Old Friends  
1935f   $165.00

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Stamped "Ball, Black & Co." for the prominent mid 19th century firm, this pie server is large scaled. It measures 10" long overall and is exceptionally heavy at 3.8 T. oz. The triangular blade is 4 1/2" long and 3" at the widest.

The handle has a period "Bead" pattern front, and curiously a "Thread" pattern on the reverse. There is a fancy, feathered script "CAC" monogram on the obverse, and what appears to be a "CAP" monogram on the reverse. Such details always raise the question of... Click for details

Hampton Galleries  
7351B   $120.00

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Coin silver serving spoon, Young & Co., New Orleans, Louisiana (c. 1850-1853), 8-1/8", shell bowl with straight everted rim, no drop, short chamferred shoulders, oval scalloped and bright cut pattern with Old English monogram "Bettie" inside bright cut oval cartouche, marked on back "YOUNG & CO" and "COIN", both incuse.

Hampton Galleries  
7351C   $595.00

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Coin silver basting spoon, James S. Sharrard, Shelbyville, Kentucky (c. 1840-1861), 12-3/4", French Tipt bowl, Jenny Lind pattern, script monogram "Akers" over "Oct 14, 1860" on front, marked "J.S. SHERRARD" in rectangular punch.

Hampton Galleries  
7351E   $575.00

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Coin silver chatelaine hook, J.S. Curtis, Memphis, Tennessee (c. 1850), 2-3/8" stem on back folds forward to 1 1/8" oval hook, fine wigglework bright cutting around mostly oval face with no monogram in center cartouche, attached circular eye inside, marked "J.S. CURTIS" in rectangular punch.

Hampton Galleries  
7351D   $195.00

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Coin silver sugar tongs, John Lynch, Baltimore, Maryland (c. 1790-1800), 5-1/2" long, short oval pans, straight sides with widening bulge in the middle that swells around bend, diamond cut bright cutting around edges with oval cartouches inside bulge on handles on bend, leaf-like bright cut design down center of arms, feather script monogram "LD" on bend, marked on each arm "J. LYNCH" in rectangular punch.

Old Friends  
1928f   $22.00

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Ready citation for the "Ladd & Bigelow" mark on this 5 3/4" long, just over .5 T. oz., c. 1840 coin silver teaspoon is not available. Bigelow is a name most associated with Boston, while Ladd has numerous references in Providence, RI, Manchester, NH, and New York City. Geography therefore suggests New England, and Boston in particular. Undoubtedly the partnership was short-lived and the mark thereby uncommon.

The handle has a reverse tipt, down turned end, and an exposed drop on the bowl.... Click for details

Old Friends  
1925f   $55.00

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Biographical material about William Pendleton Burdick, the maker of this spoon, indicates he was something of an itinerant. Born in Vermont about 1792, he worked in Hartford, Connecticut in various partnerships, then in Ithaca, New York, and finally in San Francisco, and died in Iowa.

This piece is a 9 3/8" long, not quite 2.0 T. oz., table or serving spoon. The style, with a plain end, central rib back, and plain drop, suggests it was made during his Ithaca years, c. 1815-20. It has a... Click for details

Old Friends  
1924f   $55.00

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Patented in 1903, "Nuremberg" appears to have borrowed some of the body of skills that generated such other enduring Alvin Art Nouveau designs as "Raphael," and "Old Orange Blossom," but takes those elements in a different direction.

The central feature of the pattern is a satyr's face that occupies the portion just below the reserve located on the slightly upturned end of the handle. Such imagery may be connected to 16th sculpture subjects associated with this German city.

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Old Friends  
1921f   $32.00

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Marked with the Durgin "D," "Sterling," and the Hartford, Connecticut retailer's name, "D.H. Buell," this pair of tongs date from the late 19th century.

Measuring 3 5/16" long and weighing a relatively heavy .4 T. oz., they are tete-a-tete size.

They are finely made, with a brilliant finish and delicate bright cut floral and leaf engraving. The cast grips are claw form, fully articulated, and finished in a gold wash. The arch has a script "F.S." monogram.

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Old Friends  
1917f   $125.00

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Marked "Patent 1861," "Beaded" is one of Gorham's earliest line patterns. It was produced for a considerable period of time and made in both coin and sterling silver. This example is marked "Coin," so dates to 1868, the year Gorham went to sterling, or earlier.

It is a large, 9 1/4" long, approximately 2.5 T. oz., ice cream server. It has an oval blade with two ribs in the bottom, notched shoulders, a beveled edge, and a gold washed upper surface. This is shallowly concave and more of a... Click for details

Old Friends  
1908f   $55.00

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Issued in 1891, Durgin's "Louis XV" is a dense, rococo design that reflects quite a different, and arguably more engaging, interpretation of the motif from Whiting's much simpler pattern of the same name produced in the same year.

This example is a 7 7/8" long, relatively weighty 1.0 T. oz., lettuce fork. It originally had an overall gold finish, but much of that was polished away and now shows only partly on the handle. It remains essentially intact on the three tine serving end.

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Old Friends  
1905f   $115.00

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Marked "Patent 1867" on the backside of the handle, and stamped with a lion, anchor, G, "Ionic" is one of Gorham's earliest full line patterns. It was also issued just before Gorham went from coin silver to a sterling standard in 1868 and examples of it are rather uncommon.

This example is a large, 8 1/2" long, 2.3 T. oz., serving spoon. It has a large, round bowl with a rippled base and notched shoulders. It is finished in a mostly intact, bright gold wash front and backsides. The piece... Click for details

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2191   $250.00

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height two inches, diameter five inches, weight 7.08 Troy ounces, fine condition, craftsman Arthur Hartwell. We've largely polished out the annoying test mark (human ignorance knows no bounds) shown on the base, but haven't yet redone our photo.

Priced attractively, in honor of Cyber Tuesday.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2190   $350.00

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length 8 1/8 inches, weight 3.01 Troy ounces, excellent condition, monogrammed (reverse) as shown, reasonably priced.

Then again, you could log on to the Bay of Eeehs and try to beat down the consignor who's got his listed for nine hundred dollars...

Big Foot Cat's Collectibles  
1229548   $19.50

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This 1982 Gorham release is the silver plate Christmas Wreath. Although the picture is of one, this is a pair of the footed trivets.

Old Friends  
1898f   $75.00

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Something of a uncommon pattern, and a more intricate design than the name would imply, Durgin's 1886 "Scroll" has a repousse surface that features leaves, florals, and the namesake scrolls.

This example is a generously sized, 5" long, .9 T. oz. pair of sugar tongs. There is a fancy script "MAT" monogram on the arch. The gold washed talon grips are very finely rendered with detailed articulation on the inside as well as the outside surfaces.

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