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Discover this fascinating original print ad from the 1930s, showcasing the exquisite "The Pine Tree Service" silverware by International Sterling. This detailed ephemera features elegant illustrations of various place settings, including dinner knives, tea spoons, soup spoons, individual salad forks, and dinner forks, alongside a charming tea service set. The design is celebrated for its connection to American life and traditions, echoing the motif of the historic Pine Tree Shilling.
More than just an advertisement, this piece includes a comprehensive price list for both place silver and serving pieces, offering a glimpse into the market and consumer choices of the era. It details pricing for items like oyster forks, butter spreaders, soup spoons, and pie servers, available in sets or individually. This rare historical document provides valuable insight into early 20th-century luxury goods and design, perfect for collectors of antique silverware, advertising ephemera, or those interested in American decorative arts history. A unique collectible for display or research.
This item is from the family estate of Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver. Estes also ran for President and vice President with Stevenson against Nixon/Eisenhower. At one time there was a fire in part of his childhood home. So this item may have some soot staining, discoloration/staining, creasing, has wear around the edges, may have a musty odor from storage with normal estate wear. Please see pictures/scans for more details. We have a large amount of ephemera from the Kefauver estate listed and or will be listing.
Measures approx. 11.5 by 8.5 inches
1930s International Sterling Pine Tree Silverware Print Ad Price List Ephemera
$49.86
More than just an advertisement, this piece includes a comprehensive price list for both place silver and serving pieces, offering a glimpse into the market and consumer choices of the era. It details pricing for items like oyster forks, butter spreaders, soup spoons, and pie servers, available in sets or individually. This rare historical document provides valuable insight into early 20th-century luxury goods and design, perfect for collectors of antique silverware, advertising ephemera, or those interested in American decorative arts history. A unique collectible for display or research.
This item is from the family estate of Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver. Estes also ran for President and vice President with Stevenson against Nixon/Eisenhower. At one time there was a fire in part of his childhood home. So this item may have some soot staining, discoloration/staining, creasing, has wear around the edges, may have a musty odor from storage with normal estate wear. Please see pictures/scans for more details. We have a large amount of ephemera from the Kefauver estate listed and or will be listing.
Measures approx. 11.5 by 8.5 inches