1788 Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
United States
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery is a full-service auction gallery strategically located on Miami Circle in the historic Buckhead district of Atlanta, one of the Southeastern United States’ largest commercial and financial centers. The gallery is owned and operated by Robert Ahlers and his wife Chr...Read more
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Aug 27, 2016 - Aug 28, 2016
Meriden Britannia Co (American (Connecticut), founded 1852) & Hartford Silver Plate Co (American (Connecticut), 1881-1893), fourth quarter 19th century. A fine Aesthetic Japonesque movement silver plate ice water pitcher and handled basket both in quadruple plate: the ice pitcher with fluted collar over a banded stippled neck decorated with panels of leafy foliage, bamboo leaves and nouveau style figures, mounted with a foliate form handle that branches out to both sides terminating in leafy blossoms across the hand hammer bulbous body with honeycomb design. The cake or bride’s basket with a beaded pierced border and stylized handle over the slanted sides decorated with bamboo leaves, fans, fish, snails and framed harbor and pagoda scenes, spider webs and cupid all against a hammer-finished ground and raised on four legs. Basket is inscribed to exterior side 'Marguerite". The pitcher hallmarked to the underside with early Meriden B. Company mark. Also stamped "Quadruple Plate" and 401. Approximate height 8.75". The basket hallmarked "Hartford Silver Plate Co Quadruple 1027". Approximate height 3" (to basket rim), width 9", depth 9".
Both pieces with some losses of silvering with base metal exposed commensurate with age and usage. Minor surface scratches commensurate with age and usage. Some polish residue in cracks. Neither piece with any repairs noted.
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