PROBABLY BY WHITING MFG., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1880

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AN AMERICAN SILVER AND MIXED-METAL SERVING BOWL
PROBABLY BY WHITING MFG., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1880
Circular with spot-hammered surface and raised on three claw-and-ball feet, the exterior applied with a crab with copper shell, and a shell and snail both against engraved foliage, the rim chased with a stylized floral border, marked STERLING on underside
9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) diameter
24 oz. 16 dwt. (771 gr.) gross weight

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Similar examples of this model by Whiting Mfg. have been sold at Christie's, New York, 20-21 January 2022, lot 284, and from The Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty, Christie's, New York, 25 October 2022, lot 1338.

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