NEW YORK – Amid the nearly 500 lots of fine art, French Art Deco and Mid Century furniture and decorations, a small treasure to be noted in Capo Auction’s sale on Nov. 20 is a pair of marked Tiffany & Co. sterling silver shakers.
Standing just 2-3/4 inches high, the salt shaker and pepper shaker are each of baluster form with hand-hammered surface in the Japanese taste and with two applied mixed metal fish within an etched seaweed ground. They are marked on the bottom: “Tiffany & Co. / 51832 M 1260 / Sterling Silver / and / Other Metals / 315” along with an “M.F.M.” monogram.
The shakers, lot 100, carry a $2,000-$3,000 estimate.
Saturday’s auction will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern at the new state-of-the-art Capo Auction house at 36-01 Queens Blvd. in Long Island City, just over the 59th Street Bridge. LiveAuctioneers will provide Internet live bidding.
Michael Capo is a third generation antiques dealer with over 38 years experience in the acquisition, sale and appraisal of fine antique furniture, paintings, silver, jewelry and decorative art.
Capo Auction combines the old world charm of treasure hunting for antiques with the modern convenience of bidding online.
For details visit Capo Auction’s website at www.capoauction.com or call 718-433-3710.
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