Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20220109-06   Sold

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Offered is a nice decorated late 18th Century or early 19th Century American silver teaspoon by Teunis Denyse Dubois, working in New York, NY circa 1794-1820; this piece measures about 5 5/8 inches in length and weighs about 16 grams. It features engraved decoration on the handle and a good clear maker's mark and pseudo-hallmark of a sheaf of wheat (?). Condition overall is good, with modest wear from normal use and no splits or repairs. All in all a nice example of this man's work!

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2434   $275.00

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with heart shaped cut out in tines, length 6 1/8 inches, total Troy weight 7.08 ounces, fine condition, monogrammed "H" as shown in third enlargement. These are scarce.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2433   $33.00

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length 5 3/8 inches, gilt bowl, immaculate original condition, weight .8 oz Troy, engraved "Beall" as shown in second enlargement.

If you've been slurping your soup with a stainless steel spoon, it's time to leave the halls of heathendom, email us your order, and begin the year anew as a civilized being!

Old Friends  
4814f   On Hold

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Marked on the reverse "Palmer. Bachelders & Co.," this 6 7/8" long, 1.4 T. oz., coin silver serving spoon traces to 1860s Boston.

The pattern is Olive, which while a standard design that was widely produced, and notably popular in the Boston area, there are variations in design among manufacturers.

This example shows clean style, with balanced proportions and well-articulated detail.

A preserve spoon, it has a shell form bowl that is finished with a bright gold wash front and... Click for details

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2432   $250.00

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length 12 inches, weight 3.16 Troy ounces, fine condition with minor scratches on reverse of blade as seen in second enlargement. There is some slight evidence of an erasure, but if so it has been done properly and even the best trained pair of eyes may not be able to detect this.

The blade features an exciting combination of bright cut, diapering and wriggle-work engraving which delights both the eye and the camera's lens. You'd be hard pressed to find a more elegant tool for the bride... Click for details

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2431   $95.00

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length 7 1/4 inches, weight 1.38 oz. Troy, no monogram, some scratches on blade as shown (we've exaggerated them, here) in third enlargement but fine overall condition.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2432   $295.00

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spoons, length 5 3/4 inches, Total Troy weight 4.6 ounces, excellent original condition, crested and monogrammed as shown in first enlargement, with half-matte engraved bowls, marked with retailer's mark only and "sterling"; see photo number four.

Also available as a set of twelve, at a slightly more attractive price.

Old Friends  
4808f   $65.00

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Large for a sardine fork, this piece measures 6 3/8" long and weighs 1.17 T. oz.

Made by Durgin, whose "D" emblem and the word "Sterling," appear on the backside, the pattern is Old Standish, issued in 1901, to be distinguished from New Standish introduced in 1905.

It is a clean pattern with a double lined border and tipt end set on a rounded handle.

There is a script "M" monogram engraved on the front.

The gold wash server follows after a style favored by... Click for details

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2431   $240.00

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length 5 5/8 inches, weight 4.22 Troy ounces, monogrammed as shown, some very light scratches on blades (see third enlargement) but fine overall condition.

For those of you who favor comparison shopping, check out prices (69.00 each) over there on the Bay of Ease.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2430   $295.00

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length 5 3/8 inches, total Troy weight 3.91 ounces, astonishing original condition, no monogram, gilt bowls.

This pattern gets much less love than its close relatives Iris and New Art, but is every bit as finely detailed and well executed as either one of those.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2429   On Hold

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length 4 5/8 inches, total Troy weight 2.1 ounces (on the heavy side for berry forks), excellent original condition, gilt tines, monogrammed as shown in second enlargement.

These are truly a choice find!

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2428   Sold

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length 7 1/4 inches, weight 2.33 Troy ounces, no monogram, excellent condition.

An underrated manufacturer, Watson had exceptionally talented die sinkers who were capable of producing flatware with fine detail and high relief. This spoon showcases their talent perfectly.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2427   Sold

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length 12 1/4 inches, fine condition, weight 4.5 Troy ounces, with elaborately engraved matte finish gilt blade, monogrammed "M", marked only sterling. Turner (p. 127) labels this pattern "M2 Engraved."

Those of you with long memories will remember when Martha Stewart featured some of our "finds" in her article (Glints of Genius, pp 154-9, November 2008) about collecting bright cut silver. This item is of a higher quality than anything which is pictured there. If you're looking for a... Click for details

Old Friends  
4796f   $65.00

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Bright cut engraved designs were popular among American silver manufacturers during the last quarter of the 19th century, with this 7" long, approximately 1.6 T. oz., gravy ladle a fine example of the style.

Made by Gorham, whose "lion, anchor, G" emblem and the word "Sterling" appear on the "Old English" tipt handle backside, the pattern is Chrysanthemum, issued in 1885.

The imagery is set against a satin ground and finely rendered, employing bright cutting and cross hatching... Click for details

Old Friends  
4785f   $65.00

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A bright cut floral and leaf design dating circa 1880 rendered in an Aesthetic manner, the pattern on this 8 1/4" long, 1.4 T. oz. serving spoon appears to be Towle's No. 38 Engraved.

The lack of a maker's mark and an ovoid shaped bowl with a flanged rim and central raised vee not typically Towle in form, however, suggests it was made by some other contemporaneous producer.

Set on a rounded end Antique handle, the engraving is exceptionally well rendered, exhibiting bright,... Click for details

Old Friends  
4774f   $125.00

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A salad or large berry serving spoon, this piece measures 9" long, weighs a substantial 2.9 T. oz., and has a generously sized, 3 1/2" by 2 3/4" by 3/4" deep, bowl with a satin matte gold finish on both sides.

The pattern is Charles II by Dominick & Hall whose three part emblem, "Sterling," "Pat-d 94," and the name of the retailer, Brooklyn's "Wm. Wise & Son" appear on the reverse.

A "Kings" pattern variant, the design employs a prominent shell and honeysuckle motif on a heavily... Click for details