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Erickson "Chino" Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver Serving Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4512f On Hold
A worker who apprenticed in the shop of renowned Arts & Crafts silversmith Arthur Stone, George Erickson founded his own studio in Gardner, Massachusetts, the same city as Stone, in 1932. The business continues today under the ownership of his grandson Peter. This 6 1/2" long, approximately 1.2 T. oz., serving spoon is an early production piece, original to George, marked "Erickson Sterling". A serving spoon with an ovoid bowl, the pattern is "Chino," which is a rounded end fiddle design.... Click for details
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Whiting "Dresden" Large Solid Sterling Sterling Ice Tongs
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4474f This item is currently being auctioned
Large scale, this all silver item measures 7 3/4" long and weighs 3.0 T. oz. Ice tongs (which could readily be used for salad), they have a 1 1/2" diameter embossed bowl with scalloped edges at the end of one arm, and a cut leaf shaped grip on the other. The arch is wide, 1" across, and reinforced for strength, and without a monogram or inscription. The pattern is "Dresden," dating from the late 19th century. It incorporates an array of raised, finely rendered, perhaps forget-me-not or... Click for details
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Wood & Hughes 1868 Flat Handle Sterling Silver Master Butter Knife
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4463f $48.00
This 7 1/2" long, 1.2 T. oz., master butter, sometimes identified as a fish, knife was made by Wood & Hughes, whose "WwH" emblem, "Sterling," "Patent," "1868," and the name of the retailer, "W.M. Savage," Columbus, Ohio, appear on the blade backside. The pattern is unnamed, but is essentially an unembellished version of the company's 1875 Renaissance Revival "Angelo," with an engraved script "H.B.L." monogram in the place where the Moorish detail of "Angelo" otherwise appears. Solid... Click for details
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Arthur Stone "Coffin End" Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver Gravy Ladle
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4455f $85.00
A relatively large item, this gravy ladle measures 7" long, has a 2 1/2" by 2" by 3/4" deep, oval bowl, and weighs just under 2.3 T. oz.
Fashioned in an Arts & Crafts manner, it was produced by Arthur Stone whose "Stone and hammer - Sterling" symbol, along with a benchman's "B" for Charles W. Brown, or possibly George Blanchard, appears on the handle reverse. The angular "Coffin End" handle was one of Stone's early designs, first issued in 1910. A plain piece, i.e. never monogrammed or... Click for details
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William Gale & Son "Leaf" 1858 Coin Silver Table Serving Spoon
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
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4453f $42.00
A popular 1850s design, the leaf form on this 8 5/8" long, 1.9 T. oz., coin silver spoon was made by several makers with slight variation, including William Gale & Son who produced this piece, Gorham whose pattern was named "Josephine," and Henry Hebbard. The leaf appears on the handle end front and back sides, in elaborated manner on the reverse heel of the bowl, and in smaller stylized form on the front join with the bowl. There is an anthemion-like detail on both sides of the handle tip... Click for details
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Aesthetic Engraved c. 1880 Sterling Silver Pickle Knife
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4444f $46.00
A 7 1/8" long, just over .9 T. oz., this item is emblematic of its c. 1880 period. Marked only "Sterling" and "27" on the otherwise plain backside, the maker is unidentified and neither the shape of the blade and handle, nor the particular engraving is definitive as they are singular. Decidedly "Aesthetic," i.e. "Eastlake," in mode, the bright cut and wriggle work engraving portrays ferns, grasses, flowers, along with non-representational detailing. A pickle knife that could double as a... Click for details
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W.P. Jones (Towle) Engraved & Twist Handle Sterling Silver Berry Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4403f $85.00
An 8 1/2" long, 1.8 T. oz., large berry or other serving spoon, this piece is marked "W.P. Jones," along with "Sterling," for William P. Jones, Newburyport, Massachusetts, who formed a partnership with Anthony F. Towle in a firm that eventually became A.F. Towle Silversmiths, then Lunt. It has a twisted stem and flat, rounded end, handle. This and the generously proportioned, 3 1/4" by 2 1/4", bowl are bright cut engraved in the Aesthetic taste. It likely dates from the mid 1870s. The... Click for details
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Reed & Barton "Les Six Fleurs" Old Sterling Silver Berry or Jam Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4383f $135.00
This 7 7/8" long and weighty at 2.3 T. oz., small berry or jelly serving spoon is an original example of Reed & Barton's "Les Six Fleurs," a pattern issued in 1901. It is marked with the company's "eagle, R in a shield, lion" emblem, "Pat. Appl'd For," and "Sterling" on the reverse, all in precise, fine lettering as would be expected of an original piece. In addition, it is engraved on the backside in an Old English letter "C" monogram. An extravagant design, the multi-floral... Click for details
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Schofield "Lorraine" Large & Heavy Sterling Silver Serving Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4379f $105.00
Exceptionally weighty at 3.6 T. oz., this 8 3/4" long berry or other serving spoon is marked with the three part emblem of the "Schofield Co." founded in 1903 in Baltimore, and "Sterling." The pattern is "Lorraine" and has antecedents that predate the company itself. The handle is a "Pointed Antique" with a slightly "Tipt" backside. The front is engraved in a "Mayflower" design that has its origins in Baltimore and which evolved into a full line of flatware produced by Kirk under this... Click for details
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Palmer Bachelders, Boston, Aesthetic Sterling Silver Berry Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4373f $85.00
The "Aesthetic" motifs empolyed on this finely engraved, 8 5/8" long, approximately 1.7 T. oz., berry or other serving spoon reflect the same design sensibilities that informed the Eastlake style of its c. 1870 period. The handle is "Old English" with a rounded end and "Tipt" backside. It is diamond cut engraved in a motif that incorporates grasses, a fern leaf, and a central floral rosette. The bowl has a pointed tip, notched edges, and five raised vees extending toward the center.... Click for details
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Crosby, Morse & Foss Substantial Sterling Silver Master Butter Knife
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4369f On Hold
Very heavy at just over 2.0 T. oz., this 7 3/4" long master butter knife is stamped "Crosy, Morse & Foss," for the 19th century Boston retailer, and "925 in an oval" for sterling silver. Having a rounded "Antique" handle with a "Tipt" backside, the appeal of the piece lies in its quiet elegance and overall substance. There is a handsome leaf script monogram engraved on the handle front. The plain blade has a scalloped upper edge, a beveled lower edge, and an upswept, pointed, tip. An... Click for details
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Gorham "Hindostanee" Sterling Silver Berry Sterling Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4368f $125.00
A Moorish or broadly Renaissance Revival pattern, Gorham's "Hindostanee" was issued in 1878. This example, an 8 1/2" long, 1.8 T. oz., berry or other serving spoon, is an early example of the line, marked "Pat. Appl. For," along with Gorham's "lion, anchor, G" emblem and "Sterling." The finely rendered design incorporates a series of repetitive scrolls and palmettes on a slightly upturned, rounded end, handle, and includes a shield reserve, which in this instance has never been... Click for details
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Gorham "Kings I" Decorative Bowl Sterling Silver Gravy Ladle
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4363f $105.00
Gorham's first iteration of what eventually evolved into three, four counting "King George," interpretations of this standard English design, "Kings I" was issued in 1876. The pattern incorporates traditional elements such as shell and honeysuckle, and embellishes them with rosettes and an acanthus leaf pendant. This example is a generously sized 7 1/2" long, 2.1 T. oz., gravy ladle. The bowl is particularly decorative (see enlargement two for detail). It has a wide, curved, rim with a... Click for details
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Aesthetic Engraved Butterfly & Flower Sterling Silver Berry Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4361f On Hold
This 8 7/8" long, relatively weighty 2.8 T. oz., berry or other serving spoon has a rounded "Old English" handle with a tipt backside. A highly refined piece, it has an overall matte finish and is finely engraved in what appears to be a wild rose or dogwood floral design on the handle, and a detailed butterfly set amidst bamboo or similar leaves in the bowl. These motifs are very much in the Aesthetic style of its circa 1880 period. There is an embellished Old English "C" monogram on... Click for details
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Thomas Wallis London 1805 "Old English" Sterling Silver Platter Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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4358f $145.00
This lengthy at 11 1/2", 3.4 T. oz., piece is variously identified as a basting, stuffing or platter spoon. English in origin, it is hallmarked for London, 1805-06, sterling silver, and "TW" for maker Thomas Wallis. The slender handle is "Old English" style, with a rounded end and tipt backside. There is thumb drop on the bowl reverse. Never originally monogrammed or inscribed, this was apparently re-presented as a 25th commemorative gift, given the script "1928/L/1953" engraved on the... Click for details
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"Hollywood Boulevard at Night".
vintage postcard. California, 1940s
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