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5626f   $70.00

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This master butter knife is a lengthy at 7 7/8", and weighty at 1.61 T. oz., early example of Gorham's Old Medici marked with the company's "lion, anchor, G" emblem, "Sterling," and "Copyrighted" on the handle backside.

Old Medici is one of the many expressive patterns created by renowned Gorham designer Antoine Heller. It features a variety of figures and imagery drawn from the Italian Renaissance period.

Most references date this to 1880, although Charles Carpenter in... Click for details

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1491455   $23.95

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This is a really pretty depression glass pink Princess 3-Part Divided or Grill Plate made by Hocking Glass from 1931 to 1934. This Grill Plate measures 9 1/2 inches across not including the handles X 10 1/2 including the handles. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks or scratches. Be sure to search our other Princess depression glass available. We guarantee items to be as described. THANK YOU.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2528   $75.00

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circa 1835, double swell fiddle with pointed chamfered shoulders, length three inches, weight .15 oz Troy, fine condition, marked as shown in second photo.

These are rather scarce, and this example with its broad, flat leading edge and attention to detail is particularly appealing.

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5625f   On Hold

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This 7 1/4" long, .93 T. oz., coin silver jelly or preserve spoon is marked "R. Smith" over "Newark" for Richard Smith, 1827-1904, generally identified as a jeweler.

A highly decorative item dating from the 1860s, it has a twisted stem joined to a scalloped edge, slightly upturned handle. This has a central shield shaped reserve surrounded by a textured background with wriggle work and bright cut engraved detailing.

The handle backside is plain save for wriggle work around the margins and... Click for details

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1491423   $79.95

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This really pretty green Princess Depression Glass Cookie Jar or Cracker Jar with lid was made by Hocking Glass from 1931 to 1935. The Cookie Jar measures 5 inches in diameter X 7 inches high. Both the cookie jar bottom and lid are in very good condition with no chips, cracks or scratches. Be sure to search our other Princess depression glass available. We guarantee items to be as described. THANK YOU.

Old Friends  
5624f   $165.00

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One of Gorham's earliest full line patterns, Ivy aka Egyptian Ivy has a rounded front stem with a flat back, and broad, convex handle end with a crossbar.

The upper portion of the handle is shield-shaped and features an intricately rendered portraiture of raised ivy leaves and berries set against a stippled ground, with a leafy margin along the lower edges.

This example is a 7" long, 2.1 T. oz., sugar sifter with a large, 2 1/2" diameter, 3/4" deep, shell-shaped bowl.... Click for details

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1491394   $22.95

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This is a really pretty depression glass green Princess 8 1/4 inch salad plate made by Hocking Glass from 1931 to 1934. This salad plate is in very good condition with no chips, cracks or scratches. Be sure to search our other Princess depression glass available. We guarantee items to be as described. THANK YOU.

Old Friends  
5623f   $65.00

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French in origin, this piece is stamped with a (miniscule) "boar's head" guarantee mark on the inside (left, with the handle facing up) edge of the bowl, with a corresponding "bigorne" counter stamp on the backside, indicating is to an 800 silver standard (something less than American coin silver).

The maker's mark is on the flanking edge of the bowl and reads "N V in a caret," with a "star" below the V and a "star and crescent" above it.

A tea caddy spoon, this measures 4 7/16" long and... Click for details

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1491350   $77.95

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This really pretty green, vintage, Princess Depression Glass 6 inch high juice pitcher was made by Hocking Glass from 1931 to 1935. The pitcher measures 4 1/2 inches in diameter. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks or scratches. Be sure to search our other Princess depression glass available. We guarantee items to be as described. THANK YOU.

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20241414-01   Sold

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Offered is an exceptionally fine and earlier (circa 1780-90) American coin silver pictureback tablespoon, marked I*M or I.M twice without serifs. This birdback tablespoon has clear maker's marks and a very well preserved bird, with an unusual and scarce style of bird, facing right with the olive sprig rising over and behind the head. This is sometimes seen with Boston birdbacks, but on the whole this is probably a Pennsylvania (most likely Philadelphia) or New Jersey birdback. It could be by... Click for details

Old Friends  
5622f   $165.00

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An engaging regional period piece, this mug stands 2 13/16" high to the rim, 3 1/8" to the top of the handle, has a top span of 2 1/2" (3 3/4" to the end of the handle), a bottom diameter of 2 1/8", and weighs 3.1 T. oz.

It is stamped on the underside "Currier & Trott," along with "Coin," for the Boston partnership of jewelers and watchmakers with dates from the mid 1820s to the mid 1850s.

The style of this suggests it traces to the 1840s.

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5621f   $48.00

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Part of a large carving set, this item measures 14 1/4" long.

The handle is hollow filled and comprises 5" of the total length of the piece, and is sterling silver, while the six-sided, pointed tip, sharpener is plated steel.

This is an early production item made by Gorham in its 1895 Chantilly pattern, marked "Sterling" and with the company's "lion, anchor, G" emblem imprinted on both sides of the edge of the handle at the place where it meets the guard.

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1491271   $369.95

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This is a really great custard colored glass Laurel, with red trim, 14 piece Childs Hostess dish set made by McKee Glass Company from Jeannette, PA. This Hostess set is in the original display box. This dish set includes four 5 7/8 inch plates, four 4 1/4 inch saucers, four 2 3/4 inch diameter tea cups, a 2 1/2 inch high creamer and a 2 1/2 inch high two-handled sugar bowl. The original box measures 14 long X 11 1/2 wide X 4 1/2 inches high. All 14 pieces of the childs dishes are in very... Click for details

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5620f   $38.00

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Measuring 8 3/8" long and weighing 1.1 T. oz., this relatively plain, c. 1850, serving spoon has a Fiddle handle, high, beveled and rounded, fins off the bowl, and a plain drop on the backside.

Coin silver, it is stamped C[harles]. C[arter] Coleman, for the Worcester, Massachusetts silversmith and jeweler with dates 1844-60. It has a "P (or T) W H" feathered script monogram engraved on the front of the curved handle.

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1491225   $17.95

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This listing is for two (2) sets of Desert Gold, Amber, Sandwich tea or coffee cups and saucers made by Anchor Hocking Glass into the 1960s. The cups each measure 3 5/8 inches in diameter. The saucers each measure 5 3/4 inches in diameter. Both cups and saucers are in very good, unused, condition with no chips or cracks. Be sure to search our other vintage Sandwich glass items available. We guarantee items to be as described. THANK YOU.

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5619f   On Hold

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A prominent Syracuse, New York silver manufacturer with a history that spanned the second half of the 19th century and lasted until early into the 20th century, Joseph Seymour produced a number of flatware patterns in coin and sterling silver.

The Square Handled Engraved pattern on these two matching 5 5/8" long, 1.13 T. oz. combined, forks is one that does not have clear design parallels, either with Seymour or other firms.

The handle is flat, and as the name implies, has straight... Click for details