 3 1/2" H x 5 3/4" L. (9) Silver helmet-shaped cream pitcher, eagle heraldry mark, no hallmarks, 6.43 oz troy, mid 19th c., 7 1/4" H. (10) Silverplated cream pitcher with cat/fox face hallmark and stamped 6, 32, 2/8L. late 19th/early 20th c., not weighed, 4 1/4" H. Total 14.775 oz troy sterling, 2.275 oz troy 800 silver, 6.43 oz troy unmarked weighable silver. Provenance: Estate of Bill Zarnon, Gatlinburg, Tenn. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition
All items in very good condition with some surface scratches due to use and age. Case with abrasions.