North Hill Antiques
165   $75

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Pointed-end handle, reverse tipt, block mono S over C P on front; 5-3/8" in length. Bird is pretty good, as shown in pic. There are teething marks in bowl and at the handle end.

North Hill Antiques
164   $85

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Oval-end handle, slashed drop on bowl back, reverse tipt, feathered mono A D in cartouche on front; 5-1/4" long. Condition is excellent. Brightcutting and roulette work extend length of handle, centered by brightcut daisy blossom with descending bellflowers.

Old Friends
786a   SOLD

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This 5 1/4" long, coin silver coffee spoon is marked IP, for late 18th century, New York silversmith John Pearson. It is a pointed antique design, with a slight reverse tipt end, and an exposed drop on the bowl. The front is monogrammed "PIM" in a manner consistent with the period of the piece. The condition is very good. The bowl is well-shaped, but with a slight bit of tip wear, and equally slight dimpling on the inside. There is also a hint of a bend at the end of the handle, about where... Click for details

North Hill Antiques
163   SOLD

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Thomas Stephens Eayers -- Flynt & Fales, in their tome on Deerfield silver, offer a fascinating glimpse of Eayers and his relationship with The Patriot. Eayers worked in Worcester and Boston. His initial mark is T (pellet) E, as shown in the Deerfield book and in photo #3. This piece has an oval handle end, a wide incised pointed arch drop, with brightcutting and roulette work as shown in photo 2. The mono is M C in block letters. Length is 5-1/8". Condition is good, no tears, no repairs.

North Hill Antiques
154   $150

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In mint condition -- pointed-end handle, pointed arch drop, brightcut "chain" descending half-way down handle, feathered script mono F R in cartouche on front. Length is 5-1/16". Extended bowl tip unworn. Leacock initial mark I L in large oval.

Old Friends
750a   $ 85

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In their Heritage Foundation work on New England silversmiths, Flynt & Fales describe Portsmouth, New Hampshire's Samuel Drowne as an "important workman, [who] made beautiful silver." This 5 3/4", coin silver spoon attests to that assessment. It is finely crafted in high style. The bowl is elegant, narrow and pointed, with a broadened tip. The slender shank broadens to a smooth, triangular end that has a refined "R * M" monogram. The reverse has an exposed drop and is stamped "S. Drowne" in... Click for details

Gebelein
4536   $3500 for 10; 395 for 1

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Bright cut. Length 9-1/8". Weight just under 2 troy ounces each. The monogram is a script JEI, attributed to Jared & Elizabeth (Pettit)Ingersoll; he was in the Continental Congress and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787. Overall condition is excellent (1 bowl slightly bent). Mark condition is excellent (7 are D.V.V and 4 DV,all in rectangles and with his usual eagle and shield marks in diamond cartouches.

North Hill Antiques
162   $1250

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Short front rib, slashed drop on bowl back (see pic); shaded block mono R over A VD B over M; 8-1/4" long. Overall condition is excellent.

North Hill Antiques
149   $1400

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Deep front rib, c1765 - possibly unique double-tongue drop (see pic); shaded block mono G over I * S on reverse; 8-1/8" in length. Very slight tipwear, otherwise condition is excellent.

North Hill Antiques
103   $125

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Oval-end handle, long drop on bowl back, faint reverse rib, shaded block mono Y over N B on front. Length is 5-1/4". Condition is excellent. Humphreys began his silversmithing career as an apprentice in Wilmington to Bancroft Woodcock, 1765-72.

North Hill Antiques
101   $225

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Prominent front rib, drop on bowl back, shaded block mono ML over W * M over H * K on reverse; 4-1/2" in length. Mark B L in tiny square (1 mm. x 1 mm.). Condition is excellent throughout.

North Hill Antiques
159   $750

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Oval-end handle, featheredging extending length of handle; webbed shell drop (see pic), short reverse rib, block mono R * A on front; 4-3/8" long. Condition is excellent, shell drop still crisp, mark clear.

North Hill Antiques
121   $250

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Hinckley worked in Barnstable. This piece has a pointed-end handle with a 9-lobe shell drop and with brightcutting half way down the handle. Mono is block A * B in a cartouche on the front. Length is 5-3/8". Condition is fine.

North Hill Antiques
140   $300

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Coffee spoon with short front rib, long narrow drop, block mono F over C * S on reverse; 4-5/8" long; no tipwear

Old Friends
643a   $ 145

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This pair of coin silver tongs are 6 5/8" long, 1 3/4" wide at the arch, and 7/8" across at the top. They weigh a substantial 2.2 T. oz. The makers stamp is "Motts," for W. and J. Mott of New York, who Ensko dates as 1789. He notes they "issued the first trademan's tokens in the United States." This pair have sculpted arms, and cupped, shell-shaped grips. The top of the arch is engraved "MLW" in a period feathered script, while one arm is engraved "SS" in a later, art nouveau style. The co... Click for details

North Hill Antiques
133   Set of 6 $1800

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Rare swaging of a flame rising out of a rose growing in a basket (see pic); oval-end handle, short reverse rib, feathered script mono M P on front; 5-1/4" long. Condition is near-mint, bowls unworn, and etcetera.

Gebelein
4493   $125

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Downturned handle, shell on heel, tipt on back. Length 5-1/4". The monogtram is a block AF on the top of the handle. Overall and mark condition are excellent.

North Hill Antiques
117   $750

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William Jones died in 1730, so this spoon has to be among the earliest Hanoverians made in the Colonies. It has a prominent front rib and a long tapering rattail (see pic). It is marked W barred I on both the handle and in the bowl (see pix of both marks). The mono is a shaded block B over W S on reverse. This spoon is in perfect condition except that the left side of the bowl tip has been restored -- perhaps 1/16" or so in width in a half-inch arc. For the purist, the restoration may be gi... Click for details

North Hill Antiques
129   $250

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Brightcut and roulette work length of handle, shaded feathered script mono R G in cartouche; 5-3/4" long. Condition of spoon is excellent, bird is very good.

D. N. Robinson
  $995

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A rare and early example of Exeter silver - Pentecost Symonds, Exeter, ca. 1720. Hanoverian handle, rattail-back bowl. Measures a little over 13". Some of the marks worn but maker's mark and lion mark clear. Condition is good, but original monogram removed and gussied-up later mono added. Shipping and insurance $8.00.