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4396f   On Hold

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Illustrated in William Hood's comprehensive volume Tiffany Silver Flatware 1845-1945, the pattern on this 4" long, .3 T. oz. (9 gram) demitasse or coffee spoon is, citing Hood's terminology, a "no-name" but catalogued design.

The portraiture is "Ivy," which is abundantly represented in high relief on both the front and backsides of an essentially "Pointed Antique," upturned handle, which in this instance is engraved with an "FK" script monogram in the obverse reserve area.

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4395f   $90.00

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With a maximum 4 3/4" span, this .9 T. oz. tea strainer has a 2 1/4" diameter, 5/8" deep bowl attached to a pair of matched and flanking arms.

Designed to sit over a cup, the arms are flat, rounded, and engraved in a flower and leaf design, with a double lined border, all of which is subtly Asian in style.

The bowl has a flat, 1/8" wide, turned rim, and is pierced in a radiating dotted pattern.

Made by New York City's "The Merrill Shops," founded in 1893, and marked with the company's... Click for details

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4394f   $36.00

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Durgin's "Bead" features a rounded end, "Tipt" handle, the margin of which is encircled by beading front and back.

Issued in 1893, the design's direct simplicity stands in contrast to much of the elaborate, high style, Victorian patterns of its period.

This example is a pristine condition, never monogrammed, 5 5/8" long, .8 T. oz., sugar spoon with a scalloped edge, embossed swirl base, bowl that in this instance is finished in a soft, satin matte, gold wash front and back sides.

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4393f   $32.00

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Standing 1" tall, with a top diameter of 2 1/2", and weighing not quite 1.0 T. oz., this open salt cellar is hallmarked for sterling, London, 1896-97, and maker "V.B.&S. in a shield," Vale Brothers & Sermon of Chester.

The lower portion of the flat-bottomed body is chased in an alternating dot and soft scrolling design, while the rim is crimped and scalloped.

There is an engraved "F" on the face of the smooth part of the wall.

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Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2422   $150.00

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Founded in 1882 by Harrison Grey Fiske, a New York socialite whose life work revolved around theater productions and support of those who made them possible, the Actor's Fund (actorsfund.org) to this day gives financial assistance and provides retirement housing to those who make their careers in the performing arts.  

In the early days of this organization, several fairs were held to create an endowment from which they could sustain their work.  This spoon and others like it would... Click for details

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4392f   $85.00

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A particularly attractive example of an English tea caddy spoon, this piece measures 4" long and weighs .3 T. oz.

Rather than the typical spoon form, this has a scoop or shovel shaped bowl. The walls and base are embossed in a Georgian style leaf and scroll design, which retains a portion of its original gold wash finish.

The turned handle is made of bone or other natural material and is slender with a pinched waist and pointed tip.

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Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20201025-01   $32.50

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Offered is a nice and scarce American coin silver teaspoon in the fiddle and thread (fiddlethread) pattern, by Oscar S. Jennings, working in New York circa 1837-58 and in New Orleans around 1860-62. The fiddlethread pattern was popular in both New York and New Orleans throughout Jennings' working period, but it seems he was mostly focused on selling pistols and swords in New Orleans during the beginning of the Civil War - it's more likely, though not certain, that this spoon dates to his New... Click for details

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4391f   $70.00

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A serving or large table spoon, this item measures 8 7/8" long and weighs approximately 1.6 T. oz.

It is a very fine example of the "Sheaf of Wheat" motif, showing a clear, well-detailed and free of polishing wear, raised strike on the rounded handle end.

There is is an engraved, feathered script, "JP" monogram set sideways below the bundle of wheat.

The backside is stamped "F.M" for Frederick Marquand, along with a "lion, bust, C" pseudo hallmark that William McGrew in... Click for details

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4390f   $46.00

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Otherwise typical of "Fiddle Tipt" pattern coin silver flatware of its mid 19th century period, this 8 5/8" long, 1.4 T. oz., table or serving spoon stands apart by virtue of its exquisitely rendered, high style, Victorian "CMG" entwined monogram.

An inch and a half high and three-quarters of an inch wide, it sits boldly on the handle front. Hand engraved, it employs fine line, stippling, and wriggle work detailing.

In very good condition, this is without damage or evident wear. The bowl... Click for details

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4389f   $215.00

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A large item standing 2 1/2" tall, having a 3 1/2" diameter body, a maximum span of 4 1/2" to the handle end, 3" height to the handle tip, and weighing just over 4.0 T. oz., this is marked for New York City manufacturer "Dominick & Haff" with a date of 1886 and model number "235," and Boston retailer "Bigelow, Kennard & Co."

The full inscription includes the name "Elizabeth Brayton Almy," with a birth or possibly baptismal date of "Feb. 13, 1887."

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4388f   $95.00

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An elusive form to find in Whiting's "Violet," this early issue cucumber server measures 6" long and weighs 1.1 T. oz.

It is of added rarity in that it was retailed by Montgomery, Alabama jeweler "C.L. Ruth & Son," and so stamped on the reverse, along with the Whiting "lion" logo, "Sterling," and "Pat. App. For," this last mark further validating its originality.

An enduringly popular Art Nouveau interpretation of this spring flower, the violet blossoms and stems are delicately portrayed... Click for details

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4387f   $95.00

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A grape motif dating from 1905, International's "Cloeta" reflects the design sensibilities of its Art Nouveau period. It features high relief, intricately detailed grape clusters, leaves, and tendrils.

This group is a matching three piece place setting. It includes a dinner size knife that measures 9 7/8" long, a fork, commonly identified as regular size, that measures 7 1/4", and a 5 7/8" teaspoon.

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20201021-01   $47.50

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Offered is a nice and scarce American coin silver teaspoon dating to around the beginning of the 19th Century and made by George Hendel, a celebrated silversmith of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. In 2009, a tea service by Hendel sold at auction for $90,000. This teaspoon is slightly more affordable. It has a legible maker's mark of GH in an oval, and a period engraved script monogram of TMcM. This piece measures about 5 7/8 inches in length and weighs about 14 grams. Condition is fairly good, with... Click for details

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4386f   $22.00

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A delicate piece in both scale and design, this 3 3/4" long, .3 T. oz., bon bon was made by Knowles in its fancy leaf and scroll, "Angelo" pattern, issued in 1910.

The 1 5/8" diameter bowl is particularly decorative. It has scalloped edges, embellished shoulders, a ribbed and pierced base with a central opening that is surrounded by an embossed design that repeats the pattern details. The entire surface is finished in a pale satin matte gold wash.

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20201020-01   Sold

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Offered is a very rare example of the work of John Hickman, silversmith of Kentucky. Mr. Hickman is recorded in Louisville between about 1832 and 1850, and in Taylorsville between 1850-62. He may have been the John Hickman killed in the war, but a John E. Hickman, jeweler, was recorded in Shelbyville in the 1870s. This spoon dates by style to the 1820s or early 1830s, and the mark and monogram would also be consistent with an early date. Please take a look at all of the pictures. It is... Click for details

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4385f   $32.00

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The first full line flatware pattern produced by Rogers, Lunt, & Bollen, later simply Lunt, "Dorothy Q" was carried forward from its antecedent firm "A.F. Towle & Son Co." which introduced it in 1883.

This example is a 6" long, just over .8 T. oz., sugar spoon, marked with the RL&B three part emblem and the word "Sterling."

The handle is "Old English" in style with a plain "Tipt" backside and a front that is extensively and engagingly engraved in a star shaped flower and leaf design around... Click for details