Shops Active In This Category
|
- page: 3 Previous 1
4
6
8
10
11
12
13
14
18
22
26
29
Next 4
|
W S Smith 'Fiddle Thread' Coin Silver Shell Bowl Preserve Spoon
Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces
Old Friends
5195f On Hold
This preserve or jelly spoon measures 6 7/8" long and weighs 1.0 T. oz. It is a mid 19th century, coin silver, piece in a French Thread aka Fiddle Thread pattern. The 2 1/4" bowl is shell form with a scalloped and notched edge and high, rounded, shoulders at the join with the handle. Never monogrammed, it is in excellent condition, absent polishing wear, free of dents, bends, or tears in the bowl, and with a pleasing patina. There are light surface scratches consistent... Click for details
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auctions click on pictures for all lots
|
|
Gurney Brothers mid 19th Century Engraved Coin Silver Pie Server
Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces
Old Friends
5181f On Hold
This weighty, 3.0 T. oz., 9" long, c. 1865 solid silver pie server, aka pie knife, is marked for the Brockton, Massachusetts jeweler "Gurney Brothers" ("Bro's." as stamped). Also marked "Pure-Coin," this doubtlessly has Boston origins, likely made by Farrington and Hunnewell, based on the design. It has an Old English, i.e. downturned, rounded end, Reverse Tipt handle. The 4 1/2" long by 2 3/4" at the widest, blade is unusually shaped, with a double scalloped edge, a... Click for details
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gorham & Webster Six Matching Choice Period Coin Silver Place Spoons
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
Old Friends
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
|
|
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.
|
|
|
|
- page: 3 Previous 1
4
6
8
10
11
12
13
14
18
22
26
29
Next 4
|
|
"Hollywood Boulevard at Night".
vintage postcard. California, 1940s
|