(4) American Weighted Sterling Silver Candelabra & Footed Compotes

Lot description

(lot of 4) American weighted sterling silver tableware, including: (pair) three-light candelabra, M. Fred Hirsch Company, convertible to candlesticks, with gadrooned bobeches and tapering standard, on stepped circular base, single monogram R, numbered 1180, one with underside of foot detached but present, lacking fill material, as candelabra: approx 14.25"h, 12.25"w, 4.5"d, as candlesticks: approx 9.5"h, 4.5"diam; (2) footed compotes, (one) Garden Silversmiths, with pierced and scalloped border, shaped swing handle, approx 2 7/8"h, 6"diam; (one) Fisher, with gadrooned bowl, numbered 939, approx 3.75"h, 6 1/8"diam; the group with scattered denting, 1997 grams total (inclusive of all materials) Provenance: The collection of retired United States Navy Admiral Bobby Ray Inman (American, b.1931), former Director of the National Security Agency, 14th Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, and Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board