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657   $200

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Teaspoon with downturned fiddle handle, c1850 -- flared shoulders, script mono N P H V on front; 5-7/8" long. Condition is excellent.

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662   $250

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In the French manner of the time, c1820 forward-rib fiddle handle, high sugarloaf shoulders, large drop, script mono Rose Commack on reverse; 7-1/8" long; heavy. Mint condition, 3/16" extended bowl tip unworn (see pic).

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342   $35

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Forward-tipt fiddle handle, c1840 - shovel bowl, high square shoulders, feathered script mono S C on front; 3-7/8" long. Nice piece.

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688   Ea. $50, Set of 4 $150

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Set of 4 dessert spoons, c1850 -- forward-tipt fiddle handles, pointed shoulders, never engraved, 7" long, excellent condition on all.

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343   $25

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Downturned fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, feathered script mono E S on front; 8-1/4" long; condition is near mint.

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686   $75

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Forward-tipt fiddle handle, flared shoulders, feathered script mono T C D E on front; 6" long. Condition is excellent. This is probably a rare mark - i.e., not often seen. Shmedtie is listed in the Sept.-Oct., 1989, issue of Silver magazine as having a shop at 445 7th St.

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675   Ea. $75, Pair $125

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Downturned fiddle handles, tiny pointed shoulders, reverse tipt, feathered script mono F C G on front; 5-3/8" long. Tiny bit of tipwear, otherwise fine.

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698   Set of 4 $1500

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Set of 4 tablespoons, c1830 - downturned fiddle handles, small square shoulders, lightly engraved feathered script mono W O on front; 8-3/8" long, heavy gauge silver. Condition is fine, with a touch of tipwear; marks lightly struck, in one case poorly struck. See "Tennessee Silver" by B.H. Caldwell for a discussion of Ringo's career in Fayetteville, Lincoln County.

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345   $60

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Serving spoons, c1860 - pinched-waist fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, feathered script A J I C on front; 8-1/4" long. Very slight tipwear, otherwise fine.

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346   $145

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Mustard ladle, c1860 - pinched-waist fiddle handle, no shoulders, feathered script mono M S A S on reverse; 5-3/4" long. Condition is excellent.

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668   Ea. $100, Pair $175

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Pair teaspoons -- downturned fiddle handles, high pointed shoulders, crescent drop, reverse tipt, 5-5/8" long. Mint condition, excellent mark as shown in Boultinghouse.

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680   Ea. $50

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Joseph W. Cary is cited in new book by Norman Mack--"Missouri's Silver Age." Mack says that Cary moved his jewelry store from Alton, Ill., to St. Louis ca 1870-75. These spoons have pinched-waist fiddle handles, pointed shoulders with feathered script mono E C S; length is 6-1/8", and condition is near mint, extended tips unworn.

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880   Ea. $250

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Long (3-1/4") downturned fiddle handles, early pointed shoulders, no mono (never engraved; no sign of mono removal); 9-3/8" in length. Condition is excellent, with the exception of very minor tipwear. Members of the Best family were among the earliest silversmiths in Cincinnati. In her book on Cincinnati silversmiths, Elizabeth D. Beckman points out that the firm of R. Best & Co. was in business for only 2 years - 1815-17. (One sold, 3 remain.)

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881   $95

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Downturned fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, large drop, feathered script mono C W on front of handle; 8-7/8" in length; 1-3/4 T oz. This piece is in near-mint condition, the extended bowl tip unworn. The only question is the identity of the silversmith -- G (pellet) B. We bought the spoon in PA. Possible makers from that state include George Baldwin of Chester; George Bardeck of Philly; George Beatty, Harrisburg. The most likely maker, we think, is George Bertie, who moved from Baltimore an... Click for details

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673   Set of 3 $225

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P. W. Ramsey worked with his brother Milton C. for 3 years -- 1855-8 -- in Louisville. These 3 spoons -- table, dessert and tea -- carry the same mono -- E. A. McB. -- but seem to have been made at different times, the tablespoon being a different style with a different hand at the engraving tool. All 3 are in near-mint condition -- the table 8-1/2" long, dessert 7-1/4" and the tea 6".

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349   Ea. $50, Set of 4 $150

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Set of 4 teaspoons marked Tryner in arc cartouche -- pinched-waist fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, feathered script L H on front, 5-3/4" long. The pinched-waist style is, of course, typical of the midwest. The name Cornelius Tryner was found in a search of Ancestry.com. He is listed as a 23-year-old jeweler in Maroa, Macon County, Illinois. All 4 spoons are in excellent condition, extended bowl tips unworn.

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886   $100

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Mustard ladle, c1810-20 -- This is a 4-3/4"-long piece with an extraordinarily long (2-1/2") fiddle; it has square shoulders and a tiny (3/4") oval bowl. Mono, as shown, is T E C in feathered script. One would think that a smith, or a partnership of smithies, with a 3-letter mark would be easy to find. Not so. We went thru the B's in Kovel and other silver books to no avail. Then we did the same with the A's, thinking it might be a 3-person partnership. Still no luck. Shame, that. It's a... Click for details

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883   $20

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Downturned fiddle handle, flared shoulders, reverse tipt, feathered script mono E B on front of ladle; 3-3/4" long, excellent condition. Looked long and hard for a likely G.K. Will pass on the joy of discovery to the next owner.

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366   Set of 6 $250

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Bush worked in Easton, PA. These spoons have downturned fiddle handle ends with high pointed shoulders and are reverse-tipt; bowl backs have a crescent drop and the mono is M. P. in feathered script; they are 5-7/8" long. Condition is excellent throughout, extended bowl tips unworn. Each piece is nicely marked BUSH (see pic).

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355   $50

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This is a transitional mark between the start-up Gorham Co. & Brown in 1856 and the present-day Tilden-Thurber Co. The corporate name was changed to Henry T. Brown in 1878, and 2 years later Tilden-Thurber was formed. The history is contained in Rainwater's "Encyclopedia" in the T-T entry. Description of this spoon is as follows: double-swell fiddle handle, flared shoulders, feathered script mono PJW on the front, 6-1/8" long, and in excellent condition. It probably is an interesting piece f... Click for details