1800's ANTIQUE SILVERPLATE NAPKIN RINGS HOLDERS VERY RARE TENNIS PLAYERS - $1,450 - (Lodi, OH)
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL PAIR OF SILVERPLATE ANTIQUE NAPKIN RINGS WITH FABULOUSLY DETAILED MALE AND FEMALE TENNIS PLAYERS...RACKETS IN HAND AND READY TO PLAY!! PRODUCED BY MERIDEN B. CO AND MARKED WITH THEIR LOGO PLUS THE NUMBER 283 ON THE WOMAN AND 284 ON THE MALE. THE 8 IS HARD TO READ BUT IT IS THERE. THE DETAIL TO THE OPEN WEAVE RACKETS IN FABULOUS.....PERIOD CLOTHING AND INTRICATE FACES. THE PLATING ON THE WOMAN IS LOVELY...I WOULD SAY IT JUST NEEDS CLEANING. THE PLATING ON THE MAN IS WORN AND COULD USE REPLATING. ALSO, ON THE MAN, HIS ONE FOOT IS RAISED INDICATING THAT THE RING NEEDS TO BE STRAIGHTENED. A SILVERSMITH CAN DO THIS EASILY. NO MISSING PARTS. A LIGHT MONOGRAM ON THE MALE THAT I CAN'T MAKE OUT. THESE RARE NAPKIN RINGS CAN BE VIEWED IN GOTTSCHALK AND WHITSON'S REFERENCE BOOK ON PAGE 287. SOLD AS A PAIR AS I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE TOGETHER AT LONG LAST!!!
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