Description: Delightful antique silverplate ashtray / cigarette holder with whimsical bird and wishbone figures at center, sandwiching a concave cigarette (also large enough for a cigar) holder. Handsome beading along tray edge. Dates to early 1900s, possibly circa 1910-1912. Marked on bottom with Forbes Silver Co. logo and item number 101. Also marked quadruple [silverplate]. Might also nicely function as a jewelry trinket dish. It's a very charming piece. Condition is quite good given its more than 100-year-old age. No damage to the metal, and all four charming little bun feet are present and sturdy. Silver finish has age-commensurate wear, offering more of a matte silver / brushed nickel tone. Please see photos as additional information / description, and feel free to ask any questions. Comes from a historic Newport, Rhode Island home. Measures approximately 5.25 inches by 4.25 inches at widest points. Weighs approx. 5.1 ounces. Prompt shipping via USPS Ground Advantage or Priority Mail, per buyer's selection at checkout. About Forbes Silver Company: Starting in 1894, the Forbes Silver Company [a secondary trademark of the Meriden Britannia Company] produced a variety of small silverplated pieces for use by women in the home, including a very large line of silverplated toiletware, as well as a general line of household silverplate. Forbes was based out of Meriden, Connecticut, USA.Its moderately priced line of silverplate were quite well known and continued to be made and marketed by [the International Silver Company, which in 1898 acquired Forbes and Meriden Britannia] ...until 1935."— Edmund P. Hogan in An American heritage: A book about the International Silver Company (1977), p. 168.; Hogan in The elegance of old silverplate and some personalities, pp. 140-41. (See entries on parallel Forbes Silver Co. design catalogues and historical documentation webpage.) Antique silverplateAntique silver accessoriesVictorian silver pieces19th century silverEarly 20th century silverForbes Silver Co.American silverVintage silver plateVintage cigarette holder ashtrayAntique tobacciana Antique trinket dishBird theme antique dishWishbone itemsMade in USA silver
Price: 48.5 USD
Location: Newport, Rhode Island
End Time: 2024-12-03T20:17:00.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: Ashtray
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
