332. Jones, Ball & Co. Coin Silver Hot Water Pot, Boston ... - Skinner

368365.Two Pairs of Sterling Sugar Tongs, a Whiting “Grecian”pattern, c. 1880, lg. 5 3/8, and a Lebkuecher & Co. pair, late19th/early 20th century, lg. 6 7/8 in., approx. 4 troy oz.$200-300369.Gorham Aesthetic Movement Copper and Silver Pin Tray,date marked 1883, oval copper dish with scalloped rims, appliedwith a prunus branch, and two butterflies, lg. 5 5/8 in.$200-300366.S. Kirk & Son Sterling Repoussé Bread Tray, 1880-90, oval,with rocaille shell and acanthus handles, the plate with wide bandof floral repoussé, crabstock rim, lg. to handles 15 3/4 in.,approx. 27 troy oz.$2,000-2,500370.Dominick & Haff Sterling Reticulated Center Bowl, datemarked 1884, tapered oblong, pierced with fans and circles,beaded rim, monogram to underside, lg. 11 7/8 in., approx. 22troy oz.$500-700367.S. Kirk & Son Sterling Repoussé Hot Water Pot, 1880-90,cylindrical, with domed lid with berry finial, short spout, chasedand embossed all over with dense foliates and flat leaves, ht. 8 in.,approx. 20 troy oz.$700-900368.Three-Piece Sterling Repoussé Batopilas Presentation Tea Set,c. 1882, paneled square section teapot, covered sugar, andcreamer, chased and embossed with dense foliates and leafyscrolls, with angular crabstock handles and lid finials, on paw feet,engraved to undersides with monogram, teapot with inscription“Batopilas from A.R. Shepherd and L.H. Stevens, April 11th1882,” teapot ht. 5 1/2 in., approx. 36 troy oz.Note: Batopilas was a Mexican silver mine located in thesoutheastern Chihuahua state. It was directed by Alex R.Shepherd, a former territorial governor and vice president of TheBoard of Public Works in Washington, D.C. Shepherd wasknown to give silver presentation items commemorating Batopilasto his friends and colleagues, including an elaborately decoratedflask made by Gorham. This tea set is possibly made from silvermined at Batopilas, and although it bears no maker’s mark, it islikely that this set was also manufactured by an Americancompany.$4,000-6,000371.Tiffany & Co. Sterling “American Indian” Serving Spoon,patented by Charles Grosjean in 1885, depicting Scalp Dancefigural terminal, with teardrop bowl, heel of bowl with castbuffalo head, engraved with Native American style geometrics,monogrammed to back of bowl, lg. 8 in., approx. 2 troy oz.Note: For other examples of “American Indian,” see TiffanySilver Flatware, 1845-1905: When Dining Was an Art, by Hood,Berlin & Wawrynek: Antique Collectors’ Club, 1999, pp. 259-260.$300-500372.Gorham Sterling Two-Handled Vase, date marked 1886,spherical body with cylindrical neck and bifurcate loop handles,acid-etched with fruiting vines, ht. 9 3/4 in., approx. 40 troy oz.$2,000-4,000373.Dominick & Haff Sterling Mug, 1888, chased and embossedwith wide band of cherubs within foliate C-scrolls, shaped handle,engraved with name to base, with presentation inscription dated1890 to underside, ht. 3 in., approx. 5 troy oz.$300-50055