An exemplary item for the collector of cast bonbonnieres.
$75.00
Though the gilding was probably a bit brighter in 1902, this is still an especially impressive example. For those of you who are not familiar with weights, 5.9 Troy ounces will feel wonderfully heavy in the hand!
Compare on ebay (item 175280479685) at 799.00
These have exceptional detail and die depth. Note early "PAT APP. FOR" mark.
$150.00
Other web pages which will remain nameless are still hoping to get the big bucks for these, but we are eminently realistic.
For those of you who wonder what that unusual symbol between the Whiting trademark and "sterling" might mean, we suspect that is a letter h inside a circle, meaning 'heavy,' since these weigh a bit more than the average Lily butter spreader...
$225.00
For those of you who favor comparison shopping, compare @349.95 with those folks who Replace your stuff, or 495.00 on Ebay and Etsy!
$120.00
Nine out of ten alleged Lily lettuce forks that come on the market are recast, so it's a pleasure to see an old, original example.
$975.00
Whiting could easily have incorporated the rocaille design into the dies which were used to strike the body of this piece. Instead, they chose to use applied decoration along the foot and below the lid, a more difficult and costly technique. The resulting three-dimensionality lifts this tureen out of the realm of "good" and into that of "exceptional".
This was probably a custom made item.
We've examined both doggies carefully with a high power loupe, and they appear to be 14k. No, we're not going to test them...
With faux alligator skin, and applied silver matte finish "calling card."
On Hold
Have a look at the finely engraved matte-finished bowl up close and personal in our second enlargement to see why Faber's work is sought after by so many collectors!
$150.00
Come ye citizens of Portsmouth and reclaim thy heritage!!