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Whiting "Lily" Bailey Banks & Biddle Sterling Silver Salad Serving Set
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends 
4517f $385.00
Early production, fully original, examples of Whiting's Art Nouveau "Lily" pattern, this set is comprised of a 9 1/8" long, 3.5 T. oz., fork, and 9" long, 3.2 T. oz., spoon. Salad servers, each piece could also be used individually. They are marked with Whiting's "lion and W" emblem, "Pat'd 1902," "R'D 1902," "Sterling," an Old English "O" letter, and the name of the retailer, Philadelphia's "Bailey, Banks & Biddle Co." Neither piece was ever monogrammed, while they both retain a... Click for details
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Robert Perth, London, 18th Century "Scroll Back" Sterling Silver Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
4516f $45.00
The first detail to note about this piece is that it may be a modified or even composite item. That said, it is clearly marked with an original cursive "RP" attributed in the benchmark English hallmark reference Grimwade as likely Robert Perth, London, 1748-54. The companion lion mark for sterling is clear, while the date letter is rubbed. Measuring 6" long overall and weighing approximately 1.1 T. oz., it has an ovoid bowl with a "Scroll Back" detail alongside a thumb drop. The... Click for details
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Whiting "Honeysuckle" (Old) Sterling Silver Master Butter Knife
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
4515f On Hold
This 7 1/2" long, relatively weighty 1.3 T. oz., flat handle knife is unusual in both pattern and form. The pattern is "Honeysuckle," attributed to Whiting, but to be differentiated from that company's 1870 design of the same name, sometimes referred to as "New Honeysuckle." Perhaps this secondary name derives from the historical difference between the two patterns. To be sure, this particular design is rarely found and not widely known as Whiting's. In fact, the design is strongly... Click for details
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William Gale "Leaf" Cased Silver Youth Fork and Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
4514f $95.00
A popular mid 19th century design, the "Leaf" pattern on this spoon and fork pair was made by several manufacturers with slight variation among them. These were made by William Gale, with the fork stamped on the handle reverse "Wm. Gale Jr.," along with "925 Sterling," while the spoon is marked with the slightly earlier "Wm. Gale & Son," with a three part "WG&S." emblem including an "185?" date. Otherwise not indicated, the spoon may be either sterling or coin. Both pieces measure 6... Click for details
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Webster Company Sterling Silver and Glass Latticed Mustard Pot
Silver : Sterling : Smalls
Old Friends
4513f $45.00
Manufacturers of a variety of silver notions, dresser items, and similar goods, the Webster Company of North Attleboro, Massachusetts was the maker of this 3" tall, 2 1/4" diameter, mustard pot. Likely dating from the early decades of the 20th century, it has a silver lattice work and bead holder, solid silver lid with a knob finial, and a heavy, clear glass body with polished rims top and bottom. Both silver pieces are stamped with the Webster "CW with an arrow" emblem and the word... Click for details
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Erickson "Chino" Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver Serving Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
4512f $90.00
A worker who apprenticed in the shop of renowned Arts & Crafts silversmith Arthur Stone, George Erickson founded his own studio in Gardner, Massachusetts, the same city as Stone, in 1932. The business continues today under the ownership of his grandson Peter. This 6 1/2" long, approximately 1.2 T. oz., serving spoon is an early production piece, original to George, marked "Erickson Sterling". A serving spoon with an ovoid bowl, the pattern is "Chino," which is a rounded end fiddle design.... Click for details
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Martin Hall & Co. Silver Plate Decorative Chased Berry Spoon x 2
Silver : Plate
Old Friends
4511f $46.00
British firms of the 19th century arguably and in broad terms produced silver plate, i.e. electroplate, items to a higher level of refinement than their American counterparts. This 8 1/2" long berry spoon stamped with the hallmark for Sheffield's "Martin Hall & Co.," and a registry date symbol for 1883, is buttressing of the above assessment. Weighty and with a heavy layer of plating, it is high style Victorian. The decorative pattern appears on both sides of the handle and is Elizabethan... Click for details
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Hawkes Glass with Sterling Silver Mounts Viking Ship Bowl
Silver : Sterling
Old Friends
4510f On Hold
Dating from the early 20th century, this piece pairs glass and sterling silver in dramatic fashion. An open clear glass bowl with silver fittings, it portrays a Viking ship. Maximum dimensions are 9" long, 5 1/8" high and 3 1/2" wide. The high quality glass is thick and and acid etched with the word "Hawkes" along with the company's "three lobe with two birds and a fleur-de-lis" emblem on the underside at the prow end. The silver is unidentified, save it is marked "Sterling" on the... Click for details
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Alvin "Viking" Round Bowl Sterling Silver Tea Infuser aka Strainer
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
4509f $82.00
Issued in 1906, Alvin's "Viking" is a pattern unto itself, seemingly unrelated to any of the design trends of its period. It features stylized shell and scroll elements on a grooved, columnar, handle. There is an Old English "P" monogram engraved in the reserve area on the handle front. This example is additionally unusual in that it is a unique form, 5" long, .9 T. oz., solid silver, tea infuser. Whereas many, if not most, tea infusers are adapted from teaspoons, this is its own... Click for details
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John Wendt "Florentine" Sterling Silver Sardine Fork
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
4508f $80.00
This 6 1/4" long, just over 1.0 T. oz., four tine serving piece is an unusual form sardine fork. The shoulders are scalloped and sharply angular, as are the triangularly shaped center tines. The server margins are beveled, while the entire surface shows a brilliantly polished, dramatically smooth, finish. Made by New York's John Wendt, whose characteristic "925 Patent" appears on the reverse, along with the name of the retailer, Boston's "Shreve, Crump & Low," the pattern is "Florentine."... Click for details
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Randahl Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver Twist Handle Candle Snuffer
Silver : Sterling : Smalls
Old Friends
4507f $46.00
The Randahl silver firm was established in Chicago in 1911 and continued in operation in that area until 1965 when it was absorbed by Reed & Barton. The name "Randahl" that appears on this 9 1/4" long, not quite 1.1 T. oz., candle snuffer was adopted in the 1930s according to Dorothy Rainwater in her Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. Model number "5," as stamped on the handle, along with the word "Sterling," the style of this is Arts & Crafts. The handle is comprised... Click for details
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Durgin "Lily" Engraved Sterling Silver Berry Spoon with Lavish Bowl
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
4506f $115.00
Reflecting an Aesthetic sensibility, the engraved "Lily" aka "Lily of the Valley" design on this 8 3/4" long, nearly 2.6 T. oz., berry spoon was a motif embraced by several makers in its 1880s period. This is a particularly fine rendition, made by Durgin whose early "bird surrounded by stars" emblem, "Sterling," and the name of Boston jeweler "A. Skinner." appear on the handle reverse. The rounded end, "Antique," handle has a satin finish on the front, and a bright finish on the backside,... Click for details
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