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A MAGNIFICENT SILVER, GOLD, AND HARDSTONE DINNER SERVICE FOR TWENTY-FIVE
MARKS OF HANS BRASSLER AND ELEDER-HICKOK CO., NEWARK, CIRCA 1936
A MAGNIFICENT SILVER, GOLD, AND HARDSTONE DINNER SERVICE FOR TWENTY-FIVE** MARKS OF HANS BRASSLER AND ELEDER-HICKOK CO., NEWARK, CIRCA 1936 Louis XIV pattern, the borders cast and chased with foliate strapwork and accented at intervals in applied gold and silver-gilt putti, birds, swags, ram's heads, and the initial F beneath a female mask, comprising: A pair of ten-light candelabra, each on three paw feet, set with Portor marble, the branches supported by female figures, the upper branches with putto and birds, each socket with detachable waxpan 24½ in. (62.3 cm.) high; 635 oz. (19,757 gr.) gross weight; An oval centerpiece on four paw feet, the bowl with ram's-head and husk swags, the handles modeled as male and female portrait figures, the pierced cover supporting a vase set with Portor marble and winged female figures, the bowl and vase with silver-plated liner 37 in. (94 cm.) long; 669 oz. (20,823 gr.) gross weight; A six-piece tea and coffee service with tray, comprising a teapot, coffee pot, kettle-on-stand, covered sugar bowl, cream jug, waste bowl, the covers with lapis lazuli finials, the kettle-on-stand, teapot and coffee pot with ivory insulators, the two-handled tray shaped rectangular the tray 35½ in. (90.2 cm.) long; 576 oz. (17,964 gr.) gross weight; A cocktail service comprising a cocktail shaker and cover with lapis lazuli finial, twenty-five cocktail cups, and a two-handled tray the tray 32 in. (81.3 cm.) long; 445 oz. (13,875 gr.) gross weight; A dinner service comprising: Twenty-five dinner plates Twenty-five bread plates Twenty-five stands for finger bowls Twenty-five finger bowls Twenty-five almond dishes Six oval trays Two large oval platters Two smaller oval platters Two well-and-tree platters Two circular serving dishes Two circular platters Two dessert stands Two sauce boats with stands Two bread trays Two vegetable bowls Four pepper casters Three salt cellars A smoking service, comprising: two cigarette boxes, eleven matchbox holders, eleven ashtrays; marked on bases ELEDER-HICKOK CO. MAKERS, with symbol for Lebkucher, STERLING 925/1000 AND 18K GOLD, also marked Hans Brassler, Louis XIV 1643-1715 The dinner plate 11½ in. (29.2 cm.) diameter; 775 oz. (24,087 gr.); the total service 5,108 oz. (159,057 gr.) gross weight (217)