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Henry Holland, London 1875, Cast Figure Sterling Silver Sugar Sifter
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
Old Friends
5203f $345.00
This 8" long, 2.3 T. oz., solid silver sugar sifter is high Victorian in style. It is also a study in the silversmithing art. Hallmarked for London, 1875-76, sterling, with a Queen's duty head, and "HH" for maker Henry Holland (later Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater), it carries considerable provenance. Holland and the subsequent firm were recognized as one of the most significant English silver manufacturers of their time. This is artful in multiple ways. First to be noted is the overall... Click for details
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Albert Coles 'Jenny Lind' Ettenheimer Coin Silver Place Spoon
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
Old Friends
5198f On Hold
Designed and introduced by silversmith Albert Coles, New York City, in the mid 19th century, the flatware pattern Jenny Lind met with success in the marketplace and was in time produced by other manufacturers in addition to Coles. This 8" long, approximately 1.6 T. oz., coin silver place spoon (tablespoon in today's usage) is an early example, stamped with Coles' three part emblem and the name of Rochester, New York retailer "[Elias S. and Jacob] Ettenheimer." It is also engraved in... Click for details
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Gorham & Webster Six Matching Choice Period Coin Silver Place Spoons
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
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5159f $180.00
These six, matched, coin silver, spoons are marked "Gorham & Webster," for a partnership that traces to 1831-37. This period demarcated a turning point in the history of Gorham, defining the pivotal time when the company began its ascendency as a premier silver manufacturing firm. It bears citing Charles Carpenter's passage in Gorham Silver 1831-1981 about this partnership: Whether or not Jabez Gorham learned spoon making during his apprenticeship is unknown, but when he... Click for details
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Early American silver tablespoon, Ezekiel Burr,
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware : 18th Century
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
2513 $195.00
Providence circa 1790, downturned pointed end with slashed drop, length 8 3/4 inches, weight 1.84 oz. Troy, marked and monogrammed as shown in enlargements.
There are some faint lines in the bowl (see fourth photo), probably where a few dents were rolled out, but the overall condition of this spoon is exceptional, with little or no tip wear, a well-struck mark, and excellent weight.
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pair of early American silver table spoons, Samuel Gilbert,
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware : 18th Century
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
2505 $150.00
NY circa 1790, bright cut borders with oval cartouche, elongated bowls with raised oval drops, length 8 3/4 inches, weight 3.13 Troy ounces the pair, marked and monogrammed as shown in enlargements. There is some softening to the decoration, but the bowls are largely free of tip wear and both spoons are in very good overall condition.
Gilbert's work is well collected, with a salver at the Museum of the City of New York, and a marrow spoon at the Henry Luce III Center for the Study of... Click for details
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Colonial American silver tablespoon, Samuel Minott,
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware : 18th Century
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
2490 $650.00
Boston circa 1760, with front midrib and double drop, length 7 3/4 inches, weight 1.3 Troy ounces, some tip thinning and wear to drop but very good overall condition, monogrammed "M * H" as shown in third enlargement, see fifth photo for mark.
Minott was born in Concord, MA, December 22, 1732. He married Elizabeth Davis in 1762, and spent his working career in Boston after apprenticing to William Holmes. His work is well collected. The MFA Boston holds a mourning ring, porringer, and a... Click for details
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Set of Four S. Kirk & Son 10.15 (Coin) Silver "Fiddle Tipt" Teaspoons
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
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4923f $80.00
Relatively lengthy at 6", with slender, Fiddle Tipt handles in a style that is particular to Baltimore where they were made, this group of four, matching, teaspoons weigh 2.3 T. oz. Each one is stamped "S. Kirk & Son" along with the standard mark "10.15," which is roughly equivalent to coin silver. This specific combination of marks was used 1846-61. Each piece has a feathered script "EVE" monogram engraved on the front and an exposed thumb drop on the bowl reverse. In very fine... Click for details
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Crosby, Boston, "Olive" Pure Coin Silver 3 Piece Child's Flatware Set
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
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4903f $95.00
An original knife, fork and spoon youth grouping, each of these pieces is stamped "C.A.W. Crosby" for the Boston jeweler, 1855 onward, and "Pure-Coin," which is a characteristic New England term indicating the silver content. A double die struck (meaning the design appears on both sides) Olive pattern popular in the mid 19th century, each handle is inscribed in script lettering set sideways, "C.J.A. to C.A.P." The blunt end, solid, knife measures 7 3/8" long and weighs 1.1 T. oz.;... Click for details
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"Hollywood Boulevard at Night".
vintage postcard. California, 1940s
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