Lot Details
Lot 1055
Four American Sterling Silver Matchsafes
Various makers, late 19th/early 20th century
Comrising one marked William B. Kerr from their series "Great Masterpieces of William-Adolphe Bouguereau" with scene of Venus rising from the sea, height 2 3/4 inches (7 cm); one marked Howard Sterling Co., with masks and a cherub, height 2 1/2 inches (6 cm); another marked Unger Bros. with two cherubs and a fire, height 2 1/4 inches (6 cm); the last with figures skating and a woman in a sedan chair, length 2 1/2 inches (6.2 cm); Together with Two Silver Plated Matchsafes. Total approximately 81.2 dwt, weighable.
Provenance:
William B. Kerr example, Richard H. Jenkins, Canton, CT
Howard Sterling Co. example, Richard H. Jenkins, Canton, CT, December 1983
Skaters and sedan chair example, Richard H. Jenkins, Canton, CT, March 1989
The Joseph and Miriam Poser Collection
C Estate of Miriam S. Poser
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Portrait masks and cherub - Howard Sterling Co. - good condition overall; good detail to faces; hinge good and tight; reverse with sield engraved "HLY"
Two cherubs at campfire - Unger Bros. - good overall; light rubbing to raised figures; hinge good and tight; reverse engraved "ECB"; dent to cover edge
Sedan chair/ skating - marked only sterling; good condition overall; good detail to decoration; hinge good and tight
Venus - silver plated - generally good with some wear to plating; hinge good and tight
Figures and scrolls - silver plated - good condition overall; good detail to decoration; with sliding container, not a hinged top
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