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AN AMERICAN SILVER-PLATED 'PENGUIN' COCKTAIL SHAKER, DESIGNED BY EMIL A. SCHUELKE
Lot 18PROPERTY OF A FLORIDA COLLECTOR

AN AMERICAN SILVER-PLATED 'PENGUIN' COCKTAIL SHAKER, DESIGNED BY EMIL A. SCHUELKE

MARK OF NAPIER, MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, 20TH CENTURY

Fermé21 April 2016

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AN AMERICAN SILVER-PLATED 'PENGUIN' COCKTAIL SHAKER, DESIGNED BY EMIL A. SCHUELKE
MARK OF NAPIER, MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, 20TH CENTURY
With footed base, a detachable cover, the beak with a cork closure, strap handle, marked under body Napier patent's pending 234
12 ½ in. (31.8 cm.) high

Note du spécialiste

The 'Penguin' shaker was designed by Emil Schuelke, produced by the Napier Company, and launched at New York's Hammacher Schlemmer store in September 1936. Officially known as "The Penguin - a bird of a shaker" this model became one of the most popular designs.
Another 'Penguin' shaker sold, Christie's, London, 5 September 2013, lot 58. A further example is in the collection of The Dallas Museum of Art.