North Hill Antiques  
108Q   SOLD

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Slender tapering pointed-end handle, c1790 --prominent reverse rib, block mono S * B on front; 5" in length. Condition of both bird and spoon is mint. Heck's bird is quite different from others; it's probably unique. The bird stands on a leafy branch, facing right with a leafy branch in its beak. All of its parts, feathers, etc., are intact.

North Hill Antiques  
365   $45

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Pinched-waist fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, script mono M A on front; 8-1/2" long, a bit over 1 T oz. Condition is excellent. Marked with Whiting lion, COIN and by the retailer, Bassett & Elliott. The pinched-wast fiddle originated in the Midwest, probably with the Kinsey boys or Duhme, yet examples by Whiting are fairly common. Why? One suggestion is that Whiting's manufacturing and sales organization could out-compete the local companies.

Hampton Galleries  
7284   $275

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Coin silver basting spoon by Hotchkiss & Schrueder of Syracuse, NY and retailed by John T. Fox of Rochester, NY (c. 1850), 13-3/8" long, 4" long bowl, no drop, chamferred shoulders, downturned fiddle handle tipt on back, Old English monogram "Woodworth" on front, marked "H&S" in circular and diamond punches and "John T. Fox." incuse.

North Hill Antiques  
361   $75

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Forward-tipt fiddle handle, flared shoulders, old English mono M.M. on front; 8-1/2" in length. Condition is excellent. Cutten & Peacock, in their book, "Silversmiths of North Carolina," assumed that the N-C included in the maker's mark meant that Hanna was from NC. Not so, as it turns out.

North Hill Antiques  
876   $55

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Downturned fiddle handle, flared shoulders, reverse tipt, script mono O. L. Bailey on front; 6-3/4" long. Condition is excellent. Marked with Westerveldt's Lion, Star and D.

North Hill Antiques  
898   $50

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Retailed by Hyde & Bettys in Auburn, NY. Forward-tipt fiddle handle, high flared shoulders, feathered script I E W on front; 5-3/8". Condition is excellent.

North Hill Antiques  
357   Pair $100, Set of 4 $175

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Typical midwest pinched-waist fiddle handles, pointed shoulders, feathered script mono JMcA on one pair, BNA on the other pair. Length is 7-3/8", weight is 4.5 Troy oz. Condition is near mint, extended bowl tips unworn.

North Hill Antiques  
356   Set of 6 $100

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Pinched-waist fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, script mono J L on front; 5-11/16" long, 3 Troy oz. One of the handles appears to have been chewed on, otherwise condition is excellent, extended tips unworn.

North Hill Antiques  
353   $47

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Forward-tipt fiddle handle, flared shoulders, feathered script mono M.R. Williams on front; 8-3/4" long, 1-1/4 T oz. Condition is excellent. Almond Smith Devondorf is listed as a merchant in Galesburg. A coin silver spoon from Illinois is a relative rarity.

North Hill Antiques  
889   $100

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Downturned fiddle handle, no shoulders, long drop on bowl back, reverse tipt; 9" in length, 57 grams in weight, just short of 2 T oz. Condition is near-mint, extended bowl tip unworn, Warner's DW mark is described in Deerfield Silver and shown on-line, which can be reached by googling American Silversmiths.

North Hill Antiques  
350   Set of 6 $475

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Downturned fiddle handle, c1815 -- square shoulders, oval drop on bowl back, feathered script mono E L on front; 5-3/4". Condition is excellent.

North Hill Antiques  
345   $45

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Downturned fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, reverse tipt, feathered script mono O B on front; 8-1/2" long, weight at 38 grams. Overall condition is fine, mark is excellent.

Old Friends  
1076f   $ 32

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Measuring 6 1/16" long (and weighing .8 T. oz.), this is slightly larger than a typical teaspoon. It is an early die struck pattern, Lily, made by A(braham) & W(illiam) Wood of New York City. Their dates are narrow, 1849-71. It was retailed by W.H. Hickcox according to the imprint on the reverse. The design is quite intricate and singular for its c. 1865 period, and it is double die struck, meaning the image appears on both sides of the handle. This has a pointed, well-defined, bowl, and is... Click for details

Old Friends  
1071f   $ 135 set

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Thomas Conlyn is listed as a Philadelphia silversmith c. 1843. These six, matching 5 7/8" long, 3.1 T. oz. the group, coin silver teaspoons that bear his stamp date near to that. They have plain fronts, while the reverses have subtly tipt ends. The bowls have exposed drops. Each spoon has a feathered script "EB" monogram that is appealingly primitive straining to be sophisticated in style and execution. The condition of the set is near immaculate. There is no bowl wear, nor bends on the ha... Click for details

North Hill Antiques  
890   $75

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Downturned fiddle handle, large square shoulders, faint incised pointed-arch drop on bowl back, reverse tipt, ornate feathered script mono P M M J on front; 9-1/2" in length, 2 T oz. in weight. Condition is excellent throughout.

North Hill Antiques  
490   Set $1500

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Made by Ball, Tompkins & Black, NYC, c1845 -- 12 forks, each 7" long, and 11 knives with silver blades, 8-1/4" long. Mono on all 23 pieces is M D (shown). Only the knives are marked with the makers' names. Some of the hollow handles have light dings, but, by and large, overall condition is excellent.