North Hill Antiques  
473   $750

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Helmeted head looking right surrounded by tiny beads; lightly gold-washed teardrop bowl with etched styllized leaves; script mono Hutchins on reverse; 13" in length. Marked COIN on reverse of stem. Condition is excellent.

Old Friends  
824b   $ 295

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The function of this 9 1/8" long server in Gorham's Medallion is uncertain. It has a large, broad serving end that is 3 1/2" by 2 1/2". While cupped, this is shallow. It also has a pointed tip and flanged shoulders. It is quite similar to the fried oyster server and ice cream spade (see Old Friends item 514b), and may be a fried egg server. In any case, it is an unusual piece in Gorham's Medallion pattern. It is also unusual because it does not carry a standard mark (only lion, anchor, G a... Click for details

Hampton Galleries  
7134B   $850

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Coin silver soup ladle, probably Thomas Wartenby, Philadelphia (c. 1840), 13-1/8" long, 4-1/8" by 3-1/16" oval bowl, wide broad drop, chamferred shoulders, downturned fiddle handle with crisp Sheaf of Wheat on front, no monogram, marked "T * W" with eagle head punch.

North Hill Antiques  
263   $150

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Classic coffin design, c1800-10 -- handle tapering from end to bowl; brightcut cartouche and bellflowers on front, feathered script mono J H P in cartouche. Length is 9-3/8". Condition is excellent. Hardy apprenticed with Paul Revere in Boston, and further trained with William Simes in Portsmouth, NH.

North Hill Antiques  
105R   Pair $300

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Oval-end handle, c1795 -- long thin tongue drop on bowl back, feathered script mono H J on front; 9-1/4" in length. Both spoons in excellent condition.

North Hill Antiques  
894   $225

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William Brady marked this piece, and also marked the location of his shop. Without the town name, it would be assumed that Brady worked in NYC, as shown in the literature. This ladle has a broad downturned fiddle handle, c1820-30 -- high pointed shoulders, and a unique semi-circle drop on the bowl back. The handle is reverse tipt, and the mono is a feathered script E L. It is 9-1/2" long with a 3" oval bowl, and is in excellent condition.

North Hill Antiques  
105J   $375

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Painted-end handle, c1790 -- marvellous all-over brightcutting and roulette work, drop on bowl back, short reverse rib, feathered script mono L F in cartouche on front; 9-1/8" in length. Condition is near-mint, extended bowl tip unworn.

Hampton Galleries  
7148B   $275

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Coin silver soup ladle, E. Mead & Co., St. Louis, Missouri (c. 1853-1860), 13" long, wide oval bowl, no drop, tall pointed shoulders, upturned pinched fiddle handle tipt on front, fancy feather script monogram "SR" on front, marked "E.MEAD & CO" and "COIN", both incuse.

Hampton Galleries  
7142B   $1,450

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Coin silver marrow scoop by William Moulton III or IV, Newburyport, MA (c. 1780-1800), 8-7/8" long, 2-3/4" wider scoop on one side and 3-3/4" narrow scoop on other side, shaded block letter monogram "V.I" (pellet raised) on back of wider scoop, marked "W.MOULTON" in rectangular punch on middle bar.

Hampton Galleries  
7145   $125

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Coin silver sugar tongs, Hall & Brewer, Albany, New York (c. 1852-1854), 5-7/8" long, 8-lobed shell nips, Kings pattern handles, no monogram.

Hampton Galleries  
7007   $265

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Coin silver platter spoon by William Curtis Barnes, Southbridge, Massachusetts (c. 1860), 13-3/16" long, large 4" bowl, no drop, scalloped pointed end handle, Gothic monogram "S.E.T. FROM S.K.T AND K.T." vertically on front, marked "W.C. BARNES" incuse near bowl (a watchmaker and jeweler).

Hampton Galleries  
6984   $275

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Coin silver platter spoon by O.S. Hemphill, Philadelphia (c. 1840), 12-5/16" long, full bowl, Mayflower pattern variant, script monogram "Reba from Grandma Rae" on front, marked "O.S.HEMPHILL.43.n.8TH ST." all incuse.

Old Friends  
584b   $ 225

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This coin silver cheese scoop in Albert Coles' (NY) Jenny Lind stands apart on several counts. First, it is a form not usually seen by this maker. Second, it is in a form that pairs a solid shank with a hollow handle. While examples of this routinely show up in master butter knives, youth and pickle sets, and tea knives, this pairing in a substantial serving item is quite out of the ordinary. It is completely original, and self-evidently so, with the maker's mark stamped on the shank, and a ... Click for details

North Hill Antiques  
899   Ea. $75, Pair $120

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Oval-end fiddle handles, c1830 -- large flared shoulders, script mono O M L (or S)on front; 8-3/4" in length, good weight. Condition is near-mint, no tipwear at all. Mark is I.MUNROE in serrated rectangle, one with the pseudohallmark of a rampant lion.

North Hill Antiques  
108I   SOLD

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Oval-end handles, c1795 -- brightcutting and roulette work entire length of handle, block mono in I C in cartouche on front; 9" in length. Birds are a tad worn but spoons are in great shape, brightcutting still crisp, marks (M&R) as clear as the day they were struck.

Hampton Galleries  
7036B   $95

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Coin silver sugar tongs, Nathaniel Francis, New York City (c. 1805), 6-1/4" long, oval nips, thin arms widening to a point before narrowing around bend, diamond cut oval cartouche around bend, shaded block letter monogram "M * S" in cartouche, marked on one arm "N FRANCIS." in rectangular punch.