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Pitman coin silver cream jug
Silver : Coin Silver : Hollowware
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver 
2337 On Hold
height 7 1/8 inches, weight 5.52 Troy ounces, fine condition, monogrammed as shown in third enlargement.
This mark is commonly given to Saunders Pitman, but we are not so certain that it is his. For example, though the Met attributes a cream jug in their collection (accession number 33.120.311) to Saunders, some might consider this attribution to be problematic, since he'd been dead for a good solid forty years when it was made.
Other reasonable possibilities would include John K.... Click for details
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Gorham Martelé fish platter circa 1912
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
2336 $6,250.00
twelve by twenty-three inches, weight 56 Troy ounces, hand hammered and repoussé chased with flowers, foliage and Art Nouveau embellishments, marked as shown in fifth enlargement. Finished on July 3, 1912, this piece required 30 hours of making time and 67 hours of chasing (done by George W. Sauthof) with a factory net cost of $187.50
Frequent guests of our little web page know that we don't list many Martelé items. Over the years, their high silver content often leads to softening of... Click for details
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Watson "Phoebe" "Mt. Rainier - Seattle" Sterling Silver Citrus spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends 
3558f $65.00
A full figure nude in the manner of "Bacchante," a design that offended the sensibilities of turn of the 20th century Bostonians, Watson's companion "Phoebe" (1895) likewise expresses the freedoms of style and subject found in the Art Nouveau mode. The figure is surrounded by considerable imagery including wheat, a grape cluster, a shell, and clouds, this last details perhaps derivative of her mythological identity as a Titan associated with light. This 5 3/4" long, just over .8 T. oz.,... Click for details
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Gorham nursery rhyme youth knife and spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
2333 On Hold
the knife length 7 3/8 inches with Little Boy Blue a-blowing his horn, the spoon with Old Mother Hubbard and her sizable schnoz length 6 inches, total Troy weight 2.27 ounces, some scratches to bowl but fine overall condition, engraved "Roger from Auntie" (reverse).
Both figures appear to be hand chased-- note the detail in Blue's hat and knickers.
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Whiting "Iris" Long Twist Handle Sterling Silver Olive Fork
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
Old Friends
3553f $65.00
Made in a limited number of pieces, rather than a full line of flatware, this "Iris" theme pattern is strongly Art Nouveau in style and likely dates either side of 1900. This example is a long handle, 8 7/8", .7 T. oz., two tine, olive or pickle fork. In addition to the novel design, it has an unusual double twist handle. Overall it is an elegantly slender and graceful piece, well-crafted and finely finished. It is in flawless condition, showing no polishing wear, having a fine fine,... Click for details
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Frank Smith Woodlily Solid Sterling Silver Gravy Ladle
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
3550f $68.00
Introduced in 1945, Frank Smith's clean and stylized "Woodlily" (trillium), pattern is a mid century modern design that evokes earlier Danish modern sensibilities.This example is a 7 1/2" long, weighty at 2.2 T. oz., all silver gravy ladle. It has a large bowl that measures 2" in diameter and 1/2" deep. The backside of the piece is plain, save for the Frank Smith "lion and S" emblem and the word "Sterling." In excellent condition and never monogrammed, the only signs of use are... Click for details
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Gorham "Chantilly" Old Long Handle Sterling Silver Olive Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
3549f $52.00
A very early example of Gorham's "Chantilly," marked "lion, anchor, G," "Sterling," and "Pat. 1895," this olive spoon is the long version, measuring 8 1/2" and weighing 1.0 T. oz. There are subtle aspects to the reticulated bowl that confirm the age of this. Having a shape that mimics an olive spoon, it has notched and chamfered shoulders, and a pointed and upturned end. The soft, satin matte, finish has a pale gold wash on front and back surfaces. There is a flowing script "SS" monogram... Click for details
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Coddington Bros. & Heilborn "Bather" Sterling Silver Strawberry Fork
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
3548dd $26.00
In business from 1879 to 1918, Coddington Brothers & Heilborn of North Attleboro, Massachusetts, was a manufacturer of silver novelties. This 5 1/8" long, light weight, three tine, strawberry fork illustrates the imaginative diversity of the firm's products. Apropos of the firm's New England location, the handle features a sculptural portrait of a Victorian woman in bathing or beach garb, with her hand resting on a pier post. Below this is an array of seashore creatures, including a fish,... Click for details
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"Hollywood Boulevard at Night".
vintage postcard. California, 1940s
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