Sold at Austin Auction Gallery

(29) Assorted Sterling Silver Cocktail Forks, Sterling & Silverplate Butter Spreaders

Price realized
$336
Pre-sale estimate
$150 – $250
Hammer price
$275
Category
Silver & Vertu
Sold
June 22, 2025
Sale
SPECIAL 9AM START-DAY 3- JUNE 2025 ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION

Lot description

(lot of 29) Collection of sterling silver cocktail forks, highlights include: (one) A.F. Towle & Son Co. cold meat fork, monogrammed EVF, approx 7"l; (one) Towle Silversmiths old-style pickle fork, in the "Cambridge" pattern, monogrammed B.E., approx 6"l; (one) Gorham Manufacturing Company pickle fork, in the "Melrose" pattern, approx 5.75"l; (two) Towle Silversmiths berry forks, in the "Old Colonial" pattern, approx 5.25"l; (one) International Silver Company lemon fork, in the "Prelude" pattern, approx 4.75"; (two) Whiting Manufacturing Company strawberry forks, in the "Venus" pattern, approx 4 1/8"l; (one) Norwegian Hestenes gold-wash pickle fork, opalescent enameled detailing, approx 4"l; 292 grams total (inclusive of all materials), (one) bread fork, stainless tines, approx 7.5"l; 7.16ozt total (weighable silver only); together with (lot of 10) American sterling and silverplate butter spreaders including: (1) William. B. Durgin Co. sterling silver master butter knife, monogrammed A, approx 7.25"l; (1) Art Nouveau sterling silver flat butter knife, apparently unmarked, approx 6.25"l; (2) Wallace Silversmiths sterling hollow-handle butter spreaders, in the "Orchid Elegance" pattern, stainless blades, approx 6"l; (2) W.M. A. Rogers master butter knives, twisted handles, (one) foliate-etched blade, retailed by John C. Demmert, Phoenixville, approx 7.5"l, (one) gold-toned German silver, approx 7.25"l; (1) E.H.H. Smith Silver Co. silverplate butter knife, in the "York Rose" pattern, approx 7 3/8"l; (3) Rogers & Bro (International Silver Company) silverplate butter spreaders, with daffodil motifs, monogrammed CRP, approx 6.25"l; 325.2 grams total (inclusive of all materials)

This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.