ANTIQUE W.B.DURGIN FOR D.H.KEENE JEWELRY STERLING OPEN SUGAR & CREAMER AESTHETIC

Description

Stunning and very rare antique Wm. B. Durgin large sterling silver open sugar and creamer which were made for and sold by D. H. Keene Jewelry Store of Ft. Worth, Texas (see last photo) known as "the most beautiful jewelry store in the Southwest".  This set is elaborately etched with an aesthetic floral design, has elegantly shaped handles and both pieces are monogrammed (HLF) in an ornate script.  The set is marked on the bottom with the D in shield with crown mark Durgin used from 1880-1905 (after 1905 Durgin was absorbed into Gorham and they then used a plain script D for hallmark).   The set is also marked "45E" and "D.H.Keene".  The creamer has the further mark "1 Pt.".  These pieces are in excellent condition (there are 2 small dents on bottom of sugar and creamer, but they are too small to be seen in photo (see 11th and 12th photos) and I didn't really notice till I cleaned them.  I have polished well and they have a beautiful shiny silver patina.  Note:  I hand polish and buff all silver with a fine European polishing cream so there are no "surprises" under tarnish and your silver arrives clean, polished and ready to use or display.  This is a large set - it weighs 17.2 ozs. unboxed!  I am in process of downsizing and despite the beauty and rarity of this set I decided to sell - I just can't keep all the treasures I've collected over the years.  Beautiful American antique sterling for the collector and of special note to Texans since it was made for a Ft. Worth jewelry store at turn of the century.  I will ship securely packaged and insured via carrier I choose.
All items I sell either come from or have been stored in a smoke free environment and are sold “as-is”.    I photograph and describe in detail to the best of my ability.
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