拍品的状况可能存在极大差异,而由于其性质使然,拍品难以处于完美无瑕的状态。拍品均以拍卖时的状况出售。
Overall with some scuffs and scratches consistent with age, use, and stacking, all later gilt, those without monograms likely with engraving removed, though generally neatly done, overall generally good condition.
Please see below for further condition and lengths:
Dessert spoons, 7 in. – Some scratches to the bowls and wear to the gilding, with a minor depression where monograms have been removed, four not gilt and probably later
Teaspoons, 53⁄4 in. – One very slightly longer, with butter color gilding, some wear to gilding at the high spots, some minor scratches to bowls
Sorbet spoons, 51⁄2 in. – Strong gilding overall, good condition
Dinner forks, 71⁄2 in. – Lemon to butter color gilding, all with a slight depression where monograms have been removed, one with tines possibly cut down though not very noticeable, two with slight wear to end tines
Luncheon forks, 63⁄4 in. – Significant wear to gilding overall, some with slight wear to end tines but only a few getting a bit thin and none hooking, some with a slight depression where monograms have been removed, one with tines slightly cut down though not very noticeable
Salad forks, 63⁄4 in. – With butter colored gilding, some wear to gilding at edges, most with a depression where monograms have been removed, some light scratches overall
Ice cream fork, 51⁄4 in. – Overall good condition
Luncheon knives 91⁄8 in. – 16 with Tiffany & Co. stainless steel blades, 6 with replaced Sheffield stainless steel blades, five of which are engraved with monogram SCE, light butter color gilding throughout with some wear to the high spots, joins good overall
Fish knives, with stainless steel blades, 73⁄4 in. – All with Tiffany & Co. stainless steel blades, butter colored gilding, decoration crisp, joins good
Fish knives, with silver-gilt blades, 75⁄8 in. – Strong gilding overall, some scratches to blades, with removed monograms, some leaf tips lacking where monograms removed, all with T date letter for 1892-1902
Butter spreaders, 53⁄4 in. – Flat handled and with strong gilding, with a minor depression where monograms have been removed
Master butter knife – With a hollow handle and unmarked stainless steel blade, good condition
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