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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
Old Friends
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
Old Friends
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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Vermont coin silver dessert spoon, R.H. Bailey, Woodstock
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
2437 Sold
circa 1840. Tipt double swell fiddle handle, no monogram, length 7 1/4 inches, weight .87 oz. Troy, good condition. For those who collect VT silver, finding the town mark (please see third enlargement) along with the maker is an unexpected pleasure.
Roswell Hopkins Bailey was born in Unity, NH on July 22, 1804. At or near the time this spoon was made, he served as master to two apprentices: first Samuel Philbrick Bailey, then Bradbury Melon Bailey. He cast free his earthly bonds on May... Click for details
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Whiting "Antique Tip(t)" 1860s Coin Silver Place Fork x 3
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
Old Friends
4552f $39.00
References assign an 1880 introduction date for Whiting's "Antique Tip" aka "Antique Tipt" pattern made in sterling, but this fork is an example of an earlier, 1860s, version made to a coin standard. Measuring 7 1/8" long and weighing approximately 1.2 T. oz., this is a lunch, or simply a regular or place, piece. It is characterized by a narrow shank that broadens widely, comes to a point at an unturned end which has a raised scroll and diamond drop that looks something like a... Click for details
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William Gale & Son 1858 "French Thread" Unusual Coin Silver Place Fork
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
Old Friends
4495f $55.00
Singular in form, this place fork measures 7" long and weighs a heavy 1.9 T. oz. Visually it is divided into two sections. The upper part is flat, thick, and set in a "French Thread" pattern on both sides. The lower part of the shank is also flat, and has a splayed end where it joins the handle. The tines are broad and relatively blunt. It was made by William Gale of New York who operated in numerous partnerships, this one is denoted "WG&S," for William Gale and Son, which spanned... Click for details
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"Hollywood Boulevard at Night".
vintage postcard. California, 1940s
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