Tuesday, JuLy 22, 2008 - John Moran Auctioneers

1154 a Georg Jensen ‘Blossom’ sterling coffee service
Designed by Georg Jensen circa 1908, an assembled set, variously marked, including
a coffee pot (8.5’’ x 9’’ x 6’’), a cream jug (2.75’’ x 6.5’’ x 4.5’’) and a covered sugar
bowl (4’’ x 4.7’’5 x 3.5’’), not monogrammed, 3 pcs, weight of sugar bowl, 11 oz,
est:$2000/4000. Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, Hidden Hills, CA
Condition: An assembled set, as stated. Variously marked, dating from circa 1930
to post 1945. Approximate weight of creamer: 5 oz, approximate weight pot: 20 oz.
General light marks, scratches and tarnishing to surface, commensurate with age
and use. Surfaces rather rubbed- appears original surface has been rubbed with fine
grade steel wool. Coffee pot with some denting to side and to base of spout. Handles
with typical yellowing, and fine inherent cracking, as visible from catalogue photos.
1155 a Georg Jensen ‘Cactus’ sterling serving set
Designed by Gundorph Albertus circa 1930, an assembled set, variously marked,
including a 2 piece salad set (10.25’’), 1 cake knife (10.25’’), 1 cheese plane (8.25’’),
not monogrammed, 4 pcs, weighable sterling, 11 oz tw approximately, est:$400/600.
Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, Hidden Hills, CA Condition: An
assembled set, as stated. Variously marked, dating from circa 1930 to post 1945.
Good overall condition. With typical marks, scratches, rubbing and tarnishing
commensurate with age and use. Some slight rust spotting to blade of cheese plane.
Knife and plane with stainless blades. Weight is approximated for each piece at 0.5
oz. Not monogrammed.
1156 an s. Kirk ‘Repousse’ sterling flatware service
Second half 20th c, an assembled part service marked ‘’S. Kirk & Son Inc. Sterling’’,
comprising: 20 dinner forks (7.25’’), 7 dessert / salad forks (6.25’’), 14 teaspoons (6’’),
8 dinner knives (hollow handle, 9’’), 8 bouillon spoons (6’’), 8 dessert / cream soup /
place spoons (7.25’’), 12 ice cream forks (6’’), 12 demitasse spoons (4.5’’), 8 cocktail
forks (5.25’’), 2 tablespoons (8.25’’), 2 large berry spoons (9’’), 1 small berry spoon
(5.25’’), 1 infant spoon (5.75’’), 2 relish spoons (5.5’’), 1 salt spoon (3.75’’), 1 ladle
(7.25’’), 1 beef fork (7.75’’), 1 cheese slice (6.25’’), a 2 piece steak set (knife: 9.5’’), a 2
piece roast carving set (knife: 13.25’’), some pieces monogrammed to the reverse ‘’R’’,
113 pcs, together with a faux croc zippered anti-tarnish canteen, weighable sterling,
120 oz tw approximately, est:$3000/5000. Provenance: Property from the Marjorie
Bacon Trust, Montecito, CA Condition: An assembled part service, as stated. Pieces
likely varying in age. Steel bladed articles not included in weight. General light
marks, scratches and tarnishing commensurate with age and use. Some pieces
monogrammed, as stated- namely demitasse spoons and ice cream forks.
1157 a dominick & Haff sterling floral coffee service
Late 19th c, with maker’s marks and further marked ‘’Sterling / 129 / Theo B Starr’’,
comprising a coffee pot (6.25’’ x 6.5’’ x 4.5’’), a covered sugar bowl (3.5’’ x 5.5’’ x 4.5’’)
and a cream jug (3’’ x 5.5’’ x 4.5’’), decorated overall with repousse floral vines, not
monogrammed, 3 pcs, gross weight, 37 oz tw approximately, est:$700/1000. Note:
Retailed by Theodore B. Starr, New York, NY Condition: Good condition overall. Very
nicely executed decoration. General light marks, scratches and tarnishing to surface
commensurate with age. Fine stable cracking to insulator handles of coffee pot.
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