Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
1147   $95.00

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You'll forgive me for thinking of Vermont as a place where they make the butter, not one where they made utensils to spread it. Be that as it may, here's a fine little implement by Roswell H. Bailey of Woodstock, circa 1840, length 7+ inches, excellent condition, monogrammed "C.P.D." in period script.

Gebelein
2441   $140

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Marked but can't decipher it. Length 4-1/2". No monogram. Tip and shell excellent (handle expertly repaired??).

Gebelein
1271   $250

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Upturned handle with long midrib, shell on heel. Mark condition is very good. Length 4-1/4". Monogram on back of handle is a block SL. Overall condition is good (a little tip wear and two small sharp dents in bowl).

Gebelein
2801   $75

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Two marks which I can't read. Upturned handle, tipt on top, beautiful and distinctive scroll on heel (in superb condition). Length 4-3/8". The monogram is a block B/TR on the back of the handle. Overall condition is very good (a little tip wear).

Gebelein
847   $275 for 3; $95 for 1

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Form of about 1770 with upturned handles (tipt on top, no drops), but marked N.Harding and Pure Coin, each in a rectangle. Made by Newell Harding of Boston, say 1840, but probably to match other earlier spoons. Length 8-1/4". Weight 6.25 troy ounces (2.1 ounces each - substantial). Script monogram on back: HW to SAWM, PHM, HWM - one recipient on each spoon. Overall condition is excellent.

Gebelein
405   $2,000

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A little primitive but nice. Silver cap at end of wooden handle. Probably by John Gardiner of New London, CT. Eighteenth century. Length 9-5/8". Bowl diameter 2". Total weight 1.4 troy ounces. Monogram E/IM on bottom of bowl. Mark and overall condition are very good.

Gebelein
455   $2,500

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Stylish ladle with double lip, twisted connection to nice turned wooden (ebony?) handle. Marked four times on top of silver shank. Length 14". Total weight 2.8 troy ounces. No monogram. Overall condition is excellent. Who is this?

Sweets to the Sweet @ Le' Chateau Woods
00009   $195.00...firm

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This pair of grape shears is a must for any collector of victorian silver. Circa 1880. I couldn't bring myself to remove the wonderfully rich patina. They measure almost 7 in. long. The handles are in the form of barley twist, and the center dial is framed by a beaded metal work. Email w/ any questions.

Sweets to the Sweet @ Le' Chateau Woods
00004   Sold...Thanks

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WOW! What can't I say about this piece. I had to literally twist my arm to put this one up for sale. It is the most unusual serving piece I have ever seen. I thought it might be from the aesthetic movement, but another dealer thought that it might be art nouveau because of the use of nature in the design, whatever the case, it is absolute victorian gorgeousness! It is dated within a circle on the bowl 1890 along with a mark that I could not make out followed by AA. Next to that is stamped AB in ... Click for details

North Hill Antiques
124   $550

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Oval-end handle, drop, feathered script mono J R L on front; 14" long, 3-3/8" round bowl. Bowl has a few shallow bumps, otherwise condition is fine.

North Hill Antiques
671   $4500

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Short wide scoop at one end, long narrow scoop at the other, connected by a threaded mid-piece (see pix); each scoop with a pointed arch drop, an unusual touch in marrow scoops; length is 10-1/8", condition of scoop and mark is excellent. American coin silver marrow scoops are relatively rare, of course, and southern scoops even more so.

North Hill Antiques
120   Ea. $150

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Pointed-end handles, c1790 -- brightcutting and roulette work half way down handles, pointed drops, short reverse rib, feathered script mono F L in cartouche under numbers 3, 5 & 6; 5-3/8" in length. Condition is mint. Why were spoons numbered? Two possible reasons: 1) individual spoons were assigned to each person in the household, and 2) to identify the missing silver in case of theft. Interestingly, most, if not all, numbered spoons made by American smiths that we've seen came from Rhode I... Click for details

North Hill Antiques
115   Ea. $150, Pair $250

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Pointed-end handles, pointed drops, ornate feathered script mono E G on front; 6" long. Excellent condition, extended bowl tips unworn.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
1123   $200.00 the four.

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lovingly labeled "naive" patterns (see Soeffing, p. 95); 4 7/8 inches long; fine condition; no monogram; applied warrior's head in high relief surrounded by engraving; marked only "COIN 1".

Albion Antiques Ltd
KG2J07   $250

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A very good pair of tablespoons in outstanding condition by George Smith, London 1784. They are each adorned with feather-edge decoration and a crest of a collared gryphon. The bowls are perfectly oval, displaying no tip-wear at all. The hallmarks are as clear and deeply incised as the day they were struck. Dimensions: 8.75" long.

Gebelein
252   $4,950

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Marked three times on bottom. This J:B mark is attributed tentatively by Yale to J. Bard of PA. Winterthur attributes it to Joseph Barton of Stockbridge, MA and Utica, NY. Acquired from source that says it came from family that also had a Baltimore beaker. Also included in this lot: a pair of pointed end teaspoons with raised, pointed-arch drops (say 1800-1810), one teaspoon having the same J:B mark; the family source of these spoons had much silver from Baltimore and Philadelphia. The sauceboat... Click for details

Gebelein
4089   $3,150

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Height 6-3/4". Weight 9.6 troy oz. Monogram on rim of foot: "Twelfth Congregational Society O S Plympton". Overall condition is excellent and mark condition is very good. The church (really Unitarian) was built in Boston in 1824 and deconsecrated in 1863. Olive S. Plympton married as her second husband Henry Plympton of Boston in 1850. He was a manufacturer of balances (scales) and is listed as a merchant. He died in 1862. The goblet, although made earlier, must have been given to the church be... Click for details

North Hill Antiques
880   Ea. $250

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Long (3-1/4") downturned fiddle handles, early pointed shoulders, no mono (never engraved; no sign of mono removal); 9-3/8" in length. Condition is excellent, with the exception of very minor tipwear. Members of the Best family were among the earliest silversmiths in Cincinnati. In her book on Cincinnati silversmiths, Elizabeth D. Beckman points out that the firm of R. Best & Co. was in business for only 2 years - 1815-17. (One sold, 3 remain.)

North Hill Antiques
881   $95

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Downturned fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, large drop, feathered script mono C W on front of handle; 8-7/8" in length; 1-3/4 T oz. This piece is in near-mint condition, the extended bowl tip unworn. The only question is the identity of the silversmith -- G (pellet) B. We bought the spoon in PA. Possible makers from that state include George Baldwin of Chester; George Bardeck of Philly; George Beatty, Harrisburg. The most likely maker, we think, is George Bertie, who moved from Baltimore an... Click for details

Past Pleasures Antiques
8091   $30.00

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This little coin silver teaspoon is 5 5/8", The pattern is "Basket of Flowers". The condition is good except for a handle bend, but it is not cracked. The bowl is free of dents and not worn. The mark is a bust, G, lion and a D. This mark is attributed to Hall, Hewson & Brower of Albany, NY. See McGrew page 33. Ca 1835.