Past Pleasures Antiques
8190   $1295.00

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This Southern coin silver cup is 3 3/8" tall (not including the handle) and 2 5/8" in diameter. The handle seems to have never been off (thats a miracle!). There are a few minor dents around the lower part of the body. The decoration is crisp. It is marked "Gregg Hayden & Co" and "C&B". Gregg Hayden & Co were in Charleston and I am unable to locate C&B. It is monogramed ESB and is said to be from the Sumpter Bradley Estate. Charleston Ca 1845/50.

Albion Antiques Ltd
SS2M41   $2500

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Here is an early coin silver oval bowl with a complete set of Assay marks by S. Kirk c.1828. It is still in exceptional condition with crisp repousse decoration round the outside and sharp engraving on the inside. Early Baltimore silver is becoming a rarity and this is a fine example. Dimensions: Length 12.75", width 7.25", height 3". Weight 17 Troy oz.

North Hill Antiques
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.

Hampton Galleries
7001   SOLD

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Wonderful handled mug, made by Wood & Hughes for Carrington & Co., Charleston, South Carolina (c. 1870), 3-3/4" tall, 3-1/8" diameter at rim, 3-3/16" at base, straight sided cylindrical body with applied bands at rim and base, thick cast C-shaped handle, script monogram on front "J.Adgar Smith Aug. 15th 1873.", marked underneath "CARRINGTON & CO" in rectangular punch and "W&H" and "STERLING" incuse, very heavy.

North Hill Antiques
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.

North Hill Antiques
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.

Albion Antiques Ltd
SSF34   SOLD

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A wonderful piece of Southern coin. It is an all-silver 6-lobed construction on a circular silver base. It is monogramed though I cannot decipher the other letters behind the M. A slight ding on the base is the only flaw. Measures 5.375" in diameter and 3" at its highest point. Weighs 10 Troy oz.

Past Pleasures Antiques
8193   $95.00

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This "fiddlethread" tablespoon is 8 1/2" and is not in great condition. There are some bowl dents and a bowl bend and slight bowl wear. However, it would work very well with red beans and rice. It is marked "A.B. Griswold" and with another tiny mark that I can't make out. It's a usuable piece of silver.

North Hill Antiques
664   $475

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Benjamin Mead is cited as an Annapolis silversmith (and storekeeper, etc) by Whisker et al in "Maryland Clockmakers" and allied craftsmen. Quoted are excerpts from the Maryland Gazette of 9/11/1819, 11/11/19 and 1/11/21, which depict Mead's work. This spoon appears to be a modified coffin-end -- that is, the handle end is sliced lengthwise rather than clipped (see pic). It has square shoulders, is 8-5/8" long, and the mono is E M. Overall condition is excellent. (NOTE: Flynt & Fales, in the... Click for details

North Hill Antiques
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.

Hampton Galleries
6971   SOLD

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Pair of coin silver tablespoons, Daniel B. Hempsted & Co., Eatonton, Georgia (c.1821), 8-5/8" long, full bowls, no drop, chamferred shoulders, downturned fiddle handle tipt on back, feather script monogram "MK" on front, marked "DBH&Co." in serrated rectangle.

North Hill Antiques
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.

North Hill Antiques
687   Ea. $175

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Oval-end handle, drop, reverse tipt, feathered script mono I M G on front; 8-3/4" long. Sadtler's PS mark is shown with the Baltimore pseudohallmark eagle head. NOTE: the incised 1 and 0 shown in mark pic are believed to be museum cataloging numbers.

Hampton Galleries
6961A   $1,375

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Coin silver snuff box, James Innes Lemon, Louisville, Kentucky (c. 1840-1855), 2" long by 1-1/8" wide by 1/2" high, engine turned decoration on top and bottom, no monogram in rectangular cartouche on top, hinged on one side, gold washed inside, marked "J.I. LEMON" incuse inside front lip.

North Hill Antiques
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).

Albion Antiques Ltd
SRF27   $600

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Moses Eastman was born in Concord, NH in 1794 but by 1826 had formed a 2-year partnership with J. Penfield in Savannah, GA. The same J. Penfield had just terminated a 6-year partnership with another great Savannah silversmith, Frederick Marquand. After this partnership ended in 1828, Eastman continued on his own till his death in 1850. He had three known marks: Eastman, M.Eastman and M.Eastman with L and a trefoil. This ladle has a plain oval bowl and a upturned fiddle terminal, monogramed on t... Click for details

Albion Antiques Ltd
SRF22   $2500

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This is a very attractive set, of fish knife and fork, by Hyde & Goodrich, New Orleans c.1850. The knife has a pierced blade profusely engraved with scrolls and floral decoration around a vignette of an island scene. The fork blade too is similarly densely engraved on both sides. The handle of each is double-struck with a reeded decoration ending in an upturned oval terminal. The original monogram has been expertly removed before the existing one was engraved. It is unfortunate but it is not at ... Click for details

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SRF41   $11000

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Here is a fine example of Southern/Virginia coin silver. A massive and impressive mug by William A Williams who, although born in Washington DC, was a reputable silversmith in Alexandria from 1809 to 1846. Plain baluster body with a hollow scroll handle. Maker's mark struck twice on the underside of the base round which is the inscription 'Presented to Doct. T.J.Boyd by his friend Com. J.Rodgers'. Measures 6.25" high by 4.5" in diameter. Weighs 18 T.oz

North Hill Antiques
661   $1500

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Fiddlethread pattern, c1840 - high sugarloaf shoulders, continental-style flat-bottomed round bowl, feathered script mono LC on reverse; 12-3/4" in length, 3-3/8" bowl dia., over 7-1/2 T. oz in weight. Condition is near-mint.

North Hill Antiques
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.