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Arthur Stone "Coffin End" Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver Gravy Ladle
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends 
4455f $115.00
A relatively large item, this gravy ladle measures 7" long, has a 2 1/2" by 2" by 3/4" deep, oval bowl, and weighs just under 2.3 T. oz.
Fashioned in an Arts & Crafts manner, it was produced by Arthur Stone whose "Stone and hammer - Sterling" symbol, along with a benchman's "B" for Charles W. Brown, or possibly George Blanchard, appears on the handle reverse. The angular "Coffin End" handle was one of Stone's early designs, first issued in 1910. A plain piece, i.e. never monogrammed or... Click for details
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Matched Pair Whiting "Louis XV" Sterling Silver Grapefruit Spoons
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4454f On Hold
Made by Whiting Manufacturing Company and retailed by Salem, Massachusetts "Daniel Low & Co." of the witches souvenir items fame, each of these two grapefruit or citrus spoons measures 5 3/8" long, with the pair weighing 1.5 T. oz. The pattern is "Louis XV," which features scroll edging around the perimeter of the handles, running down onto the shoulders of the bowls of these. The handles are engraved with an "E over B*L" block letter monogram, while the bowls have raised rib heels, flange... Click for details
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William Gale & Son "Leaf" 1856 Coin Silver Table Serving Spoon
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
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4453f $48.00
A popular 1850s design, the leaf form on this 8 5/8" long, 1.9 T. oz., coin silver spoon was made by several makers with slight variation, including William Gale & Son who produced this piece, Gorham whose pattern was named "Josephine," and Henry Hebbard. The leaf appears on the handle end front and back sides, in elaborated manner on the reverse heel of the bowl, and in smaller stylized form on the front join with the bowl. There is an anthemion-like detail on both sides of the handle tip... Click for details
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Cut Glass Sugar and Creamer with Sterling Silver Bases
Silver : Sterling : Hollowware
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4452f $52.00
A matched pair, this set consists of a 3 1/4" tall by 5 1/4" maximum diameter handle tip to handle tip sugar bowl, and a 4 1/4" tall by 4" maximum width cream pitcher. The bodies are clear glass fitted with blown and applied handles. They are cut in a frosted floral and leaf design on front and backsides. The bases are sterling silver and so marked, with each one measuring the same 2 1/4" across and standing 3/8" high. These are tiered and feature a repeating gadroon design. The style... Click for details
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Gorham Art Nouveau "Fleury" Sterling Silver Sauce Ladle
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4451f $48.00
A charming floral design that portrays a detailed array of flower blossoms and leaves, Gorham's "Fleury" is a late Art Nouveau design dating from 1907. This example is 5 1/2" long, relatively weighty at approximately 1.2 T. oz., sauce or cream ladle. It has a scalloped heel bowl with a bright gold wash on the interior. The handle is engraved with a flowing script "ECP" monogram on the handle front. In mint estate condition, the pattern detail remains crisp and well-defined, and there... Click for details
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Whiting "Lily" Original Sterling Silver Sugar Spoon No Monogram
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4450f On Hold
An early production example of Whiting's Art Nouveau "Lily," this 5 3/4" long, 1.2 T. oz., sugar spoon is marked with the company's "lion" emblem, "Sterling," "Pat. 1902," "R'D 1902," and a Gothic letter "O," all appropriate to its age. It has the stylized scalloped edge, shell-shaped bowl used with this line, which in this instance retains a portion of an original gold finish. Never monogrammed, this remains in outstanding condition. It is free of polishing wear, retaining the fine line... Click for details
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Pelletreau, Bennett & Cook "French Thread" Crested Coin Silver Fork
Silver : Coin Silver : Southern
Old Friends 
4449f This item is currently being auctioned
Born in Southampton, Long Island, New York in 1791, Maltby Pelletreau established himself as a well-regarded silversmith in New York City, with links to Charleston, South Carolina. Engaged in several partnerships, the one identified on this 6 5/8" long, weighty at 1.8 T. oz., tea or dessert fork marked "P.B & C" along with a "lion, bust, C" pseudo hallmark is Pelletreau, Bennett & Cook, 1823-28. The connection with South Carolina is through the corresponding firm of Bennett & Cook(e),... Click for details
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French 19th Century "Branch" 950 Standard Silver Ten Coffee Spoons
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4448f On Hold
Stamped on the bowl interior with a six-sided French export "Mercury head" standard mark for 950 silver (a higher purity than sterling at 925), a "PDR with a star and hammer inside a diamond" for the maker, and a bigorne counter mark on the backside, each of these ten matching spoons measures 4 7/8" long, with the group weighing 5.0 T. oz. Dating from the late 19th century, the handles portray a naturalistic branch or twig and resemble a similar contemporary coral branch form used by American... Click for details
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Gorham Tall Filigree 1895 Sterling Sterling Vase with Glass Liner
Silver : Sterling : Hollowware
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4447f On Hold
Strikingly impressive in terms of design, scale, condition, and quality, this 11 1/2" high, 5" top diameter, 4" bottom width, vase is hallmarked "lion, anchor, G" for Gorham, "Sterling," model number "2205," and with a date symbol for 1895. It is comprised of a filigree silver holder that sits on a four-footed, round base, and a glass liner. The tracery on the tapered body is intricately detailed and incorporates floral rosettes with acanthus leaf scrolling, all of which is evocative of... Click for details
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Lebkuecher & Co. Hooded Asparagus Sterling Server with Natural Handle
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4446f On Hold
A commanding serving piece, this items measures 7 1/2" long, 4" wide, and weighs nearly 3.4 T. oz., which includes the relatively minor contribution of the rounded end, polished, natural material handle. An asparagus server, the solid silver, large, flat, blade is hand cut in a leaf, scroll, and bellflower design. The scalloped edge shoulder is rolled upward and over, hence the "hooded" designation used to describe this particular form. It was made by the Newark, New Jersey firm of... Click for details
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Aesthetic Engraved c. 1880 Sterling Silver Pickle Knife
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4444f $46.00
A 7 1/8" long, just over .9 T. oz., this item is emblematic of its c. 1880 period. Marked only "Sterling" and "27" on the otherwise plain backside, the maker is unidentified and neither the shape of the blade and handle, nor the particular engraving is definitive as they are singular. Decidedly "Aesthetic," i.e. "Eastlake," in mode, the bright cut and wriggle work engraving portrays ferns, grasses, flowers, along with non-representational detailing. A pickle knife that could double as a... Click for details
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Dominick & Haff "Cupid" Original Sterling Silver Baby Food Pusher
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4443f On Hold
Issued in 1891, Dominick & Haff's "Cupid" features a raised relief, winged cherub's face on the handle, with variation in the portraiture from piece to piece. Rococo in manner, the pattern also incorporates a series of scrolls and leafy elements that are complementary to the main figure. This example is a 4" long, relatively heavy at nearly .6 T. oz., (baby) food pusher. An original production item, it has a 1 1/4" by 1/2", curved rectangular blade with a scalloped bottom and sides.... Click for details
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Wood & Hughes "Marguerite" Large Bowl Sterling Silver Sugar Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4442f $46.00
Issued in 1880, and similar in style to a number of immediately preceding Moresque patterns produced by Wood & Hughes, "Marguerite" is more truly representational than its 1870s antecedents. It features a pair of large daisy blossoms from which the pattern takes its name at the end of the handle above the shield reserve, with other, finely rendered, smaller blooms, leaves, and scrolls along the lower portion of the handle, front and back sides. It measures 6 7/16" long and weighs just over... Click for details
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Durgin Chased Floral Sterling Silver Pap or Orange Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4441f $26.00
The raised multi-floral, centering on a rose, design on this 5 3/4" long, .8 T. oz., spoon is an unnamed although documented Durgin pattern, dating from the late 19th century, as indicated by the "Pat. Mch. 3. 91." stamped on the backside heel of the bowl (although the patent date apparently references the bowl and not the pattern, as the same date appears on this example in other Durgin designs). The company "D" emblem and "Sterling" appear on the otherwise plain handle reverse. It has an... Click for details
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"Hollywood Boulevard at Night".
vintage postcard. California, 1940s
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