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Gorham 'St. Cloud' Sterling Silver Ice Cream Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5456f $85.00
Designed by Antoine Heller, renowned for his Beaux Arts figural patterns such as Versailles, Fontainebleau and Mythologique, equally commanding St. Cloud is by contrast non-figural. Its leaf and anthemion subject, with tight, circular, elements reminiscent of fern fronds suggests Aesthetic influences, which is in keeping with its 1885 date of introduction. This item is a 6" long, just under 1.0 T. oz. (30 grams), ice cream spoon. The bowl is... Click for details
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Alvin Art Nouveau 'Majestic' Large Sterling Silver Sugar Tongs
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5455f $55.00
Issued in 1900, Alvin's Majestic is a multi floral pattern that features one of eight different flowers on each piece. This example is the larger of two sizes of sugar tongs available in the line. It measures 5" long and weighs a robust 1.3 T. oz. The flower is iris, which appears at the top and mid portions of the handle, and impressively, on the talon form grips. The margins of the handle and lower section show trailing, sinuous, leaves, all in keeping with the Art... Click for details
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Old Newbury Crafters 'Panel Antique' Sterling Silver Sugar Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5452f $65.00
This 6 3/8" long, just over 1.0 T. oz. (32 grams), sugar spoon was hand made by Old Newbury Crafters, whose "ONC" mark and the word "Sterling" appear on the backside. It likely dates prior to 1955, the time when ONC began the practice of including individual craftsmen's symbols alongside other identifiers. The pattern is Panel Antique or possibly the similar Moulton. It has a slender, elongated, handle, with chamfered margins and a Tipt backside and overall subtle... Click for details
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Alvin 'Nuremburg' Gargoyle Sterling Silver Sardine Fork
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5450f $60.00
Measuring 4 7/8" long and weighing just under 1.0 T. oz., this sardine fork has a 2 1/2" by 1 1/2", seven tine serving end with a pierced heel. The pattern is Nuremburg, issued by Alvin in 1903. The design incorporates the face of a horned, devil-like, figure masked in the detail of the overall pattern. This image is presumably meant to suggest the grotesque medieval gargoyles for which the German city of Nuremberg in known. The handle front is engraved in script with an "O'L"... Click for details
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Gorham 'Raphael' Large Sterling Silver Berry or Other Serving Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5447f $165.00
A stand out Renaissance Revival design, Gorham's Raphael dates from 1874. It features a dense arabesque background surrounding a central bird with upraised wings. There is a shield-shaped reserve area, which in this instance is engraved with an Old English "H" monogram. This example is a lengthy, 9 5/16", and weighty at 3.34 T. oz., berry or other serving spoon, such as casserole in contemporary usage or a rice spoon in Southern custom. The bowls that Gorham produced in this... Click for details
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Gorham 'Imperial' Heavy Sterling Silver Pea Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5444f $215.00
Gorham issued a little known, often unrecognized and often unmarked, design named Imperial in coin silver in the 1850s and then re-employed the name for a different pattern in 1891, as found on this listing. The later design incorporates a double lined border handle with a knob top. The central portion of the handle has a raised feature that appears to be, appropriate to the line name, a fleur de lis or the feathers in the Prince of Wales's badge. This item is an 8... Click for details
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Gorham 'H239' Reticulated Sterling Silver Lemon Fork
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5443f $24.00
Around the turn of the 20th century, Gorham produced an array of specialty silver stand alone items grouped together in what is known as H series pieces. This 5 1/8" long, .45 T. oz., is model number "H239" from that series. A lemon fork, it has the requisite three, narrow and splayed, tines that define its function. Evidencing the precision of finish and substance of H series items, it has an open work handle that is reminiscent of the Chippendale style, rendered... Click for details
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Gorham 'Buckingham' Solid Sterling Silver Gravy Ladle
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5438f $70.00
Issued in 1910, Buckingham bears a strong resemblance to Gorham's companion and immensely successful Chantilly line that was introduced fifteen years earlier. It could be argued the two patterns are variants of the same design, with the former incorporating English style detail and the latter French, as intimated by their respective names. Buckingham is also more robust, i.e. generally heavier weight, than Chantilly, and often has more elaborated serving ends.... Click for details
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Durgin NANTUCKET sterling souvenir strawberry forks, 12
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
2516 $1,250.00
length five inches, total troy weight 4.30 ounces, designer E.V. Hallett. These appear to have been tucked away in a drawer for the past one hundred thirty-two years, and are in untouched original condition. They have never been monogrammed.
The Granddaughter of whaling captain Seth Coffin (b. June 25, 1753), Emma V. Hallett was an author and a talented artist. She published "Tuckernuck, a Tale of Tuckernuck and the Coffin Family," and "Molly Cottontail," the story of a cat, abandoned in... Click for details
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Gorham 'Antique' Set Eight Sterling Silver Oyster Forks
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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5418f $95.00
Measuring 5 3/4" long each, and weighing 4.6 T. oz. the group, these solid silver oyster aka shrimp or seafood cocktail forks are all stamped with Gorham's "anchor, lion, G" emblem and "Sterling." The pattern is Antique, issued in 1875. Akin to Old English, it has a rounded end with a tipt backside attached to a narrow shank. There are three tines on each of these pieces, the lower one of which is hooked and wider than the other two. In choice estate condition and never... Click for details
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Old Newbury Crafters 'Oak Leaf' Hammered Sterling Silver Serving Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5414f $135.00
One of the last American companies to produce fully hand worked silver, "Old Newbury Crafters" items show the skill of the individual maker in every piece. That is the case with this 8 1/2" long, 2.6 T. oz., solid silver, serving serving spoon in the company's 1939 Oak Leaf pattern. Modernist/Deco in style, the handle has straight, tapered edges, with a tip that is surmounted by a representational oak leaf flanked by what are presumably two acorns. The front of the... Click for details
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F. Smith 'George VI' aka 'Ridgefield' Sterling Silver Cold Meat Fork
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5411f $65.00
A not readily found pattern, Frank Smith's 1912 George VI aka Ridgefield is, appropriately, a regal looking design that features a variety of raised acanthus leaves and scrolls set on a shaped handle with double lined margins. The handle backside is less elaborate than the front, but still quite detailed. This example is a 7 5/8" long, 1.77 T. oz., cold meat fork. The serving end has four, slender and splayed, tines with scrolled bases, all joined to a deep,... Click for details
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Immense Bright Cut c. 1880 Sterling Silver Shovel Server
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5410f On Hold
Massively scaled, this serving piece measures 10 3/4" long and weighs 4.4 T. oz. Shovel form, it has a blade that is 4 1/2" long and 3 5/8" wide at the splayed end. This has notched shoulders, wide flanged edges, and a central raised groove in the base. The surface is extensively engraved in a leaf and flower motif with wriggle work on the flanged edges. The handle is Old English with a rounded end and tipt backside. The front is bright cut engraved in a design... Click for details
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Gorham 'Ivy' Sterling Silver Sugar Spoon with Fluted Bowl
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5402f $46.00
One of Gorham's earliest full line patterns, patented in 1868 as stamped in the reverse of this 6 1/4" long, .6 T. oz., sugar spoon, Ivy has a tubular stem and broad, convex handle end that features an intricately rendered portraiture of ivy leaves and berries set against a stippled ground. The handle reverse is engraved with a delicately inscribed, feathered "HC" monogram. Additional marks include the company's "lion, anchor, G" emblem, the word "Sterling," and the name of the... Click for details
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Durgin 'Spray' Sterling Silver Master Butter Knife with Engraved Blade
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5395f $48.00
One of William B. Durgin's earliest patterns, dating circa 1870, and commonly identified as Spray, this design features a bouquet of woodland flowers and grasses tied by a bow. This motif appears in the top center of the handle, and is repeated on the lower front and backside heel of the join with the blade of this 6 3/4" long, 1.0 T. oz., master butter knife. There is a script letter "R" monogram on the handle front. The blade has a scalloped upper edge, upswept and pointed tip,... Click for details
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"Hollywood Boulevard at Night".
vintage postcard. California, 1940s
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