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Royal: An English silver-gilt flatware service and eight dessert plates en suite with the Royal Arms of Spain, Elkington & Co., Birmingham and Sheffield, 1937
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- plates marked on bases for A. Munoz, Taxco
- silver-gilt
- diameter of entrée dish 9 7/8 in.
- 25 cm
the plates engraved with impaled arms, the handles of flatware engraved with arms under a crown, comprising:
8 dinner knives
8 dinner forks
8 lunch knives
8 lunch forks
8 fish knives
8 fish forks
4 dessert knives
12 fruit knives
9 fruit forks
10 teaspoons
8 dessert spoons
8 tablespoons
8 coffee spoons
6 sorbet spoons
1 sugar tongs
Together with a Spanish silver-gilt entrée dish and cover with slip-lock handle, cover engraved with a crown. 123 pieces.
8 dinner knives
8 dinner forks
8 lunch knives
8 lunch forks
8 fish knives
8 fish forks
4 dessert knives
12 fruit knives
9 fruit forks
10 teaspoons
8 dessert spoons
8 tablespoons
8 coffee spoons
6 sorbet spoons
1 sugar tongs
Together with a Spanish silver-gilt entrée dish and cover with slip-lock handle, cover engraved with a crown. 123 pieces.
Condition
dessert plates with surface scratches from use, entree dish cover with a few minor dings, flatware in good condition
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The arms on the flatware are those of Bourbon (Anjou). The arms on the plates are those of HRH, Don Juan de Borbón y Battenberg Count of Barcelona, Head of the Royal House of Spain (1913-2003) (Borbón–Anjou impaling Battenberg) The whole encircled by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The Count of Barcelona was the father of King Juan Carlos I of Spain.