Pair Figural Silverplate Napkin Rings Rose Family Wedding Gift 1870
An unusual pair of figural silverplate napkin rings, one modeled with a Roman armored soldier grasping a sword amid a grapevine-leaf motif, the other with a figure holding a primitive weapon; monogrammed 'Bessie, March 23rd 1870' and 'Drigen' respectively, in the original domed leather box.
Date: 1870
Dimensions: Napkin rings (each, approx.): 2" x 2" x 1 1/2"
Box: 2 1/2" x 6" x 2 1/2"
Condition: Excellent; no damage.
Provenance: Engraved "Origen Bessie" on one ring and "O.A.V. Rose" on the other; presumably a wedding gift to O.A.V. and Bessie Rose, married in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1870.
Condition notes are provided as a courtesy. The absence of a condition statement does not imply the lot is free of defects. Please request a condition report or additional photos before bidding.
Dimensions
2.5 x 6 x 2.5 in
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An unusual pair of figural silverplate napkin rings, one modeled with a Roman armored soldier grasping a sword amid a grapevine-leaf motif, the other with a figure holding a primitive weapon; monogrammed 'Bessie, March 23rd 1870' and 'Drigen' respectively, in the original domed leather box.
Date: 1870
Dimensions: Napkin rings (each, approx.): 2" x 2" x 1 1/2"
Box: 2 1/2" x 6" x 2 1/2"
Condition: Excellent; no damage.
Provenance: Engraved "Origen Bessie" on one ring and "O.A.V. Rose" on the other; presumably a wedding gift to O.A.V. and Bessie Rose, married in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1870.
Condition notes are provided as a courtesy. The absence of a condition statement does not imply the lot is free of defects. Please request a condition report or additional photos before bidding.
Dimensions
2.5 x 6 x 2.5 in
Estimate
Reserve
Time, Location
Auction House
