Gebelein
473   $25

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Upturned handle, fiddle, tipt on top, rounded fins. Marked PREMIUM/ SIGOURNEY&HITCHCOCK /PURE COIN. Length 5-13/16". Overall and mark condition are excellent (near mint).

Gebelein
188   $15

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Rounded fins. Retailed by George Swortfiguer of Schenectady, NY. Length 5-1/2". The monogram is a lengthwise script EW. Overall condition is excellent (minor dents in bowl). Mark condition is very good.

Gebelein
187   $25

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No fins. The mark is HUTTTON in a rectangle (not sure whether this is a rare typo mark or whether it is doublestruck). Length 5-5/8". The monogram is a lengthwise script JMP. Overall and mark condition are excellent (other than the mark anomaly mentioned above).

Gebelein
4305   $30

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Downturned handle, fiddle, rounded fins. Length 8-5/8". The monogram is a lengthwise script LAP. Mark condition of the name is excellent; mark condition of "Providence" is poor. Overall condition of the spoon is excellent except for a small tear at the base of the bowl. Notes: (1)this mark of J.GORHAM&SON, all in caps, is not illustrated in Carpenter, Belden, or Flynt & Fales (2) this is really a pair, but the second spoon has two small tears in the bowl and the bowl needs regulating. The price ... Click for details

North Hill Antiques
664   $475

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Benjamin Mead is cited as an Annapolis silversmith (and storekeeper, etc) by Whisker et al in "Maryland Clockmakers" and allied craftsmen. Quoted are excerpts from the Maryland Gazette of 9/11/1819, 11/11/19 and 1/11/21, which depict Mead's work. This spoon appears to be a modified coffin-end -- that is, the handle end is sliced lengthwise rather than clipped (see pic). It has square shoulders, is 8-5/8" long, and the mono is E M. Overall condition is excellent. (NOTE: Flynt & Fales, in the... Click for details

North Hill Antiques
663   $200

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Teaspoon with oval-end fiddle handle, flared shoulders, feathered script mono E B on front; 5-3/8" long, excellent condition. Peabody worked first in Fayetteville, NC, beginning in 1823, and by 1836, according to B. Caldwell's "Silversmiths in Tennessee," he was working in Nashville. The shape of Peabody's fiddle is interesting -- perhaps not unique, but well formed, and an interesting shape to hold and contemplate.

North Hill Antiques
132   $2750

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Rattail on bowl back, shaded block mono R over T * M on reverse; 7-3/8" long. Condition is quite good -- a touch of tipwear and a slight dent at the tip of the dognose, but all else is fine. Russell moved to Newport sometime after serving his apprenticeship with John Dixwell in Boston (see Kane for a discussion of Russell's life).

North Hill Antiques
350   Pair $30

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Made by James Munroe, c1835 -- downturned fiddle handles, flared shoulders, script mono B M on front; 5-1/2" long. Bowls have a few shallow teething marks and one mark is badly struck - otherwise, condition is fine.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
1346   $475.00

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the blade well engraved with three frolicking fishes, knife 11 7/8, fork 9 3/8 inches, fine condition, monogrammed "Lockwood" (obverse, see third photo), weight 8.2 Troy ounces and not too bad a price either we might add... Is my high school English teacher rolling over in her grave? No, she's not dead yet!!

North Hill Antiques
354   Set of 12 $1250

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Made by HA & EG Kelley, c1835 -- downturned fiddle handles, flared shoulders, feathered script mono J C F C on front; 6" in length, all in near-mint condition. Case is covered in a white leatherette (some discoloration).

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
1342   $200.00 the four

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New Brunswick, a bit of tip and light overall surface wear, length just shy of 5 1/2 inches, monogrammed "AB" in period script with flourishes. It is interesting to note that three are marked J*C, and one "J.W. Cortelyou" (see second photo).

Gebelein
999   $500 for 3; $175 for 1

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Downturned handles, bright cut, distinctive webbed shell on heel, squared drop. No maker's mark (could probably be identified by the webbed shell on the heel). Length 9". Weight 1.85 troy ounces each. All three are monogrammed E+W, one with R beneath and one with M beneath. Condition of the spoons is excellent.

Gebelein
AM1384   $750 for 6; $300 for 2

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Serving size. Unmarked. Length 9-3/4". Weight 2.1 troy ounces each. The monogram is a script SF. Overall condition is excellent. A marvelous gift for the right person.

Gebelein
4259   $150 for 6

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Upturned handles, tipt on top. Not fiddle. The incuse Wilcox mark is probably that of a retailer. Length 5-3/4". The monogram is a lengthwise script E.J.B. Overall and mark condition are excellent. Third quarter of the 19th century.

Gebelein
4291   $195

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Downturned handle with oval end, roulettework, crescent incised drop. Length 8-1/4". Weight 1.5 troy ounces.The monogram is a script SF (not sure of the F). Overall and mark condition are excellent.

Gebelein
4290   $125

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Coffin fiddle, drop. Length 7-3/4". The monogram is a lengthwise script JN. Overall condition is excellent; mark condition is very good.

Gebelein
4289   $350 for 3

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Downturned handles, oval end, drop. Length 5-3/4". The monogram is a script M. Overall condition is excellent; mark condition is good.

Gebelein
4288   $295

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Bright cut, downturned handle, drop. Length 9-7/16". Weight 1.85 troy ounces. The monogram is a script BW (not sure of the W). Overall and mark condition are excellent.

Past Pleasures Antiques
8187   $95.00 Pair

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Now these are cool. They are tiny at 5 5/8". I don't have a clue what they are. Everyone wants to call them pastry forks, and they may be, but I think they are pickle forks missing the knife. Whatever they are, I have never seen tines quite like these. They are in great condition with no dents or bends. They are marked "J Holister" and "Pure Coin" for Julius Holister of Hartford Ct. Ca 1855/65.

Past Pleasures Antiques
8185   $295.00 set

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This is a partial set of coin silver flatware in the Fiddlethread pattern. There are 6 7" dessert forks and 5 6" teaspoons. Overall the condition is good with only a small amount of tine wear. They are certainly usable. They are marked "Forsyth" for Orlando C. Forsyth of New York city. Ca 1835/45.