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PD0199-49   $100.00

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5 coin silver teaspoons sold by Lowell & Senter, watchmakers and jewelers of Portland, Maine. The firm existed from about 1830 to 1870. These appear to be from the 1840-1850 period. Double-swell fiddle handle (Scotch fiddle). Engraved "SRH" on the front of the handle. Bowls in very good condition although the very ends are begninning to turn adn their are very small dings in some of them. Hallmarked "LOWELL & SENTER" in a rectangle.

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PD1198-23   $95.00

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3 coin silver tablespoons/serving spoons by Willard & Hawley of Syracuse, NY, 1852. 8 3/8 inches long. Handle is oval fiddle tipt upturned. In excellent condition except for slight turning in of the very tip of the points of the bowls from use, which only shows upon very close inspection. Engraved "F.L.H." in script on the front of the handle. Marked "WILLARD & HAWLEY" in serrated rectangle, "1852" in connected ovals, and "PREMIUM" in serrated rectangle.

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EB1199-126   $130.00

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Early 19th Century coin silver gravy/sauce ladle by Frank Richmond, Providence, Rhode Island, c. 1815-20. Fiddle handle, 6 inches long. Shell on reverse of bowl. Engraved "LW" in copperplate script on the front. Mark F.RICHMOND in Roman in rectangle on reverse.No apprecaible wear. No dings. Enlargement 5 appears as though the bowl has been repaired by solder, but this is an optical illusion. The line is actually part of the shell decoration.

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PD1101-8   $90.00

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A pair of American Coin Silver Fiddle Tipt Double Swell (Scotch Fiddle) Tablespoons or Serving Spoons 8 and 7/8 inches long by Lowell & Senter of Portland, Maine. Lowell & Senter were watchmakers and jewelers from 1837 to 1869. Excellent condition except for tips of bowls which are slightly worn on the left side, indicating significant use, probably as serving spoons. Mono "R" in script on reverse. Marked "Lowell & Senter" in large and small Roman letters in a rectangle.

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699   $125

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Downturned fiddle handle, low pointed shoulders, Feathered script mono J M B on front; 8-3/4" long. Excellent condition, extended bowl tip unworn.

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395   Ea. $45, Pair $80

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Marked by S.E. Bailey -- double-swell fiddle handles, flared shoulders, script mono G. Cays on front; 7-1/2" long. Both in excellent condition.

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391   $85

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Downturned fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, reverse tipt, large feathered script mono R C M on front; 9" in length. Very slight tipwear, otherwise fine.

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361   $20

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Downturned fiddle handle, flared shoulders, drop, reverse tipt, feathered script mono A R on front; 6" long. Condition is fine.

Richards Antiques
  $60

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American coin silver fiddle-handled spoon marked B.B. & K for Bigelow Bros. & Kennard, Boston, dating from about 1840. The spoon has the name "Ann" engraved on the back. The handle is the very slightest bit wavy and there are some tiny pinpoint impressions on the front of the handle which might be from a child's teeth. Length is 3 1/8 inches.

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694   Set of 12 $1800

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Set of 12 dinner forks, c1850 - forward-tipt fiddle handles, flared shoulders, feathered script mono T A W on reverse (in keeping with the continental fashion); 7-3/8" long, 22 Troy oz. All in excellent condition. Tyler mark accompanies by city mark, N.O.

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697   $110

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Teaspoon by James Meredith, c1830 -- oval-end fiddle handle, slight sugarloaf shoulders, feathered script mono R F W on front; 5-3/4" long. Condition is excellent.

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362   Ea. $15, Set of 4 $50

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Forward-tipt fiddle handles, c1840 -- flared shoulders, script mono Forman on front of handle, 6" in length. All in fine condition.

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396   $30

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Early downturned fiddle handle, no shoulders, tiny roulette crescent drop, brightcut sunburst (or sunflower) with roulette half circles all around edge of fiddle; very crude mono C F on front; 5-5/8" long. Very good condition all over. (See photo.)

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351   $60

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Mint condition fiddle-handled tablespoon with flared shoulders, a large drop on the bowl back; it has a reverse tip, and the mono in feathered script is A.B. Length is 8-5/8", weight is 2 T oz. Condition is terrific, extended bowl tip unworn. As per John McGrew, this spoon was made by one of the Forbes boys in NYC (see pseudo marks in pic).

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665   Ea. $60, Set of 3 $150

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Downturned fiddle handles, pointed shoulders, incised circular drop; feathered script mono L W on front; 5-3/4" in length. Condition of all 3 is very good, marks are excellent.

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344   Set of 6 $350

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Retailed by Bailey & Kitchen, Philadelphia -- forward-tipt fiddle handle with unique (?) double outline at end, not unlike the handle end of the fiddlethread pattern; flared shoulders, large heavy drops; old English F under crest of spread-wing eagle on reverse; 7-3/8" long. Condition is mint, extended bowl tips unworn.

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347   $25

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Elongated fiddle handle, no shoulders, feathered script mono L B on front; 5-1/2" long. Bit of tipwear, but overall an interesting early piece.

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663   $200

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Teaspoon with oval-end fiddle handle, flared shoulders, feathered script mono E B on front; 5-3/8" long, excellent condition. Peabody worked first in Fayetteville, NC, beginning in 1823, and by 1836, according to B. Caldwell's "Silversmiths in Tennessee," he was working in Nashville. The shape of Peabody's fiddle is interesting -- perhaps not unique, but well formed, and an interesting shape to hold and contemplate.

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350   Pair $30

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Made by James Munroe, c1835 -- downturned fiddle handles, flared shoulders, script mono B M on front; 5-1/2" long. Bowls have a few shallow teething marks and one mark is badly struck - otherwise, condition is fine.

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354   Set of 12 $1250

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Made by HA & EG Kelley, c1835 -- downturned fiddle handles, flared shoulders, feathered script mono J C F C on front; 6" in length, all in near-mint condition. Case is covered in a white leatherette (some discoloration).