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3686f   On Hold

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Nearly three centuries old, this 6" long, 1.3 T. oz., sugar sifter with a 1 7/8" round, pierced, bowl, had its origins in Georgian England.

While the marks are some rubbed, the maker's stamp is clear for Richard Gosling, London, and the date letter for 1733. Gosling must have been something of a scurrilous character as Grimwade's London Goldsmiths 1697-1837 notes, he was "tried and convicted [in 1742] for counterfeiting marks," although "This fall grace did not . . . put him out of... Click for details

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20181112-01   $225.00

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Offered is an extremely rare example of very early Savannah coin silver by the partnership of Isaac Marquand and Cornelius Paulding, working in partnership in Savannah between 1801 and 1810. During this time, Isaac Marquand's nephew Josiah Penfield was apprenticed to the firm in Savannah. In 1810, Isaac Marquand moved to New York, and the firm became known as Marquand, Paulding & Penfield, operating from 1810 to 1815. It operated in NY, New Orleans and Savannah. This coffin-end teaspoon is... Click for details

Old Friends  
3685f   $28.00

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Measuring 8 1/4" long and weighing just over 1.0 T. oz., this would have been an individual place spoon in its circa 1840 period, but is equivalent size to today's tablespoon.

A "Tipt" or "Fiddle Tipt" pattern, it is marked "Perry O. Daniel" and "Standard," which is a regional term for coin silver.

Catherine Hollan in Philadelphia Silversmiths identifies the maker as Oliver Perry O'Daniel, born in Wilmington, Delaware, and working in Philadelphia 1836-52.

It has high, angled and... Click for details

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20181110-02   Sold

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Offered is perhaps the earliest known piece by noted silversmith Henry J. Pepper, at least by style - certainly it is the earliest I've come across. This piece is a pointed-end teaspoon bearing a period engraved script monogram and a clear mark of H.I.PEPPER, Henry's early mark used pretty much exclusively during his Delaware period (1811-26). It would fit that this teaspoon was made prior to 1815. Please take a look at all the pictures. This piece measures about 5 3/8 inches in length and... Click for details

Gebelein  
5446   $80.00

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Double swell, tipt on top, rounded fins. Length 9". Weight 1.85 troy ounces each. The monogram is a lengthwise script A.H.C. Overall and mark condition are excellent (bowl tips mint).

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20181110-01   $22.50

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Offered is a very good American coin silver tablespoon circa 1820 by noted Philadelphia silversmith John McMullin (b. 1765 - d. 1843), and bearing one of several maker's marks he used, as well as a "four balls" journeyman's mark seen on his silver from time to time, alone or with other similar marks. This piece has a clear maker's mark and a period engraved script monogram of EMM. Please review all the pictures. It measures about 5 3/4 inches in length and weighs about 14 grams. Condition is... Click for details

Old Friends  
3684f   $185.00

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Building upon motifs drawn from classical mythology, Tiffany's "Olympian" is a highly expressive and intricately rendered design.

The theme on this 7 3/8" long, very heavy at just under 3.8 T. oz., gravy ladle is "Paris, the son of Priam," which was one of seventeen different subjects offered in this line (William P. Hood Jr., Tiffany Silver Flatware).

It has a plain, oval, 2 3/8" by 2" by 3/8" deep, bowl, with a large classical face on the backside heel.

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Old Friends  
3683f   On Hold

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One of Tiffany's most imaginative lines of flatware, "Lap Over-Over-Edge," 1880, was an exercise in theme and variation.

The theme is the turned back margin on the reverse of the handle, which is the defining element of the pattern. Subsets of this include plain, acid etched, and applied groupings, and within the latter two, there are further, seemingly countless, flora and fauna themed, iterations.

This piece, a 7 1/8" long, approximately 2.0 T. oz., large sugar sifter is etched in what... Click for details

Old Friends  
3682f   On Hold

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Measuring 4 3/4" long and weighing .4 T. oz., this small letter opener was produced as a commemorative piece--more commonly found as a spoon--issued in honor of the first inauguration of George Washington in 1889.

It features a low relief bust of Washington set in profile on the handle end attached to a twisted shank. The blade is scimitar shaped.

The backside of the handle is engraved "JBB" in flowing script, along with the date "1892."

It is in very good condition. The figure retains... Click for details

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20181107-04   Sold

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Offered is an incredible pair of heavy silver-gilt dessert spoons by Washington, DC silversmith Seraphim Masi, whose biographical information (from Quimby) appears below. These spoons are part of a group of Southern coin silver descended in the same family - see my other listings for other pieces.

These dessert spoons are engraved with a period monogram and have extremely clear maker's marks. They are heavier than normal, and entirely gilt. They measure about 7 inches in length, and the... Click for details

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20181107-03   $95.00

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Offered is a good set of three Southern coin silver table spoons by Washington, DC silversmith Samuel Lewis, who worked in that city from about 1840 until about 1880, and whose shop was on Pennsylvania Avenue for most of that time. These tablespoons are part of a group of DC coin silver pieces descended in the same family; see my other listings for other pieces from that group. These three tablespoons have clear maker's marks and a period engraved monogram. Each measures about 8 3/4 inches in... Click for details

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20181107-02   Sold

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Offered is a nice group of two Washington, DC coin silver condiment spoons by silversmith Seraphim Masi, whose biographical information (from Quimby) appears below. These spoons are part of a group of Southern coin silver from DC, descended in the same family - see my other listings for other pieces. This listing consists of a salt spoon and a long-handled condiment spoon, probably for dry mustard. Each piece has Masi's maker's mark, and the same engraved period monogram. The salt spoon... Click for details

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20181107-01   $135.00

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Offered is a lovely American coin silver serving piece, partly gilt, by Henry Shmedtie or possibly Augustus and Henry Shmedtie working together, and marked SHMEDTIE over WASH DC. This piece dates to the 1870s, and probably on the earlier end. It measures about 9 1/4 inches in length, and weighs about 44 grams. It is engraved with a period initial of "M"; please see my other listings for more DC coin silver from the same family. The maker's mark or retailer's mark on this piece is very clear,... Click for details

Old Friends  
3681f   $120.00

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One of the largest and heaviest of the multitude of master salts illustrated in George and Carolyn Thompkins The Handbook of Gorham Open Salt Dishes, model number "A6440," as this is marked, along with a "lion, anchor, G," "Sterling, and a date symbol for 1911, measures 4" long by 3" wide, stands 2" high, and weighs a more than substantial 3.8 T. oz.

It is an elaborately designed piece featuring an array of acanthus leaf and scroll ornamentation which extends to the four feet of the... Click for details

Old Friends  
3680f   $575.00

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This item is a three piece, base, liner, and lid, coin silver, butter dish.

The bottom measures 6 1/4" across, stands 1 1/2" high on a rimmed base, and weighs 5.9 T. oz. The fitted liner is 5 1/2" across and weighs 3.1 T. oz. Lastly the lid is also 5 1/2" wide, 2 3/4" high to the top, and weighs 6.3 T. oz.

Relatively plain, the top has a cast cow finial attached by a threaded extension and thumb screw on the underside.

A favored design element of its period, this cow is particularly... Click for details

Old Friends  
3679f   On Hold

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While a popular form with many many variations available, this example of a shell dish stands apart on the basis of both its quality of design and craft as well as its generous size.

Solid silver and nearly circular at 7" diameter, it weighs a substantial 5.9 T. oz., and stands 1 1/8" high, resting on three ball feet.

It has a 3/8" wide scalloped rim with a broad heel grip area that is finished with an applied, raised, leaf and shell detail. This last component echoes English... Click for details