Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20230807-02   Sold

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Offered is a beat-up pair of late 18th Century or early 19th Century American coin silver teaspoons by noted silversmith Abner Reeder, working circa 1797-1800 in Philadelphia, and in Trenton, New Jersey thereafter. These spoons each have a legible maker's mark and a worn period script monogram. They measure about 5 3/4 inches in length and weigh about 24 grams. Condition is poor, with badly worn bowls and worn monograms, and one spoon having a notch from a silver test on the upper handle. ... Click for details

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2511   $72.00

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length 5 3/4 inches, weight .93 oz. Troy, retailed by A.B. Griswold, monogrammed "Ninth Year."

There are some scratches on the reverse of the bowl, at end (see second enlargement) but the colorfully enameled head-dress is intact, and the face retains its original oxidation.

Old Friends  
5380f   $145.00

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This large, 9 1/8" long, just over 3.0 T. oz. (95 grams), berry scoop or shovel (sometimes identified as a cracker scoop) is a mid 19th century item with Philadelphia provenance. It is marked "J.E. Caldwell & Co." for the renowned manufacturer turned jeweler from that city.

Other marks include "coin" for the silver standard, and very small cartouche with the letters "ET," for which there is not an immediate explanation.

The form is very much of its period and place. The handle has a... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20230805-02   $60.00

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Offered is a very rare American coin silver table spoon by little-known silversmith, watchmaker and jeweler Edward M. Bartlett, who was working in West Chester, PA circa 1834-40 and probably for a number of years before and after that date span; he also appears to have worked in Philadelphia at certain points. This large and heavy spoon (measuring about 9 inches in length and weighing 58 grams) is marked with Bartlett's maker's mark, and of interest also is marked WEST*CHESTER. This piece is... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20230805-01   Sold

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Offered is a very rare and fine English Georgian sterling silver egg spoon, crested and bearing a maker's mark for noted silversmith John Lambe and a lion passant mark. The mark placement indicates this spoon was made prior to 1781, which makes it very early indeed for this particular form. This piece is crested with a bust of a stag and there are traces of gilding left in the bowl. This piece measures about 4 3/4 inches in length and weighs a good 14 grams. It could be a very large dry... Click for details

Old Friends  
5378f   $135.00

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Designed for a very specific purpose, claret ladles are necessarily lengthy, and this solid silver example is especially so at 13 1/4". It weighs a substantial 2.4 T. oz.

Made by Gorham, it is stamped with the company's "lion, anchor, G" emblem, "Sterling," and model number "912."

While the handle is rendered in Gorham's beaded-with-tipt-end Newcastle pattern, the fact that it is numbered indicates it was a specialty piece independent of the flatware line per se.

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Introduced in 1906, Pointed End was one of renowned Arts & Crafts silversmith Arthur Stone's earliest line patterns. It has a "Tipt" backside and slender, arched and tapered handle.

These six, matching, 8" long, 5.7 T. oz. the group, individual iced tea or lemonade stirring spoons are stamped with the "hammer over Stone" emblem, "Sterling," and an "E," for benchman George Erickson who established his own well-regarded silver shop subsequent to his work with Stone.

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Old Friends  
5374f   $465.00

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This wine funnel is a two piece item consisting of a 3 1/2" diameter, 1 3/8" high, strainer basket, and the actual fitted funnel that is 3 1/2" long. The two pieces together weigh 3.3 T. oz.

The bowl is fully hallmarked with a "lion," "leopard," date letter "C" for 1818-19, duty "bust," and "W.B" in a double rounded cartouche for William Bateman, whom Jackson's Hallmarks identifies as "very good (best of the Batemans)."

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5373f   $38.00

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Measuring 5 1/2" long and weighing .5 T. oz., this souvenir spoon is comprised of three sections.

The top consists of a well-articulated cast figure of a standing miner with a hat on his head, boots on his feet, balancing a pick axe in his right hand and contemplating a chunk of ore that he is holding in his left hand.

There is a small crossbar below the figure and it reads, "Millions in It."

The shank of the piece is comprised of a pair of twisted wires that resemble rope. These end in... Click for details

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5372f   $85.00

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Marked with Gorham's "lion, anchor, G" emblem, "Sterling," and "Copyrighted" on the backside heel of the bowl, this is an early production example of the company's 1888 Versailles pattern.

A table, i.e. serving, spoon, it measures 8 1/2" long and weighs an exceptionally heavy 2.44 T. oz.

The pattern is multi-motif and known for its portraiture of scenes from daily life at the palace of Versailles and the court of French King Louis XIV.

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Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20230728-03   Sold

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Offered is a very interesting American coin silver teaspoon made by James Watts of Philadelphia, specifically in a British fiddle pattern, with associated weight and proportions, as well as a little-seen lion pseudo-hallmark that appears to denote the piece was made to the sterling standard. This piece measures about 5 3/8 inches in length and weighs about 22 grams. It is monogrammed in period script, a bit worn but probably an "S" or a "P". Condition is good overall, with some surface wear... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20230728-02   $17.50

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Offered is a nice 19th Century French first standard silver teaspoon in the French form of fiddle pattern, also known as Uniplat. This teaspoon has a mark very similar to one given in standard references for Etienne-Henri Sanoner (see last picture), and it is likely the mark on this spoon was also his. This spoon is monogrammed to the reverse, and has a clear maker's mark and standard or fineness mark. This piece measures about 5 1/16 inches in length and weighs about 13 grams. Condition is... Click for details

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20230728-01   Sold

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Offered is a very nice American coin silver teaspoon by the noted New Haven, CT partnership of Marcus Merriman and Zebul Bradley, working as Merriman & Bradley from 1817 to 1826. This spoon is engraved in period script with the initials "BS" and has a legible maker's mark, as well as a very interesting pseudo-hallmark of a star or sun, which doesn't normally appear on this partnership's silver, and which is not documented in McGrew's "Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver". This spoon... Click for details

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2510   $65.00

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comprising a heavy (1.33 Troy ounces), die-rolled band of silver cleverly seamed to make a circle. The interior diameter is 2 5/8 inches.

Like almost all items from the workshop of Colonial Williamsburg, it is of above average quality. Marked as shown in second enlargement.

Old Friends  
5370f   $85.00

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Marked with Durgin's "D" emblem along with "Sterling" and the number "2," this 7 3/4", approximately 1.0 T. oz., long handle olive spoon is not immediately identifiable as a regular line pattern.

The open work at the end of the handle, in company with the design details, evoke the Durgin's rarely found 1887 Alcazar pattern, although this is not an exact match. Other aspects of the pattern resemble Durgin's (French) rococo 1891 Louis XV.

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5366f   $285.00

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One of Gorham's earliest full line patterns, Grecian was produced to a coin silver standard beginning in 1861 and then continued in sterling from 1868 onward.

This example is marked only "Patent 1861" and with Gorham's "lion, anchor, G" emblem absent a sterling designation, thus indicating it is coin.

It is also the largest iteration of a ladle in this line and is for soup. In keeping with mid 19th century practice for this sort of item, it measures a massive 14" long and weighs 6.1... Click for details