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4039f   $22.00

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Measuring 4" long and weighing 7 grams (just over .2 T. oz.), this master salt spoon features a pronounced "Fiddlet Tipt" handle, with high, pointed, shoulders off the shovel form bowl.

It is marked "J.T & E.M.E. Chicago," whom John McGrew in his Manufacturing Marks on American Coin Silver identifies as J.T. and E.M. Edwards, working 1852-64.

There is a finely engraved, script letter, "HPC" set sideways on the handle.

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Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20191110-04   $29.50

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Offered is an excellent early Marietta coin silver teaspoon by little-known silversmith Elisha Pratt (b. 1798 - d. 1855), who was trained by his father, silversmith Azariah Pratt in Marietta, his apprenticeship beginning around 1815 or a bit earlier. By the 1820s, Elisha would have been working on his own in Marietta, though the first formal note of his profession as a silversmith seems to date to 1828. By the 1850 census, Elisha Pratt was described as a gunsmith. This spoon by style should... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20191110-03   $18.00

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Offered is a circa 1824-40 American coin silver teaspoon by Syracuse silversmith, watchmaker and jeweler Hiram Judson, working circa 1824 to his death in 1853. By style, this piece would be on the early end of his career. The maker's mark of H.JUDSON is well struck, and there is another, very interesting mark in a shield form, perhaps heraldic. This mark doesn't appear to be associated with any other Judson pieces observed online, and may have been the mark of a transiting journeyman. In any... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20191110-02   $65.00

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Offered is a nice set of four American coin silver teaspoons by Philadelphia silversmith John Morin, working circa 1808-32. These are probably from 1815-20 by style, but could be a few years earlier or later. Each spoon has a good clear maker's mark and a period engraved script monogram. These spoons measure about 5 3/4 inches in length, and the set of four weighs about 66 grams altogether. These spoons are in good condition overall, with modest wear and some stubborn areas of tarnish, and... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20191110-01   $45.00

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Offered is a really nice example of noted Philadelphia silversmith James Watson's early maker's mark - J.WATSON in script in a conformed punch. The mark on one of these spoons was used for the book "Philadelphia Silversmiths" by Catherine Hollan. These two Philadelphia coin silver teaspoons are very well made and each has a period engraved script monogram in addition to the maker's mark and a small star mark that is probably for a journeyman. These two spoons each measure about 6 1/8 inches... Click for details

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4038f   On Hold

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An early 20th century design, International's "Jeanne d'Arc" pattern features a floral, leaf, and scroll end surmounting a lined border handle.

This example is an 8 3/8" long, weighty at 1.2 T. oz., long-handled olive spoon.

The 2" long by 1" wide bowl is pierced in a "fleur-de-lis" motif which is a flower associated with the pattern's namesake, Joan of Arc.

Never monogrammed, this remains in flawless condition. Without polishing wear, it has a bright finish. The bowl is free of dents,... Click for details

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4037f   On Hold

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Made in spoons like this set of eight 4" long, 2.5 T. oz., coffee or demitasse, and a number of other small serving items, Reed & Barton's "Harlequin" features an array of flowers.

They were produced in sterling silver, with earlier pieces marked with the company's "eagle, R, lion" emblem and later items stamped "Reed & Barton," and also in silverplate.

There were at least sixteen flowers portrayed, with an additional four variants, for a total of twenty.

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Old Friends  
4036f   $52.00

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Weighty at approximately 1.2 T. oz., this 6 5/8" long, three tine fork is fully hallmarked for John, Edward, Walter and John Barnard, 1859-60, sterling silver, and London.

Jackson's Hallmarks identifies this firm as a "major manufacturer," and the quality of work on this piece validates that assessment.

It has an "Old English" handle with an upturned, slightly tipt end. This is extensively engraved front and backsides in a fine, bright cut, design that includes rosettes, Vitruvian... Click for details

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2415   $250.00

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unmarked but attributed, coin silver, height 3 7/8; diameter 2 inches, engraved "E.C.M. from A.D. Nov 9, 1912" and monogrammed "M", weight 2.95 Troy ounces, light surface wear to medallions but fine overall condition.

There is a very small test mark (I swear we didn't do it!!) which I've magnified many times in the fifth enlargement, but please rest assured that to the naked eye this is barely visible.

Old Friends  
4035f   On Hold

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Measuring 11 1/2" long and weighing a robust 4.2 T. oz., this spoon is a long handle salad server, but could readily function as a platter or stuffing spoon.

Marked with Gorham's "lion, anchor, G" emblem, "Sterling," and "Pat. 1885," the pattern is "St. Cloud."

Designed by Antoine Heller, renowned for his Beaux Arts figural motifs such as "Versailles," "Fontainebleau," and "Mythologique," this non-figural, leaf and anthemion motif hints at Aesthetic influences in such as a the tight,... Click for details

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4034f   On Hold

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An early Durgin design, sometimes marked with a company identifier and sometimes not, the "Strawberry" pattern was made in coin silver and continued in production through the transition to a sterling standard.

This 7" long, nearly 1.5 T. oz., place or dessert spoon is stamped "Patent.," "Palmer, Bachelders & Co.," for the Boston retailer, 1864-84, and "Pure Coin," which was a term used in New England.

In excellent condition, polishing wear is nil. All the details of the pattern, clear to... Click for details

Old Friends  
4033f   $110.00

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Alvin's 1899 "Edward VII is nearly without parallel in the realm of silver patterns.

The only similarly themed line is Whiting's "Heraldic," while a weak third is Baker-Manchester's "Spartan."

All three feature a knight's helmet at the handle end, which in Alvin's instance is also embellished with scrolling acanthus leaves.

This is the most robust of the three iterations, as is evidenced by this 7" long, very heavy at 3.3 T. oz., gravy ladle with a 2 1/2" by 2 1/8" by 3/4" deep bowl.... Click for details

Old Friends  
4032f   $75.00

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One of Gorham's earliest full line patterns, references date it to 1865 although this 7 3/4" long, 1.4 T. oz., solid silver master butter knife is stamped "Patent 1867," indicating a later date and situating it just before the company's conversion to a sterling standard in 1868.

Other marks on this include Gorham's "lion, anchor, G" emblem, and the name of the retailer, Philadelphia's "Geo. H. Bechtel."

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4031f   $28.00

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An 8 1/8" long, approximately 1.4 T. oz., piece, this spoon has a "Fiddle" shaped handle with a pronounced "Tipt" end that is typical of mid 19th century Ohio River Valley silver flatware design.

The high, pointed and steeply chamfered shoulders off the bowl are also characteristic of this region's style.

Consistent with this, it is stamped "Sterling," "925/1000," and "Duhme & Co." for the prominent Cincinnati firm. Examples of this pattern were also made in coin silver.

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Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20191103-19   $25.00

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Offered is a very fine and early Lily of the Valley pattern (also known as LILJEKONVAL pattern) Scandinavian / Danish silver dessert spoon by noted silversmith Georg Jensen, circa 1915 to judge by the period engraving. Jensen himself designed this pattern circa 1913, so this is an early production piece. The marks appear to be slightly different than those typically seen, but I think it is unlikely they are spurious given the period engraving, which is to finely executed to be incorrect. This... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20191103-17   $24.00

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Offered is a very nice Italian silver grappa or tot cup from the 19th Century, hallmarked for Naples. This cup has a hallmark for Naples but no maker's mark. This piece measures a little over 1 1/2 inches high and weighs about 16 grams. This piece is in good condition overall, with minor signs of wear and use, but no major dents and no splits or repairs. All in all a fine example for display or for use!