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S. Kirk & Son 10.15 Silver 'Reverse Tipt' c. 1850 Place Spoon
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
Old Friends
5435f $44.00
Bearing two telling marks, "S. Kirk & Son" used by the renowned Baltimore firm 1846-51, and "10.15" for the distinctive regional silver standard designation which is slightly less than coin, this place spoon measures 7" long and weighs 1.06 T. oz. (33 grams). A handsome and well crafted piece, it has a Fiddle shaped handle with a subtle Tipt backside. The bowl has an exposed drop, and high, pointed and beveled, fins at the join with the handle. The handle front is engraved... Click for details
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Pair T.A. Davis, Boston circa 1825, Long Coin Silver Teaspoons
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
Old Friends
5416f $45.00
Listed as a jeweler and watchmaker (although Flynt and Fales in the Heritage Foundation Collection of Silver note that "silverwork has been attributed to him") who engaged in several partnerships beginning in 1820, as well as operating singly 1825-34, Thomas Aspinwall Davis, b. 1798, was a Boston citizen of note. In fact, he was serving as mayor when he died in 1845. This pair of oversized, 6 5/16" long, 1.2 T. oz. combined, tea or place spoons are stamped "T.A. Davis," dating them to... Click for details
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Parisen, NYC , c.1800 'Fiddle Shell' Coin Silver Place Spoon x 5
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware : 18th Century
Old Friends
5409f $40.00
The name Parisen is associated with four noteworthy 18th to early 19th century New York City silversmiths and jewelers. The senior one was Otto Paul DeParisen, born in Berlin, Germany in 1735, and the others are his three sons, Philip 1761-1822, David 1765-?, and Otto W., 1770-? The "Parisen" mark that appears on this unusual length, 6 1/2", approximately .7 T. oz., place spoon, was apparently used by more than one of the sons (references vary about attribution). Sharply honed, it has a... Click for details
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J.L. Westervelt 'Oval Thread' Pair Coin Silver Master Salt Spoons
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
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5407f $32.00
Dating from the mid 19th century, these two matching master salt spoons each measure 3 3/4" long and weigh .6 T. oz. combined. An Oval Thread pattern, they are stamped "Squire & Lander" for the New York City jeweler, along with the "star, lion, D" manufacturing mark of John L. Westervelt, Newburgh, New York. The rounded bowls measure 1" by 3/4" and are moderately deep at 1/4". They are engraved "Thorpe." in script set sideways on the handle fronts. In excellent condition, the... Click for details
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R.R. Conn, Fitchburg MA, 'Fiddle Tipt' Coin Silver Teaspoon x 3
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
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5406f $14.00
This 5 1/2" long, approximately .4 T. oz., teaspoon is one of three matching, exquisitely made, New England origin, pieces dating from the 1850s. It has a Fiddle Tipt handle that is engraved "S M R" in fine script lettering set sideways on the front. The bowl is well-formed, proportionate, has a pointed end, and rounded, tapered fins at the join with the handle. Coin silver, it is marked "R.R. Conn" for the Fitchburg, Massachusetts jeweler. While not an uncommon piece per se,... Click for details
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