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The Art of Entertaining - May 8, 2025

Thu, May 8, 2025 10:00AM EDT
  • Property Formerly in the Collection of Jan Mitchell
Lot 180

Assembled Steiff and International Silver Flatware Service

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

Marked 'Sterling'.

The Steiff comprising:

Eight dinner knives with steel blades and filled handles

Eight butter spreaders

Eight lunch forks

Eight salad forks

Eight soup spoons

Sixteen teaspoons

A carving set with steel blades and tines and filled handles

A pie slice with steel blades and filled handles

A berry spoon

Three serving spoons

Two casserole spoons

A serving fork

A sauce ladle

An aspic spoon

A sugar spoon

A master butter spreader

A jelly spoon

Two pickle forks

The International comprising:

Twelve dinner knives with steel blades and filled handles

Twelve knives with serrated steel blades and filled handles

Twelve butter spreaders with steel blades and filled handles

Twelve dinner forks

Twelve salad forks

Twelve cocktail forks

Twelve tablespoons

Twenty-eight teaspoons

Twelve demitasse spoons

The Steiff dinner knives 8 3/4 in. long, the International 9 1/2 in. long, 194.3 approx. weighable, (197 pcs).

 

 

Condition

Minor wear, abrasions and nicks. The carving knife blade with loss to the tip and needs to be replaced. Otherwise in good condition.

Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.

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Collection of Jan Mitchell.