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5411f   $65.00

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A not readily found pattern, Frank Smith's 1912 George VI aka Ridgefield is, appropriately, a regal looking design that features a variety of raised acanthus leaves and scrolls set on a shaped handle with double lined margins.

The handle backside is less elaborate than the front, but still quite detailed.

This example is a 7 5/8" long, 1.77 T. oz., cold meat fork.

The serving end has four, slender and splayed, tines with scrolled bases, all joined to a deep,... Click for details

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5410f   On Hold

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Massively scaled, this serving piece measures 10 3/4" long and weighs 4.4 T. oz.

Shovel form, it has a blade that is 4 1/2" long and 3 5/8" wide at the splayed end.

This has notched shoulders, wide flanged edges, and a central raised groove in the base.

The surface is extensively engraved in a leaf and flower motif with wriggle work on the flanged edges.

The handle is Old English with a rounded end and tipt backside. The front is bright cut engraved in a design... Click for details

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5409f   On Hold

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The name Parisen is associated with four noteworthy 18th to early 19th century New York City silversmiths and jewelers. The senior one was Otto Paul DeParisen, born in Berlin, Germany in 1735, and the others are his three sons, Philip 1761-1822, David 1765-?, and Otto W., 1770-?

The "Parisen" mark that appears on this unusual length, 6 1/2", approximately .7 T. oz., place spoon, was apparently used by more than one of the sons (references vary about attribution).

Sharply honed, it has a... Click for details

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20230908-05   $35.00

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Offered is a delicate and much loved American coin silver teaspoon by Hagerstown, MD silversmith Henry Biershing (1790-1843), circa 1815. This piece is engraved "EVP" in period script and has a clear, well-struck maker's mark. It measures about 5 inches in length and weighs about 9 grams. Condition is fair, with lots of little dings and scratches to the bowl, and some surface wear to the handle (see all pictures), but no splits or repairs. All in all a very nice example of this sought-after... Click for details

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20230908-04   Sold

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Offered is a good Southern coin silver spoon - a fiddle and thread pattern teaspoon by noted New Orleans firm Hyde & Goodrich, which both retailed silver and made pieces in-house. This may be a New Orleans-made spoon as there are no manufacturer's marks, only the maker's mark of Hyde & Goodrich This spoon is not monogrammed, and there are no obvious signs of an erasure, though it can't be ruled out. This spoon measures about 6 3/8 inches in length and weighs about 26 grams. Condition overall... Click for details

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20230907-03   Sold

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Offered is a good American silver (early 1870s sterling silver, in a coin silver pattern) teaspoon in fiddle thread, bearing the mark of A.B. Griswold & Co. of New Orleans, as well as a sterling mark and the manufacturer's mark of Wood & Hughes of New York. This piece has a period engraved block letter monogram. It measures about 6 inches in length and weighs about 20 grams. Condition is good overall, with minor surface wear and a small shallow ding to the bowl, and other modest signs of use;... Click for details

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5407f   $32.00

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Dating from the mid 19th century, these two matching master salt spoons each measure 3 3/4" long and weigh .6 T. oz. combined.

An Oval Thread pattern, they are stamped "Squire & Lander" for the New York City jeweler, along with the "star, lion, D" manufacturing mark of John L. Westervelt, Newburgh, New York.

The rounded bowls measure 1" by 3/4" and are moderately deep at 1/4".

They are engraved "Thorpe." in script set sideways on the handle fronts.

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20230902-05   $15.00

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Offered is a nice typical 1820s Boston coin silver spoon by T. A. Davis. It has a rubbed but legible maker's mark and a period engraved script monogram of "BL". The form is consistent with Boston spoons of the 1820s - fairly light, square shoulders, and monogram running across the spoon. This spoon measures about 5 3/8 inches in length and weighs about 11 grams. Condition is fairly good, with modest wear and the bowl very slightly out of round, but no splits or repairs. All in all a nice... Click for details

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20230902-04   Sold

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Offered is a very nice and well-preserved American coin silver teaspoon marked ANDERSON in a rectangular punch; this spoon has a Pennsylvania or perhaps Maryland or Virginia feel to it, but of course could have been retailed by a Southerner elsewhere. This mark has at times been attributed to makers in South Carolina and Ohio, but I'm not at all sure of any attributions for this mark. Joseph Anderson of Philadelphia is one possibility, as he was working circa 1858-61 and this spoon would be... Click for details

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20230902-03   Sold

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Offered is a nice American coin silver teaspoon marked J.W.JOHNSTON and also marked with a wheel-form manufacturer's mark often associated with Detroit. The only J. W. Johnston I've found is a jeweler working in Pittsburgh between at least 1863-67, and because spoons with this mark are sometimes found here in Pittsburgh, I've tentatively assigned this mark to that man. The marks on this piece are rubbed but mostly legible, and the spoon also has a period engraved script monogram of "LRB". It... Click for details

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20230902-02   $45.00

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Offered is a very nice and scarce example of early American coin silver in a Queens pattern variant, by noted Philadelphia silversmith Thomas Whartenby and probably dating to the 1825-40 timeframe. This piece is clearly marked with one of Whartenby's many maker's marks, and has a worn period script "AR" monogram. The die-struck pattern is a bit worn but overall is nicely preserved. This spoon measures about 5 3/4 inches in length and weighs a hefty 31 grams, or about one troy ounce. ... Click for details

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20230902-01   Sold

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Offered is a very rare, and perhaps unique circa early 1830s coin silver teaspoon made by Orrin N. Sage (biography below), silversmith and surgeon dentist, and marked with his maker's mark. This mark is unique in shape and style and includes the city denotation of Erie within the design. The mark on this spoon was published in Silver Magazine recently as part of a series of articles on the Silversmiths of Erie. No other examples have been recorded anywhere. This teaspoon has a good clear... Click for details

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5406f   $14.00

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This 5 1/2" long, approximately .4 T. oz., teaspoon is one of three matching, exquisitely made, New England origin, pieces dating from the 1850s.

It has a Fiddle Tipt handle that is engraved "S M R" in fine script lettering set sideways on the front.

The bowl is well-formed, proportionate, has a pointed end, and rounded, tapered fins at the join with the handle.

Coin silver, it is marked "R.R. Conn" for the Fitchburg, Massachusetts jeweler. While not an uncommon piece per se,... Click for details

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20230901-04   $95.00

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Offered are three very nice Delaware coin silver teaspoons (available singly or as a set) by Wilmington silversmith, watchmaker, jeweler and seal cutter John Foulk Robinson (1812-1867), working circa 1835-40 to 1867 in Wilmington. Each spoon has a clear, crisp strike of J.F. Robinson's maker's mark, as well as a period engraved script monogram of "RB". These spoons measure about 5 7/8 inches in length, and weigh about 16 grams, for a total of 48 grams for the three. Condition overall is... Click for details

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20230901-03   Sold

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Offered is a good American coin silver teaspoon by the noted partnership of Robert and William Wilson, working in Philadelphia between about 1825 and the 1850s. This spoon has one of their maker's marks and a mark of STANDARD denoting the fineness (about 0.900, most likely). It also features a period engraved script monogram of what appears to be "AY". This piece probably dates to the late 1820s or the 1830s, based on subtle stylistic clues. It measures about 6 1/4 inches in length and... Click for details

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20230901-02   Sold

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Offered is a lovely American coin silver teaspoon by little-known Philadelphia jeweler Americus Lancaster, working circa 1839-80; this spoon should date to between 1839 and 1860 based on style. This piece is engraved with a period script monogram of "RME" and bears one of two known marks for Americus Lancaster; the mark on this specific spoon was used in the book "Philadelphia Silversmiths" by Catherine Hollan. This piece measures about 5 7/8 inches in length and weighs about 16 grams. ... Click for details