Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2449   Sold

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Height 8 3/4 inches, loaded square base, no monogram, Gorham trademark and date symbol for 1908. In need of a good polishing which you, dear reader, may provide but otherwise in excellent condition.

Though weighted, this seems to be of a heavier than average gauge, and I suspect that there may be a dollar or two to be made here for someone who wants to send this along to the Great Melting Pot in the Sky.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2357   $50.00

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length 4 1/8 inches, excellent condition, no monogram, marked as shown in second enlargement.

Compare on ebay (item 283431332903) @178.00

Old Friends  
4838f   $72.00

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Measuring 5 1/2" long and weighing just over 1.0 T. oz. (32 grams), this pair of George III English tongs are marked "SG/EW" for London silversmiths Samuel Godbehere and Edward Wigan.

Other marks are a "lion" for sterling, a "bust" duty mark, and date letter "G" for 1802-03.

Very much a period item, the slender, curvilinear, arms are bright cut and wriggle work engraved in a starburst and diamond pattern.

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Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2448   $195.00

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length six inches, some very light scratches on tines as shown but fine overall condition, weight 1.0 oz Troy each, monogrammed "S" (script, obverse), please see fourth enlargement for marks.

Price is for the pair.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2447   $250.00

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length just shy of 6 inches, weight 1.43 Troy ounces, excellent original condition, no monogram, please see fourth photo for mark.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2446   $45.00

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length 5 1/2 inches, weight .66 oz. Troy, no monogram, some light scratches in bowl which we've exaggerated here but excellent overall condition.

The Watson Company of North Attleborough, MA made a wide-ranging series of high relief floral patterns in the early 1900's. Designed by Eustace Crees and Charles Court, they rank as some of the finest representations of nature in American silver flatware.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2445  

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length 4 3/4 inches, weight 1.38 Troy ounces, excellent condition, softly gilt tines, monogrammed as shown. Price is for the lot.

Update: we have one odd fork available at, you guessed it, 25.00!

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2444   Sold

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length 8 3/8 inches, no monogram, a small test mark on front of bowl at 11 o'clock position but otherwise excellent condition, weight 1.92 Troy ounces, marked as shown in fourth enlargement.

These are often found with pairs of chopsticks, but some miscreant seems to have made off with the chopsticks.

Old Friends  
4828f   $165.00

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Tracing to the reign of England's George II, this 8 3/4" long, approximately 1.3 T. oz., piece is fully and clearly hallmarked for sterling, London, 1758, and maker William Turner (script WT).

A Marrow scoop, if follows fully after the form, with two elongated, rounded end, bowls, one wide and one narrow, joined by a solid bar.

The backside heel of the larger bowl is engraved with a block letter "T over L R" monogram.

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Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2443   $75.00

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length 6 inches, weight 1.08 Troy ounces, excellent condition, no monogram.

The hooked tine has a chamfered edge, which initially led me to believe that this was a pastry fork, and it would serve that purpose well.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2442   $250.00

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length 9 3/4 inches, weight 4.17 Troy ounces, no monogram, some very light scratches on blade (ask me to give it a gentle buffing before shipping, if you'd like) but excellent overall condition.

This is a big, splashy looking server which will make a wonderful wedding gift for a couple with a solid sense of style.

Marked as shown in fourth enlargement.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2441   Sold

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length 7 1/8 inches, weight 1.88 Troy ounces, no monogram, some light scratches in bowl (see third enlargement) but fine overall condition.

Size matters, in a soup spoon. Why settle for a small one?

Again, for those of you like me who favor comparison shopping, compare on ebay (item 363480057160) @87.00

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2440   $320.00

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length 5 1/4 inches, total Troy weight 5.70 ounces, fine condition, monogrammed as shown in third enlargement.

This lovely old high relief pattern is one of R & B's best designs.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2438   Sold

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length 8 inches, total Troy weight 10.49 ounces, monogrammed "B.B." (script, obverse). These have seen some hefty use by hungry hands. There is a bit of wear where they meet the plate, some of which encroaches upon the engraving. That said, they do still have a certain charm, excellent diaper work and scrolled decoration, and a wonderful feel in the hand. Marked "patent 1855 / coin" (mark is worn).

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2437   Sold

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circa 1840. Tipt double swell fiddle handle, no monogram, length 7 1/4 inches, weight .87 oz. Troy, good condition. For those who collect VT silver, finding the town mark (please see third enlargement) along with the maker is an unexpected pleasure.

Roswell Hopkins Bailey was born in Unity, NH on July 22, 1804. At or near the time this spoon was made, he served as master to two apprentices: first Samuel Philbrick Bailey, then Bradbury Melon Bailey. He cast free his earthly bonds on May... Click for details

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2436   Sold

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with decorative bright cut engraving, length 5 3/8 inches, total Troy weight 2.64 ounces, monogrammed as shown in third enlargement. My apologies for only picturing one here, but they are all identical.

These are benchmark examples, looking today just as they did upon leaving the factory on Elmwood Avenue some hundred and fifty years ago. They are engraved (slightly differently) in an exceptionally well designed and well executed manner upon all three sides. Place pieces in this fine... Click for details