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collection no. 03
About This Collection
These pieces were not acquired for their appearance. Ormolu and gilt bronze, hand-blown lead crystal, silverplate bearing the hallmarks of Sheffield and American assay houses. Several carry the particular tarnish that forms only over decades of careful use — not neglect, not display, but the slow accumulation of a life lived around them.
They came from the parlours and estate rooms of Metro Detroit's historic properties. The foxed glass still reflects. The brass clasp still holds. Nothing here was made to impress in the moment.
