Everything Silver  
SS998-209   SOLD

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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.

Everything Silver  
SS0202-519   $250.00

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Pair of coin silver dessert forks, 6 5/8 inches long, in Fiddle Thread pattern manufactured by William Gale & Son in New York City and sold by Gregg Hayden & Co in Charleston, SC, one dated 1846, the other dated 1847. Marked with date marks, G & S (the 1947 one only), the number 6, the year mark & Gregg Hayden & Co in rectangle. Engraved "Boylston" on the front and "JC" on the reverse. Tines quite worn, particulary on the 1846 one.

Everything Silver  
  $575.00

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Gone With the Wind period coin silver from Atlanta, Georgia. Seven teaspoons (six large and one smaller) and one sugar shell, all marked ER LAWSHE incuse. Er Lawshe (1824-1897) cane to Atlanta in 1848 and worked as a cabinet maker. In 1850 he opened a retail shop selling and repairing silver, jewelry, etc. and was in business for several decades. He obviously purchased his silver from the north as six of the teaspoons have the G (Head) (Lion Passant) mark attributed by McGrew to the Gurnees ... Click for details

North Hill Antiques  
699   $125

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Downturned fiddle handle, low pointed shoulders, Feathered script mono J M B on front; 8-3/4" long. Excellent condition, extended bowl tip unworn.

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.

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.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
1212   $170.00 the pair

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New Orleans circa 1858, length 8 3/4 inches, some minor dents in bowls but no tip wear, good overall condition and above average weight; monogrammed "F.M.P." (script, obverse). Items bearing the mark of L. Simons (see second photo) would appear to be scarce.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
1211   $80.00 the four

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A.B. Griswold & Co, New Orleans, length 5 7/8 inches, monogrammed "ML" (reverse, script with flourishes). These are not in the best condition, with some dents and tip wear, but they did spend time in our great Crescent City... Please see second photo for mark.

North Hill Antiques  
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.

North Hill Antiques  
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.

North Hill Antiques  
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.

North Hill Antiques  
681   Set of 6 $540

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Set of 6, c1830 -- forward-tipt fiddle handles, flared shoulders, drop, feathered script mono R.L.B. on front; 8-1/4" long, 10 troy oz. Tipwear on all 6, otherwise fine. Excellent marks (see pic).

Past Pleasures Antiques  
8034   $65.00 ea

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These Southern coin silver serving spoons are 8 1/4". There is minimal denting and no bowl wear, They have been buffed. They are marked "H.P. Buckley" and "New Orleans". New Orleans, Ca 1865/70.