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The Liberace Flatware Service
$44,850List Price
About the Item
Known for his prodigious glitz and glamour, piano virtuoso and consummate entertainer Wladziu Valentino "Lee" Liberace was also a collector of rare antiques. It is said that Liberace owned more Rococo furniture, flatware, dinner goblets, beds, and other home furnishings than the duchess of York. In fact, one of his most oft-used antiques was his office desk, a 17th-century piece that had once belonged to the czar of Russia. Housed in a magnificent cabinet case lined with plush violet velvet, this service is a true match for Liberace's legendary exuberance.
Provenance:
Estate of Wladziu Valentino Liberace
Hallmarked Sheffield, 1932
Case: 30 1/2" wide x 20 1/4" deep x 31" high
This service comprises:
12 dinner knives
12 dinner forks
12 luncheon knives
12 luncheon forks
12 fish knives
12 fish forks
12 game knives
12 game forks
12 tablespoons
12 teaspoons
12 teaspoons (afternoon)
12 teaspoons (dinner)
12 bouillion spoons
6 large serving spoons
2 large carving knives
2 large meat serving forks
2 jelly spoons
2 condiment spoons
2 salt spoons
2 small ladles
large ladle
large bread knive
large fish knife
salad serving fork
small tongs
blade sharpener
- Dimensions:Height: 31 in (78.74 cm)Width: 30.5 in (77.47 cm)Depth: 20.25 in (51.44 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 181
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1932
- Condition:
- Seller Location:New Orleans, LA
- Reference Number:Seller: 29-16531stDibs: U1104258911161
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