AN AMERICAN SILVER AND MIXED-METAL SERVING BOWL
PROBABLY BY WHITING MFG., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1880
Circular with spot-hammered surface and raised on three claw-and-ball feet, the exterior applied with a crab with copper shell, and a shell and snail both against engraved foliage, the rim chased with a stylized floral border, marked STERLING on underside
9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) diameter
24 oz. 16 dwt. (771 gr.) gross weight
AN AMERICAN SILVER AND MIXED-METAL SERVING BOWL
PROBABLY BY WHITING MFG., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1880
Circular with spot-hammered surface and raised on three claw-and-ball feet, the exterior applied with a crab with copper shell, and a shell and snail both against engraved foliage, the rim chased with a stylized floral border, marked STERLING on underside
9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) diameter
24 oz. 16 dwt. (771 gr.) gross weight
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