Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231221-01   $85.00

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Offered is an unusually fine and well-preserved example of noted Philadelphia, PA and Charleston, South Carolina silversmith Jean-Baptiste Dumoutet, working in Philadelphia from 1793-1813 and with a branch shop in Charleston from 1802-1813. He also worked seasonally in Trenton, NJ from 1797-99 to avoid the yellow fever outbreaks in Philadelphia during those years. This beautiful decorated teaspoon is engraved "SS" in period script in an ovoid reserve, and is clearly marked with one of... Click for details

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20231220-04   Sold

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Offered is a very nice 1790s Philadelphia coin silver teaspoon by silversmith Matthias Lamar (fl. 1785-1809), of whom relatively little is known. This spoon could use a polish, but is very nicely decorated all along the stem with lovely engraving and also has period block initials of SW. To the reverse is a full-name mark of LAMAR, given to Matthias by Catherine Hollan in her book "Philadelphia Silversmiths." This spoon measures about 5 1/8 inches in length and weighs about 8 grams. Condition... Click for details

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20231220-02   Sold

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Offered is a nice American coin silver fork in the Queen's pattern or a variant thereof, by noted maker William Ingalls Tenney (1806-1848), probably dating to the 1820s before he went into partnership in 1828. This piece measures about 6 5/8 inches in length and weighs a very good 36 grams. This fork has a well-struck maker's mark and a partly legible address mark for Tenney's Broadway shop in New York City. It is also engraved to the front with a set of period initials, and was a gift piece.... Click for details

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20231220-01   Sold

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Offered is a good 1790s American coin silver teaspoon by noted silversmith Thomas Arnold (1735-1828), who worked in Newport circa 1760-1817. Mr. Arnold had the interesting habit of marking many of his spoons, like this one, with both his initials mark and his full name mark. He was also interesting in that he was a prominent citizen of Newport. Per his Wikipedia entry, "According to the Newport Mercury of September 12, 1774, he received a master's degree from college in Providence, where... Click for details

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These six matching, heavy at 7.6 T. oz. the group, spoons all measure 7 1/8" long and are marked "John A. Cole" along with a "bust, lion, D" hallmark that John McGrew in Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver attributes to an unknown New York City manufacturer.

McGrew offers dates 1841-59 for John A. Cole, New York City, as does Louise Belden in Marks of American Silversmiths and both sources indicate he was a manufacturer as well as jeweler, although these were likely... Click for details

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Born in 1802, Albert Comstock Benedict was a prominent New York City silversmith during the first half of the 19th century and beyond. He worked in partnership with Egbert Scudder from 1828-36.

His mark, which appears on all four of these lengthy, 6 1/4", 2.3 T. oz. the group, matching teaspoons is distinct. It reads, "A.C. Benedict" over "28 Bowery, N.Y."

The handles are Fiddle shaped with Tipt backsides. There are high, rounded, fins off the bowls, and plain drops on the... Click for details

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Bearing two telling marks, "S. Kirk & Son" used by the renowned Baltimore firm 1846-51, and "10.15" for the distinctive regional silver standard designation which is slightly less than coin, this place spoon measures 7" long and weighs 1.06 T. oz. (33 grams).

A handsome and well crafted piece, it has a Fiddle shaped handle with a subtle Tipt backside. The bowl has an exposed drop, and high, pointed and beveled, fins at the join with the handle.

The handle front is engraved... Click for details

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Listed as a jeweler and watchmaker (although Flynt and Fales in the Heritage Foundation Collection of Silver note that "silverwork has been attributed to him") who engaged in several partnerships beginning in 1820, as well as operating singly 1825-34, Thomas Aspinwall Davis, b. 1798, was a Boston citizen of note. In fact, he was serving as mayor when he died in 1845.

This pair of oversized, 6 5/16" long, 1.2 T. oz. combined, tea or place spoons are stamped "T.A. Davis," dating them to... Click for details

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The name Parisen is associated with four noteworthy 18th to early 19th century New York City silversmiths and jewelers. The senior one was Otto Paul DeParisen, born in Berlin, Germany in 1735, and the others are his three sons, Philip 1761-1822, David 1765-?, and Otto W., 1770-?

The "Parisen" mark that appears on this unusual length, 6 1/2", approximately .7 T. oz., place spoon, was apparently used by more than one of the sons (references vary about attribution).

Sharply honed, it has a... Click for details

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5407f   $32.00

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Dating from the mid 19th century, these two matching master salt spoons each measure 3 3/4" long and weigh .6 T. oz. combined.

An Oval Thread pattern, they are stamped "Squire & Lander" for the New York City jeweler, along with the "star, lion, D" manufacturing mark of John L. Westervelt, Newburgh, New York.

The rounded bowls measure 1" by 3/4" and are moderately deep at 1/4".

They are engraved "Thorpe." in script set sideways on the handle fronts.

In excellent condition, the... Click for details

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5406f   $14.00

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This 5 1/2" long, approximately .4 T. oz., teaspoon is one of three matching, exquisitely made, New England origin, pieces dating from the 1850s.

It has a Fiddle Tipt handle that is engraved "S M R" in fine script lettering set sideways on the front.

The bowl is well-formed, proportionate, has a pointed end, and rounded, tapered fins at the join with the handle.

Coin silver, it is marked "R.R. Conn" for the Fitchburg, Massachusetts jeweler. While not an uncommon piece per se,... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20230827-01   $48.00

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Offered is an interesting circa 1780 American coin silver spoon, perhaps by John Burger, or perhaps by John Benjamin (though it seems a few years too late for him), or another maker. The long drop on this spoon most resembles those on John Benjamin spoons (Burger's drops tend to be shorter and more pointed or cone shaped), adding to the mystery. This piece is struck twice with a maker's mark of I*B, and is engraved with a good period script monogram. This spoon measures about 4 5/8 inch... Click for details

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20230826-04   Sold

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Offered is a very nice table knife from France and probably the mid-19th Century - the knot-type pattern mixes well with a lot of coin silver patterns. This piece is marked with the 950 standard mark (Minerva head in a punch with clipped corners) adopted after 1838. There appears to be no maker's mark. This knife measures about 8 1/8 inches. It is not monogrammed or crested. Condition is very good overall, with minor wear from normal use but no notable dents and no splits or repairs. All... Click for details

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5382f   $55.00

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Measuring 5 5/8" long and weighing .8 T. oz., this sugar spoon was produced by Unger Brothers, Newark, New Jersey, whose entwined "UB" surrounded by "Sterling" and "925 Fine" mark appears on the backside.

The pattern is Douvaine, issued in 1904. Douvaine may be the most recognizable of the numerous early 20th century Art Nouveau flatware patterns Unger generated and for which the firm is renowned.

An expressive design, it features a dolphin or fish image at the tip of the... Click for details

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This lengthy at 6", approximately .5 T. oz., coin silver spoon dating circa 1830, is one of five available matching pieces all marked "Church & Rogers."

Born in 1794, Joseph Church established himself as a silversmith in Hartford, Connecticut in 1818 and in 1825 took on his former apprentice Joseph Rogers as a partner.

Rogers went on to become a legendary figure in the history of Connecticut plate and sterling silver manufacturing, lending his name to several companies that ultimately... Click for details

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This set of six, 6" long, 3.0 T. oz. the group, coin silver spoons are all marked "Root & Chaffee" along with a right facing "eagle" emblem.

William Root and Frederick Chaffee were located in Pittsfield, in the Berkshires region of Western Massachusetts, and were in partnership 1830-1849.

These have Fiddle handles with Tipt backs and are all engraved in fancy, feathered script, lettering, "E T Boyd" on the fronts.

In very good condition, they are free of wear or damage... Click for details