Auction Catalog: Patino Collection Important English Continental Silver Silver-gilt: Christie's 1986

The Patino Collection: Important English and Continental Silver and Silver-gilt
Christie's, October 1986.

$26.00US, shipping (cheapest, slowest) included

Hard Cover - Black cloth with gold lettering, dust jacket
Some production flaws to dust jacket
Light shelf wear
Clean and tight
133pgs
261 lots
10 1/2" by 8"
3 fold-outs
mix of b&w and color photos
lots of eye candy
18th-20th C
no realized prices





Some things shown in the catalog:

The Dorset Service: mid 18th C (and later) toiletries set:


Louis XV dessert set with agate handles


Pair Spanish Candelabra 1762


And, since Teapots have been in these forums lately, a Belgian coffee pot from 1771.

 

Gawp!

 

Memories of silver: Many people re-visit certain places out of habit, or because they are absolutely outstanding, or they have some kind of psychic compulsion.

I suppose there are other reasons, but those three apply to me and London's Silver Vaults. Oddly enough, I don't much care for silver jewelry...but everything else - Oh Yes!

Everytime I'm there, I think, I've only so much time, I've been there before, there are places I haven't been, etc., etc. But there I am, mesmerized, envious, devising gorgeous dinner parties with food to equal the serving dishes, and impeccable servants, and, and... Ah well.

The last time I was there, I found one of those wonderful London happenchances that just delighted my soul. I was a few streets away, walking next to an iron fence in front of a house. A discreet sign advised me to, "Push button to see the Roman bath." So I did! Anyone else ever see it?