Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20170716-04   On Hold

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Offered is a nice American coin silver table fork marked M&T with a set of pseudo-hallmarks - this mark is given as a retailer's mark used by Marshall & Tempest of Philadelphia, who were in partnership from 1813 to 1865. This fork also has a period engraved script monogram. This piece measures about 7 3/4 inches in length and weighs about 56 grams. Condition is fair overall, with some tine wear and some fine scratching to the surface, but no splits or repairs. All in all a usable American... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20170716-03   On Hold

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Offered is a lovely pair of American coin silver table spoons in the Dionysus pattern, a Hotchkiss & Schreuder medallion pattern, retailed by S. Myers. I am not sure if this is Selim W. Myers of Tallahassee, Florida, or another S. Myers - most likely the latter. These spoons measure about 8 5/8 inches in length and the pair weighs about 100 grams total. They are in excellent unworn condition except for one issue - each spoon has some dings on the edge of the bowl. I've pictured the worst... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20170716-02   $120.00

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Offered is a lovely pair of antique Scottish provincial silver sugar tongs, circa the first or early second quarter of the 19th Century. This piece is struck twice on one arm with a maker's mark of "E", often assigned to James Erskine of Aberdeen; the other arm bears a hallmark that looks like a circle or ring. This piece also has a period engraved monogram done in a typically Scottish style. This piece measures about 5 3/4 inches in length and weighs about 42 grams. All in all a lovely... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20170716-01   On Hold

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Offered is a very good and heavy English Georgian (actually, William IV) sterling silver table spoon by specialist London spoonmaker John James Whiting, bearing his maker's mark and full hallmarks for London, 1836. This tablespoon is also decorated with an well-executed period script monogram of "WMR". This piece measures about 9 1/8 inches in length and weighs about 78 grams. Condition is excellent overall, with no tip wear, minimal surface wear with a few tiny scratches from normal use, and... Click for details

Old Friends  
3182f   $70.00

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Measuring 6 5/8" long and weighing .8 T. oz., this two-tine piece is a medium sized cold meat, aka cold cut, fork.

The pattern is "Acorn," which is one of Georg Jensen's defining designs.

Emblematic of the Danish Modern mode, it features a stylized acorn set at the tip of the columnar handle.

This is an exquisite example, showing no wear whatsoever, with even, pointed tines, and a brilliant finish.

Marks are "Georg Jensen" set within a circle of dots, used since 1945, "Sterling,"... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20170715-03   $95.00

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Offered is a lovely pair of early American coin silver sugar tongs marked Gordon in italicized lettering on each arm; this mark resembles one of the maker's marks attributed by the Darling Foundation to George Gordon of Newburgh, NY, working circa 1800-24. The only difference is that the mark in the Darling book also has a first name initial - G.GORDON in italicized lettering. It may be that the die for this mark was damaged and re-cut to eliminate all but the last name. It is also just... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20170715-02   $39.50

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Offered is a lovely pair of American coin silver sugar tongs circa 1834-50 bearing the mark of NY, specifically Brooklyn, watchmaker and jeweler William Wise, as well as NYC manufacturing marks. Wise worked in Brooklyn from the time his apprenticeship ended around 1834, through his death around 1903. By style, these tongs would date to prior to 1850. This piece bears a clear set of marks and also has a period engraved script monogram to the bow; there are also early (19th Century) script... Click for details

Old Friends  
3181f   $75.00

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Retailed by Tiffany, this lengthy, 7 7/8", and weighty at 1.6 T. oz., solid silver master butter knife dates prior to 1868.

A "French Thread," aka "Fiddle Thread," design, it was made by New York City's Henry Hebbard, who with his contemporary and sometime partner John Polhamus, was one of Tiffany's major suppliers in the 1850s and 60s.

Hebbard's "star, H, anchor" pseudo hallmark appears on the reverse, along with "Tiffany & Co.," and "Sterling."

It is engraved "EAS" in a delicate... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20170715-01   $135.00

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Offered is a very fine pair of West Virginia coin silver dessert spoons by scarce Wheeling maker Artemas O. Fairchild, who commenced his business around 1839 and after many years relocated to Missouri. These spoons by style should date to the first years of his West Virginia period. Each spoon is engraved with a complicated period script monogram and each has a good legible maker's mark. These spoons each measure about 7 inches in length and the pair weighs about 58 grams. Condition is good... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20170714-03   Sold

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Offered is a very fine and unusual pair of coin silver sugar tongs with one flat spatulate grip and one claw-type grip. Given this and the small size of the bow, these tongs may have had some sort of specialty purpose, such as reaching into a jar for small fruits, nuts or candies. These tongs are marked "COIN" on one arm (see pics) and are also engraved "Emma" on the bow. There is no maker' mark. This piece probably dates to about 1855-70. These tongs measure about 6 1/4 inches in length... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20170714-02   $67.50

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Offered is a fine pair of early American coin silver sugar tongs by noted Philadelphia silversmith Joseph Anthony, who worked in that city from 1783-1809 on his own and from 1810-14 with his sons. This pair of tongs by style should date to about 1805-09 but could be a bit earlier. The maker's mark is one of Joseph Anthony's working alone, so this piece likely dates to no later than 1809. The maker's mark (see pics) is lightly struck, as is the case with most pieces by Mr. Anthony, and appears... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20170714-01   Sold

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Offered is a lovely and highly useful early French silver stuffing spoon or ragout spoon, hallmarked for 1819-1838 and made in Bordeaux by a silversmith with the maker's mark of "RM" with an arrow between. I don't have the book for Bordeaux silversmiths, but it should be a simple matter to identify this silversmith. This piece measures about 12 1/8 inches in length and weighs a very heavy 162 grams. There is no monogram and no obvious sign of erasure, though there may have been a monogram or... Click for details

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2259   $250.00

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London, 1897, maker William Comyns, length 7 3/8 inches, total Troy weight 6.2 ounces, no monogram, excellent condition.

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Old Friends  
3180f   $55.00

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Marked with Gorham's "lion, anchor, G" emblem, along with "Sterling" and "Pat 1885," this 5 7/8" long, .9 T. oz., youth fork once belonged to "Gladys," whose name is engraved in script on the backside.

The pattern is "St. Cloud," one of the outstandingly successful designs produced by Antoine Heller in his long and consequential career with Gorham.

It is in very good condition. The dense leaf and shell motif remains well-defined, showing minimal polishing wear. The tines remain... Click for details

Old Friends  
3179f   $46.00

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At 6 5/8" long, 1.0 T. oz., this piece is marked for London, 1775-76, sterling, and maker "John Lambe."

It has an "Old English" handle, i.e. down turned, round end, with a tipt back, and a long drop on the bowl.

Well-made and without a monogram or inscription, it is in very good condition. The marks are clear, the bowl is free of dents or tip wear, and the finish is soft and even.

Old Friends  
3178f   $95.00

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Of a singular design, this 9 1/4" long, .9 T. oz., c. 1900, olive or pickle fork is marked "Geo. C. Shreve & Co." and "Sterling."

This premier San Francisco firm was known for its Arts & Crafts designs, and this essentially falls within that category.

It has a solid, four sided handle that is joined by a ball at the lower end to the two tine fork.

The tines are lengthy at 2", slender, and finished in a gold wash.

Apart from a slight bit of waviness in one tine, there is no... Click for details