North Hill Antiques  
101J   $300

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Short rib on handle front, crisp 12-lobe oyster shell drop on bowl back, block mono S * W on reverse; 4-1/4" long. Touch of tipwear, otherwise condition is excellent.

North Hill Antiques  
896   $75

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Plain tapered fiddle arms, square shoulders, oval nips, decorative crimps at bend, never engraved. Length is 6-1/4", weight is 48 grams. Condition is near-mint.

North Hill Antiques  
657   $350

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This is a beautifully raised bird, wings akimbo, ready to take flight. Spoon was never engraved, probably never used at table. It is 5-5/8" long, and in minty condition, no wear at all.

Old Friends  
1502f   $ 25

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Born in 1763, the maker of this spoon, Jacob Sargeant, lived and worked in an arc that ranged from Mansfield in east central Connecticut, then to Springfield, Massachusetts, and lastly to Hartford where he died in 1843. "Coffin End" style dating c. 1800, this spoon dates to his working years in Hartford. It measures 5 1/4" long and weighs .4 T. oz. There is a fancy feather script "NG" (?) monogram on the front, while the backside is plain save for the mark "J. Sargeant." It is in very good c... Click for details

Old Friends  
1500f   $ 36

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Measuring 6 1/4" long and weighing .8 T. oz., this coin silver youth fork is marked "D. Valentine" for the Syracuse, NY, retailer. A known mid 19th century leafy "Wreath" or "Garland" pattern by Joseph Seymour, also of Syracuse, it is stamped on the reverse with an "S" in a shield. This is no doubt an undocumented (at least in any of the major references) Seymour manufacturer's mark. There is a feathered script "CCH" monogram on the front. The condition is very good. Pattern detail remains ... Click for details

Old Friends  
1490fa   $ 25

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Measuring 5 5/8" long and weighing not quite .5 T. oz., this coin silver tea or coffee spoon is marked "D. Williams" with a hatched border. This is the mark for Deodat Williams of Boston, and its c. 1805 date would place it early in his career. It has a coffin end handle, with an elongated, rectangular shape and high, squared shoulders at the join with the handle. The backside is plain except for the mark. There is a rather primitive, large, feathered script "AB" monogram. The condition is ... Click for details

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2123   $395.00

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Elizabethtown NJ circa 1826, length 12 7/8 inches, weight 7.44 Troy ounces, excellent condition, monogrammed "MSM" in conjoined period script with flourishes (obverse) and "1801" (reverse), round downturned end with short back midrib, round chamfered shoulders and rounded drop. A fine, massive and well executed piece of silver with an exceptionally wide (4 3/8 inches), deep and capacious bowl. Voss attributes this mark to Darby, though Elias Davis, Jr. of Newburyport is also within the real... Click for details

Old Friends  
1485f   $ 85

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"Prince Albert" is a design that is attributed to Michael Gibney, but which shows up in the marketplace under various nameplates (Gibney rarely marked his own work). Indeed this exceptionally long, 8 1/8", and heavy, 2.3 T. oz., fork is stamped "Ball, Tompkins & Black." A firm of high standing, successors to Marquand & Co. in 1839 before becoming "Ball, Black & Co." in 1851, it may have enjoyed a particularly close business connection with Gibney. The entry in Rainwater's "Encyclopedia of Ame... Click for details

North Hill Antiques  
867   $70

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Pattern is a variation of Olive, with styllized leaf on back of bowl. The mono is Danchy in block letters on front. Length is 7-1/2", oval bowl is 2-1/2" x 2". Good weight at nearly 2 T oz. Condition is excellent throughout.

Gebelein  
4944   $85

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Downturned fiddle, chamfered rounded fins, tipt. Length 7-1/4", weight 14 dwt. The monogram is a lengthwise script C.C.Morton. Overall condition is excellent except that the handle has been skillfully repaired. Mark condition is excellent (JBS in a circle and P in an octagon as well as R.A.BAIRD in a rectangle). Rare.

Gebelein  
4943   $195 for the pair

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Rounded end (crude or hint of coffin end), incised V drop. Length 5-7/8" Weight 10 dwt each. The monogram is a script SC. Overall condition is good (a little tip wear). Mark condition is excellent. This man's silver is rare.

Gebelein  
4942   $135 for the pair

Rounded end, drop, hint of tipt. Length 5-3/8". Weight 8-1/2 dwt each. The monogram is a script GLH (not sure of the L). Overall condition is good (some tip wear). One mark is good, the other fair.

Gebelein  
4941   $45

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Downturned fiddle, chamfered fins, tipt, drop. Length 9". Weight 1.9 troy ounces. The monogram is a lengthwise script RAD(?). Overall condition is very good (a little bowl wear, 3 minor dents in bowl). Mark condition is excellent.

Gebelein  
4980   $600 for 4

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Bright cut, rounded end, long drop, tipt on back. Length 5-9/16". Weight 11 dwt. each. The monogram is a script MG. Overall and mark condition are excellent. One is marked twice, three unmarked but part of same set. Photo is of ten spoons, but six sold.

Gebelein  
4978   $300 ($80/pair)

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Downturned fiddle, drop, tppt on back. Length 6-1/8". Weight 2/3 troy ounce each.The monogram is a lengthwise script JVD. Overall and mark condition are excellent.

Gebelein  
4977   $600 ($225/pair)

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Oval end, drop. Length 6-1/8". Weight 11 dwt each. The monogram is a script ME. Overall condition is excellent. Mark condition is very good.