Lot 186469: Lot of European Souvenir Spoons & H.M. Quackenbush Nickel-Plated Steel
Estate Auction: Multiple-Estate Liquidation Roseville, CA (193) · Passed
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Archived Lot Result
- Auction
- Estate Auction: Multiple-Estate Liquidation Roseville, CA (193)
- Lot Number
- 186469
- Status
- Passed
- Hammer / Price
- Unsold
- Opening Bid
- $5.00
- Accepted Bids
- 0
- Closed
- 3/26/26 7:12 PM PT
Description
Mixed lot comprising two H.M. Quackenbush (HMQ) spring-jointed nickel-plated steel nutcrackers based on the 1913 patent design, two gold-toned brass demitasse spoons with leaf finials, and four silver-toned twig-handle souvenir demitasse spoons with gilt bowls engraved for Swiss and French locations including Neuchâtel and Paris. The souvenir spoons feature figural Swiss guard and enameled crest finials with small French-style hallmark stamps on the stems, though largely illegible due to wear. The nutcrackers bear an oval "HMQ" maker's stamp on the hinge joint.