Jan 22, 2025 10:00 EST

The Boston and Newport Collections of a Distinguished British Family

 
Lot 53
 

53

Russian Silver and Silver-Gilt Flatware Service

Estate / Collection: The Boston and Newport Collections of a Distinguished British Family

Various makers, including Gubkin and Vasilii Semenov, Moscow, 1850s-1860s

In the fiddle pattern, comprising: twenty-four tablespoons, twenty-four dessert spoons, twenty-four teaspoons, twenty-four dinner forks, twenty-four dessert forks, twenty-four dinner knives, twenty-four dessert knives, twelve salts, eighteen serving pieces, including a pair of sandwich tongs, a pair of soup ladles, a pair of serving spoons and a pair of soup ladles, each engraved with a coat of arms, in a fitted oak case with brass handles, the cover applied with a brass plaque engraved: STANLEY HOUSE. Total approximately 279 ounces (8,678 grams), weighable.

Provenance:

The Contents of Stanley House; sold Bonham's, London, December 14, 2021, lot 165.

Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Sold for $14,080
Estimated at $12,000 - $18,000

Includes Buyer's Premium


 

Estate / Collection: The Boston and Newport Collections of a Distinguished British Family

Various makers, including Gubkin and Vasilii Semenov, Moscow, 1850s-1860s

In the fiddle pattern, comprising: twenty-four tablespoons, twenty-four dessert spoons, twenty-four teaspoons, twenty-four dinner forks, twenty-four dessert forks, twenty-four dinner knives, twenty-four dessert knives, twelve salts, eighteen serving pieces, including a pair of sandwich tongs, a pair of soup ladles, a pair of serving spoons and a pair of soup ladles, each engraved with a coat of arms, in a fitted oak case with brass handles, the cover applied with a brass plaque engraved: STANLEY HOUSE. Total approximately 279 ounces (8,678 grams), weighable.

Provenance:

The Contents of Stanley House; sold Bonham's, London, December 14, 2021, lot 165.

Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Dimensions of case: height 5 3/4 inches, width 26 inches, depth 17 1/2 inches.

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Auction: The Boston and Newport Collections of a Distinguished British Family, Jan 22, 2025

  • Successsful Auction of The Boston and Newport Collections of a Distinguished British Family on January 22, 2025

  • Exceptional Results for English & Continental Furniture, Decorations, Silver & Paintings

NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle held the successful auction The Boston and Newport Collections of a Distinguished British Family on January 22, 2025. This landmark sale saw strong prices for furniture, decorations, silver and art. The owner, from the world of publishing, was born in London to an American mother and British father. They enlisted the celebrated London decorator Kenneth Neame to design their residences in Gloucestershire, Palm Beach and Manhattan, imbuing these homes with taste and grandeur. Over time, the owner enriched the collection with exceptional pieces, displayed at his magnificent Boston Back Bay apartment and summer residence in Newport. Bidders from both sides of the Atlantic vied for exquisite artifacts reflecting the beau monde of the sixties through the eighties at the height of its elegance and style.

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