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letter openers, collection of eleven
letter openers, collection of eleven
sterling silver, enamel 8 h × ¾ w in (20 × 2 cm)
Ten Flora letter openers and one naturalistic letter opener:
One pierced with flowers, marked ‘1446’
Two with pond lillies, one with monogram marked ‘2800’, the other ‘S.C.& L. Co 1720’
Two with forget-me-nots, one with monogram marked ‘Theo B. Starr Pat'd 89 2805’, the other ‘2166’
Three with enamel forget-me-nots, marked ‘5565’, ‘5591’ and ‘5563’, respectively
One with buttercups, marked ‘3047’
One with violets, marked ‘Howard & Co New York Sterling 1723’
One Grass pattern, marked ‘2269’.
Ten marked ‘Winged (S) Sterling’
Sold with nine letter openers marked ‘2964’, ‘2568’ inscribed ‘Christmas’, ‘2566’, ‘2563’, ‘2569’, ‘5703’, ‘H.S. & Co 5704’ with monogram, ‘5705’ dated ‘January 15th 1897’ and ‘2571’. All marked ‘Winged (S) Sterling’.
12.1 ozt (gross weight).