North Hill Antiques  
371   $25

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Double-swell forward-tipt fiddle handle, flared shoulders, script mono A M B on reverse. Length is 7-1/2". Weight is 27 grams, just shy of 1 T oz. Condition is near-mint.

North Hill Antiques  
364   Set of 6 $375

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Made in Rising Sun, IN, c1830 -- short rounded-end handle, large chunky shoulders, feathered script mono JTC on front; 5-1/2" long. Light tipwear. Best worked in Paris, KY, and Cincinnati before settling down in Rising Sun, which is on the KY border and just a step from Cincy.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2157   SOLD

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height 4 1/8; top diameter 5 1/2 inches, weight 10.67 Troy ounces, superb original condition, no monogram.

Having spent a considerable amount of time in Paris, Tiffany's chief designer Edward Moore was impressed with the French system of art education, which required students to draw and model from nature. He instituted a similar program for apprentices who aspired to work for his own firm. ... Click for details

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2156   $125.00

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length 7 1/8 inches, monogrammed "MEW" in period script, one test cut and and an annoying scratch (please see third photo) but fine overall condition, with pseudo hallmarks monarch - O - star.

Though we've managed to capture the color and motion inherent in this stone, our photo does not show the little iridescent gold flecks which also distinguish this piece of agate. ... Click for details

Gebelein  
5045   $325

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Fiddle thread, rounded fins. Length 13-1/8". Weight 10 troy ounces (heavy). The monogram is an Old English F. Overall and mark condition are excellent.

Gebelein  
5044   $275

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Mid-19th century. Scalloped bowl, fiddle thread. W.H. Duryee was a silversmith in Jersey City, NJ. Length 12-1/2". Weight 6.1 troy ounces. Overall and mark condition are excellent.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2155   $160.00

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length 8 3/8 inches, weight 3.09 Troy ounces, no monogram, slight wear to gilding on tines but very nearly benchmark condition, retailed by Sheafer and Lloyd of Pittsburgh.

This pattern has always been a personal favorite. Note the expressiveness of the eyes, which you may examine up close in photo number three.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2154   $675.00

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indeed riotous chrysanthemum decoration, height 3 3/4 inches, weight 3.32 Troy ounces, top diameter 2 3/8 inches, applied circular cartouche with no monogram, seamed construction, a minor test file mark on base (please see fourth photo at nine-o-clock position) but excellent overall condition.

Tuck Chang worked in Shanghai, and this piece dates from about 1890. My suspicion is that a bit of Scotch will taste bette... Click for details

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2153   $135.00

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length 5 7/8 inches, weight 1.34 Troy ounces, some light wear to face on reverse (please see third photo) but fine overall condition, no monogram.

This is the Bigelow Kennard version, which has piercings in the upper portion of handle.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2152   $60.00

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engraved "Kansas City" in bowl, length 5 7/8 inches, weight 1.30 Troy ounces, excellent condition.

Place pieces are much rarer than servers in this grand old Durgin pattern whose name is a subject of some disagreement, which leads me to believe that not many were produced.

Old Friends  
1664f   $ 60 ladle, $ 35 bon bon

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Whiting's "Imperial Queen" is a late 19th century design based on English antecedents. These two examples, a 5 1/2" long, .9 T. oz. sauce or cream ladle, and a 4 1/2" long, just over .4 T. oz., bon bon or nut spoon, are flawless, absolutely mint, examples without monograms or removals. They both have matte finish, gold washed serving ends. Marks on the reverses are Whiting's lion emblem, "Sterling," "Pat. 1893," and an Old English "O."

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2151   SOLD

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length 9 1/2 inches, weight 3.67 Troy ounces, monogrammed "A" (obverse, Old English), excellent condition.

Though the execution is spare, this engraving succeeds in conveying a sense of movement, an illusion that only the most skilled artists were capable of achieving. And in bit of Victorian whimsey, note that this fish has been hooked (please see third enlargement).

Old Friends  
1663fl   $ 60

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Measuring 5 1/2" long and weighing 1.2 T. oz., this sterling silver cream ladle is an old example of Gorham's "Chantilly." It is is flawless condition and without a monogram or removal. There is no polishing wear and the finish is lustrous. The lobed bowl has flanged shoulders and has a bright gold wash finish on the interior. Marks are the Gorham lion, anchor, G, "Sterling," and "Pat. 1895."

Dorothy Robinson Antiques  
  $49.00 offers considered

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Indiana Silversmiths, Clockmakers and Watchmakers 1779-1900, Jerome Redfearn, Americana Publications, 1984, 271 pages, hardbound, apparently no ISBN, issued without a dustjacket, design printed on cover, as-new condition. Add $3.85 shipping.

Dorothy Robinson Antiques  
  $15.00

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Myer Myers, Goldsmith, 1723-1795, Jeanette W. Rosenbaum, Jewish Publication Society of America, 1954, 141 pages, hardbound. Cover edges a little yellowed, otherwise nice condition. No dustjacket, not sure if this ever had one or not. Add $3.50 shipping.

Old Friends  
1662fn   $ 150 pair

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Reference material on "G. Weckman," the name stamped on this pair of 8" long, 3.0 T. oz. combined weight, tablespoons is not readily accessible. Presumably the mark is for Gustaf Adolf Weckman, born in Hameenlinna, Finland, with dates 1823-1901. He is described in a genealogical source as a "master gold and silversmith." In 2011, the auction house Bukowski's, which describes itself as "the leading Nordic art auction house" offered a bowl by him that was well received judging by the hammer pri... Click for details