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6 Schulz & Fisher "Faralone" Coin Dinner Forks
Silver: Coin Silver: Flatware
Old Friends 
1671f $ 325 set
For the most part, 19th century California silver is far less available than Eastern silver of the same period. The industry of the time was essentially located in San Franciso, with several names dominating. One of these was Schulz & Fisher, the maker of these six, matching, coin silver dinner forks in the "Farlone" pattern. They are over sized at 8" long. The six together weigh 9.4 T. oz. Each one has the same feathered script "D" monogram. The pattern does not readily fall into a catego... Click for details
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Fessenden "Tulip" Sterling Silver Sardine Fork
Silver: Sterling: Flatware
Old Friends 
1670f $ 48
Fessenden & Co. of Providence, RI produced a number of successful Art Nouveau designs, of which this 4 1/2" long, just over .5 T. oz., sardine fork is a choice example. Dating from 1910, the pattern is "Tulip." It features a single, fulsome blossom surrounded by leaves, all skillfully rendered in high relief on both sides of the handle. The 2 1/4" wide, reticulated serving end has three central tines flanked by circular areas. The entire surface front and back is finished in a matte gold was... Click for details
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Whiting "Persian" Sterling Silver Preserve Spoon
Silver: Sterling: Flatware
Old Friends 
1669f $ 85
Dating from 1880, Whiting's "Persian" is a Moresque design deriving from the same sensibilities that generated Tiffany's pattern of the same name, as well as Whiting's own "Arabesque" and Gorham's "Hindostanee" among others. This example is a 7 1/2" long, 1.5 T. oz., preserve or jelly spoon. It has the plum-shaped bowl with flanged rim and central rib that Whiting used across several lines of the period. Persian has a reserve area at the front of the handle which is a natural location for an ... Click for details
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Duhme Applied "Medallion" Sterling Silver Youth Spoon
Silver: Sterling: Flatware
Old Friends 
1668gc $ 125
Cincinnati's Duhme & Co. offered a line of "Medallion" silver that featured a cast and applied head of "Mercury with his traveling hat (petasos) adorned with wings." (Soeffing, "Silver Medallion Flatware" p. 36) Dating c. 1863, it was produced in both twisted and non-twisted stem versions, with the twisted stem examples such as this 6 1/16" long, .8 T. oz. youth, or possibly tea, spoon less commonly found. The line was made in both coin and sterling silver, with this being sterling as indicat... Click for details
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H & Co. Indian Colonial Silver "Shell End" Teaspoon
Silver: Sterling: Flatware
Old Friends 
1667f $ 70 HOLD
This 5 5/8" long, heavy, nearly 1.3 T. oz., sterling silver teaspoon has its origins in mid 19th century Calcutta, India. It was made by Hamilton & Co., which one online source describes as "probably the [most] well known and celebrated British silversmith operating in India (he is known as the Garrard of India)." Marks include an elephant (a standard mark comparable to the English lion), an "H&C," a rubbed "A," and one other rubbed symbol. It has a shell end and thread margin and is in exce... Click for details
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EarlyTowle "Old Colonial" Sterling Silver Cream Ladle
Silver: Sterling: Flatware
Old Friends 
1666f $ 65
An early production item of Towle's late 19th century "Old Colonial," this cream or sauce ladle measures 6" long and weighs a substantial 1.2 T. oz. It has a gold washed bowl front and back sides, and a script "EGR" monogram on the reverse. It is in immaculate condition, showing slight wear on the gold, and otherwise no signs of use. Marks are the Towle emblem, "925/1000," "Sterling," and "Pat. 1895."
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Old International "Frontenac" Sterling Cold Meat Fork
Silver: Sterling: Flatware
Old Friends 
1665f $ 120
Measuring 8 7/8" long and weighing 2.7 T. oz., this sterling silver server is a large cold meat fork. It is an early example of International's Art Nouveau "Frontenac," in immaculate condition and without a monogram or removal. It has a slightly upturned end and retains all the fine detailing that characterizes original pieces of this pattern. This includes the precisely rendered stamen and pollen flecks on the blossoms and the stippling that appears around the margins of the design and the b... Click for details
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"Hollywood Boulevard at Night".
vintage postcard. California, 1940s
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