Downturned fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, drop, reverse tipt, feathered script mono C R on front; 6" long. Condition is very fine, neat mark (see image).
Classic coffin-end spoons from Alexandria, VA - handle tapering straight down from cut- cornered end terminating in bowl with drop on its reverse; feathered script mono B on front; 7-1/2" in length. Very minor tipwear, otherwise condition is excellent.
Classic coffin-end spoon, straight tapered handle, no fiddle; V-drop on bowl back, block mono L (device) V on front; 5-3/8" long; excellent condition throughout.
Pointed-end handle, oval roulette drop, brightcutting and roulette work extend length of handle; feathered script mono D C in cartouche; 5-5/8" long. Condition is mint, probably never been used.
Condition is near-mint - bowl unworn, undented, no ripples. Oval-end handle, half-circle drop (see pic), and a light reverse rib. Mono is S S in feathered script; length is 4-3/4".
The form of these suggests that they were made about 1820 - which means they could have been made in Philadelphia or New Orleans. It's anyone's guess, and the price is right for either venue. Description as follows: downturned fiddle handles, square shoulders, prominent drop, feathered script mono T+CM (?) on front; 5-1/2" in length, good weight. Condition is very good, just the slightest touch of tipwear.
Made by James Watts, Philadelphia, c1860 - sort of a knockoff of the Gorham Josephine pattern - even to the decoration on the back of the tines (see pic). Interesting, however, in their own right. Length is 8", weight is 18 Troy oz. Mono in feathered script on the front is D E N. All in excellent condition save one with wear on its left tine.
Unidentified ivy pattern, leaf motif carried over to bowl back; feathered script mono M E L on front; 8" long, excellent condition. Mark is Watts' horse-&-chevron; also marked COIN and J. LEWIS (the retailer).
Unknown foliate pattern, front and back, 7-3/8" long, 2-1/2" oval bowl. Old English mono Danchy on front. Excellent condition. Ladle is marked A.D. WILCOX and TROY, both incised.
Josephine was Mary Todd Lincoln's silver pattern. This piece was retailed by Bigelow Bros. & Kennard, Boston. It is 7-1/2" in length. Note the crisp foliate decoration on the back of the bowl (see pic). Never engraved; condition is near-mint.
