Mid-20th Century Sanborns Mexico Sterling Silver Napkin Rings — Engraved Monograms "l.h.w." & "r.b.w.", Nantucket Estate, - a Pair

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From the same grand old Nantucket summer house — a family that has summered on the island for nearly a … Read more From the same grand old Nantucket summer house — a family that has summered on the island for nearly a hundred years — come these: a pair of sterling silver napkin rings by Sanborns of Mexico, each engraved in fine script with the initials of two members of the same household. L.H.W. on one. R.B.W. on the other. Same surname, different chairs at the same table. You know exactly what that means.
Sanborns — the celebrated Mexico City silversmith and institution — made things properly. These are no exception. The form is a graceful hourglass or bow-tie silhouette, the kind of shape that looks simple until you hold it and realize it isn't. Heavy in the hand. Bright where polished, softly toned where left to age. The engraving is crisp and deeply cut in the old italic style, the sort of lettering a silversmith took their time over.
They arrived from Nantucket the way the best things do — wrapped in a napkin, tucked in a drawer, entirely unbothered by the decades. Someone at that table cared about how a table was set. Someone else kept these when the house was cleared. Now they're here.
A matched pair, yes — but mismatched monograms, which is precisely the point. Set them out together and let whoever asks wonder.
MAKER
Sanborns, Mexico City
Sterling Silver (.925)
DATE
Mid-20th Century 195?
MONOGRAMS
L.H.W. / R.B.W.
DIMENSIONS
3″ W × 1″ H × 0.5″ D (each)
ORIGIN
Private Nantucket estate — family resident on-island for nearly a century
CONDITION
Very Good — honest patina consistent with age and use; engravings crisp and fully legible
SHOP
Gentlemanly Pursuits
Sold as a pair. Napkins not included — though they deserve good ones. See less