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Shiebler 'Gipsy' Sterling Silver Fluted Edge Bowl Berry Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5313f $145.00
Gipsy was one of George Shiebler's first, original, full line patterns (vs. many of his other of early patterns which he brought over from other sources). It is a Moorish design consistent with many other patterns of the period, Tiffany and Whiting's Persian, Gorham's Raphael and Hindostanee and Wendt's Moresque being instances of the more prominent corresponding designs. Gipsy incorporates a leafy, repetitive, motif on the front of a rounded end... Click for details
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Peter & William Bateman 1809 Bright Cut Sterling Silver Tongs
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5206f $85.00
Items originating from various members of the renowned Bateman family of English silversmiths appear with individual maker's marks and in combination with one another. This pair of 5 1/2" long, .9 T. oz., tongs is stamped "PB/WB" for Peter and William Bateman. Other marks include a "lion passant" for sterling, a date letter for 1809-10, and a "bust" duty mark. A fully period piece, this has slender, tapered, arms with a broad arch and cupped grips and is extensively bright cut in a leaf... Click for details
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T. Wallis, London 1766, Sterling Silver 'Seal Top' Spoon Conversion
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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5310f On Hold
Properly hallmarked for London, 1766-67, sterling silver, and maker Thomas Wallis I, this spoon measures measures 6 7/8" long and weighs a substantial 1.8 T. oz. It is a Seal Top form with a characteristic flat disk (disc) end. Original Seal Top pieces trace to the 16th and 17th centuries, however, meaning this is a "conversion" adapted from a regular but later date, albeit mid 18th century in this instance, spoon. The back of the handle is flat, while the front has chamfered... Click for details
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Tiffany (HH) 'Oriental' Four Sterling Silver Teaspoons
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5309f $110.00
A pattern for which John Polhamus and Henry Hebbard, who worked individually and in a short-lived partnership in New York City in the mid 19th century, held a joint patent, Oriental was a favored design for marketing by Tiffany in its early years. The dies for the pattern were eventually acquired by George Shiebler, who extended production subsequent to all these antecedent firms. These four, matching, 6" long, 3.2 T. oz. the group, teaspoons are older pieces, marked "H.H." for... Click for details
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International 'Hammered' Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver Tea Strainer
Silver : Sterling
Old Friends
5308f $60.00
Made by International, whose Simpson, Hall, Miller division "helmut" emblem, "Sterling," and model number "C 1960" appear on the backside of the handle, this tea strainer is in the Arts & Crafts mode and likely dates from the first quarter of the twentieth century. It is over-the-cup style, with a round, 2 1/8" diameter by 3/4" deep, pierced, bowl. This has a narrow rim with a rolled edge. The bowl is joined to a 2 13/16" long Pointed Antique slightly upturned, handle and a... Click for details
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Old International 'Frontenac' Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Sugar Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5306f $46.00
An early production piece, this 6 1/8" long, 1.1 T. oz., sugar spoon in Frontenac is stamped with the "Indian head" emblem of the Simpson, Hall, Miller division of International Silver, along with "Pat." and "Sterling." The design is Art Nouveau in manner and portrays lily blossoms on the slightly upturned handle, front and back, as well as on the interior shoulders of the sinuous, shell-shaped, bowl. The detail of the work is precise and rendered in relief. Never... Click for details
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Fessenden, Providence RI, 'Engine Turned' Coin Silver Pie Server
Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces
Old Friends
5301f $115.00
Founded in Providence, Rhode Island, by William B. Fessenden (who had a prior working history in Boston with various and New York City with Whiting) in 1858, the firm that bore his name was one of numerous silver manufacturers located in the Providence to North Attleboro, Massachusetts corridor, all anchored by Gorham. Given this concentration of industry, there was a body of skilled workers in the area available to Fessenden, which enabled it to produce quality items from its onset. This... Click for details
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Shiebler 'Fiorito' Art Nouveau 'Clematis' Sterling Silver Bon Bon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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5298f On Hold
A multi-motif line, George Shiebler's 1902 Fiorito portrays a variety of flowers interpreted in an Art Nouveau manner. This example is a 5 3/4" long, .5 T. oz., bon bon representing a clematis. A fully open blossom appears on the handle end, while the portraiture is repeated in the entirety of the 2" by 1 3/4", nearly round, reticulated and undulating, bowl that has a pale gold wash finish front and back sides. Never monogrammed or inscribed, this is in flawless condition,... Click for details
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Twambley & Cleaves 'Tipt Engraved' Coin Silver Table Serving Spoon x 2
Silver : Coin Silver
Old Friends
5297f $44.00
This 8 5/8" long, 1.2 T. oz., piece is a choice example of 1860s silver. A table serving spoon, it is marked "Coin" and "Twambley & Cleaves" for the Biddeford, Maine, jeweler and silver retailer. The handle is a Pointed Antique with a Tipt end. The surface is finely bright cut engraved in a period acanthus leaf design with a reserve area that is inscribed with a cursive "H" monogram. The backside is plain save for the marks. As noted, this is a quality item... Click for details
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S. Ayers Elmira NY 'Reverse Tipt' Coin Silver Teaspoon with Provenance
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
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5294f $20.00
Measuring 5 5/8" long and weighing .5 T. oz., this circa 1840 teaspoon has a double provenance. It is marked "S. Ayers Elmira" for Socrates Ayers born in 1814. He worked in Elmira as a silversmith, watchmaker and jeweler until about 1877. It is also stamped with a "star D star," which mark John McGrew in his Manufacturer's Marks on American Coin Silver attributes to an "Unidentified - Up-State New York" maker. The handle is engraved "Ruth Burnham" in script lettering set sideways... Click for details
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"Hollywood Boulevard at Night".
vintage postcard. California, 1940s
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