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Premier Auction - Session I | November 11, 2022

Fri, Nov 11, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 386

26 Minton's and Crown Derby Dinner Plates

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

20th century, comprising: 12 dinner plates, marks for Minton's/Tiffany & Co. on bases, marked "H912?", cobalt and orange floral decoration, gilt rims and highlights, 10-5/8 in.; 14 dinner plates, marks for Crown Derby/Theodore B. Starr New York to bases, marked "1133", cobalt ground with raised gilt decoration, 10-1/4 in.

Provenance: Estate of Wilhelmine Kirby Waller, Bedford, New York; by descent

Note: Wilhelmine Kirby Waller was the granddaughter of Thomas Ellis Kirby, founding partner of the American Art Association, which became the first major auction house in the United States, selling over 60 million dollars worth of art during its existence from 1883-1924. Gustavus Kirby, Wilhelmine's father, was an important member of the American Olympic Committee and was involved in the AAA business with his father. Wilhelmine, a noted equestrienne, focused her pursuits on horse breeding at the successful Tanrackin Farm in Bedford, New York. She was on several Presidential Commissions focusing on conservation and the environment, as well as serving as the President of the Garden Club of America. These objects offered here were passed down through the family and Wilhelmine to the current consignor.

Condition

all with scattered surface scratches, typical light wear to bases, some surface dirt and accretion; Minton's examples with some gilt loss, eight examples with several cracks and/or breaks and repairs through body

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