(14) Sterling Tableware, Napkin Rings, Tea Strainers, Etc., 6.55 Ozt

Lot description

(lot of 14) Sterling silver tableware, including: (1) Gorham bourbon decanter label, on rhodium-plated brass chain, (2) decanter labels, marked JS, (one) bourbon, (one) sherry, (2) Spanish .915 silver dishes, five-point star and centaur hallmarks, (1) Chinese Export silver dish, inset 8 Reales coin with bust of Charles IIII dated 1808, (1) Dutch .833 overcup tea strainer with windmill handle, maker's mark AH?, (2) tea infusers, (one) modeled as a tea kettle, (one) with later metal chain, (1) Mappin Brothers napkin ring, c.1893, Sheffield hallmarks, monogrammed C.A.B., (1) Reed & Barton napkin ring, engraved Jacqueline, (1) napkin ring, engraved Eugenia, (1) napkin ring, monogrammed M.B.M., together with (1) silverplate napkin ring, marked Tiffany & Co. EP; largest: approx 5 1/8"l, 3 1/8"w, 6.55ozt total (weighable silver only) Provenance: From the estate of Dorothy Jean McPhaul, whose small East Austin antique shop, Johnnie’s Antiques, has survived for generations despite rapid city expansion. McPhaul, a true lover of all things antique and a retired educator with a 40-year tenure at the LaGrange Public School system, personally collected African American memorabilia, jewelry, glassware, pottery, amongst other rare and fine antiques. Established by McPhaul’s grandfather, Simon Sidle, in 1918, Johnnie’s Antiques is among the last vintage properties on East 6th Street, and notable as one of the first black-owned businesses in Austin. After assuming proprietorship in 1999, Dorothy followed in the family tradition as a fixture of the Texas antique sale circuit.