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Gorham "Medallion" Sterling Silver Tea or Dessert Fork x 2
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4321f $85.00
Classically inspired, featuring figures from mythology, "Medallion" flat and hollow ware evolved in the 1860s and was produced by numerous manufacturers of the period. In its ascendancy at the time, Gorham produced a "Medallion" that set a standard for the motif, becoming in fact the line of choice for then retailer only "Tiffany & Co." This 6 7/8" long, 1.2 T. oz., piece is variously identified as a tea, dessert, or breakfast fork. The portraiture is a right facing head of a woman with... Click for details
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Wallace "Violet" Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Preserve Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4314f This item is currently being auctioned
An early 20th century pattern, Wallace's "Violet" is an expressive Art Nouveau floral design. This example is a 7 1/4" long, 1.3 T. oz., preserve or jelly spoon. A large blossom occupies the central portion of the handle and is surrounded by additional blossoms, buds, and leaves the full length of the handle and on the backside. The pattern also extends onto the scalloped edge, rounded end, bowl. Never monogrammed, this is a fine example, with clear pattern detail. The only signs of... Click for details
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Whiting "Twist" with Diamond Handle Shell Bowl Sugar Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4297f $46.00
Unusual for Whiting in regard to the pattern which is a "Twist" handle with a faceted, four-sided, solid end, and the bowl form which is an elongated, gold washed, shell with a cupped heel with flange shoulders, this 6 1/8" long, .7 T. oz., item is likely a sugar spoon. Dating from late in the 19th century, it is marked with the Whiting "lion with W" logo, "Sterling," and the number "30" on the heel backside. Never monogrammed, it remains in outstanding condition, with the only wear being... Click for details
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Reed & Barton "Les Cinq Fleurs" Sterling Silver Berry Serving Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4283f $95.00
A very early example of Reed & Barton's "Les Cinq Fleurs," this berry spoon is large at 9" long and weighty at 3.5 T. oz. A multi-motif, Art Nouveau, design that features orchids, narcissus, and possibly poppy on this piece, the portraiture is set in high relief and is particularly expressive. This item is laden with provenance, reflected in the various inscriptions that appear in the gold washed bowl and handle front and backsides. The surname "McCurdy" is engraved in Old English... Click for details
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Mary Chawner, London 1833, Crested Sterling Silver "Shell" Tongs
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4281f $110.00
This pair of 6" long tongs that weigh a sturdy near 2.0 T. oz., are consequential on several counts. The first and most immediate feature is the design. They are a "French Thread" aka "Fiddle Thread" pattern with concave shells at the terminus of each arm. The shell form is repeated on the cupped grips. The wide arch has a gentle point on either side, where it accommodates an unusual crest, which is the second outstanding aspect of this. The crest shows a helmeted knight's shoulders and... Click for details
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Gorham "Paris" Large & Heavy Sterling Silver Master Butter Knife
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4250f $66.00
The pattern, "Paris" by Gorham, on this lengthy at 7 7/8" long and substantial weight at 1.7 T. oz., master butter knife was issued at the turn of the 20th century and reflects the Beaux Arts design sensibilities of the time. Intricate and detailed, the design is set in relief and incorporates putti, a seated woman, and leaf and fruit accents on both sides of the handle and the backside heel of the curved blade with a scalloped upper edge. There is a script "A.T.A." monogram engraved on... Click for details
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Blackinton "Thistle" Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Long Olive Spear
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4240f $75.00
Lengthy at 8 7/8" and weighing .9 T. oz., this olive spear or pick is solid silver. The pattern is "Thistle," which is an early 20th century Art Nouveau design made by R. Blackinton & Co. The high relief thistle flowers and leaves run the full length of both sides of the handle, with the leaves extending onto the shoulders of the twist. Never monogrammed, this is in flawless condition. It retains clear pattern detail that is free of any polishing wear. There are no bends or burrs, and... Click for details
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Gorham "Barnyard" or "Gilpen" Sterling Silver Youth Knife
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4236f $95.00
This 7 3/8" long, 1.3 T. oz., youth knife (could double as a tea or dessert piece) has a hollow handle and flat, solid silver, blunt end blade. It was made by Gorham, whose "lion, anchor, G" emblem and the word "Sterling" are imprinted on the blade backside. An engaging design, the handle portrays pastoral scenes, with a woman and dog tending sheep on one side, and a man on horseback with scurrying chickens on the other. While unnamed, the internet has embraced the name "Barnyard" for... Click for details
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Watson "Orchid" Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Cream Ladle
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4228f $46.00
Watson Newell's "Orchid" is one of numerous floral designs the company produced in the early part of the 20th century that yet stand as exemplary expressions of Art Nouveau design. This example is a 5" long, .9 T. oz., cream ladle. The flower is fully three-dimensional, rising out of the end of handle and folding over on itself in a highly expressive manner, with trailing leaves tracing their way up the handle margins, front and back sides. The scalloped edge bowl has a flange margin... Click for details
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Peter Krider, Philadelphia, Bright Cut Sterling Silver Sugar Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4221f $46.00
A 6" long, .8 T. oz. spoon with an "Old English," i.e. "Reverse Tipt," handle, this is stamped with the "lion, K, crown" emblem of Philadelphia silversmith Peter Krider and the word "Sterling." A sugar spoon, although it bears some similarity to an ice cream spoon, it has a plum shaped, pointed end bowl with flange shoulders and a midrib down the center. Likely dating from the 1870s, this exhibits the exquisite bright cut engraving for which Philadelphia silver of the period was renowned.... Click for details
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Deming & Gundlack, Hartford "Tipt" Sterling Silver Master Butter Knife
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4202f $52.00
Lengthy at 7 5/8", this weighty, 1.3 T. oz., solid silver master butter knife is slender and graceful in design. It has a thick, arched, plain handle with a "Tipt" end and a feathered script "B" monogram, along with a scalloped upper edge blade. Dating circa 1870, it is marked "Sterling" and "Deming & Gundlach" for the Hartford, Connecticut partnership that was the 1859 successor to Walter Pitkin. In exceptionally fine condition, the piece shows no significant wear or damage. The finish... Click for details
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McCarty & Hurlbert Bright Cut Sterling Silver Master Butter Knife
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4197f This item is currently being auctioned
As a body, Philadelphia silver manufacturers of the second half of the 19th century exhibited great capacities in engraved design. The quality of that work is exhibited on this 7 1/4" long, just over 1.0 T. oz., master butter knife stamped "Sterling" and "McCarty & Hurlbert" for the Philadelphia jeweler and manufacturer, 1876 successor to "Butler & McCarty," founded in 1849. Both the "Old English" with reverse tipt end and the broad, notched, blade are extensively engraved in an Aesthetic... Click for details
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Frank Smith Bright Cut Sterling Silver Ice Cream Knife & 12 Spoons
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4181f $395.00
It is unusual to find an intact set of twelve ice spoons along with their original serving knife, aka slice, and even more so to have the set in such pristine condition as this group. Made by Frank Smith, whose early "S in a circle" mark and "sterling" are imprinted on the backside of all pieces, along with the name of the retailer, "Worcester & Co.," Lowell, Massachusetts. The server measures 10" long and weighs 2.7 T. oz., while each of the spoons is 5 3/4" long with the twelve weighing... Click for details
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F. Whiting "Antique Lily Engraved" Eight Sterling Silver Oyster Forks
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4159f $130.00
A popular motif from the 1880s, engraved versions of "Lily," actually "Lily of the Valley" with Aesthetic detailing, were produced by multiple manufacturers. This matched set of eight, 5 15/16" long, 4.0 T. oz. the group, oyster, shrimp, or simply seafood, cocktail forks were made by Frank Whiting whose "W in a circle" and "Sterling" are imprinted on the reverses. The handles are an "Antique" pattern with rounded ends and tipt backsides. The fronts have satin matte finishes, which sets... Click for details
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Bailey Banks & Biddle Bright Cut Sterling Silver Bouillon Ladle
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4137f $110.00
Measuring 8" long and weighing approximately 2.5 T. oz., this ladle is larger than a gravy and is likely for bouillon. It has a large, plum-shaped, 2 1/2" diameter, 1" deep, bowl with a central vee, flange shoulders, and a matte gold finish on the interior. The arched handle is an "Old English" pattern with a "Reverse Tipt" end. The front has a satin finish and is extensively engraved in a floral (anemone) and leaf design. The engraving extends onto the flange of the bowl, and into the... Click for details
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"Hollywood Boulevard at Night".
vintage postcard. California, 1940s
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