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Whiting 'Violet' 12 Matching 5 O'Clock Sterling Silver Teaspoons
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5347f $180.00
Slightly smaller than full sized teaspoons, "5 o'clocks" were used for late afternoon tea. This group, a hard to find matching set of twelve in Whiting's Art Nouveau Violet, measure a typical 5 3/8" long each and weigh a relatively light 5.8 T. oz. the lot. Introduced in 1905, these are early issue items marked "Pat. App. For." Other marks include Whiting's "lion and W" logo, "Sterling," and the name of the retailer, "I. Lewkowitz," located in New York City's lower East Side. An... Click for details
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Benedict & Scudder, NYC, 'Basket of Flowers' Coin Silver Teaspoon
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
Old Friends
5341f $38.00
This coin silver teaspoon measures 5 7/8" long and weighs just under .5 T. oz. (14 grams). It is marked "Benedict & Scudder" over "New York," a partnership dating 1828-36, with Andrew Comstock Benedict, who also worked independently, the more prominent and lasting name in silversmithing of the two. The end of the handle features a raised Basket of Flowers. This, along with the Sheaf of Wheat motif, were two popular embellishments on the otherwise largely plain designs on... Click for details
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Whiting 'Arabesque' Solid Sterling Silver Pie Server
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5339f $245.00
Rooted in Moorish design, Whiting's Arabesque features a standing griffin with widespread wings set against a vine, leaf, and rosette background that are the defining elements of arabesque design. This example is an 8 7/8" long, 2.4 T. oz., all silver, pie server that was retailed by "Ettenheimer [& Co.]," Rochester, New York, as stamped on the handle backside. Other marks include Whiting's "standing lion with a W" emblem, "Sterling," "Pat. 1875," and the number "6." The handle... Click for details
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12 Durgin CAT TAILS sterling seafood forks
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
2504 $875.00
length 5 1/2 inches, discretely monogrammed "S" as shown, most of the original gilding remains on tines, total Troy weight 6.84 ounces, excellent overall condition.
Frequent guests of our little website will know that I'm fond of gushing about what an exceptional job the Durgin Corporation did in recreating New Hampshire's natural flora with solid silver. These Cat Tails, with their "fuzzy" flower heads, are perhaps the prime example of that work.
Finally we will mention that... Click for details
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Whiting "King Edward' Shaw & Berry, DC, Large Serving Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5337f $235.00
An early production piece in Whiting's commanding King Edward pattern, this grandly-scaled, 9 3/4" long, weighty at 4.0 T. oz., berry or other (rice, entree, or vegetable, for example) serving spoon is marked with the company's "lion and W" logo, "Sterling," and "Pat. Ap. 23, 1901," as well as the retailer's name, "Shaw & Berry Co.," Washington, DC. The patent date corresponds with the ascension of Edward VII to the English throne and the beginning of the era named for him, so it is... Click for details
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Tiffany (HH) 'Mask' Sterling Silver Sugar Spoon with Shell Bowl
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5336f $48.00
A design originated by Henry Hebbard, New York City, and later offered as a line pattern by Whiting, Mask was also retailed by Tiffany under its own name in the 1860s. This 6 1/8" long, .8 T. oz., sugar spoon is a case in point. It is marked "Tiffany & Co.," "H H Patent 1859" and "Sterling." (Coin was still the general standard in this period, and some Mask shows up in coin, but Tiffany required a sterling standard.) A gadroon design with leafy detail, the pattern... Click for details
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Alvin 'Louis XV' Large Bowl Sterling Silver Bon Bon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5335f $65.00
This 5 1/4" long, .8 T. oz., bon bon (or petit fours server) was made by Alvin whose "A" flanked by an "eagle and a sword" emblem and "Sterling" is imprinted on the handle backside. An unnamed pattern, its scrolling, asymmetrical margins are suggestive of Whiting's Louis XV, although this version is more elaborate than Whiting's. The dominant feature of the piece is its large, 2 7/8" by 2 3/4", pierced and embossed, bowl with a piecrust front edge and flange rim. It is finished in a... Click for details
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Gorham 'Medici Old' Choice Solid Sterling Silver Soup Ladle
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5334f $335.00
One of the most expressive of renowned Gorham designer Antoine Heller's patterns, Medici aka Old Medici features figures and imagery drawn from the Italian Renaissance period. Most references date the pattern to 1880, although Charles Carpenter in his benchmark Gorham Silver places it about 1883. This piece is a large, 13" long, nearly 7.0 T. oz. (215 grams), all silver soup ladle. The intricacy of the design shows to full advantage at this essentially massive... Click for details
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S. Kirk & Son 'Repousse' c. 1850 10.15 Silver Heavy Sugar Tongs
Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces
Old Friends
5333f This item is currently being auctioned
This item traces to mid 19th Baltimore and reflects the character of early silver from that city. Sugar tongs, they measure 5" long, and at 1.7 T. oz., are exceptionally heavy for their size. Stamped "S. Kirk & Son" and "10.15" for the peculiar-to-Baltimore silver standard that is essentially equivalent to coin, each arm is chased in a high relief flower and leaf design that is akin to Kirk's holloware of the period, as illustrated, for example, in Maryland Silver published... Click for details
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Tuttle sterling "George I Period" water pitcher
Silver : Sterling : Hollowware
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
2503 $1,650.00
height 9 1/8 inches to top of spout, weight 39 Troy ounces, no monogram, a few minor dents around the waist which won't show in a photo but fine overall condition, vintage CC (Calvin Coolidge, circa 1925).
With its gadrooned border and luxuriously chased acanthus leaf thumb rest, this is a refined, well constructed and massive piece of early 20th century Boston silver. Please see fourth enlargement for marks.
Compare elsewhere (hint: search "Tuttle sterling pitcher 2700") on this... Click for details
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William Glaze coin silver mug, Columbia, SC, circa 1840
Silver : Coin Silver : Southern
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
2502 $1,250.00
height 4 inches excluding handle, top diameter 3 1/4 inches, weight 6.67 Troy ounces, marked Wm Glaze with another partially effaced mark as shown in fourth enlargement.
Those with long memories will recognize this as the same mug which sold at Charlton Hall, June 14 2009, (lot 730) for 1725.00. Please take a moment to look at those catalogue photos (see fifth enlargement), and you will notice a few dents and some surface abrasion presumably due to improper cleaning with steel wool. We... Click for details
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Reed & Barton 'La Reine' Sterling Silver Sugar Spoon Engr.'Hurlbert'
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5329f $48.00
A late 19th century scroll pattern with a French flair as is appropriate to its name, La Reine was made by Reed & Barton. As with much of R&B's work, the line was heavy, and that is so for this 6" long sugar spoon which weighs nearly 1.2 T. oz. This has a generously sized, three lobe, bowl with embossed scrolling on the heel and shoulders. It is finished in a deep, matte, gold wash front and backsides. Clearly a twenty-fifth anniversary gift, the bowl interior is elegantly... Click for details
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"Hollywood Boulevard at Night".
vintage postcard. California, 1940s
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