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  
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.

Dorothy Robinson Antiques  
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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.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2148   $90.00

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length 7 3/8 inches, weight 1.27 oz. Troy, retailed by Augustus Mathey, excellent condition.

Leveridge was part of a prominent New York family, many of whom were attorneys. His grandfather John William Chase Leveridge (please see fourth photo) served in the war of 1812, and upon his death in 1886 was the oldest living lawyer in the city. According to the New York Times' obituary, "he retained the full use of his ... Click for details

Dorothy Robinson Antiques  
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American Silver - From the Colonial Period through the Early Republic in the Worcester Art Museum, 1979, softbound, 95 pages. Color wear on cover edges, corners bumped, couple of creases. Add $3.65 shipping.

Old Friends  
1657f   $ 250

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Gorham's "Imperial" is a mid 19th century, twisted handle design that incorporates a notched end handle with leafy elements that are reminiscent of "Olive." Wood & Hughes had a counterpart pattern. The patterns so closely parallel each other that they are nearly indistinguishable unless set alongside one another. Gorham's examples are rarely marked, while Wood & Hughes' almost always are, and this can be another way of distinguishing them. This group is a set of 12 matched, Gorham version, 4... Click for details

North Hill Antiques  
108T   Set of 6 $1800

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Downturned fiddle-handled teaspoons, c1810 -- no shoulders, strong reverse rib, ornate feathered script mono D M B on front. Length is 5-3/4". Condition is near-mint -- extended bowl tips unworn, birds with all of their feathers

Past Pleasures Antiques  
0001   $35.00

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This salt spoon is 3 1/8" and in nice condition. I think it is late 18th century and possibly an apprentice made piece. The decoration at the end of the handle is a die used to put decoration on the back of a spoon. There is no mark.

Old Friends  
1654f   $ 475

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Well-known and enduring names among 19th century Philadelphia silversmiths, Robert and William Wilson were in a partnership dating c. 1825-50. This goblet stamped "R&W.W." is of a scale and design that it could serve as a chalice. It stands 5" high, has a top diameter of 3 1/4", and sits on a footed base that is 2 3/4" across. It weighs a substantial 7.9 T. oz. It is a decorative piece, with a 1/2" wide die rolled band of leaves and berries along the bottom of the base, and a 5/8" wide band ... Click for details

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2145   SOLD

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inscribed "Elizabeth MCarty / Born February 19th, 1781 / Died Feb.y 13th, 1832", length 8 7/8 inches, weight 2.95 Troy ounces, bearing the full set of marks which we normally associate with Marquand's work from Savannah (please see third photo), excellent condition.

Elizabeth McCarty (nee Van Bergen) was married to Richard McCarty, Congressman from Coxsackie, NY and prominent merchant.

Old Friends  
1650f   $ 235

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Measuring 11" long and weighing 4.3 T. oz., this size coin silver ladle is often described as an oyster versus a soup, which is generally longer and can run to 14". It is stamped on the reverse with the three part mark of New York's Albert Coles and is an especially fine example of his work and mid 19th century American silver crafting in general. The shank is a solid square tube with faceted edges. The upper end of the handle is broad and flat with shaped margins and a "fan" top. This is ex... Click for details

North Hill Antiques  
287   $45

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Coffin-fiddle handle, c1810-15 -- pointed shoulders, feathered script mono G on front, date 1802 on reverse (perhaps G's date of birth). Length is 5-1/4", with Enoch's typical elongated handle. Condition is excellent, extended bowl tip unworn.