(lot of 10) Collection of silver and silverplate tableware, various styles and makers, including: (1) German silver (content unknown) basting spoon, engraved armorial crest with heraldic lions flanking shield, inscribed "Bau Dp 1855," with Danzig city mark and initials ICR, G beside dot, approx 9 1/8"l; (2) .800 silver dishes, each with Islamic calligraphy and foliate trim, hallmarked 800, overall denting, approx 3"diam; (pair) silverplate master salt cellars, each with cobalt glass liner, unmarked, approx 1.5"h, 5"w, 3"d; (2) English silverplate meat forks, varied designs, largest: approx 6"l; (pair) silverplate individual salt cellars, unmarked, one retaining cobalt glass liner, approx 1.25"h, 2 5/8"w, 2"d; (1) silverplate salt spoon, unmarked, approx 2 7/8"l; 717.5 grams total (inclusive of all materials) **Provenance: The collection of retired United States Navy Admiral Bobby Ray Inman (American, b.1931), former Director of the National Security Agency, 14th Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, and Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board**
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