Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20220801-02   $35.00

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Offered is a nice American coin silver sugar shell in the fiddlethread pattern, by Edwin J Baldwin and Jeremiah McLene, working in partnership in Indianapolis, Indiana circa 1853-1859. This piece has a worn period script monogram and a maker's mark or jeweler's mark of E.J.BALDWIN&CO., which is still legible (see pics). This piece measures about 6 1/8 inches in length and weighs about 29 grams. Condition is fair overall, with some surface wear but no dents, splits or repairs. All in all a... Click for details

J S Antiques  
1465378   $142.50

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Fostoria Glass Company made Versailles from 1928-30. There are no chips or cracks in the glass. Thanks for looking.

J S Antiques  
1465376   $285.00

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Fostoria Glass Company made this American bowl in the 1950's. There are no chips or cracks in the glass. Thanks for looking.

J S Antiques  
1465374   $71.25

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Duncan Miller Glass Company made Sanibel. There are no chips or cracks in the glass. Thanks for looking.

Old Friends  
5018f   $95.00

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A late 19th century pattern, Dominick & Haff's Pointed Antique was issued in a number of variations, with the one on this 7 1/8" long, heavy at 2.1 T. oz., sugar sifter being No. 2.

A strikingly clean design, D&H's interpretation of this classic design has a slightly downturned handle with chamfered edges and a midrib backside. No. 2 adds a diamond cut border to the front, which is a motif common to English Georgian period silver.

The handle front is also... Click for details

Old Friends  
5016f   $95.00

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Introduced in 1861, and initially made to a coin silver standard then continued in production beyond the conversion to sterling in 1868, Gorham's Grecian features a solid tubular stem capped with an elaborated anthemion or palmette.

This 7 1/2" long, 1.9 T. oz., gravy ladle is an early piece, marked "Coin," along with "Patent 1861."

The handle backside is engraved with an "H.A.B" monogram in Old English lettering.

The bowl is large, 2 3/4" by 2 1/4" by 1" deep, helmet-shaped, has... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20220729-05   $67.50

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Offered is a very scarce pair of early 19th Century American coin silver teaspoons by important Philadelphia silversmith John D. Germon (1751-1829), whose work is featured in many public collections but which is rarely seen in the marketplace. This pair of teaspoons dates to about the last fifteen years of Germon's active period, which seems to have ended around 1825. Each spoon is marked with Germon's maker's mark, and is engraved "CME" in period script for the original owner(s). These... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20220729-04   $34.95

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Offered is an excellent American coin silver long-handled condiment spoon or ladle, done in the Prince Albert pattern and engraved with a good period script set of initials. The maker's mark or retailer's mark of William Boning on this piece is W.BONING incuse; it is one of two William Boning marks recently discovered, the other being in a rectangular punch. Neither mark appears in "Philadelphia Silversmiths" by Catherine Hollan, probably due to the rarity of pieces marked by this man. This... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20220729-03   $24.00

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Offered is a nice American coin silver tablespoon initialed CY in period script and marked with a fineness mark and Conrad's mark. This piece measures about 8 1/4 inches in length and weighs about 36 grams. It is in good condition overall, with some bumping to the bow but no splits or repairs. All in all a nice useful Philadelphia coin silver table spoon!

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20220729-02   $45.00

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Offered is a scarce and attractive pair of 19th Century neoclassical Italian silver spoons, by a silversmith named Castagna or Castagma, who I've not found anything about. In addition to the maker's mark, each spoon is marked with a fineness mark of 800. These spoons probably date to the second or third quarter of the 19th Century, judging by the marks and the style. They measure a bit over 5 1/2 inches in length and weigh a total of about 26 grams for the pair. Condition overall is very... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20220729-01   $29.50

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Offered is a nice American coin silver cream ladle marked PACKARD in moderately crude letters in a rectangular punch; this maker's mark has been attributed to Jonathan Packard (1789-1854), who worked in Northampton, MA from 1811-14, in Albany, NY from 1814-18, and in Rochester, NY from 1819-54. He met an untimely end in 1854 when he was beaten to death by three drunken men while on his way home.

This ladle measures about six inches in length and weighs about 22 grams. It is engraved... Click for details

Old Friends  
5012f   $65.00

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An early production example of the 1810 flatware pattern introduced in 1930, this 8 1/4" long, weighty at 2.3 T. oz., all silver (not partly stainless steel) cold meat fork is marked with the "Native American profile" emblem of the Wilcox & Evertsen division of International Silver, along with "Sterling."

The pattern is colonial in style, featuring a fiddle shaped handle with a tipped backside and distinct flanking shoulders off the bowl.

The serving end has four symmetrical, plain... Click for details

Old Friends  
5010f   $58.00

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An early line pattern first issued in 1861 to a coin silver standard, "Cottage" continued in production for many years, through Gorham's transition to sterling in 1868.

This 7" long, T. oz., preserve spoon is an early example marked "Patent 1861" and "Coin."

The bowl is shell form with a scalloped and dotted edge.

There is a feathered script "HSS" monogram delicately engraved sideways on the handle front.

This is in outstanding estate condition, absent polishing wear or damage and... Click for details

Old Friends  
5006f   $55.00

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A mid 19th century piece, this 6 3/8" long, .9 T. oz., jelly or large sugar spoon is marked with Albert Coles', New York City, "eagle, AC, bust" emblem.

Coin silver, it is a decorative item, with several design details typical of its period.

It has a twisted stem that leads to a broad, shaped end that is bright cut engraved in a design reminiscent of leaves, bellflowers, and fruit, with a diamond border on the front and wriggle work edging on the back.

There is a fancy, feathered... Click for details

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5005f   $75.00

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A decorative item, this 5 7/16" long, approximately 1.1 T. oz., sugar sifter has a rounded end Antique handle with a Tipt backside.

The front is bright cut engraved in a floral, starflower like, pattern along with a fancy, feathered script, "AMJ" monogram.

The essentially round, 2" diameter, pierced bowl has a scalloped edge, coffered sides, and a raised circle in the base. The interior has a satin matte finish that is wriggle work engraved with "pom pom" like detailing that... Click for details

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5002f   $70.00

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A highly regarded iteration of the Medallion genre popular among silver manufacturers of the 1860s, nearly all of John Wendt's product in this line was retailed through New York's "Ball, Black & Co.," whose name, along with "Patent" and "925," appear on the backside of this 5 3/4" long, approximately .8 T. oz., relatively heavy, youth fork.

Appropriate to the item function, the figure on this is young and could in fact be either male or female and thus a suitable association for a... Click for details