North Hill Antiques  
795   $350

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Made by John Peirce, Boston c1820 -- both arms marked PEIRCE. He is listed in the 1821 Boston Directory as an optician. These specs have temples with swing-arm extensions, which measure 6" when fully extended. Length across the lenses is 4-1/2". Condition throughout is excellent.

North Hill Antiques  
792   $300

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Made by William Y. McAllister, Philadelphia, c1830 -- rectangular-shaped lens, 6-1/2" temples with slider extensions, 4-3/8" across lenses. Condition is excellent throughout.

North Hill Antiques  
796   Set of 3 $2000

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Pot, spouted creamer and sugar bowl -- globular form, pot on circular ring, creamer and sugar each on 4 cast feet. Pot marked by Harris, Stanwood & Co., Boston, c1845. Total weight is 40 T oz.

Hampton Galleries  
7061G   $1,450

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Coin silver porringer, Sayre & Richards, New York City (c. 1802-1811), 4-1/8" diameter at everted rim, 3-1/2" at base, 1-3/4" deep, typical keyhole handle with feather script monogram "GBW" on front, marked "S&R" in oval punch on back of handle.

Hampton Galleries  
6806   $3,250

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Beautiful bright cut tea urn, Gale & Willis, New York City (c. 1859), 16" tall to top of finial, 13-1/4" tall to top of handle, 10-1/2" long across handles, 4-7/16" diameter of circular base, 4-1/8" long spout, urn-shaped body on round pedestal foot with beading around edge, pierced circles and diamonds on neck of pedestal, circular base sits on four cast 2 5/8" acanthus leaf-shaped legs with round shell-shaped feet, large cast handles on each side of body, removable spirit lamp with full unuse... Click for details

Hampton Galleries  
No. 6966A   $1,850

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Coin silver cake basket, Bailey & Co., Philadelphia (c. 1850), 13" long, 10" wide on oval pedestal base (6-1/8" x 4-1/2"), heavy cast pierced swing handle with script monogram "Pinckard" in small cartouche in center of handle, decorative band around rim of basket, marked under basket on one end "BAILEY & CO." over "CHESTNUT ST PHILA" in an incuse oval with "136" incuse inside and on other end with three pseudo marks (anvil, bust and eagle).

Gebelein  
4620   $415

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Engine-turned engraving on all 6 sides. Hinged lid with catch. Gold wash inside (worn). Length 2-1/2"; width 1-1/2"; height 3/4". Weight 1.6 troy ounces.

Gebelein  
4617   $610

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Molded top ring, plain ring foot. Diameter ofs top 5-3/4";of foot 3-1/4". Height 2-3/4". Weight 8 troy ounces. The monogram on the side is Agnes[?}/from/L.S.Dwight (could be erased). Overall and mark condition are excellent.

North Hill Antiques  
1004   $425

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This is a copy of the original by John Dixwell of Boston, who died in 1725 at age 45. Original is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (see pix of inscriptions on bottom of cup). This piece was made in the 1940s. It is 3-1/4" high x 2-7/8" diameter at flared rim. Weight is a solid 6 T oz. It has an S-scroll reeded strap handle and a reeded band at the base. It is engraved Alana June in script on the front. Condition is excellent throughout.

Old Friends  
193b   $ 395

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This Gorham coin silver spooner stands 3 3/4" high, is 5 1/4" wide from handle end to handle end, has a base diameter of 2 1/2", and a top diameter of 3 1/4". It weighs 5.7 T. oz. Marks are the Gorham lion, anchor, G, 140, and the name of the retailer, Portland, Maine's Lowell & Senter. Although itself not date coded, it is engraved "Dec. 15, 1867" and "SIG," so the 1867 inscription indicates this was produced just before Gorham went to a sterling standard in 1868. It has two solid silver ha... Click for details

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
1715   $250.00

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with oak leaves and acorns, height and diameter both approximately 1 3/4 inches, weight 1.8 oz Troy, fine condition, marked only "S 620" but according to a Very knowledgeable fellow, the work of Wood and Hughes.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
1714   $165.00

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with applied molded edge, beaded band top and bottom, weight 1.6 Troy ounces, diameter 2 inches, height 1 5/8 inches, fine condition, marked only "306 / A" but probably Gorham.

Hampton Galleries  
7083   $3,950

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Coin silver fruit bowl, Harvey Lewis, Philadelphia (c. 1810-1815), 13" long over handles, 8-1/4" wide, on 6-3/4" by 4-1/4" rectangular foot, applied gadrooning around edge of bowl, rolled scroll handles on each end with large applied grape clusters on bowl under handles, applied leaf band around foot, marked four times under foot "HARVEY LEWIS" in rectangular punch.

Hampton Galleries  
7080   $850

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Beautiful Civil War-period gravy boat, William Gale & Son, New York City (c. 1862), 6-1/4" tall to top of handle, 5-1/4" to top of pouring spout, 8-1/4" long over handle, 6-7/8" long bowl, 3-3/4" by 3" oval stepped foot, cast C-shaped handle, long thin pouring spout, applied Greek Key band around rim and base, marked underneath "NEW YORK" "W. GALE & SON" "STERLING" and "G&S" vertically over "1862" in diamond, all incuse.

Gebelein  
4590   $680

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Also marked Pure Silver Coin. Floral repousse, on pedestal base, fine beading around top and base. Height 4-3/4". Mouth diameter 3"; base diameter 2-3/8". Weight 3-1/2 troy ounces. The presentation inscription is: Presented to/Alice A.Wood/by the "infant class" of/Globe Village S.School/Aug.20th 1865. This is Globe Village, MA, a mill town. Alice A. Wood is almost certainly the one born in 1848 and who appears in the Federal census every decade from 1850 through 1900 in Upton, MA, which is 33 m... Click for details

Hampton Galleries  
7059A   $1,350

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Coin silver master sauce boat, Lows, Ball & Co., Boston, Massachusetts (.1840-1846), 6-3/16" long bowl (6-15/16" over handle), 5-1/4" tall to top of handle, 4-1/4" tall at spout, large deep bowl with narrow pouring spout, scalloped rim, three 11-lobed shell feet with large 12-lobed shell terminals, heavy cast S-shaped handle with acanthus leaf grip, Old English monogram "L" over "F + S" on one side of body and lion head crest on other side, script inscription "From H. J. July 20th 1848." underne... Click for details