Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
Whimsical Silver Lily Pad-Shaped Tea Strainer With Seated Frogs
- Price realized
- $461
- Pre-sale estimate
- $80 – $150
- Hammer price
- $375
- Category
- Silver & Vertu
- Sold
- June 7, 2026
- Sale
- DAY 3 - JUNE 2026 | A CELEBRATION OF EUROPE'S FINEST ESTATES
Lot description
Whimsical silver (content unknown) tea strainer, pierced bowl in the form of a lily pad, surmounted by four seated frogs, foliate stem-form handle with twisting vine, unmarked, approx 5 3/8"l, 1.01ozt 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
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.