North Hill Antiques  
657   SOLD

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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.

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  
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  
4981   $900 (2 for $350)

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Bright cut, rounded end, long drop. Length 5-1/2". Weight 1/2 troy ounce each. The monogram is a script HJM. Overall and mark condition are excellent.

Gebelein  
4988   $1,200 ($450/pair)

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Bright cut, rounded end,drop,tipt. Length 7". /Weight 18 dwt. each. The monogram is a script M. Overall and mark condition are excellent.

Gebelein  
5011   $1,200 (2 for $450)

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Bright cut, rounded end, drop, tipt. Length 7-1/4". Weight 1.05 troy onces each. The monogram is a script SF. Overall and mark condition are excellent (bowl tips near mint).

Gebelein  
5005   $2,700 ($500 for a pair)

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Rounded end, tipt, drop. Length 9-3/8". Weight 2-1/3 ounces each. The crest (monogram) is a lion rampant (Hopkinson family). Overall and mark condition are excellent.

Gebelein  
5001   $3,600 ($750 for 2)

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Bright cut, tipt, drop. Length 9". Weight almost 2 troy ounces each. The monogeram is a script MG. Overall and mark condition are excellent.

North Hill Antiques  
108S   SOLD

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Featheredged oval-end handle, c1780 -- reverse tipt, shaded block mono M P on front; 4-7/8" in length. New England birdbacks are rarely seen, CT even rarer, Fairchild being the only CT maker with his mark on a birdie that we've seen. Condition of the spoon is excellent. One wishes that Master Fairchild had exercised a bit more exuberance when striking the bird, but, as they say, it is what it is, which ain't bad.

North Hill Antiques  
102B   Pair $1950

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Hanoverian, c1740-50 -- prominent deep front rib, long rattail extending 4/5 of the way down bowl back; block mono M V A on reverse; 7-3/4" in length. Heavy -- each spoon weighs nearly 2.5 T oz. Condition is excellent, with just the merest touch of tipwear.

North Hill Antiques  
101A   Pair $200

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Short front rib, 7-lobe shell drop, never engraved, 3-3/4" long. Only one is marked -- N (pellet) L, as shown. Condition of both is excellent. There were 2 Nathaniels in the Lang family of silversmiths. The first, 1736-64, was the son of Jeffrey; the second, 12757-1824, was the son of Jeffrey's brother, Richard. No doubt, these spoons were made by the second, c1770-80.

North Hill Antiques  
101B   Pair $1500

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Made by Edward Lang, Salem, Mass., c1770, for Susanna Bernon (1716-1802), the daughter of a prominent Hugenot family. Her initials and name are inscribed on the backs of the handles (see pic). The spoons themselves are in excellent condition, with a deep front rib. Length is 5-5/8".

North Hill Antiques  
108R   SOLD

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Crisp spread-wing bird on back of bowl, oval-end handle, feathered script mono H C on front; 5-1/4" long. Condition is near-mint -- both spoon and bird.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2078   $775.00

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New York circa 1750, with round upturned end, spatulate midrib, long elliptical bowl and molded drop, length 7 3/4 inches, weight 1.72 oz. Troy.

There is slight tip wear from right handed use, a few minor insults to the bowl (including a scratch, reverse), and significant wear to the monogram "B / E * E". On the whole, however, this spoon presents itself well. To quote Quimby in American Silver at Winterthur, "Sto... Click for details

North Hill Antiques  
106G   Set of 6 $1200

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Oval-end handle, c1780 -- slashed drop on bowl back, feathered script mono C D on front; 5-1/8" in length. Condition is mint, no wear at all. Each piece with the Shields mark T(pellet)S struck twice. A rare set.