Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20160918-03   Sold

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Offered is a an exceedingly rare example of very early (possibly pre-War of 1812) Erie, PA coin silver. Please click on the picture to see all the other pictures of this piece. This spoon should date to about 1805-15 by style, and is marked S. Ball in script and ERIE in a separate punch in capitals. A partnership of G. & S. Ball, clock and watch-makers and silversmiths, was taxed in Erie in 1808. I haven't found much more about either G. or S. Ball, but strongly suspect they were Gary Ball... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20160819-01   Sold

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Offered is a good early American coin silver condiment spoon by celebrated silversmith John McMullin (1765 - 1843), working in Philadelphia from about 1795 through his death, mostly alone but in partnership between around 1811-1815. By style this piece would definitely fit in the 1795-1800 period, but could be a little later. It measures about 4 3/16 inches in length and weighs about 8 grams. This piece has a good legible mark and a well-executed period engraved script monogram. Condition is... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20160813-09   $30.00

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Offered is a good early American coin silver teaspoon by Philadelphia silversmith Jacob Kucher (born circa 1773), who was working in that city by 1796 and produced the majority of his work by 1814 or so. He later entered into other professional pursuits. Kucher's work is often distinctive in style, as can be seen with the interestingly proportioned fiddle handle and the keyhole-style drop. The maker's mark of IK in a rectangle is well-struck and legible, and the spoon also has an engraved... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20160813-08   Sold

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Offered is a fine and rare early American coin silver table spoon by little-known Philadelphia silversmith Benjamin Inman, working circa 1814-19. The maker's mark on this spoon was used for the book "Philadelphia Silversmiths" by Catherine Hollan and this is the only example I've seen for many years. This fine piece measures about 9 inches in length and weighs a very heavy 76 grams. It is graced with a well-executed period engraved script monogram and it has a very good maker's mark. ... Click for details

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20160813-05   Sold

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Offered is a very scarce early American coin silver teaspoon by Gettysburg silversmith William W. Bell (1777-1842), whose biographical information follows a description of this piece. This spoon measures about 5 7/16 inches in length and weighs about 14 grams. It has a period engraved script monogram and a rubbed but legible maker's mark, one of at least three known for Mr. Bell. This maker's mark is given by Hollan to a man named William Bell who appeared in Philadelphia records briefly in... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20160813-03   Sold

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Offered is a very rare and fine early American coin silver teaspoon by sought-after Philadelphia silversmith Louis Cure, working circa 1810-20. Almost no examples of this man's work survive, though Yale has one teaspoon. The mark on this spoon was used for the book "Philadelphia Silversmiths" by Catherine Hollan. This piece is engraved with a period script monogram and has a well-struck maker's mark. It measures about 5 3/4 inches in length and weighs about 12 grams. Condition is very good... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20160807-12   Sold

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Offered is an interesting early American coin silver doll spoon or condiment spoon by well-known Portsmouth, New Hampshire silversmith Timothy Gerrish (1756-1815), dating to about 1810-15. In addition to working as a silversmith from the time of the American Revolution to his death, Gerrish was also appointed the prison keeper and sometime sheriff of Portsmouth during the period 1800-15. By style, this piece should date to about 1810-15, the last period of Gerrish's life. This piece is... Click for details

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20160807-08   Sold

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Offered is a very scarce example of the work of Philadelphia silversmiths Jacob Brittin and (probably) William White, circa 1800-10. This partnership appears to have been around that time based upon Jacob Brittin's working dates, and the style of this spoon. This mark on this piece was used for the book "Philadelphia Silversmiths" by Hollan and the only other documented example of the work of this firm, which didn't last long enough to leave a record in city directories or tax lists, is in the... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20160807-05   Sold

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Offered is a very scarce early American coin silver teaspoon bearing the mark of Charles (Carl) W. Westphal (Westphall), a silversmith, goldsmith and watch-case maker working in Philadelphia circa 1799-1821. Westphal was born in Germany circa 1776 and died in Philadelphia in 1821. He seems to have focused on making watch cases, as his silver flatware seems to be virtually non-existent. Aside from this teaspoon, the mark from which was used for the book "Philadelphia Silversmiths" by Hollan,... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20160803-01   Sold

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Offered is a very fine pair of early American coin silver table spoons by Salem, Massachusetts silversmith Amos Sawyer, circa 1795-1810. These large spoons measure about 9 1/2 inches in length and weigh a total of about 110 grams for the pair. This pair of spoons is in the coffin-end style, at the apex of the form. Each spoon bears a period script monogram of "TL", probably for one of the Thomas Lamsons living in the Salem and Essex County area at the time. One spoon is engraved "Adaline... Click for details

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20160802-01   Sold

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Offered is a fine and rare early American coin silver table spoon by the very short-lived partnership of well-known Philadelphia silversmiths Edward Lownes and Henry Erwin. This partnership was listed in the 1816 city directory, and was co-located with the shop of Joseph Lownes, who retired that year. After 1816, Edward Lownes and Henry Erwin continued on in separate, successful careers. The mark of this partnership is quite scarce, and the mark on the spoon offered here was used for the book... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20160731-01   $65.00

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Offered is a good early American coin silver tea spoon by little-known Mercersburg, Pennsylvania silversmith William B. Guthrie. Guthrie's biographical information appears below. This piece is typical of Guthrie's work, from the early form and period script monogram of "EW", to the distinctive roulette-work style engraved heel. This spoon has a good clear maker's mark and overall is in good condition, with little wear and has a few minor dings to the bowl but no splits or repairs. This piece... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20160723-11   $45.00

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Offered is a very good early American coin silver teaspoon by little-known maker John Reynolds (1770-1832), working from the 1790s through 1808 and probably much later. By style, this spoon should date to circa 1810 or later. This is one of several marks attributed to Reynolds; others include a different initials mark, and the mark J.Reynolds in script. This mark is shown in several reference works on Maryland silver. This piece measures about 6 inches in length and weighs about 14 grams. ... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20160723-10   $60.00

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Offered is a very rare example of the output of the partnership of noted Philadelphia silversmith Joseph Anthony and his son Michael. This partnership was short-lived, lasting only from 1810-14. The two spoons here were used for the book "Philadelphia Silversmiths" despite the rubbing of the marks, due to the extreme rarity of the mark of this partnership. The spoons are each also marked with the manufacturer's mark of Thomas Harper (working circa 1811-17), who also made silver for (Jean)... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20160723-05   Sold

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Offered is a good early American coin silver teaspoon by Burlington, NJ silversmith Nathaniel Coleman, circa 1790-1805. Coleman worked in Burlington from about 1790 to about 1835. Although the maker's mark is partly rubbed on this spoon, the part that is visible matches one of Nathaniel Coleman's known marks. This spoon is also engraved with an 1804 date, probably done later to commemorate an event like a wedding or birth. The front of the spoon bears a period engraved monogram. This piece... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20160607-01   Sold

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Offered is an early American coin silver table spoon by noted Lancaster, Pennsylvania silversmith William Haverstick (1756 - 1823). This piece probably dates to about 1805-15 by style. It measures about 9 1/4 inches in length and weighs about 70 grams. Condition is very good, with minor wear and a couple of almost invisible shallow dimples from normal use, and no dents, splits or repairs. This piece has a very well-executed period script monogram of "W" which has the unusual feature of almost... Click for details