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Sat, Oct 23, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 793

New Orleans Coins Silver Basket, Adolphe Himmel

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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Louisiana, mid 19th century, oval reeded bowl with rope handle, pedestal base with bead border, monogram on handle, marks for Adolphe Himmel (New Orleans, Louisiana, working 1852-1877) and Hyde & Goodrich (New Orleans, Louisiana, working 1828-1861), 22.88 oz. T., 11 x 13 x 9 in.

Provenance: From the Estate of the Late Jim VanStory, Weaverville, North Carolina

Note: For similar example see Crescent City Silver, an exhibition of nineteenth-century New Orleans silver, page 48.

Condition

base pushed in, light scratches

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