$350
American, late 19th century. Group of four assorted silver plate figural napkin rings comprising of a James W. Tufts (Boston, Massachusetts) quadruple late napkin ring with winged nude cherub or putti standing beside cylindrical ring, circa 1875, marked on bottom with maker's mark and pattern number 1546; a Meriden Britannia Company with bird perched above flared napkin ring above radiating foliate base, marked on bottom with maker's mark and pattern number 167; a Rockford Silver Company quadruple silverplate napkin ring with bird motif depicting three birds at side of napkin ring with beaks meeting at center, another bird with wings extended perched on top with ivy accent, marked on bottom with maker's mark and pattern number 197; a diamond form napkin ring on circular base with bird at top, marked with pattern number 64 on bottom. Tufts napkin ring approximate height 3.75", width 2.5", depth 2.75". Merdien B. Company napkin ring approximate height 5.125", diameter of base 3.125". Rockford napkin ring approximate height 3.4", width , depth. Unmarked bird napkin ring approximate height 3.9", diameter of base 1.9". Illustrated (Tufts napkin ring): Gottschalk, Lillian and Sandra Whitson, Figural Napkin Rings, Paducah Collector Books, 1996, page 177, plate 429. Provenance: From the Estate of Mary L. Haugk, Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2015-10-17
