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3855f   $26.00

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A 7" long, 1.3 T. oz., place or dessert piece, this spoon traces to the early decades of the 19th century.

It is marked "B&SD" for Benjamin and Samuel Demilt. Multiple sources date this New York City partnership to 1820-35.

It also has a "lion, bust, G" pseudo hallmark that John McGrew in his work on such marks attributes to an unknown NYC maker.

The pattern is a "Kings" design on an hourglass shaped handle with a plain reverse save for the marks. The bowl has a shell back.

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20190424-03   $47.50

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Offered is a very rare example of the mark of William A. Lloyd, which has only been seen on a handful of pieces to date, including a splendid tea set a few years back. Lloyd doesn't appear in the directories or censuses, and seems to have had a short working career. This tablespoon bearing his mark and also the manufacturer's mark of John W. Gethen seems to date to about 1800-10. It is engraved with a period script monogram, and marked W.A.Lloyd in script in a rectangular punch, struck... Click for details

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20190424-02   $85.00

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Offered is a nice example of the work of the celebrated Baltimore silversmith William Ball (working circa 1789-1815), whose work is surprisingly scarce. This is the first piece of his that I've come across. This piece is marked with Ball's maker's mark twice, and the clearer of the two marks is pictured here (see all pictures by clicking on the first one). This spoon is also graced with a period engraved script monogram and a nicely decorated handle. This piece measures about 8 7/8 inches in... Click for details

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20180424-01   $29.50

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Offered is a nice pair of New York coin silver teaspoons circa 1825-40 by J.BELL with pseudo-hallmarks; this mark has sometimes been given to John Bell of New York City, but he seems to have worked too early for the style of these spoons unless they were in the last year or two of his career. There were also at least two J. Bells working in Ogdensburg, NY between 1810 and 1850 or 60, and this could be the mark of one of those men. In any event, these are two nicely marked spoons with a good... Click for details

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3854f   $52.00

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Dating from the mid 19th century, this unusual length at 9 1/2", rice or other serving spoon is marked "S. Kirk & Son," and "10.15," which is a silver standard designation equivalent to coin and particular to Baltimore, in which city Kirk worked.

It has a fiddle shaped handle with a subtle "tipt" backside, high, pointed and chamfered shoulders, and a line drop on the bowl backside.

The handle front is engraved with a fancy, feathered script, "JSE" monogram.

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3853f   $90.00

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One of a set of 12 coffee spoons illustrated in Gorham's 1888 catalog, this 5" long, approximately .5 T. oz., "Fish " piece falls into the realm of "Narragansett like" flatware, akin in theme and execution to the company's fabled line by that name

In his recently published Gorham Spoons, Chris McGlothlin expounds on this set, noting that "Each spoon of this design is unique unto itself because the elements were all fabricated by hand in no prescribed manner."

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3852f   On Hold

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One of a set of 12 coffee spoons illustrated in Gorham's 1888 catalog, this 5" long, .5 T. oz., "Three Fish" piece falls into the realm of "Narragansett like" flatware, akin in theme and execution to the company's fabled line by that name

In his recently published Gorham Spoons, Chris McGlothlin expounds on this set, noting that "Each spoon of this design is unique unto itself because the elements were all fabricated by hand in no prescribed manner."

He further observes, "Although... Click for details

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3851f   On Hold

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One of a set of 12 coffee spoons illustrated in Gorham's 1888 catalog, this 5 1/8" long, .6 T. oz., "crab" piece falls into the realm of "Narragansett like" flatware, akin in theme and execution to the company's fabled line by that name

In his recently published Gorham Spoons, Chris McGlothlin expounds on this set, noting that "Each spoon of this design is unique unto itself because the elements were all fabricated by hand in no prescribed manner."

He further observes, "Although the... Click for details

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3850f   $90.00

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One of a set of 12 coffee spoons illustrated in Gorham's 1888 catalog, this 4 7/8" long, .5 T. oz., "Shell" piece falls into the realm of "Narragansett like" flatware, akin in theme and execution to the company's fabled line by that name

In his recently published Gorham Spoons, Chris McGlothlin expounds on this set, noting that "Each spoon of this design is unique unto itself because the elements were all fabricated by hand in no prescribed manner."

He further observes, "Although... Click for details

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3849f   $60.00

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One of a set of 12 coffee spoons illustrated in Gorham's 1888 catalog, this 4 7/8" long, .4 T. oz., "Hizen" piece falls into the realm of "Narragansett like" flatware, akin in theme and execution to the company's fabled line by that name

In his recently published Gorham Spoons, Chris McGlothlin expounds on this set, noting that "Each spoon of this design is unique unto itself because the elements were all fabricated by hand in no prescribed manner."

He further observes, "Although... Click for details

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3848f   $125.00

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To a European scale, meaning large compared to a typical American counterpart, this French fork measures 8 1/16" long and weighs a massive 2.8 T. oz.

It is stamped with a first standard Minerva, indicating .950 purity silver vs. sterling at .925, and "P, spade, Q" in a caret for well documented maker Pierre Queille, 1834-46, and a bigorne assay mark.

Having a double lined, fiddle-shaped handle, the pattern incorporates a leaf and flower motif at the front and backside handle ends as well... Click for details

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20190421-02   $145.00

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Offered is a quite rare English sterling silver meat skewer hallmarked for Exeter, 1823, by master silversmith Joseph Hicks. Exeter silver is uncommon enough, and this form is quite rare outside of the major production centers like London. This piece is fully marked with clear, well-struck hallmarks and a legible maker's mark. It is also engraved with a period script monogram of "RR". This skewer is by far the largest and heaviest I've come across, and feels like a sword blade. Please take... Click for details

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20190421-01   $135.00

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Offered is a lovely circa 1807-21 Cork silver spoon by Irish provincial silversmiths Carden Terry & Jane Williams, working in partnership from about 1807, the date of Jane's widowhood, through Carden Terry's death in 1821. This piece probably dates to the early part of the partnership by style. It is in the Celtic Pointed pattern and bears a period engraved script monogram of "MK" as well as a well-struck maker's mark and standard mark of STERLING, typical of Cork pieces. The mark's are crisp... Click for details

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3847f   $48.00

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Issued in 1900, Alvin's "Majestic" was a multi-motif line of Art Nouveau flatware that featured a variety of floral themes.

This example is a 5 5/8" long, substantial weight at approximately 1.3 T. oz., cream or sauce ladle.

The flower is narcissus or daffodil and is represented by a number of blossoms on the handle front and leaves and buds on the backside.

The 1 7/8" wide by 1 1/2" back to front by 1/2" deep bowl has three lobes and a scalloped edge.

Never monogrammed, it is in... Click for details

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3846f   $46.00

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"Jenny Lind" was a pattern first introduced by New York City's Albert Coles in 1850, although numerous contemporaneous manufacturers took up the design, leaving extant pieces that bear a variety of makers' marks.

This example, a 7 1/4", weighty at 1.5 T. oz., place, aka oval soup or dessert, spoon is a rarity though in that it is stamped "11" (one of Baltimore's individualized standard marks, for a .917 silver content, midway between coin and sterling) and "A.E.W" for Baltimore's Andrew... Click for details

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3845f   $55.00

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One of Kirk's earliest patterns, "Wadefield," essentially a "Pointed Antique" design, was introduced in 1850 and continued in production for nearly a century and one half.

The mark on this 4 1/4" long, relatively heavy at .7 T. oz., tea caddy spoon with a scallop shell bowl, "S. KIRK & SON STERLING," was used by the company during the middle third of the 20th century, indicating this is sixty plus years old.

Never monogrammed or inscribed, it remains in like-new condition, showing no... Click for details