Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20170116-05   $47.50

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Offered is a nice pair of Southern coin silver spoons bearing the mark of James T. Scott & Co., working in Wheeling, Virginia and later West Virginia circa the mid 1850s through the late 1860s. Mr. Scott and his partners seem to have mostly retailed silver made by James Watts in Philadelphia, and these spoons bear one of Watts' manufacturer's marks. In my other listings on the site, I have several other spoons, with different monograms but also found around Wheeling, with James T. Scott &... Click for details

Old Friends  
2971f   $175.00

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A late 18th century item, these sterling sugar nips are stamped on each finger holder with a lion and "RM" for Robert Makepeace II whose mark was entered into the London registry in 1795 (Grimwade).

Noted as a good maker in "Jackson's Hallmarks," his capacities show in this item measuring 5" long and weighing 1.3 T. oz.

They are solid silver, with cast, scroll form arms and clam shell grips.

The round crosspiece is inscribed "D" over "L*I" in block lettering.

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Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20170115-04   $95.00

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Offered is a rare set of nine Canadian coin silver teaspoons by Ottawa, ON maker James Leslie (1848-95). These spoons each bear his early maker's mark and probably date to the 1870s. Each has a clear maker's mark and several pseudo-hallmarks. These spoons measure about 5 3/4 inches in length on average, and the set weighs a total of about 166 grams. Each spoon is engraved with a well-executed period script monogram of "W". Condition overall is fair to good, with some spoons having dents or... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20170115-01   $39.50

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Offered is a very good pair of American coin silver teaspoons by Pottsville, Pennsylvania coin silver jeweler and watchmaker Robert C. Green, whose biographical information appears below. Green's mark is quite uncommon, and these teaspoons each have a clear, well-struck maker's mark, and a pseudo-hallmark or journeyman's mark in the form of a leaf. Each piece also has a period engraved script monogram. These spoons each measure about 5 3/4 inches in length, and the pair weighs a total of... Click for details

Old Friends  
2965f   $125.00

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Measuring 9" long and weighing just under 2.5 T. oz., this item has a large, ovoid bowl that measures 3 3/8" by 2 9/16". It has a flange rim with notched shoulders, pointed tip, and, while similar to a berry, the relatively shallow depth suggests it was likely was a much less common pudding serving spoon.

An early, coin silver, example of Gorham's "Grecian," this piece is marked "Patent 1861," with the company "lion, anchor, G" emblem, and "Shreve, Stanwood & Co.," which was a predecessor... Click for details

Gebelein  
5304   $360.00

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Downturned fiddle with shells on both sides of the handle and on the heel. Sharp fins. Length 8-7/16". Weight 2-7/8 troy ounces each. No monogram. Overall and mark condition are excellent.

Gebelein  
5302   $180.00

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Fiddle, sharp fins, drop, tipt on back(too early for Wang Chun - is this part of WE WE WC?). Length 8-3/4" Weight 2-3/8 troy ounces each. The monogram is the motto THROUGH ABOVE A TREE (Hamilton family). Overall and mark condition are excellent.

Gebelein  
5301   $180.00

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Fiddle, thread,& shell (both sides of the handle and on the heel). Length 8-3/4". Weight 3-1/4 troy ounces each. No monogram. Overall and mark condition excellent.

Gebelein  
5300   $540.00

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Marked SS and 3 pseudohallmarks. Fiddle,thread with shells on front and back of handle and on heel. Length 6-13/16". Weight 2.8 ounces each. The monogram is an Old English B on the front of the handle. Overall and mark condition are excellent,

Gebelein  
5299   $40.00

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Downturned fiddle, no drop.Length 4-3/16". Weight 9 dwt. There is a monogram on the front of the handle, but I can't read it. Overall and mark condition are excellent.

Gebelein  
5298   $175.00

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Mother-of-pearl handles, modestly carved. Length 7-3/8". No monogram. Mark and overall condition excellent (small notch out of one m.o.p. handle).

Gebelein  
5295,6,7   $110.00

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Mustard pot marked Tuck Chang, salt shaker marked Cumwo, bowl marked with ideogram only. Mustard pot The mustard pot has a matte finish with four large ideograms in large reserves on the sides, single scroll handle, round finial, 3-lug hinge, lid cutout for spoon but no spoon. The saslt shaker has a bamboo allover design. The bowl is Revere style. Height to top of mustard pot finial 1-1/2". Diameter of body 1-1/2". Height of salt shaker to top of finial is 2-1/2". Diameter of bowl is 1-13/16".... Click for details

Old Friends  
2962f   $85.00

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Each of these two identical place forks measures 7 1/16" long. They are heavy, with the pair weighing 3.4 T. oz. combined.

Dating from the late 19th century, they are high quality items stamped "Hennegan, Bates Co." for the prominent Baltimore firm, and "Sterling."

The pattern is an engraved "Lily," which is more accurately "lily of the valley," and is one of several variations of the same theme made by numerous manufacturers. This work, largely bright cut, is set against an enhancing... Click for details

Gebelein  
5294   $1,080.00

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Mother-of-pearl handles elaborately carved. See #5303 for marked matching knives. Length 6-3/4". No monogram Overall condition excellent.

Gebelein  
5293   $790.00

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Seven lobes. Diameter 6-1/4". Height 2". Weight 11.1 troy ounces. No monogram. Overall and mark condition excellent.

Old Friends  
2960f   $36.00

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Having a broad "Tipt" end, a narrow shank, and a shell bowl with a double scalloped rim, this piece traces to mid 19th century Boston.

A preserve or jelly spoon, it measures 7" long and at 1.1 T. oz. is slightly weightier than most instances of this sort.

A clean item, it is entirely unadorned save for a script "1859" engraved on the backside, which is also stamped with the name of the retailer, "Bigelow Bros. & Kennard."

An assuming piece, it nonetheless possesses simple appeal and... Click for details