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Hotchkiss & Schreuder 'Longfellow' Sterling Fried Oyster or Egg Server
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5387f $135.00
Stamped "Sterling" and with the "H&S" emblem of Hotchkiss & Schreuder, Syracuse NY, and retailed by "Austin & Prescott," Batavia NY, this piece measures 8 3/4" long and weighs 1.7 T. oz. The pattern is Longfellow, which clearly follows after the Moorish and Egyptian Revival trends popular in its 1870s period. It features a repeating series of palm fronds, palmettes, rosettes and ivy leaves along a shaped handle with a pyramid end. There is a central reserve area on the handle... Click for details
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Wendt 'Medallion' BB&K Sterling Silver Preserve Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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5383f $165.00
A 7" long, 1.1 T. oz., preserve or jelly spoon, this piece has a generously sized, 2 1/2" by 1 5/8", shell shaped bowl with a scalloped edge and slightly pointed tip. Made by John Wendt in his Medallion pattern, it is stamped with his characteristic "Patent" and "925," along with the name of the retailer, Boston's "Bigelow Bros. & Kennard." One of the most impressive of the myriad Medallion figures offered by American manufacturers in the 1860s, the line featured a variety of... Click for details
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Gorham 'No. 912' 'Newcastle' Long Sterling Silver Claret Ladle
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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5378f $135.00
Designed for a very specific purpose, claret ladles are necessarily lengthy, and this solid silver example is especially so at 13 1/4". It weighs a substantial 2.4 T. oz. Made by Gorham, it is stamped with the company's "lion, anchor, G" emblem, "Sterling," and model number "912." While the handle is rendered in Gorham's beaded-with-tipt-end Newcastle pattern, the fact that it is numbered indicates it was a specialty piece independent of the flatware line per se. The central... Click for details
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Gorham 'Versailles' Old Heavy Serving Spoon Choice Condition x 2
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5372f $85.00
Marked with Gorham's "lion, anchor, G" emblem, "Sterling," and "Copyrighted" on the backside heel of the bowl, this is an early production example of the company's 1888 Versailles pattern. A table, i.e. serving, spoon, it measures 8 1/2" long and weighs an exceptionally heavy 2.44 T. oz. The pattern is multi-motif and known for its portraiture of scenes from daily life at the palace of Versailles and the court of French King Louis XIV. The imagery on this features a seated... Click for details
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Durgin 'Alcazar' Sterling Silver Long Handle Pierced Olive Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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5370f $85.00
Marked with Durgin's "D" emblem along with "Sterling" and the number "2," this 7 3/4", approximately 1.0 T. oz., long handle olive spoon is not immediately identifiable as a regular line pattern. The open work at the end of the handle, in company with the design details, evoke the Durgin's rarely found 1887 Alcazar pattern, although this is not an exact match. Other aspects of the pattern resemble Durgin's (French) rococo 1891 Louis XV. Whether a variant of one of these... Click for details
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Gorham 'No. 10' Twist Stem Set of 12 Sterling Silver Oyster Forks
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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5361f $395.00
One of several specially designed, numbered, oyster, aka shrimp or seafood cocktail, forks that Gorham presented in its 1886 catalogue (see enlargement 2), No. 10 features a ball top with twisted stems. This offering is for a full set of twelve matched pieces, all in flawless, original condition. Each one measures 5 7/8" long, while the group weigh 4.7 T. oz. They have three tines, the center one of which is spear form, joined to a cupped heel with scalloped... Click for details
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Watson 'Bridal Flower' Long Sterling Silver Olive Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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5356f $60.00
A long handled version, this olive spoons measures 7" as against a regular length 5 1/2" or so for this form. It weighs .7 T. oz. Made by Watson, the pattern is Bridal Flower, introduced in 1910. Although dating from late in the Art Nouveau period, this follows fully after that style, with a very fluid interpretation of the lily blossoms that form the centerpiece of the design. The gold finish bowl (front and back sides) is shell form, with scalloped edges and a ribbed and... Click for details
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Gorham 'Nightingale' Solid Sterling Silver Fish or Ice Cream Server
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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5355f $145.00
Lengthy at 10 1/4" and weighing 2.6 T. oz., this all silver server is likely a fish slice although some sources identify it as an ice cream server. Ice cream servers tend to be more bulbous or stubby than fish slices, while conversely the later is more slender and generally has a more pointed tip and flatter surface than the former, and this goes in that direction. For contemporary usage, it could be used for a multitude of purposes. Made by Gorham, whose "lion, anchor, G" emblem and the... Click for details
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Reed & Barton 'Les Cinq Fleurs' Sterling Silver Sugar Tongs
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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5352f $60.00
The larger of two sizes of sugar tongs that Reed & Barton produced in one of its flagship Art Nouveau designs, Les Cinq Fleurs, this item measures 4 5/8" long and weighs a relatively heavy 1.2 T. oz. Issued at the turn of the 20th century, the pattern features a variety of deeply textured and highly detailed flowers, each one specific to the particular item. The portraiture on this is poppy. It has talon grips and a wide arch with raised edges on either side. The arms... Click for details
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Whiting 'Violet' 12 Matching 5 O'Clock Sterling Silver Teaspoons
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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5347f $180.00
Slightly smaller than full sized teaspoons, "5 o'clocks" were used for late afternoon tea. This group, a hard to find matching set of twelve in Whiting's Art Nouveau Violet, measure a typical 5 3/8" long each and weigh a relatively light 5.8 T. oz. the lot. Introduced in 1905, these are early issue items marked "Pat. App. For." Other marks include Whiting's "lion and W" logo, "Sterling," and the name of the retailer, "I. Lewkowitz," located in New York City's lower East Side. An... Click for details
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Whiting 'Arabesque' Solid Sterling Silver Pie Server
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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5339f $245.00
Rooted in Moorish design, Whiting's Arabesque features a standing griffin with widespread wings set against a vine, leaf, and rosette background that are the defining elements of arabesque design. This example is an 8 7/8" long, 2.4 T. oz., all silver, pie server that was retailed by "Ettenheimer [& Co.]," Rochester, New York, as stamped on the handle backside. Other marks include Whiting's "standing lion with a W" emblem, "Sterling," "Pat. 1875," and the number "6." The handle... Click for details
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12 Durgin CAT TAILS sterling seafood forks
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
2504 $875.00
length 5 1/2 inches, discretely monogrammed "S" as shown, most of the original gilding remains on tines, total Troy weight 6.84 ounces, excellent overall condition.
Frequent guests of our little website will know that I'm fond of gushing about what an exceptional job the Durgin Corporation did in recreating New Hampshire's natural flora with solid silver. These Cat Tails, with their "fuzzy" flower heads, are perhaps the prime example of that work.
Finally we will mention that... Click for details
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Whiting "King Edward' Shaw & Berry, DC, Large Serving Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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5337f $235.00
An early production piece in Whiting's commanding King Edward pattern, this grandly-scaled, 9 3/4" long, weighty at 4.0 T. oz., berry or other (rice, entree, or vegetable, for example) serving spoon is marked with the company's "lion and W" logo, "Sterling," and "Pat. Ap. 23, 1901," as well as the retailer's name, "Shaw & Berry Co.," Washington, DC. The patent date corresponds with the ascension of Edward VII to the English throne and the beginning of the era named for him, so it is... Click for details
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Tiffany (HH) 'Mask' Sterling Silver Sugar Spoon with Shell Bowl
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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5336f $48.00
A design originated by Henry Hebbard, New York City, and later offered as a line pattern by Whiting, Mask was also retailed by Tiffany under its own name in the 1860s. This 6 1/8" long, .8 T. oz., sugar spoon is a case in point. It is marked "Tiffany & Co.," "H H Patent 1859" and "Sterling." (Coin was still the general standard in this period, and some Mask shows up in coin, but Tiffany required a sterling standard.) A gadroon design with leafy detail, the pattern... Click for details
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Alvin 'Louis XV' Large Bowl Sterling Silver Bon Bon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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5335f $65.00
This 5 1/4" long, .8 T. oz., bon bon (or petit fours server) was made by Alvin whose "A" flanked by an "eagle and a sword" emblem and "Sterling" is imprinted on the handle backside. An unnamed pattern, its scrolling, asymmetrical margins are suggestive of Whiting's Louis XV, although this version is more elaborate than Whiting's. The dominant feature of the piece is its large, 2 7/8" by 2 3/4", pierced and embossed, bowl with a piecrust front edge and flange rim. It is finished in a... Click for details
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"Hollywood Boulevard at Night".
vintage postcard. California, 1940s
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