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Duhme 'Louis XV' Sterling Silver Large Serving Fork
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5057f $165.00
The long dominant 19th and 20th century Cincinnati silver and jewelry house, Duhme produced a number of flatware lines of its own design. In addition, several patterns that are essentially identical to, or strikingly reminiscent of, other makers also appear with Duhme's name on them, and that is the case of this 7 7/8" long, weighty at just over 2.3 T. oz., serving fork that markedly resembles Durgin's 1891 Louis XV . The two designs incorporate the same densely arrayed rococo... Click for details
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Bateman Sterling Silver Basting Spoon with Crosley Runcible Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5051f $395.00
While a matching pair, these two large serving pieces come from different sources, with slightly different dates. Both are marked for London, England, and sterling silver. The earlier one is an 11 3/8" long, 2.9 T. oz., platter, aka stuffing or basting, spoon. It is marked "PB/AB" for Peter and Ann Bateman, and with a date letter for 1798-99. The second piece is an 11" long, also 2.9 T. oz., runcible spoon (which is actually a fork with a spoon bowl) marked "RC" for Richard... Click for details
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Gorham 'St. Cloud' Sterling Silver Youth Fork Engraved 'Gladys'
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5048f $46.00
Marked with Gorham's "lion, anchor, G" emblem, along with "Sterling" and "Pat 1885," this youth fork measures 5 7/8" long and weighs .9 T. oz. The pattern is St. Cloud, which was one of the outstandingly successful designs produced by Antoine Heller in his long and consequential career with Gorham. It is in very good condition. The dense leaf and shell motif remains well-defined, showing minimal polishing wear. The tines remain straight and pointed, although they evidence faint... Click for details
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Shiebler Month "March" Floral "Violet" Sterling Silver Youth Fork
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5040f $85.00
An example of Shiebler's Month series of flatware introduced in 1902, this four tine, likely youth, fork measures 6 1/4" long and weighs a substantial 1.2 T. oz. The month is March with the corresponding flower being Violet. Decidedly Art Nouveau in manner, the portraiture is expressively sinuous and fluid as is characteristic of the mode. There is a flowing script "WKH" monogram engraved on the handle front. In very good condition, this shows little evidence of... Click for details
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Reed & Barton "La Marquise" Sterling Silver Ice or Pea Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5036f $365.00
Impressive in scale and with an extravagantly scaled bowl, this solid silver spoon measures 10 1/4" long and weighs a substantial 3.4 T. oz. Made by Reed & Barton, whose "eagle R lion" emblem and the word "Sterling" are finely imprinted on the handle backside, the pattern is La Marquise, a late 19th century rococo scroll and bead design. A rarely found ice or pea, i.e. vegetable, spoon, the bowl measures 4 1/2" long by 3 3/8" at the widest. It has a fluted heel, pointed tip, a... Click for details
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Gorham "New Tipt" Sterling Silver Sugar Spoon with Gold Washed Bowl
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5034f $34.00
Among Gorham's oldest full line patterns, New Tipt was introduced in 1871. This 5 5/8" long, .6 T. oz., sugar spoon is an early example, monogrammed on the handle front "C.E.F." in script and with the date "1872" on the reverse. More detailed than a standard Tipt design, this version incorporates Greek and/or Egyptian Revival features set on a broad end, tubular shank, handle. These features carry onto the backside heel of the plum shaped with central vee, gold washed, bowl.... Click for details
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Duhme & Co. "Tipt" Sterling Silver Sugar Spoon Engr'd. "Belmer"
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5030f $42.00
Marked "Sterling," "925/1000 in a shield," and "Duhme Co.," this 6 1/8" long, approximately 1.0 T. oz. spoon has Cincinnati origins and associations. It has a Tipt handle with straight sides and rounded shoulders off the bowl. This departs from the pronounced Fiddle shape with angular shoulders typical of 19th century Ohio River Valley silver design. The shell bowl is also something of its own form, with an undulating edge and a raised central vee extending from the handle... Click for details
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Gorham "Cluny" Individual Ice Cream Spoon with Gold Engraved Bowl
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5028f $105.00
Relatively large for an ice cream place spoon, this piece measures 6 1/8" long and weighs a substantial near 1.4 T. oz. Made by Gorham, the pattern is Cluny which bespeaks the French origins of its renowned designer, Antoine Heller. The pattern features dense, high relief, floral elements with rosette and palmetto accents, and has proven to be enduringly appealing. The handle backside of this is engraved in script, "A.P.W." over "Oct. 17, '91.," indicating the piece originated... Click for details
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Gorham MEDALLION sterling cheese knife
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
2487 $250.00
length 7 1/2 inches, weight 1.25 oz. Troy, monogrammed as shown in second enlargement, excellent condition. Often, Gorham's engraved decoration is unsuited to the pattern's theme, but here a classically engraved blade with wrigglework border goes well, stylistically, with the Greek bust woman's portrait.
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Alvin "Majestic" (Peony) Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Cold Meat Fork
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5021f $105.00
The larger of two cold meat forks that Alvin offered in its Majestic line of flatware introduced in 1900, this piece measures 8 5/8" long and weighs a robust 2.4 T. oz. A multi-motif floral, the portraiture on this is "peony." Producer of such touchstone Art Nouveau designs as Raphael and Old Orange Blossom, Majestic reflects the same sensitivity to the subtle, flowing sensibilities of the mode, all expressed inprecise, intricate detail. The serving end of... Click for details
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Dominick & Haff "Pointed Antique No. 2" Sterling Silver Sugar Sifter
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5018f $95.00
A late 19th century pattern, Dominick & Haff's Pointed Antique was issued in a number of variations, with the one on this 7 1/8" long, heavy at 2.1 T. oz., sugar sifter being No. 2. A strikingly clean design, D&H's interpretation of this classic design has a slightly downturned handle with chamfered edges and a midrib backside. No. 2 adds a diamond cut border to the front, which is a motif common to English Georgian period silver. The handle front is also... Click for details
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William Gale "Jenny Lind" Sterling Silver Sandwich or Asparagus Tongs
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5013f This item is currently being auctioned
A pattern developed by Albert Coles in the mid 19th century, Jenny Lind proved a popular period design that was eventually offered by a number of producers and retailers, and made over time in both coin and sterling silver. This example is marked "Sterling" and "Wm. Gale & Son," who was a major New York City manufacturer, with this particular mark dating 1862-66 according to Dorothy Rainwater in Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. A massive piece, it measures 9... Click for details
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Older International "1810" Solid Sterling Silver Cold Meat Fork
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5012f $65.00
An early production example of the 1810 flatware pattern introduced in 1930, this 8 1/4" long, weighty at 2.3 T. oz., all silver (not partly stainless steel) cold meat fork is marked with the "Native American profile" emblem of the Wilcox & Evertsen division of International Silver, along with "Sterling." The pattern is colonial in style, featuring a fiddle shaped handle with a tipped backside and distinct flanking shoulders off the bowl. The serving end has four symmetrical, plain... Click for details
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"Hollywood Boulevard at Night".
vintage postcard. California, 1940s
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