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624b   $ 375

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Shiebler Flora items are frequently found in teaspoons, and not so frequently in other forms, while berry spoons are quite unusual in the pattern. This example is an 8 5/8" long and weighty, at just under 3.0 T. oz. The design is number 7 in the series, Wild Rose. It has a plain channeled back, which in this instance is engraved "FMB" in script. The bowl is plum-shaped, with a central vee and a pointed tip. Shiebler was nothing if not innovative, and this bowl form is yet one more style he ... Click for details

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622b   $ 85

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Alvin's Majestic is a multi-motif floral line dating from the turn of the 20th century. Produced at the height of the art nouveau movement, it is decidedly in that manner, and successfully so. This 7 1/8" long piece with a pierced bowl is a sugar sifter. It weighs a solid 1.5 T. oz. The flower is a jonquil or narcissus. While most sifters have the bowls set at an angle to the handles, the two parts of this lie along the horizontal, and in this regard the form looks deceptively like a small ... Click for details

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621b   $ 65

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Lettuce forks and spoons bespeak an era when eating involved more delicacy than it typically does today. Distinguished from salad servers, this form was always slender and elongated, clearly designed to prevent bruising of the leaves. This piece was made by Towle in the Paul Revere pattern. It is 8 1/8" long and rather heavy, at 1.5 T. oz. There is a gold wash on the fancy, three pronged serving portion. There are also two monograms, one on the front which is an Old English "W," and an art ... Click for details

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619b   $ 65

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The motif for Gorham's Marguerite is taken from the daisy of the same name. It is art nouveau in style, but gently so. The intricate details show especially well at the scale of this 8 3/8", relatively light, berry spoon. It is monogrammed with an Old English "A" on the reverse, and retains a portion of the original gold wash on the gently undulating bowl. The condition is excellent, with no signs of polishing wear, sharp detail on the design, and a bowl that is absent dents, dings, or burrs... Click for details

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618b   $ 40

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Wood & Hughes' mid 1880's Louvre is a dense, mostly foliate, rococo design. This example is a 5 9/16" long, weighty feeling, sugar spoon. In addition to the complex design, this has an appealing individualistic round bowl with a crimped and scalloped edge. The interior is finished in a deep, bronze-colored gold wash, while the reverse is gilded in a bright gold. There is no monogram or removal. This is in mint condition; there is no visible wear whatsoever. Marks are WwH and Sterling.

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616b   $ 48 HOLD

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Identified as Engraved Number 1 by a number of sources, the motif of this design is a grassy flower. The theme repeats on both the handle and the bowl and is crisply bright cut. It has an aesthetic period sensibility. The item is a 6 1/2" long, heavy, preserve or jelly spoon. The entire front surface has a matte finish, and the oblong bowl with vee center also has a deep, bronze-colored gold wash. There is a feathered script "ZMB" monogram on the reverse. This is a highly decorative, c. 18... Click for details

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0115   $30.00

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This is a Stag Horn Carving Fork with Rest. With Decorated Caps made of Sterling Silver. Measures 12 1/8" Long. Marked STERLING as shown by arrows on photo 2. Has dimple on area that is engraved on end cap. Very good condition.

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614b   $ 195

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Asparagus tongs are usually small items used for individual place settings. This pair follows that form, with two horizontal grips set at right angles to the legs, but are a large 5" long, with 2 1/4" by 5/8" grips. The inventory for the Lancaster pattern as listed in the 1898 Gorham catalog includes asparagus servers and asparagus tongs. The tongs are entered under the heading "miscellaneous" and include such other pieces as butter knife pick, chocolate muddler, food pusher, and additional t... Click for details

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612b   $ 60 HOLD

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This sterling sauce or cream ladle is 6 1/4" long and weighs 1.5 T. oz. It bears hallmarks for Edinburgh, Scotland, 1818, and carries the maker's letters "J.D," one possibility being James Douglas. It is an elegantly proportioned item, with a slender, elongated shank, high shoulders coming off the bowl, which has a thumb drop on the back, and a fiddle end with a well-defined tipt reverse. There is a feathered script "B" monogram, with the number "4" beneath this. The number may have been its... Click for details

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610b   $ 70

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This sterling silver gravy ladle is appealing for its clean, straightforward design, along with its rugged, utilitarian sensibility. It has English hallmarks for London, 1838, and the script "JW" touchmark for silversmith John James Whiting. There is also a small impressed heart above the maker's letters. It is 7" long and weighs 2.6 T. oz. The pattern is a reverse fiddle tipt and there is no monogram or removal. There is a thumb drop on the reverse of the bowl. The condition is excellent,... Click for details

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A 5 5/8" sterling teaspoon in the c. 1900 Durgin Jonquil pattern. Excellent unused condition with Helen engraved on the back of the handle. Marked with the Durgin D and STERLING.

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A 5 3/4" sterling teaspoon in Alvin's c.1909 Morning Glory pattern. Excellent unused condition with Elizabeth engraved on the front of the handle and 11-12-10 on the back. Marked with the Alvin logo and STERLING.

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  $35.00

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An approximately 5 5/8" sterling condiment ladle with pointed bowl in the c. 1870s Ivy pattern by John Westervelt of Newburgh NY. Excellent unused condition with MHS engraved on the front of the handle. Marked STERLING and by retailer S MELICK. Matching salt spoon also available.

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A 3 5/8" sterling salt spoon with pointed bowl in the c. 1870s Ivy pattern by John Westervelt of Newburgh NY. Excellent unused condition with MHS engraved on the front of the handle. Marked with Westervelt's pseudo hallmarks, STERLING, and by retailer S MELICK. Matching condiment ladle also available.

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608b   $ 110

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Gorham's Meadow is a late 19th century, naturalistic design. The motif appears as the name implies, and incorporates clover and other vegetative elements. This item is an 8 3/4" long berry spoon. The line is heavy, and that is true of this which weighs 3.6 T. oz. It has decorated shoulders characteristic of older pieces and is marked with the Gorham lion, anchor, G, as well as Sterling and Patented 1897. The condition is outstanding, with very fine pattern detail, and a clean, dent and burr... Click for details

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A 6 1/4" sterling sea food fork in an unusual but unidentified Joseph Seymour pattern from the aesthetic period of the last quarter of the 19th century with Art Nouveau elements. Excellent condition with a B engraved on the back of the handle. Marked with Seymour's late 19th century mark and STERLING.