Lot 60
Lot 60
A MEXICAN SILVER GOBLET

MAKER'S MARK A.G.F., MEXICO CITY, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY

Price Realised USD 3,276
Estimate
USD 400 - USD 600
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A MEXICAN SILVER GOBLET

MAKER'S MARK A.G.F., MEXICO CITY, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY

Price Realised USD 3,276
Price Realised USD 3,276
Details
Of standard form with baluster stem, the upper body and foot rim applied with a band of scrolls, marked on underside;
Together with a Polaroid photograph of the goblet on a table backstage.
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high
8 oz. 4 dwt. (255 gr.)
Brought to you by
Christopher JuneHead of Sale, Junior Specialist
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Lot Essay

A goblet for flat Caffeine-Free Diet Pepsi. As many a professional vocalist can attest, preventing one's throat from becoming dry and parched while performing is a challenge. Donna Summer came up with one ingenious solution to this dilemma. Her preferred means was Caffeine-Free Diet Pepsi, which unlike plain water, would not dry out her throat, but rather coat it with a protective layer. The only problem that Pepsi posed was from the carbonation which threatened to produce an unwelcome interruption mid note. The solution: Donna's children would place the Caffeine-Free Diet Pepsi in the present silver goblet, and then stir the soda until it was flat, enabling Summer to keep her throat coated without treating her audience to a belch!
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