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EXCEEDINGLY RARE SOLID SILVER
TUSSIE MUSSIE
The origins of the tussie mussie occurred in the Medieval time. The portable floral arrangement was meant to keep the nose happy or gay. It arrived in this country with the colonists, who referred to them as tussie mussies. The English preferred the term of nosegay. They became fashionable during Queen Victoria's reign, when they became a messenger of affection. Each sprig of aromatic herbs for flowers was chosen for its meaning according to the language of flowers. Traditionally, the center flower was a rose, which means love.
The removal of the replaced ball at the pinnacle of the cone liberated three legs, allowing the arrangement to be displayed on a table top.PROBABLY GERMAN
AN UNIDENTIFIED MAKER
19th CENTURY
4.5" l., .6 troy oz.
GTM551
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ENCHANTING DUTCH 833 STANDARD SOLID SILVER AND GLASS
COW CREAMER
Also bears an export mark.AN UNIDENTIFIED MAKER
1904
3" l., 5.25" w., 3.1 troy oz.
DCC161
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ASTONISHING DANISH STERLING SILVER
LETTER OPENER IN "ACORN"
With all silver blade.COPENHAGEN
MARK OF GEORG JENSEN
EARLY 20th CENTURY
7.75" l., 1.7 troy oz.
DLO263
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NOVEL SET OF EIGHT ITALIAN 800 STANDARD SOLID SILVER
PLACE CARD HOLDERSMARK OF AN UNIDENTIFIED MAKER
20TH CENTURY
Each - .75" l., 1.5" w., 6.1 troy oz.
CBS2162
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RARE DANISH STERLING SILVER
BOWL ON PEDESTAL AND SPOONThough the marks on the spoon differ from the marks on the bowl, these two masterful examples of the Jensen workshop were acquired and function well together.
COPENHAGEN
MARK OF JOHAN ROHDE FOR GEORG JENSEN
CIRCA 1925
Bowl - 4.5" top dia., 4.25" h., 6.1 troy oz.
Spoon - 5" l., 1 troy oz.
CBS2162
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NOVEL DUTCH 833 STANDARD SOLID SILVER
BOX WITH HINGED LIDIdeal for pills.
UNIDENTIFIED MAKER
1920
1.5"l., 2" w., .8 troy oz.
DB104
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INTRICATE CZECHOSLOVAKIAN SOLID SILVER
AND VERMEIL
SNUFF BOXExemplifies the skill and artistry of the European craftsmen.
PRAGUE
MARK OF "V.G"
1846
1.75"l., 3.0"w. 2.2 troy oz.
CSB22
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ART DECO DANISH STERLING AND COBALT BLUE ENAMEL
INDIVIDUAL SALT AND PEPPER SET
Consists of a salt cellar, salt spoon and pepper shaker.
COPENHAGEN
MARK OF A. MICHELSEN
EARLY 20th CENTURY
Salt spoon - 2.25" l.
Salt cellar - 2" top dia.
Pepper shaker - 1.75" h.
CSPS755
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FANTASTIC MEXICAN STERLING SILVER
“PILLOW BOX”Engraved "WR"
William Spratling, also referred to as the father of Taxco's silver industry, pursued an academic career upon graduation from Auburn University. In 1926, he ventured to Mexico to give a lecture on colonial architecture and quickly fell in love with Mexico's art, history and people. Spratling promptly quit his teaching job at Tulane, moved to Mexico and wrote a book entitled Little Mexico. While living in the little village of Taxco, he grew to adore silver. Spratling once said, “The true color of silver is white, the same color as extreme heat and extreme cold. It is also the same color as the first food received by an infant, and it is the color of light...” He took it upon himself to revive the town's silver mine that had been dormant for two centuries. Spratling's charisma and dedication to simple design charmed not only his rapidly growing staff, but also clients like Saks Fifth Ave., Emperor Haile Selassie, Tiffany & Co., Lyndon Johnson, Orson Wells and Neiman-Marcus. In 1948, President Eisenhower asked the famous silversmith to instruct the Alaskan Eskimos how to develop their own arts and handicrafts, like he has taught the Mexicans. When he died in 1967, the town of Taxco was draped in mourning for the grey-eyed man that exuded warmth and enthusiasm. It is said that William Spratling commanded respect but never demanded it.
TAXCO
WILLIAM SPRATLING
1940-1944
2.25"h., 3.25"l., 3.25"w., 6.8 troy oz.
CB700
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