North Hill Antiques  
287   $45

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Coffin-fiddle handle, c1810-15 -- pointed shoulders, feathered script mono G on front, date 1802 on reverse (perhaps G's date of birth). Length is 5-1/4", with Enoch's typical elongated handle. Condition is excellent, extended bowl tip unworn.

North Hill Antiques  
282   $175

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This is one of F&G's earliest pieces, made around 1810, before their removal to Philadelphia. Indeed, the Yankee Eagle -- often seen on New England silver of the period -- frames the F&G mark (see pic). This spoon is in near-mint condition. It has square shoulders, an incised pointed arch drop on the bowl back, and a feathered script mono F C C on the front. It is a shade over 9-3/8" long. It weighs about 1.5 Troy oz., or 51 grams. The bowl is completely unworn.

North Hill Antiques  
268   $125

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Straight tapering handle from tip to bowl, drop on bowl back, feathered script mono L M on front. Length is 9-3/8". Weight is 2 Troy oz. - 63 grams. Condition is excellent throughout, mark still crisp after 2 centuries.

North Hill Antiques  
278   $73

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Marvellous wrigglework decoration extending length of handle accented by spotlights of brightcutting; ornate feathered script mono M B on front. Spoon has early sugarloaf shoulders. It is 8-5/8" long. Its condition is excellent -- near-mint.

Old Friends  
1502f   $ 30

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Born in 1763, the maker of this spoon, Jacob Sargeant, lived and worked in an arc that ranged from Mansfield in east central Connecticut, then to Springfield, Massachusetts, and lastly to Hartford where he died in 1843. "Coffin End" style dating c. 1800, this spoon dates to his working years in Hartford. It measures 5 1/4" long and weighs .4 T. oz. There is a fancy feather script "NG" (?) monogram on the front, while the backside is plain save for the mark "J. Sargeant." It is in very good c... Click for details

Old Friends  
1490fa   $ 25

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Measuring 5 5/8" long and weighing not quite .5 T. oz., this coin silver tea or coffee spoon is marked "D. Williams" with a hatched border. This is the mark for Deodat Williams of Boston, and its c. 1805 date would place it early in his career. It has a coffin end handle, with an elongated, rectangular shape and high, squared shoulders at the join with the handle. The backside is plain except for the mark. There is a rather primitive, large, feathered script "AB" monogram. The condition is ... Click for details

North Hill Antiques  
262   $125

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Coffin-fiddle handle, c1810 -- square shoulders, feathered script mono L T on front; 9-3/8" long. Weight is over 1.5 T oz. Condition is excellent, no tipwear at all.

North Hill Antiques  
874   Ea. $125, Pair $225

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Classic coffin-end form, with handle tapering from end to bowl, c1802 -- feathered script mono E F B on front; 9-1/8" long. Combined weight of 105 grams. Condition is excellent, no wear.

North Hill Antiques  
279   Pair $350

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Classic tapering handle from end to bowl, c1800 -- pointed drop on bowl back, feathered script mono A B on front; 9-1/4" in length. Weight is 3.5 T oz. A touch of tipwear and a slight test nick on one of the handles, otherwise fine condition. William Coffin Little was born in Newburyport, Mass., and worked in nearby Amesbury until 1801 when he moved to Salisbury, NH, where these spoons were probably made.

Richards Antiques  
  $450 SOLD

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Set of six teaspoons, dating from 1800-1810, by William Simes (1773-1824) of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. They are coffin ended with beautifully executed script monograms and interesting double roulette drops on the back. Each is marked with Simes' punch (mark "a" on page 382 of Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection by Louise Conway Belden). Length is 5 11/16 inches. Condition is very good: I would almost be tempted to say the spoons were never used. There is a slightly s... Click for details

North Hill Antiques  
276   $175

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Classic coffin-end form with handle tapering from end to bowl, c1800-10 -- fancy feathered script mono M M on front of handle, 1/8" extended bowl tip is unworn. Length is 9-3/8". Weight is 2.5 T oz. Condition throughout is mint.

North Hill Antiques  
275   Pair $150

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Classic coffin-end design with handle tapering from end to bowl, c1800 -- roulette V-drop on bowl back, feathered script mono R on front; 5-5/8" long. Condition is excellent throughout.

North Hill Antiques  
273   $85

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Long tapering handle, c1810 -- incised pointed arch drop, reverse rib, feathered script mono LT on front; 7-3/8" in length. Overall condition is excellent.

North Hill Antiques  
265   $225

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Long tapering handle, light reverse rib, feathered script mono RTVL on front; 7-5/8" long. Condition is near-mint. This is the same mark used by John's father, Saunders. The only way to identify the maker is to identify the approximate year it was made. This piece was made no earlier than 1805-10. By then, Saunders was dead. Incidentally, these small ladles, both coffin-end and late 18thC, were made almost entirely in RI, and most notably in Providence.

North Hill Antiques  
668   SOLD

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Made by Edward Corner, Easton, c1810 -- tapered handle from end to bowl, feathered script mono E A on front; 5-1/4" in length. Bowl has a bit of wear and one or two teething marks. Mark is excellent (see pic).

North Hill Antiques  
281   $125

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Classic coffin-end handle, tapering from tip to bowl, c1800 -- roulette pointed drop on bowl back, feathered script mono B S on front; 8-3/4" in length. Weight is 1-1/2 Troy oz. Condition is excellent, with just a touch of tipwear. Mark can be found on p. 18 of "Simple Elegance" -- I (pellet) MOULTON.