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Lot 303

Korean Silver Soup Warmer and Enamel Box

Estimate: $700 - $900

Bid Increments

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$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

mid 20th century, including presentation soup warmer with engraved decoration and inscribed "To General Walton Walker "For/The Memory of your Activities/in Korea" Donated By Korean/Patriotic General Association/on October 27th, 1950", partial mark on base, test .900 or better, 5-3/4 x 7 x 7 in.; round lidded dish with blue and green enamel decoration, marked "Made in Korea/Silver98%", 3-1/2 x 4-1/2 in., with later box, 35.22 oz. T. total gross weight

Provenance: Collection of General Sam S. Walker and Charlotte B. Walker, Pinehurst, North Carolina

Condition

warmer with small dents and wear; enamel pieces with cracks and loss to enamel