Book excerpt: Excerpt from Notable Tapestries, French and English Furniture, Fine Georgian and Other Silver, Objects of Art: Property of Clarence Hoblitzelle, Mrs. Florence Steel, a New York Private Collector, Sold by Their Order, Property of the Estate of the Late Mary Strong Shattuck, Sold by Order of the Executors, With Additions From Other Owners A large dish on wrought iron stand, smaller dish, three compotes, six f candlesticks, and two cups. [lot.] (steel) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.