VTG Lunt Silversmiths 6" fluted STERLING BOWL/DISH 704-D "Early Dublin Design"

Description: Some folks are asking crazy prices for this lovely sterling nut dish by Lunt Silversmiths. Perhaps they would have you believe that the inscription on the back, "From Early Dublin Design circa 1720", means that the dish is 300 years old -- or even 200 years old. It's not. In fact, Lunt Silversmiths didn't come into existence until 1902 in the lovely little town of Greenfield here in Massachusetts, just south of the entry to Vermont. Lunt took over the well-known A.F. Towle & Son Co., everything from its trademarks to its tools. George Colby Lunt had worked for Towle & Son. Making sterling flatware -- more than 50 different patterns! -- and other quality tableware, the company stayed in the Lunt family until 2009, making it the longest continuously-operating family-owned silver company in the U.S. Reed & Barton bought the name and inventory and closed the Greenfield factory. The Lunt inscription on the back is saying instead that they were re-creating an early Dublin design from 1720, which would be rococo/baroque in Ireland at the time. I researched model 704-D inscribed on the back, but couldn't find any definite date of manufacturing. This bowl was in my late sister's possession. It absolutely reminds me of items around my house in the early 1950s when I was growing up; I wouldn't be surprised if she preserved it all these years. She might have also collected it in years since. But I'm conservatively giving it an age of about 75 years, i.e. from the 1950s. Feel free to ask questions, add information, or disagree. I'm always happy to learn and share. And thanks for visiting!Rick

Price: 120 USD

Location: Mansfield, Massachusetts

End Time: 2024-11-21T23:42:15.000Z

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