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Lot 1076
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Bonhams Skinner
274 Cedar Hill Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
United States
Founded over four decades ago, Bonhams Skinner offers more than 60 auctions annually. Bonhams Skinner auctions reach an international audience and showcase the unique, rare, and beautiful in dozens of categories, including the fine and decorative arts, jewelry, modern design, musical instruments, sc...Read more
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Timed Auction in Progress ... Currently on Lot Estimate:
$200 - $400
Bid Increments
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| $0 | $10 |
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
About Auction
TimedCatalog Only
By Bonhams Skinner
Jul 24, 2022 - Aug 3, 2022
Set Reminder
2022-07-24 12:00:00
2022-08-03 19:00:00
America/New_York
Bidsquare
Bidsquare : European Decor and Design
https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/skinner/european-decor-and-design-9743
A wide array of bronze and marble sculpture of mythological and other subjects highlight the summer auction. Of note is a remarkable marble sculpture of Flora by German artist Anton Werres, once thought to be lost. Bonhams Skinner bidsquare@bonhamsskinner.com
A wide array of bronze and marble sculpture of mythological and other subjects highlight the summer auction. Of note is a remarkable marble sculpture of Flora by German artist Anton Werres, once thought to be lost. Bonhams Skinner bidsquare@bonhamsskinner.com
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- Lot Description
Two Silver Serving Pieces, early to mid-20th century, Viennese .800 silver vegetable tongs, stamped with leaf, lg. 10, and a Whiting Manufacturing Co. sterling punch ladle, lg. 15 in., approx. 15.6 troy oz.
Provenance: Hailing from Wales and England, the Jones family were early settlers to Massachusetts circa 1660. Settling in the Berkshires, the family worked closely with Zenas Crane of Crane Paper, established in 1801. The paper firm still exists today and holds the recipe for the currency of the United States. At that time, all paperwork was done by hand; rags were pounded into pulp in mortars and twenty mortars were required to reduce 100 pounds of rags to pulp each day.
In 1845, Edward Dorr Griffin Jones branched out and founded E.D. Jones Company in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Working closely with local machine shops, he developed and patented specialized machinery, notably the "No Wave" pulp machine for the manufacture of papermaking. A pioneer in the industry, E.D. Jones & Sons Company was sold for $5,000,000 to Beloit Iron Works in 1958.
The silver being offered here has been handed down from generation to generation of the Jones family.
Condition
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