Old Friends
474a   SOLD another available, please inquire

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Gorham's Josepine can be identified from its "Pat. '55" mark, which this has. It is also stamped "Coin" and "S." This example is a 5 7/8" long, shell bowl sugar spoon. The dominant element of the design is an acanthus leaf surrounded by two scrolls surmounted by a small fan. This motif is expanded upon on the outside heel of the bowl. The condition is mint. The form is flawless and the finish is finely patinated.

North Hill Antiques
885   $300

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Straight tapered arms extending from fiddle bend and terminating in square shoulders and acorn nips. (Note rare roulette drop on nips in pic 2.) Mono on bend is M H in feathered script. Length is 6-1/8"; condition is excellent.

North Hill Antiques
882   Ea. $150

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Oval-end handles, long drops on bowl backs, reverse tipt, block mono A F on front; 8-1/2" long, each over 2 T oz. Condition is near-mint throughout, bowl tips unworn.

North Hill Antiques
07   $50

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Continental cast silver spoon, marked 800 -- shovel bowl, ornate flowers and birds both sides of handle; 4-1/2" long. Condition is fine.

North Hill Antiques
879   Pair $100

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`Retailed by E. Mead & Co., St. Louis -- feathered script mono W F L on scimitar-like blade; 6-3/4" in length. Excellent condition. Josephine was Mary Todd Lincoln's pattern. Other than the last initial of the mono, there is absolutely no indication that these pieces were part of her set.

Hampton Galleries
6999B   $185

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Coin silver sugar tongs, J. & S. Baldwin & Co., Newark, New Jersey (c. 1861), 6-1/8" long, 12-lobed shell grips, fiddle arms with Basket of Flowers on each, feather script monogram "JRM" on bend, marked "J & S. BALDWIN & CO" in serrated rectangular punch on one arm.

Hampton Galleries
7019   SOLD

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Coin silver fish knife, Pelletreau & Upton (c. 1818), 7-3/8" long, curved asymmetrical blade with pointed end with crisp 12-lobed shell drop, vertical Kings pattern handle with crisp 12-lobed shells on front and back, no monogram, marked "P & U" in rectangular punch with three pseudo marks (lion passant, crowned leopard head and C), very heavy.

Past Pleasures Antiques
8223   $135.00

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This berry or serving spoon is 8 3/4" and in excellent condition. There are no dents or dings. The pattern is "Beaded" by Gorham. The retailer is George Shreve. It is marked "Geo. C. Shreve & Co" and "Patent 1861" and "coin". San Francisco, Ca 1865.

Old Friends
387A   ON HOLD

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This coin silver tablespoon is an outstanding item, with several distinguishing features. It was made by the short-lived Boston partnership of Baldwin & Jones, the later name having an especially long lineage in Massachusetts silversmithing. According to Flynt & Fales, Jabez Baldwin died in 1819 at the age of 42, so his tenure was foreshortened. This piece is 8 7/8" long, and just over an astonishing 3.0 T. oz. weight. One wonders if investing a piece with this much metal in this period was ... Click for details

Everything Silver
SS0500-   $85.00

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Coin silver gravy ladle, 6 and 7/16 inches long, with the Star, D, Eagle mark attributed by McGrew to the Norton/Seymour group from Syracuse, NY, c. 1849-60. Also marked by the retailer O. G. Carter, incuse, loc. unk. Engraved "CMC" in cursive script on the front handle. Bowl has shallow denting on the left, but otherwise in great condition. A nice piece.

Everything Silver
SS0500-482   $85.00

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Coin silver gravy ladle, broad fiddle tipt, 6 and 7/16 inches long, with the Star-D-Eagle mark attributed by McGrew to Norton & Seymour, B. R. Norton & Co. & Joseph Seymour Co. of Syracuse, NY. C. 1849-60. Also bears the retailers mark of O. G. Carter, incuse, location and date unknown. Engraved "CMC" on the handle. Bowl has minor shallow denting on left side. A nice piece.

Everything Silver
SS0100-406   $425

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Magnificent coin silver soup ladle in the "Bead" pattern, probably manufactured by John Pohlamus, retailed by Ball Black & co. c. 1851-76. I would date this from 1851-1860, certainly not after 1970. Engraved "C.A.W." in gothic on the reverse of the handle end. Marked "BALL BLACK & CO" incuse on back in middle of handle.

Everything Silver
SS0202-522   SOLD

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Heavy coin silver soup ladle in the Fiddle Thread pattern, 13 inches long. No engraving. Marked PLATT BRO" in rectangle. Working 1828-1859 in NYC. A very fine ladle.

Everything Silver
SS0998-214   $75

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Coin silver sugar tongs, 5 and 15/16 inches long with claw ends. Marked Lion in a rectangle/D incuse/Lion in a rectangle. The lion is of the type attributed by McGrew to Wm. Thompson, Henry Salisbury & Garrett Eoff of NYC ca. 1810-1860. These are more than likely from 1840-60. Engraved "JJ" or "JT" in cursive script on the end.

Everything Silver
EB0100-129   $165

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Heavy coin silver sugar tongs, 6 and 3/8 inches long by John and James Cox of NYC, working 1817-53. Because of their weight and style I would place them at 1850-3. They have a patented design I have not been able to identify, which is similar to the "Empire" design of John Polhamus of NYC. Marked "J & I COX N.Y. PATEN" in a rectangle on one interior side and with what appears to be a patent registration mark in a diamond design on the other.

Everything Silver
EB-300   $199

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Coin silver soup ladle 12 and 5/8 inches long. Manufactured c. 1841-47 by Cunningham, Gilbert & Co. or F. W. Cooper in NYC as the Bust/Lion/C manufacturer's mark is attributed to those firms by McGrew in Manufacturer's Marks on American Coin Silver, pp. 10 & 58. Apparently retailed by Samuel W. Benedict of NYC. "BENEDICT" incuse appears together with the Bust/Lion/C. In Belden at p. 56 the mark "BENEDICT. 5 WALL STREET" incuse appears with the Bust/Lion/C and is attributed to Samuel W. Bened... Click for details

Albion Antiques Ltd
SS3J15   SOLD

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Coin marrow scoops are pretty rare and this is a choice one, with fine engraving and cased in its original box. Made by S.D.Brower & Son, a well-established firm of silversmiths in Albany, NY, whose history can be traced back to 1810. Dimensions: 11.4" long, 0.65" at its widest.

Everything Silver
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.

Everything Silver
SS0799-378   SOLD

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Coin silver gravy ladle in the "Bead" pattern, 6 inches long, probably made by John Pohlemus of NYC and sold by Crosby, Hunnewell & Morse, 1861/2 - 1863, Boston, Massachusetts. Engraved "EM" on the reverse in Gothic. Marked "CROSBY, HUNNEWELL & MORSE" and "PURE COIN" incuse on the reverse of the handle. Excellent condition.

Everything Silver
SS998-209   $150.00

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Coin silver sugar shell, 7 inches long, in fiddle tipt pattern with upturned handle and shell bowl sold by William Kendrick, Louisville, Kentucky, who worked from c. 1842 to 1880. This piece appears to be from the period 1850 - 1860 in style, although earlier is certainly possible. No engraving. Marked "Wm KENDRICK" incuse on reverse of handle. Pristine condition. A great piece of Kentucky silver.