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.

North Hill Antiques
894   $125

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Outstanding length of 9-5/8" -- a beautiful feathered script mono M in a perfect brightcut circle on front of the handle. Oval-end handle and drop on bowl back. Condition is excellent throughout - near mint.

North Hill Antiques
882   Ea. $150

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Oval-end handles, long drops on bowl backs, reverse tipt, block mono A F on front; 8-1/2" long, each over 2 T oz. Condition is near-mint throughout, bowl tips unworn.

North Hill Antiques
161   $125

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Pointed-end handle, oval roulette drop, brightcutting and roulette work extend length of handle; feathered script mono D C in cartouche; 5-5/8" long. Condition is mint, probably never been used.

North Hill Antiques
160   $200

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Condition is near-mint - bowl unworn, undented, no ripples. Oval-end handle, half-circle drop (see pic), and a light reverse rib. Mono is S S in feathered script; length is 4-3/4".

Gebelein
4435   $45

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Unmarked. Rounded end, 7 lobe shell & drop on heel. Length 4-1/2". No monogram. The overall condition is very good (a little tip wear).

Gebelein
4441   $195

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Marked P:ROKER and the lion sterling mark. Grimwade mark #3753. Upturned rattail, tipt on the top. Length 4-5/8". No monogram. Overall and mark condition are excellent.

Richards Antiques
  $75

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Coin silver teaspoon with downturned spatulate handle and block monogram (S * P) by Daniel Dupuy (1719-1807) of Philadelphia. There is a small amount of tip wear on the bowl; it has a modeled drop and a well-worn shell on the back of the bowl. Otherwise, condition is good. Length is 5 inches.

North Hill Antiques
105   $200

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Oval-end handle with brightcutting and roulette work its entire length (see pic 2); slashed drop, reverse rib, feathered script mono L F in circular cartouche on front; 5-1/4" long. Excellent condition throughout. A remarkable piece by a rare Albany maker.

North Hill Antiques
146   $75

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Portsmouth-made pointed-end spoon with drop on bowl back; the mono is a feathered script K on the front; length if 5-1/4". Condition is fine, mark too (see pic).

Richards Antiques
  $280

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Fine pair of coin silver teaspoons by Edward Lang (1742-1830) of Salem, Massachusetts, who worked as a silversmith from 1768 to 1793 when he became a schoolmaster. These spoons have a downturned spatulate handle with tipt back. This form and the block monogram would indicate a date about 1780. There is a nice rounded drop and a nine-lobed shell in particularly good condition. The mark, also, is very crisp and clear (mark 'a" on page 264 of Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Col... Click for details

Richards Antiques
  $60

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American coin silver teaspoon made in Philadelphia by John David, Jr., c. 1780. It bears the mark illustrated on page 131 of Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection by Louise Conway Belden. The spoon has a block monogram "M B". The bowl has three fixable dings. It has a nice modeled drop and a somewhat worn shell. Length is 4 5/8 inches.