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Blotters & Blotter Corners

Blotter01.jpg (40096 bytes) 1333-31. 4 American Silver Blotter Corners, three chased with floral repoussι decoration and the fourth applied with intertwined gold mono "UPBW" (#1462); made by the S. Kirk & Son Co. of Baltimore MD, c.1900-1925. Corners 4" long on side, 5" on the diagonal, total weight of all four 9.25 troy oz. SOLD

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Cigarette & Cigar Boxes

1518-29. American Brass-mounted Desk Box of rectangular form on four bun feet, the hinged cover and four sides in the pierced 'pine needle' pattern backed by smokey glass panels bordered with applied brass beading, smokey glass bottom (#809); marked by Tiffany Studios of New York NY, c.1900-1930. No mono. 2.25" high, 6.5" long, 4.05" deep. Some discoloration to the metal. $ 975.

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Inkwells

1559-70. Antique Edward VII Silver Inkstand of shaped oval form with pierced rim inside an embossed scroll edge, the flat oval base with oval holder for the facetted cut glass inkwell; marked by Deakin & Francis Ltd. at Birmingham in 1904/05. No mono. 2.38" overall hieght; Tray 7.0" long, 3.5" wide, 0.68" high, 1.55 troy oz.; Inkwell 2.25" high, 2.0" long, 1.5" wide, oval collar 1.15" long. The flat silverplated hinged inkwell cover with ball finial a replacement  and the glass inkwell possibly added as well. 4 140.
1564-14. American Silver-mounted Inkwell & Tray, the heavy blown glass body of shaped square serpentine bombe form with cut star decoration on base and mushroom form domed cover hinged to collar, square angular undertray (#1815); struck with the hollow cross trademark of J.F. Fradley & Co. of New York NY, c.1920-1935. Script mono "TBH" on both cover & tray. 4.5" high overall; Tray 0.5" high, 5.6" square, 4.0 troy oz.; Inkwell 4.38" high, 4.0" wide and deep, 4.5" across the diagonal, 2.1" collar diameter. $ 350.
1542-49. American Silver-Lidded Glass Inkwell, the plain cubic cut glass body with bevelled edges and star cut base, fitted with a domed cover hinged to a silver collar on the neck; made by the Lenox Silver Co. of New York NY, c.1945-1960. No mono. 3.75" high, 2.25" square, 1.88" collar diameter. $ 150.
1567-16. Antique Edward VII Silver-mounted Glass Inkwell with cut glass body in the form of an angular tapering trapezoidal shoe or slipper with cut beveled edges and star decorated base, capped with a slightly domed plain circular silver cover hinged to a collar; marked by Levi & Salaman at Birmingham in 1907/08. No mono. 2.5" high, 2.3" wide at back of base, 3.1" wide at front of base, 1.38" collar diameter. $ 250.

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Match Holders

1512-54.jpg (66585 bytes) 1512-54. Antique American Silver Match Box Cover & Stand, the cover and base chased with floral repoussι decoration, the box cover removable for use without the stand; made by Jacobi & Jenkins of Baltimore MD, working 1895-1907. Mono "JMA". Stand & Cover: 3.38" high, 4.25" diameter; Box Cover: 2.38" long, 1.5" wide, 0.75" deep; 3.9 troy oz. total. SOLD

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Paper Knives (Letter Openers)

1511-36. American Silver Book Page Cutter of flat long plain oblong form made by the Richard Dimes Co. of South Boston MA, c.1920-1950. Worn shaded Roman mono "GGH". Used to open pages that were not trimed during the bookbinding. 10.1" long, 1.3" wide, 5.5 troy oz. Some surface wear. $ 235.
1549-08. Antique American Silver Small Paper Knife with tapering rectangular handle in the 'Repousse' pattern (#1), made by the S. Kirk & Son Co. of Baltimore MD, c.1900-1915. Roman mono "PFP". 5.05" long, 0.88" blade width, 0.83 troy oz. $ 50.
1529-05. Antique American Silver Paper Knife in the 'Berry' pattern (c.1880) with simitar blade (#1949); made by the Whiting Mfg. Co. and retailed by Theodore B. Starr, both of New York NY c.1885-1900. Vertical script mono "AT". 5.5" long, 0.37 troy oz. Several dings to blade. $ 40.

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Rulers

String Holders

1573-23. Antique American Silver String Holder of shaped globular form on short moulded foot, the pierced and floral embossed bayonet-mounted cover fitted to a plain base (#856A); marked sterling only, c.1890-1915. Script mono "FM". 3.38" high, 3.0" diameter, 2.0" foot diameter, 2.9 troy oz. $ 225.

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