Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd. -- May 14, 2011 - Estate Treasures Auction - 3:00 PM Featuring two private Raleigh Estates; a Collection from Ocean Isle; and a Collection from Richmond, Virginia. Offerings include silver, estate jewelry, paintings, furniture, rugs, books, and more!
Sterling Silver Sherbets - by International. (9.45 total troy oz.)
Lot 1016. Antique Cut Glass Decanter - with silver collar and original stopper. (8.5 in.)
Lot 1017. International "Pine Tree" Sterling Silver Service - (62) pieces including: (5) place knives; (4) dinner knives; (5) place forks; (6) salad forks; (6) cocktail forks; (4) butter spreaders; (5) round soup spoons; (9) teaspoons; (8) iced tea spoons; (3) tablespoons; serving fork; jelly server; cheese server; pie server; carving knife; sugar spoon; and pickle fork. (49.15 total weighable troy oz.)
Lot 1018. Set of (7) S. Kirk & Son Sterling Sherbets - pattern #4107, each monogrammed "NLL." (20.2 total troy oz.)
Lot 1019. Set of (8) S. Kirk & Son Sterling Bread Plates - pattern #58, each monogrammed "NLL." Also including an Unger Brothers bread plate engraved "Phyllis." (27.05 total troy oz.)
Lot 1020. (5) Antique Kirk "Repousse" Sterling Servers - including a berry spoon, tablespoon, waffle server (with monogram), and master butter knife (with monogram), each marked "S. Kirk & Son Sterling." The fifth piece a cold meat fork marked "Sterling - Stieff." (13.2 total troy oz.)
Lot 1021. (6) American Sterling Silver Servers - including an International "Frontenac" meat fork; a Gorham "Chantilly" bon bon; (2) long handled olive spoons; a long handled pickle fork; and a Gorham "Portsmouth" cream ladle with gilt bowl. (5.2 total troy oz.)
Lot 1022. An Attractive Silver Sugar Sifter - likely silverplate, bearing a faux Hibernian punch on the verso, with finely shaped and decorated bowl with remnants of gold wash.
Lot 1023. (9) Curry & Preston Coin Silver Spoons - (PA, active 1825-1831), fiddle and shell pattern. This lot also includes a single teaspoon by S. W. Wilson. (13 total troy oz.)
Lot 1024. Sterling Silver Fruit Bowl and Underplate - the bowl engraved "Lingle." (17.65 total troy oz.)
Lot 1025. (4) Sterling Silver Bowls - (15 total troy oz.)
Lot 1026. Set of (4) Sterling Silver Shakers - by Mueck-Carey Co. (NY, NY), missing one top. (8.35 total troy oz.)
Lot 1027. Assorted Sterling & Silverplate Flatware - including (4) pistol handled steak knives retailed by John Wanamaker. (9.35 total weighable troy oz.)
Lot 1028. Sheffield Plate Teapot, circa 1820 - by Dixon & Smith, the oval form body with delicate foliate & fern engraving, ebonized wood handle and finial, all raised of four magnificent paw feet.
Lot 1029. Pair of Sterling Silver Candelabra - by International, with removable three light arms, weighted base. (DOA 13.25 x 13.25 in.)
Lot 1030. Assorted Sterling Candle Grouping - including a pair of low candelabra by Gorham and (4) assorted low candlesticks. All weighted.
Lot 1031. American Sterling Silver Revere Bowl - (5 x 9.25 in.; 20.65 troy oz.)
Lot 1032. Gorham Sterling Silver Revere Bowl - (4 5/8 x 9 in.; 24.1 troy oz.)
Lot 1033. Sterling Silver Reticulated Basket & Compote - the handled basket with presentation engraving reading "Jetzt wird gefrühstückt / Jedes Ding hat seine Zeit / 24.4.15 / S.J." (Now have