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American Sterling Silver Baby Mug, Money Clips, Napkin Ring, and Box
Lot 3015

American Sterling Silver Baby Mug, Money Clips, Napkin Ring, and Box

Estimate: $300 - $500
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American Sterling Silver Baby Mug, Money Clips, Napkin Ring, and Box. Comprising Wood and Hughes Gothic-style mug with handle, and elaborately engraved front; two money clips, one embellished with gold St. Christopher medal and one hammered and with cutout monogram, three napkin rings in varied designs, and a small ornamental box with monogrammed cover. Napkin rings possibly coin silver.

Mug body inscribed with the following: "Criber / From Aunt Sarah / to / Baby. / Dec. 25th 1880. / Dec. 28th 1898.  ROBERT  MAR. 28 -- 1916". Underside with "W & H / STERLING / 125". Medal to money clip with "ST. CHRISTOPHER / . LOOK AT ME AND BE SAFE . " and central image of St. Christopher carrying a child, back of money clip marked "STERLING" and "14K".  Hammered money clip with "R" cutout monogram and the underside with "NAPKLIP / PEND / PAT / STERLING SILVER". One napkin ring inscribed to "Em / Christmas / 1876", one inscribed "Emma to Charley" and one to "Mama / Nov. 29th 1890". Box monogrammed to cover and underside with lion passant, anchor, and CB marks and "STERLING / B107".

{Approximate dimensions:  Mug with handle 3 3/8" high x 3 3/4" wide x 2 3/4" deep, box 13/16" high x 2 1/16" diameter, money clip 2 3/8" long.}  {Approximate weighable, in grams: 256.}.

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Wear includes nicks, scratches, pitting, heavy tarnish, patination. Mug with dents, napkin rings and box with some subtle dents.

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