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Silver plated asparagus tongs

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Silver plated asparagus tongs

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Estim. 300 - 500 EUR

ASPARAGUS SERVING TONGS. By SMITH, USA, early 20th century. In silver, decorated with shells and engraved at the top with a coat of arms of the Limburg-Stirum family. A serving ladle engraved with stars and in a cartouche with the monogram MAJ; and a punch serving spoon, twisted handle engraved on the reverse with the inscription: "V. Specht 29.11.88 - 18.6.91", in silver-plated metal. Wear from use, but overall good condition. Marked: Sterling, M. S. Smith & C°, London, 1910, L.: 25 cm, 27 cm, 38.5 cm. Weight: 298 g

Estim. 20 - 30 EUR

Louis XVI-style silver-plated asparagus tongs with openwork and chased acanthus scrolls topped by a medallion. Height 8.5 cm.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

SILVER METAL LOT: A coffee pot, two round dishes, a teapot and a sugar bowl, breakfast cup and saucer, three carafe coasters, a cooler, a tumbler, a card tray, an oval serving dish, a covered sugar bowl, a trivet, a cream jug, a strainer, a sugar bowl and milk jug, a tastevin, a crumb tray, asparagus tongs, oyster forks, cake forks, cutlery and small serving pieces, napkin rings, trivets and bottle coasters, serving platter, bread basket, shaker, covered vegetable dish...

Estim. 23 000 - 30 000 EUR

BOIVIN Victor (1856-1927) - Important 925-thousandths silver and vermeil menagère with Rocaille-style decoration and QM numerals, presented in a box containing 490 pieces: - Drawer 1: 24 table spoons, 48 table forks and 12 snail forks (forged silver handles) ; - Drawer 2: 48 table knives (silver handle, steel blade), 24 oyster forks; - Drawer 3: 24 fish knives, 24 fish forks, 24 melon forks (silver-filled handles); - Drawer 4: 24 spoons/forks, 24 vegetable forks (silver forged handles) and a tea strainer; - Drawer 5: 24 dessert sets (spoons/forks), 24 coffee spoons, 24 ice-cream spoons and two pairs of grape scissors (steel blade); - Drawer 6: 48 dessert knives (forged silver handles) including 24 with silver blades and 24 with steel blades, two cheese knives (steel blade and forged silver handle), an ice-cream set, a strawberry spoon, a sugar spoon and four hors-d'oeuvres pieces; - Drawer 7: A carving set (silver-filled handle, steel blade and silver-plated fork), a fish set, a salad set, a game set (silver-filled handle, steel blade and silver-plated fork), a pâté set, a cake set, a leg of lamb set (silver-filled handle and silver-plated fork), eight candy sets, three sugar tongs, a compote spoon, a cream spoon and two jam spoons; - Drawer 8: 24 knife-holders, a ladle, asparagus tongs, a ragout spoon, two sauce spoons, two mustard dishes (unweighed white glass jars) and two mustard scoops, six salt bowls (unweighed white glass jars, one missing) and six salt scoops and a steel nutcracker; Oak veneered chest opening with a hinged lid centered on a turntable with an OM monogram, and two drawer fronts, removable side handles. On each drawer, engraved plate describing the contents of each tray. Minerve hallmark and hallmark of Maitre Orfèvre français Victor BOIVIN, fils ainé (1856-1927) in a vertical hallmark, croissant-étoile-VB-étoile. Victor Boivin took over from his father Jean Boivin on rue de Montmorency in January 1881. He was registered on February 3, 1881. Net silver weight: approx. 18,100 g Gross weight of filled silver: approx. 3,810 g Gross weight of steel blade: approx. 5,990 g Total gross weight: approx. 27,900 g

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