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Wyer & Farley, Portland, Maine, Clean c. 1814 Coin Silver Teaspoons
Silver : Coin Silver : 18th and Early 19th Century
Old Friends
5528f $100.00
As documented by Flynt & Fales in The Heritage Foundation Collection of Silver, Eleazer Wyer, born in Boston in 1786, learned goldsmithing from his father (of the same name), and his sister married silversmith Timothy Keith, so the trade was clearly a family tradition. Eleazer relocated to Portland, Maine about 1806, and from 1814-18 was in partnership there with Charles Farley. Four of these six, essentially matched, coffee or tea spoons are marked "Wyer & Farley" along with an... Click for details
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Six Matched William Grigg, NYC, 18th C. Bright Cut Teaspoons
Silver : Coin Silver : 18th and Early 19th Century
Old Friends
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Although primarily a New York City Silversmith, Louise Belden in Marks of American Silversmiths and other sources note that William Grigg spent some years in other locations, namely Albany 1770-78, and Halifax, Canada, 1782-89. He was a freeman worker in 1765, dating this group of six, matched, 5 1/2" long, just over 3.0 T. oz. (95 grams) the lot, to the decades between then and Grigg's death in 1797. They are all stamped "W.Grigg" in a serrated cartouche, which is one of four marks... Click for details
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John Gorham, New Haven, Connecticut, c. 1815 Coin Silver Serving Spoon
Silver : Coin Silver : 18th and Early 19th Century
Old Friends
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The name Gorham immediately evokes Jabez Gorham of Providence, Rhode Island, and the legendary firm he founded. The same surname, however, appears in the history of 18th and 19th century silversmithing in New Haven, Connecticut. This minor dynasty included Miles Gorham, his son by the same name, and his nephew John, whose "J. Gorham" mark is imprinted on this lengthy, 8 7/8", 1.5 T. oz. coin silver spoon. Born in 1789, Flynt & Fales Heritage Foundation Collection of Silver notes... Click for details
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five early American silver coffin end teaspoons, Daniel Noyes Dole,
Silver : Coin Silver : 18th and Early 19th Century
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
2510 $225.00
Newburyport, MA circa 1800, length 5 5/8 inches, weight 1.97 Troy ounces, unusual "sickle and sheaf" drops, fine condition, marked and monogrammed as shown in enlargements.
According to Flynt & Fales, Dole was an exceptionally meticulous spoon maker who was "known to be very exact in his habits, so much so that people set their clocks by his movements about town."
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Samuel Kirk antique FIDDLE tablespoon
Silver : Coin Silver : 18th and Early 19th Century
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
2307 Sold
with short back midrid (a/k/a reverse fiddle tip't), pointed chamfered shoulders and a pronounced "flat" at leading edge, length 9 inches, weight 2.23 Troy ounces, monogrammed as shown. There is a small imperfection on back of bowl (see third photo) but otherwise fine condition.
We often speak of the "hallmarks" on American silver, but it is worth noting that very few pieces are actually hallmarked. This one bears the Baltimore assay office stamps commonly associated with 1824.
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Silver, Coin Silver, 18th and Early 19th Century
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"Hollywood Boulevard at Night".
vintage postcard. California, 1940s
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