Auction 11
Arts, Silver items, Judaica and Collectables
By PASAREL
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Apr 6, 2016
18 Haim Levanon St. Neve Itamar Netanya, Israel
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LOT 245:
RARE Sterling Silver Centerpiece Smith & Nicholson 1861
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Start price:
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8,000
Estimated price :
$10,000 - $15,000
Buyer's Premium: 18%
VAT: 17%
On commission only
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RARE Sterling Silver Centerpiece Smith & Nicholson 1861
Rare Victorian Sterling Silver Centerpiece, Stephen Smith & William Nicholson, London, England, 1861.
Realistically modeled with a man holding a sickle in his left hand and wheat sheaf under his right arm, a hound dog in a sitting pose.
Centered with a candlestick on a scrolled stem with a flower shaped nozzle and a detachable socket.
Profusely decorated base raised on four scroll and acanthus feet.
The base is engraved with a crest and a monogram (see pictures).
Fully hallmarked for London, England, dated 1861, Victorian duty mark, maker mark for Stephen Smith & William Nicholson (marked on the base, on the man figure and on the hound figure).
Height: 27cm / 10.63in.
Base max length: 25.5cm / 10in.
2235gr / 71.85oz.
