Oval-end handle, c1790 -- pointed arch drop, reverse tipt, ornate feathered script mono L M on front. Length is 9-3/8". Combined weight is 22+ T oz. Condition is excellent, extended bowl tips unworn. Bowne worked in Middletown Twp., NJ, and NYC, from 1778-1818.
Downturned fiddle handles, c1825 -- reverse tipt, 6 with slightly pointed shoulders, 6 with rounded shoulders, all with a feathered script mono T.W.B. on front; 7" in length. All in near-mint condition.
Double-struck fiddlethread pattern, c1840 -- length of each fork is 7-1/2", combined weight of all 12 is a bit over 23 Troy oz. Mono is a feathered script M E G on the handle reverse. Condition is very good, with even tinewear.
When these tongs were made, Chittenden was working in New Haven. The tongs have cast extensions on the fiddlethread arms, ending in shell nips (see pic); there is a feathered script mono A T R on the bend. Length of the tongs is 5-3/4". Condition throughout is excellent. Mark is B C, struck on both arms. It may be found in Hammerslough's tome on Connecticut silver.
Downturned fiddle handle, c1820 -- pointed shoulders, feathered script mono N B on front; 6" in length. Condition is mint, extended bowl tips unworn. Dole was known for the artistry of his spoons, with their long graceful handles and well-turned bowls (see Flynt & Fales).
Pointed-end handle, c1790 -- oval drop on bowl back, brightcutting 2/3 of the way down handle; block mono H A in cartouche on front; 9-1/8" in length. Condition is near-mint, extended bowl tip unworn.
Coffin-fiddle handle, c1810 -- small pointed shoulders, elongated drop on the bowl back, reverse tipt, feathered script mono J M W on front; 9-1/4" long. Condition is excellent. Roe mark, with sheaf pseudo, remain crisp.
19" x 14-1/4" oval, applied openwork scrolls and roses at ends, similar scrolls at sides; shaded gothic mono J in center; 42 Troy oz. Condition is excellent.
Pointed-end handle, c1790 -- brightcutting and roulette work half-way down handle, pointed drop on bowl back, feathered script mono T A A in cartouche on front; 7" in length. Condition is excellent.
Pinched-waist fiddle handle, c1865 -- pointed shoulders, feathered script mono M C A on front; 3-7/8" in length. Asmann (or Asman, as he is listed in Boultinghouse's book) worked in Covington, KY. Miniature silver spoons such as this example may have been salesmen's samples or, perhaps, doll spoons. This piece, a rarity in southern silver, is in excellent condition.
