Lot 18
Estimate: £500 - £800
Auction: 17 September 2024 from 10:00 BST
of circular outline with a gadrooned border, the pierced bowl with a flower-head pattern, to a pierced handle
12.5cm (across handle), 2oz
A Private East Coast Scottish Collection collected over two generations
John Wolfe Forbes came from an American silver smithing dynasty. Based in New York where his father and brothers dominated the silversmith market with shops at 88 and 169 Broadway.