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Ball, Black & Co. Large 'Leaf' Coin Silver Shell Bowl Berry Spoon
Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces
Old Friends
5596f $85.00
A prominent, arguably the dominant, name among mid 19th century New York City retailers (before Tiffany's ascendency), "Ball, Black & Co." marketed a variety of work from important regional makers. This coin silver piece is a large, 8 3/4" long, 1.9 T. oz., berry or other serving spoon, marked for BB & Co. but is without a maker's identification, and the pattern, a double-lined border with acanthus leaf detailing is otherwise without an attribution so the origin of this piece is not... Click for details
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F&H for B. Goddard Twist Stem Engraved Handle Coin Silver Sugar Spoon
Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces
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5594f $38.00
Made by the mid 19th century Boston silver manufacturer Farrington & Hunnedwell, this 5 15/16" long, .77 T. oz., coin silver sugar spoon was retailed by Worcester jeweler Benjamin Goddard, whose name, along with the maker's "F&H" mark, appears on the handle backside. Very much in the manner of its 1860s period, and engagingly so, it has a twisted stem and a flat, shaped-edge, handle that is bright cut and wriggle work engraved in a period design. The engraved area includes an open reserve... Click for details
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N. Harding 'Olive' Pure Coin Silver Shell Bowl Jelly Spoon
Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces
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5589f $44.00
Measuring 6 7/8" long, and weighing 1.16 T. oz., this piece is stamped "N. Harding & Co." for the mid 19th century Boston firm established by Newell Harding. It is also marked "Pure Coin," which was a standard designation largely used in the New England. It is a double die struck Olive pattern, meaning the design appears on both sides of the arched and upturned handle. A jelly or preserve spoon, it has a generously sized, 2 1/4" by 1 1/2" at the widest, shell bowl with... Click for details
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a good engine turned card case
Silver : Coin Silver
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
2522 $150.00
height 3 1/2; width 2 3/4; depth just over 1/4 inches, weight 1.52 Troy ounces, no monogram, excellent condition (lid closes tightly and corners are not dented), marked as shown in fourth enlargement.
This trompe-l'oeil engraved decoration is exceptionally well done and required considerable skill on the part of the turning engine's operator.
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C.C. Shaver, Utica NY, Ornamental 'Leaf' Coin Silver Sugar Shell
Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces
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5581f $38.00
A 6" long, .9 T. oz., item, this c. 1865, coin silver sugar spoon is stamped "C C S" on the reverse, for the maker, Charles C. Shaver, who worked in Utica, New York during the second half of the 19th century. The pattern appears on both sides of the handle and features anthemion leaves, along with other period detailing. Dorothy Rainwater in her Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers describes Shaver's designs as "ornamental." The bowl is a shell form in the manner of other... Click for details
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Boston c 1850 'Pure Coin' Silver Octagonal Tall Engraved Water Pitcher
Silver : Coin Silver : Hollowware
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5574f $1,325.00
A high style piece representative of the finest quality silver work generated in mid 19th Boston, this item is a substantial-sized water pitcher. It stands 11" tall to the highest point of the lofty handle, has a bulbous, eight panel, baluster-shaped body that is 6" across at the widest, sits on a rimmed, 4 1/2" diameter, octagonal base, weighs 25.75 T. oz., and holds four pints (64 ounces) of liquid. Each of the eight panels is engraved in a delicately rendered leaf and floral... Click for details
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Durgin 'Bridal' aka 'Bow' Pure Coin Silver Sugar Spoon
Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces
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5561f $42.00
One of William B. Durgin's earliest designs, the pattern on this 5 7/8" long, .64 T. oz., sugar spoon goes by the name Bridal, although it is also referred to as Bow, (Crossed) Ribbon or Knot, taken from the bow and knotted ribbon that appear on the handle front and back sides. Introduced in the 1860s, it was initially made in coin silver and continued in production long enough to arc the transition to sterling, as examples in both standards exist... Click for details
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J.E. Caldwell 'Engraved Twist Handle' Pure Coin Silver Jelly Spoon
Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces
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5553f $65.00
A typical design of its mid 1860s period, this 7 3/16" long, 1.0 T. oz., jelly or preserve spoon has a plum-shaped bowl with a twisted shank that leads to a disk-shaped, pointed end, handle with a slightly tipt backside. The handle obverse is extensively engraved in a fine, dense, bright cut and wriggle work, pattern that includes a fancy, feathered script, "MCO" monogram in the open reserve area. It is stamped "James E. Caldwell & Co." on the backside for the renowned Philadelphia... Click for details
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S.P. Bell 'Tipt' Coin Silver Teaspoon Possibly Southern x 5
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
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5552f $24.00
This 6" long, coin silver, teaspoon is one of five matched pieces that weigh .55 T. oz. (17 grams) each. It has a Tipt end handle with something of a Fiddle shaped shank with tall, narrow and beveled, fins off the bowl, and a pointed end bowl. The backside heel has a plain drop. This one, along with the other four, has a fancy, feathered script, "SEA" monogram set sideways on the handle front. Marked "Coin" on the reverse, it is also stamped "S.P. Bell," who was likely the... Click for details
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Warner, Baltimore, 'Mayflower' c. 1830 11 oz. Silver Place Spoon x 2
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
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5546f $48.00
The Baltimore Museum of Art volume Baltimore Silver notes that Andrew Ellicott Warner "is the best known of a family of silversmiths which included his father Cuthbert, brother Thomas, and son Andrew Ellicott Warner, Jr." This example of his work is a 7" long, weighty at 1.3 T. oz., place or dessert spoon. The marks on this, "A.E. Warner" along with the peculiar to Baltimore "11" assay stamp (midway between coin and sterling silver), is one of seven documented in the above... Click for details
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John Westervelt 'Ivy' Sterling Silver Heavy Twist Master Butter Knife
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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5543f $48.00
One of numerous mid 19th century silver manufacturers situated in cities along the Hudson River, John L. Westervelt of Newburgh was a major producer in his 1840s to 1880s period. This lengthy at 7 1/2" and weighty at 1.3 T. oz., master butter knife is stamped with his "star, lion, D" emblem along with "Sterling" on the blade backside. The pattern is Ivy, which was one of Westervelt's full line designs. Naturalistic in manner, Ivy faithfully represents this vine which served... Click for details
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"Hollywood Boulevard at Night".
vintage postcard. California, 1940s
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