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4246f   $16.00

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Oversized at 6 1/4" long, and weighing just under .7 T. oz., this coin silver teaspoon is stamped "John Cox & Co." for the New York City silversmith and retailer with a history tracing to 1817, although this particular mark dates to the 1850s.

It has an down turned, fiddle handle with a rounded end and plain back.

There is a very fancy, feathered script, "RMM" monogram engraved sideways on the handle front.

The shoulders off the bowl are high, softly curved and chamfered, while the... Click for details

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4245dd   $42.00

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Introduced in 1909 by H.H. Curtis, "George Washington" eventually became a line pattern within the larger Mt. Vernon Company.

This 5 5/8" long, .8 T. oz., sardine fork is an early example, bearing the "animal head" emblem of H.H. Curtis, along with "Sterling," and "Pat.Dec.29.03."

The fiddle shaped handle has a double thread border, square shoulders, and a stylized shell and scroll detail at the tip.

This piece is engraved with a leaf script "K" monogram.

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Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20200602-05   $22.50

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Offered is a good minimalist pair of 210 year-old sugar tongs dating back to 1810, with an obscured maker's mark and hallmarks for London assay. This piece is also engraved with a period script "P" monogram. This pair of tongs measures about 5 3/4 inches in length and weighs about 32 grams. Condition overall is very good with only modest wear and no bends, splits or repairs. Please review all of the photos. All in all a nice useful pair of sugar nips from a couple of centuries ago!

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20200602-04   $24.00

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Offered is a nice American coin silver salt spoon bearing the legible mark of Samuel Lewis, jeweler of Washington, DC (fl. 1850-80). This piece does not have a monogram and there is no obvious sign of erasure. This spoon measures about 3 1/2 inches in length and weighs about 9 grams. Condition overall is very good, with modest wear from normal use, and no dents, splits or repairs. Please review all of the photos. All in all a good Washington, DC coin silver master salt spoon!

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20200602-03   $22.50

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Offered is a nice Zanesville, Ohio American coin silver teaspoon by noted early small-town Ohio silversmith Henry (Harry) Safford. This teaspoon bears a period engraved script monogram, and has a clear maker's mark. This spoon measures about 5 3/4 inches in length and weighs about 13 grams. Condition overall is fairly good, with some surface weathering and scratching but no major dents, splits or repairs. By style, this piece dates to about the 1820s, probably made late in Safford's Zanesville... Click for details

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20200602-02   $45.00

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Offered is a lovely pair of early American fiddle pattern coin silver teaspoons, by noted Philadelphia silversmith Phillip Garrett (1780-1851), who was working in Philadelphia from about 1801 through at least 1835. By style, these late transitional fiddle style teaspoons should date to about the 1810-20 range, give or take a few years. Each spoon has a good clear maker's mark and each has a period engraved script monogram. These spoons measure about 5 7/8 inches in length and the pair weighs... Click for details

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20200602-01   $27.50

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Offered is a very nice American coin silver teaspoon bearing the mark of Reading, Pennsylvania jeweler Thomas A. Willson, in business in that town at least by 1864 and the firm (T. A. Willson & Co.) continuing at least until 1920. This piece has a clear maker's or more likely retailer's mark for Willson as well as a city mark for Reading. It also features a good period engraved script "EJM" monogram. This piece measures about 5 3/4 inches in length and weighs about 17 grams. Condition is... Click for details

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4244f   $115.00

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Issued by Reed & Barton in the early 20th century, "LaParisienne" stands alongside the company's "Love Disarmed," "Les Six Fleurs," and "Les Cinq Fleurs," as among some of the most striking Art Nouveau designs produced by American silver manufacturers of the period.

A multi-motif floral pattern, this example, a 7 1/2" long, relatively heavy 1.9 T. oz., preserve spoon, features pond or water lilies set in high relief, with a full blossom, buds and leaves on the handle front and trailing leaves... Click for details

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4243f   On Hold

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An early example of Gorham's "Josephine" pattern, this 9 1/4" long, approximately 2.3 T. oz., pie server is marked "Coin," "Patent 1855," and "Platt & Bro. N.Y," for the New York City retailer with dates 1836-62.

"Josephine" features an acanthus leaf set on the end of a "Thread and Scroll" handle, with an expanded leaf on the backside heel of the blade.

This has a "JRC" script monogram engraved sideways on the handle front.

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Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20200531-05   $24.00

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Offered is a nice minimalist pair of antique Georgian sterling silver sugar tongs, hallmarked for London, 1833 and bearing the maker's mark JB, which I've not looked up. This pair of tongs has good clear marks, and a nicely executed period engraved script monogram of "T", although it looks very much like an "S". This piece measures about 5 5/8 inches in length and weighs about 34 grams. Condition is very good overall, with minor wear and signs of use but no splits or repairs. Please take a... Click for details

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20200531-04   On Hold

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Offered is a lovely American sterling turned handle master butter knife in the Angelo pattern by Wood & Hughes, dating to the 1870s. This piece has a maker's mark and fineness mark on the blade, and is engraved with a period script "M" for the owner on the underside of the handle. This piece measures about 7 1/8 inches in length and weighs about 30 grams. Condition is good overall, with some wear and signs of use to the blade, but no ripples, splits or repairs. The pattern design is nicely... Click for details

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20200531-03   $29.50

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Offered is a lovely pair of antique English Georgian sterling silver sugar tongs, which are unusual in that the maker's mark is struck inside one grip, and the hallmarks are struck inside the other grip. The maker's mark is "BW" in a rectangular punch; I've not traced this maker, and it appears to be an uncommon mark. These tongs are nicely decorated with spiral engraving on the outsides of the grips, and good engraved decoration along the edges of the body. This piece measures about 5 1/4... Click for details

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20200531-02   $25.00

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Offered is a scarce example of the output of the short-lived partnership of Seymour Wesley Baldwin and Orrin Cowles, working in Elyria, Ohio as Baldwin & Cowles from about 1835 to about 1839. This teaspoon has a good maker's mark and a period engraved script name for the original owner. It measures about 5 3/4 inches in length and weighs about 16 grams. Condition is very good overall with minor signs of normal use but no dents, splits or repairs. Please take a look at all of the pictures. ... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20200531-01   $35.00

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Offered is a good 19th Century American sterling silver berry scoop or similar server bearing the mark of William F. Englehart of Philadelphia (fl. 1861-1900s), with good weight. This piece is nicely engraved and has a period engraved script "C" monogram to the reverse. It measures about 7 1/2 inches in length and weighs about 44 grams. Condition is very good overall, with typical signs of normal use for its age, but no dents, splits or repairs. All in all a nice useful sterling silver... Click for details

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4242f   $42.00

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This pair of 4 5/8" long, approximately .8 T. oz., Victorian, tongs are particularly decorative. They may have been intended for sugar or olives.

The upper portion of the arms are broad, have angular shoulders, and are bright cut engraved in an Aesthetic style blossom and leaf design. The arch has wriggle work engraving on the borders and is inscribed with a flowing "EMF" monogram.

The lower half of the arms are twisted and end in a ball or sphere at the join with the detailed, claw form,... Click for details

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20200530-03   Sold

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Offered is a nice set of three Georgian English sterling silver teaspoons by female silversmith Ann Robertson of Newcastle, circa 1800. These spoons each have a maker's mark and hallmarks, and each has a period engraved block letter monogram. These spoons measure about 5 1/8 inches in length and weigh about 11 grams each on average. Condition is fair to good overall, with some dings to a bowl or two and minor overall wear but no splits or repairs. All in all a fine group from a desirable... Click for details