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Lot 3161
Nine Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Servers
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Including a Wallace "Violet" serving fork (8 3/8 in.); a Whiting "Lily" large jelly spoon (6 1/8 in.); a parcel gilt olive spoon; a parcel gilt gravy ladle; a Towle "Diane" lettuce fork; a parcel gilt cream ladle by Baker-Manchester Mfg. Co.; a Wallace "Irving" sugar spoon; a small jelly server; and a parcel gilt and enameled serving fork (some loss to enamel).

8.15 total troy oz.

The Lifelong Collection of Keith and Caroline Gray, Charlotte, NC. Keith and Caroline Gray were passionate about antiques, art, and history. Together they attended antique shows and auctions for decades – assembling a collection particularly strong on American coin silver, Asian art, historical documents, early images, and English ceramics. Both were longtime supporters of the Mint Museum in Charlotte, with Caroline serving in multiple capacities from docent to a member of the acquisitions board and trustee. Caroline translated her love of material culture into a successful career, becoming a certified property appraiser in Charlotte.