Continental Silver-Gilt Dessert Service
Continental Silver-Gilt Dessert Service
Maker's Mark S.A
Possibly German, Circa 1750
Weight: 77.2 oz excluding knives, 2400 g
the handles finely decorated with acanthus and scrolls, comprising: 24 table knives, 24 table forks, 24 table spoons 72 pieces, in four fitted trays enclosed in a shagreen case with brass trimmings.
Collection of Helen Crocker Russell, San Francisco, CA
The case bears a label for Helen Crocker Russell (1896-1966). She was the daughter of William Henry Crocker and Ethel (Sperry) Crocker. William was the president of the Crocker National Bank that helped finance the rebuild of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake. She married Captain Henry Potter Russell in 1927 in London. She founded the Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture in San Francisco.
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