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William Faber bright cut sterling berry scoop
Silver : Sterling : Flatware

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2466   On Hold


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length 10 1/8 inches, weight 2.88 Troy ounces, marked and monogrammed as shown, excellent original condition.

Have a look at the finely engraved matte-finished bowl up close and personal in our second enlargement to see why Faber's work is sought after by so many collectors!

Wm. Faber & Sons, Phila., Engraved Sterling Silver Master Butter Knife
Silver : Sterling : Flatware

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4888f   $46.00


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A noted 19th century Philadelphia silver manufacturer, William Faber, later joined by his sons, produced items of high quality and lasting appeal as evidenced in this solid silver 7 1/2" long, 1.1 T. oz., master butter knife.

Dating circa 1870, the handle is of a form that Faber favored. It has a curved surface handle with a gently pointed tip and scalloped sides. This is bright cut and wriggle work engraved in a period, toward a Greek Revival style, design that incorporates a leaf and... Click for details

Durgin IRIS sterling tablespoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2465   Sold


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or, as it would be known on that auction site, serving spoon, length 8 5/8 inches, weight 2.43 Troy ounces, monogrammed as shown, some very minor scratches in bowl which we've exaggerated greatly in photo number three but very good overall condition.

Gorham "Patrician" Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Youth Spoon No Mono
Silver : Sterling : Flatware

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4886f   $45.00


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Illustrative of the popularity of the poppy motif in Art Nouveau silver design, Gorham's Patrician and Poppy were both issued in 1902, followed in 1904 by Virginiana, with all three patterns featuring this motif.

Patrician and Poppy in particular seem little distinguished from one another, save apropos of its name, Patrician incorporates high, rather "proud," shoulders and acanthus leaf detailing on the middle and lower areas of the handle front and... Click for details

Mid 19th Century "Reverse Tipt" NY/NJ Coin Silver Serving Shovel
Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces

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4882f   $38.00


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Measuring 6 5/8" long and weighing .9 T. oz., this item could be a preserve or large sugar spoon. It has a shovel shaped bowl which, while not unique to its mid 19th century period, is certainly less common than other forms.

The handle is fiddle shaped with a Tipt backside and rounded shoulders off the shovel. There is a script "JEH" monogram on the front.

The reverse is marked with a "bust, lion, B" pseudo hallmark that William McGrew in his Manufacturers' Marks on American... Click for details

Peter, Ann & William Bateman 1802 Engraved Sterling Silver Tongs
Silver : Sterling : Flatware

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4877f   $90.00


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Dating from the reign of George III, this 5 1/2" long, just over 1.0 T. oz. (32 grams) pair of English tongs are fully hallmarked for sterling silver, London, 1802-03, and makers Peter, Ann and William Bateman of the legendary family of silversmiths associated with Hester.

A period piece, this has shaped arms, a broad arch, and cupped, aka acorn, grips.

All the exterior surfaces are bright cut and wriggle work engraved.

The arch has a reserve area that appears never to have been... Click for details

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Watertown or Utica, NY Coin Silver Spoon by Lewis Wicks Clark, c.1830s
Silver : Coin Silver

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20220309-02   $22.50


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Offered is a nice example of the work of silversmith Lewis Wicks Clark, working in Watertown, New York between about 1832 and 1837, and in Utica in 1838. Lewis W. Clark married in 1843, so he lived at least that long, but his death date may be unknown. This spoon by style would fit well into the 1830s but could be from the 1840s. It measures about 6 1/8 inches in length and weighs about 19 grams. It has a rubbed but still legible maker's mark of L.W.CLARK and a period engraved script... Click for details

Towle OLD COLONIAL flat butters, salad forks
Silver : Sterling : Flatware

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2463   $195.00


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6 flat butters length 5 3/4; 2 salad forks length 6 1/8 inches, no monogram, fine condition, total Troy weight 6.76 ounces.

All for one low, low price. What a deal!!

French silver tea tray, Maison Bloch Eschwége, .950 standard
Silver : Sterling : Hollowware

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2462   Sold


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Paris circa 1920, no monogram, some extremely minor (and soft) dents but fine overall condition, no monogram, weight 82.6 Troy ounces, marked as shown in third and fourth photos.

This is a grand tea tray, fully two feet (exclusive of handles) by sixteen inches. I was tempted to include a foot, a baby or a small dog for scale, but judged the former to be in poor taste and could not furnish either of the latter. Buy it now, and watch the value increase as world order ceases to function!

Gorham "New Tipt" Matched Set of Eight Sterling Silver Nut Picks
Silver : Sterling : Flatware

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4870f   $185.00


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Patented in 1871, as imprinted on the heel of each of these 4 1/4" long, 2.4 T. oz. the group of eight, matching nut picks, New Tipt is one of Gorham's earliest full line patterns, issued at a time when the company was beginning its ascendency as one of the United States' premier silver manufacturing firms.

The name apparently references the pointed end handle, but varies greatly from traditional, essentially plain, preceding Tipt designs.

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James Watts c. 1860 Large Bright Cut Coin Silver Serving Spoon
Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces

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4868f   $100.00


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A well-regard name among mid 19th century Philadelphia silver manufacturers, James Watts produced this lengthy, 8 7/8", nearly 1.5 T. oz., berry or other serving spoon.

His readily recognizable "horse head over chevron," emblem appears on the handle backside, along with the word "Coin" and the name of the retailer, "George H. Bechtel," also Philadelphia.

The flat, shaped, handle has an upturned end and is bright cut and wriggle work engraved, all of which bespeaks the piece's Philadelphia... Click for details

Whiting LILY sterling lettuce fork
Silver : Sterling : Flatware

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2461   $120.00


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length 8 3/4 inches, weight 1.43 Troy ounces, monogrammed "C" as shown in third enlargement, fine condition.

Nine out of ten alleged Lily lettuce forks that come on the market are recast, so it's a pleasure to see an old, original example.

TB & S., Sheffield 1914, Sterling Silver Mustard Pot with Cobalt Inset
Silver : Sterling

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4864f   $235.00


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A large, 2 3/8" tall by 2 5/8" base diameter, and heavy 5.8 T. oz. silver content, this mustard pot is fully hallmarked on the side for Sheffield, England, 1914, sterling, and prominent maker Thomas Bradbury & Sons (TB & S in a shield).

The lid is counterstamped on the underside with the maker's mark and a lion passant for sterling.

Edwardian in period, but Georgian in style, it has applied top and bottom rims (tiered on the base) and a solid, scroll handle with a robust hinge attached to... Click for details

Ball Black and Company .950 standard fish set,
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware : Early Patterns

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2460   $375.00


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Olive pattern, circa 1870, the blade well engraved with three frolicking fishes, knife 11 7/8, fork 9 3/8 inches, fine condition, monogrammed "Lockwood", weight 8.2 Troy ounces.

Ball Black & Company's items made in this higher silver standard tend to be heavy and of fine quality. They may have been intended for export to the French market, where .950 was de rigueur.

Whiting DAFFODIL sterling cast bon bon spoon number 5741
Silver : Sterling : Flatware

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2459   Sold


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length 8 1/4 inches, pleasantly heavy in the hand at 4.59 Troy ounces, no monogram, gilded with light wear to gilding at high points but exceptionally fine overall condition, marked as shown in fifth enlargement.

An exemplary item for the collector of cast bonbonnieres.

Shiebler "Princess" Sterling Silver Master Butter Knife Engr'd "Susie"
Silver : Sterling : Flatware

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4861f   $52.00


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Flat handled, this master butter, or possibly individual fish, knife measures 7 5/8" long and weights a substantial 1.5 T. oz. It has a broad blade with a scalloped upper edge, a partially scalloped lower edge, and an upswept, pointed tip.

The pattern is Princess originated by John Polhamus and continued in production by George Shiebler, both New York City. Shiebler's "winged S" emblem, the word "Sterling," and the name of the retailer, "R. Smith," Newark, New Jersey appear on the... Click for details

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