Bidspirit auction | 1973 Sterling Silver Christmas Plate

1973 Sterling Silver Christmas Plate 5.5 OZT - 1973 Franklin Mint limited-edition sterling silver Christmas plate featuring Norman Rockwell?s ?Trimming the Tree, ? a nostalgic holiday scene showing a family decorating a Christmas tree together. The central image is rendered in finely detailed dark relief/etching against a brushed silver field and surrounded by a broad polished rim. The plate is accompanied by its fitted presentation case, with interior text identifying it as ?The Fourth Annual Franklin Mint Christmas Plate by Norman Rockwell, ? solid sterling silver, limited edition, 1973.The accompanying Certificate of Authenticity, serial no. 7611, identifies the subject as ?Trimming the Tree? by Norman Rockwell and certifies that the plate is solid sterling silver and contains an original etching of the Rockwell work created expressly for this limited edition. Certificate is dated November 1, 1973 and bears the signature of the Vice President of Marketing and Sales and Collectors (Public) Relations for the Franklin Mint, William F. Krieg. Weight is approximately 5.5 troy ounces. A strong example for collectors of Norman Rockwell, Franklin Mint silver, Christmas memorabilia, and vintage American commemorative silver. Diameter- 8” 5.5ozt