Old Friends
816a   $ 45 HOLD

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This 5 1/2" long, coin silver teaspoon is stamped W&B for Ward and Bartholomew of Hartford, Connecticut. James Ward (b. 1768 in Guilford, Connecticut) was a partner in several partnership, with this one dating c. 1804-09. The piece is an artfully formed, coffin end design, with a period, block "C.W" monogram on the reverse, and a line drop. The condition is excellent. The form and finish are excellent. The bowl is well-shaped and free of tip wear. There are a couple of very slight dimples ... Click for details

Old Friends
814a   $ 48

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In their foundational work on New England Heritage Foundation coin silver, Flynt and Fales identify two Deodet Williams, the earlier one in Hartford, Connecticut, and the later one in Boston, Massachusetts. Whether they are father and son is unknown, but an association is implicative. The mark on this 8 1/2" long, 1.4 T. oz., late coffin end coin silver tablespoon is attributed to the Boston Williams. He was born in ?1794 and advertised as early as 1811. This is a quality item in good condit... Click for details

North Hill Antiques
272   $95

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Marked PITMAN in serrated rectangle, one of the marks used by Saunders Pitman of Providence. Yet Saunders died in 1804 - he couldn't have made this spoon. Then who? His son, John K. Pitman, who was trained by his dad, worked with his pop, and simply continued to use the "family punch." Son Pitman is listed in the Flynt & Fales tome on New England silversmiths, but no mark is attributed to him. This is it! Plus, probably, all the other marks attributed to Saunders. You can figure out who ... Click for details

Old Friends
751a   $ 95

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At 7 1/4" long, this circa 1800, 1.0 T. oz., Sayre and Richards (NY) coffin end (dessert) spoon is an unusual length. It is a well-crafted piece of appealing style. It has a slender, elongated look, with a narrow shank and broad end. The bowl is tapered and has an exposed drop. There is a carefully articulated "MAM" feathered script monogram. The condition is flawless, with a well-shaped bowl that is free of dings, dents, or burrs. The reverse is stamped "S&R" and an "F." The meaning of t... Click for details

Old Friends
749a   $ 35

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This coin silver coffin end spoon is 5 5/8" long. It is stamped J&AS for New York's J. and A. Simmons. Dating circa 1800, the wreath-like engraving with a "N*W" monogram exhibits 18th century sensibilities. The condition is very good. The form and finish are pleasing. The bowl is well-shaped and free of dings, dents, nicks, or burrs. The backside of the bowl has an exposed drop, and what appear to be slight teeth marks, but these do not carry through to the front side.

North Hill Antiques
277   $125

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Classic coffin-end, c1800, straight tapering line from handle end to bowl - incised pointed arch drop, reverse rib, block mono H R on front; 5-3/8" long. Excellent condition throughout.

North Hill Antiques
268   Ea. $60, Set of 4 $200

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Classic coffin-end form with tapered handle extending straight to the bowl; pointed arch drop; prominent reverse tip (see pic); feathered script mono L E H C on front; 5-7/8" long. Condition is near mint.

Past Pleasures Antiques
3521   $35.00

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This coffin end serving spoon is 8 3/4" and in nice condition. There are a couple of tiny dents and slight bowl wear but it has no bends or repairs It weighs 1 3/4 Tr Oz. Ca 1805.

North Hill Antiques
266   Ea. $125

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Classic coffin-end spoons from Alexandria, VA - handle tapering straight down from cut- cornered end terminating in bowl with drop on its reverse; feathered script mono B on front; 7-1/2" in length. Very minor tipwear, otherwise condition is excellent.

North Hill Antiques
267   $50

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Classic coffin-end spoon, straight tapered handle, no fiddle; V-drop on bowl back, block mono L (device) V on front; 5-3/8" long; excellent condition throughout.

North Hill Antiques
296   $50

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Norwich, CT, dessert spoon, 7" long, c1810, with incised pointed arch drop - both sides of handle end scooped out to form an exaggerated coffin end. Mono has been removed, otherwise condition is fine.

North Hill Antiques
259   Ea. $75, Pair $125

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Newburyport and Amesbury, Mass., silversmith made these near-mint spoons around 1800. They have the classic cut-cornered handle end with a straight tapering line to the bowl, and an unusual incised pointed drop. Mono S M in in block lettering on the front. The spoons are 5-1/4" in length, and are in excellent condition, bowl tips unworn.

North Hill Antiques
260   Pair $100

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Jones worked in Boston, and made these pieces around 1810 -- they have short squared shoulders, an interesting cut-cornered drop on the bowl back (see pic), a feathered script mono E B on the front, and are 7-1/8" long. Condition is excellent, heavy gauge silver. Only one marked -- ergo, they must remain as a pair.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
1218   $110.00

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Jacques W. Cortelyou, New Brunswick circa 1800, length 8 1/2 inches, monogrammed "RL" (script, obverse), fine condition, a spoon which like our favorite singing sisters hails from Deepest New Jersey...

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
1214   $90.00

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Boston and Salem Massachusetts circa 1800, length 9 1/8 inches, slight tip wear but heavy and in fine overall condition, monogrammed "H" (obverse, script with flourishes).

North Hill Antiques
263   $45

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Coffin-end teaspoon with pointed drop, feathered script mono P W on front; 5-1/4" long. Very light tipwear, otherwise fine.

North Hill Antiques
289   $225

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Coffin-end serving spoon, c1810-15 -- no shoulders, no drop, light reverse rib, feathered script mono G on front; 8-7/8" long. Condition is excellent, near mint. We bought this piece several months ago: Warner, should be a snap to find him; probably Delaware, right? Maybe Philadelphia -- maybe a stray southern maker. Well, maybe, but we haven't located him yet. Will keep looking.

North Hill Antiques
264   $175

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We come across these small coffin-end ladles -- mustards, gravy, sauce -- from time to time and they all seem to be made in New England, particularly in the City of Providence. It is for that reason (and the lack of any other candidate) that we attribute this neat piece to William Burr (see pix of WB mark). This ladle has a cut-cornered fiddle end and is 5-1/4" long. The mono is C L in feathered script. Condition is excellent throughout.

North Hill Antiques
265   $65

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Marked by John Fitton Gibbs, son of well documented John Gibbs -- marvelously elongated coffin-end handle, tiny sugarloaf shoulders, feathered script mono P B on front; 5-5/8" long. Mark is incompletely struck, but it is readable, and clearly the same as that shown in book on Old Deerfield silver, p. 226. Trace of tipwear, but otherwise in excellent condition.

North Hill Antiques
269   Ea. $150, Pair $250

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Classic coffin-end handles with shaded block mono DM on front -- incised pointed-arch drop on bowl backs; 9-5/8" in length. Condition of both is excellent.