Gebelein
491   $250

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Downturned handle with rounded end. Drop. Length 9-3/8". Weight 1.95 troy ounces. The script monogram is HT. Overall condition is excellent; mark condition is very good (the J is rubbed) (Belden mark a).

Gebelein
1445   $350

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Shell drop on heel, downturned handle. Length 8-5/8". Weight 2 troy ounces. The monogram is a block EH on the top of the handle. The overall condition is excellent (but appears to have been buffed). Mark condition is excellent. Marked twice with Fales' mark 32d in her book on the Richardsons. This is the first piece we have seen with downturned handle and the mark of Joseph Richardson, Sr.; it must have been made at the end of his career.

Gebelein
1026   $150

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Birdback. Downturned handle. Drop. Length 9-1/4". Weight 2 troy ounces. The monogram is a script DEE on the top of the handle. Overall condition is good (tip wear; bird somewhat rubbed); mark condition is excellent (Belden mark a).

Gebelein
1295   $325

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Downturned handle, featheredge, elaborate floral scroll on heel. Midrib on back. Length 9-1/8". Weight 1.9 troy ounces. Script monogram JEJ. Overall and mark condition are very good.

Gebelein
1479   $500 for 2; $275 for 1

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Bright cut, midrib on back; long, slashed drop. Length 9". Weight 2+ troy ounces each. Script monogram GSS. Overall condition is excellent; mark condition is very good (Belden mark a).

Gebelein
AM1390   $$375 for 2; $200 for 1

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Downturned handles, oval end. Drop. Length 9-3/8". Weight 1-3/4 troy ounces each. Script monogram JS(?). Overall condition is very good; mark condition is excellent.

Gebelein
1153   $275

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Downturned handle with rounded end, tipt on back. Arch drop. Length 8-7/8". Weight 1.8 troy ounces. The monogram is a script BLC on the top of the handle. Overall and mark condition are excellent (Belden mark b).

Gebelein
880   $495 for the pair

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Downturned handles with oval ends; modeled drops. Length 9". Weight 2.2 troy ounces each. The script monograms on both spoons are a large L above ALG. On the backs are script monograms NGH/MWH. Reputedly for Loring, Gay, and Howard families. Overall condition of the spoons is excellent. Mark condition is good-.

Gebelein
821   $275 for 3; $100 for 1

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Downturned handles, coffin end, pointed bowls, V drops. Length 6". Script monogram JPH. Overall condition is excellent; mark condition is very good.

Gebelein
A3980   $495 for 6; $200 for 2

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Downturned handles with rounded ends, long drop. Length 5-3/4". Script monogram J. Overall condition is excellent (bowl tips near mint); condition of the marks varies from very good to good.

Gebelein
2765   $500 for 6; $200 for 2

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Downturned handles with rounded ends, drops. Length 5-3/4". The monogram on the top of the handle is a block B(pellet)L. Overall condition is very good (moderate bowl wear); mark condition is excellent.

Gebelein
2889   $335

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Featheredge, downturned handle, tipt on back, long drop. Marked LYNG in a serrated rectangle. Length 6-3/4". Monogram rubbed (a crest?). Overall condition is excellent (monogram rubbed but only very slight tip wear to bowl). Mark condition is excellent.

Gebelein
590   $135

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Downturned handle, rounded end, long drop. Marked A(pellet)G(pellet)F in serrated rectangle. Length 5-1/8". Block monogram on the top of the handle D H. Overall condition is very good (very slight bowl wear; mark condition is excellent.

Gebelein
1152   $75

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Downturned handle with rounded end, tipt on back. Pointed arch incised drop. Length 5-1/2". The monogram on the top of the handle is a block MB in a bright cut reserve. Overall and mark condition are excellent.

Gebelein
544   $500 for 4; $275 for 2

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Bright cut. Downturned handles, tipt, incised pointed arch drop. Length 5-13/16". The monogram is a block C/SW on the top of the handle. Overall and mark condition are excellent.

Gebelein
991   $550 for 6; $200 for 2

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Downturned handle, oval end, tipt on back, oval incised drop. Length 5-5/8". Weight of 6 is 2.8 troy ounces. The monogram on the top of the handle is a block C/WG in a reserve, plus 1765. I don't know the meaning of 1765, but perhaps the year the couple was married; if 25th anniversary, these spoons would have been made in 1790. Overall and mark condition are excellent.

Gebelein
1527   $150

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Bright cut, downturned handle with rounded end, tipt on back, incised arch drop. Length 5-7/8". The monogram is a block C/SW. Overall and mark condition are excellent.

Gebelein
1134   $95

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Bright cut, downturned handle, tipt on back, incised arch drop. Length 5-13/16". The monogram is a script JGR on the top of the handle. Overall and mark condition are excellent.

Gebelein
152   $95

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Bright cut, oval end, tipt, pointed drop. Length 5-13/16". Engraved monogram in oval reserve: CVGB (worn). Overall condition of the spoon is excellent. Condition of the mark is very good.

North Hill Antiques
669   $150

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Made about 1790 -- oval-end handle, reverse rib, feathered script mono JLS (? - see pix); 5-1/4" long. Tipwear, salt roughness end of bowl, bird a tad worn (see pix for all). Mark excellent. This is not a "museum piece," as many are described, but an honest 200+-year-old spoon honestly used.