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Design: 1860-1910 - October 9, 2025

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Lot 19

Meriden Britannia Co. Silver Plate Calling Card Stand

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Starting Bid
$2,000

Bid Increments

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

Apparently unmarked; with an inset glass top.

35 x 17 in. diam.

Note: An identical model is in the collection of the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Arts center in Utica, New York.

Literature: This model is illustrated in The Meriden Britannia Silver-Plate Treasury: The Complete Catalog of 1886-7 on page 73.

Condition

Heavy wear to silver plate. Scattered variation to patination. Some rubbing to the gilt wash of the hammered bowl and feet. Top is slightly tilted. The inner metal rim supporting the glass is slightly lifted in one area. Otherwise in good condition.

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