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Catalogue: Silver: Coin Silver: Flatware: Fiddle-Handled (88)

New Mark: Ellis Baily, Uniontown, PA, c1830 Silver: Coin Silver: Flatware: Fiddle-Handled: Pre 1837 VR stock# 398
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Ellis worked with his brother William. You can find him listed in Whisker and on the internet at American Silversmiths. The mark shown here -- E. Baily in script -- is heretofore unknown, at least to us. This pair of teaspoons have downturned fiddle handles with pointed shoulders. The mono is R B in a feathered script. Length is 5-5/8". Condition is near-mint, extended bowl tips unworn.

Set of 12 desserts by John C. Stedman, Raleigh, NC Silver: Coin Silver: Southern: Pre 1837 VR stock# 660
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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.

Set of 6 teaspoons by Daniel N. Dole, Wiscasset, ME Silver: Coin Silver: Flatware: Fiddle-Handled: Pre 1837 VR stock# 359
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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).

Miniature Kentucky "toy" spoon by Charles Asmann Silver: Coin Silver: Southern: Pre 1900 stock# 695
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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.

Set of 6 Maine teaspoons with rare engraving on front Silver: Coin Silver: Flatware: Fiddle-Handled: Pre 1900 stock# 347
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Double-swell fiddle handle, c1860 -- by Jeremiah Gray, Richmond, ME -- flared shoulders, feathered script mono A.H.G. on front; 6" in length. Most unusual is the decoration -- practically unknown by the middle of the 19th century. Spoons were machine-made and sold with the mono engraved, nothing more. The decorative flourishes on these spoons were engraved, probably on specific order and done by Gray himself.

Pair birdback spoons by David Weatherly, Phila, c1810 Silver: Coin Silver: Flatware: 18th Century : Pre 1837 VR stock# 108L
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Teaspoon and tablespoon with similar birds struck on bowl backs, each with a laurel wreath in its beak. The teaspoon is 5" long, with square shoulders and a feathered script mono C C on the front of the handle. It is marked with the maker's full name: D.WEATHERLY. The tablespoon (or serving spoon) is 9-5/8" long, with square shoulders and a feathered script mono S C G. It is struck twice with the maker's initial mark: D.W (see pic). Both pieces are in excellent condition, t ...click for details

Ladle by newly identified silversmith in Pottsville, PA Silver: Coin Silver: Serving Pieces: Pre 1837 VR stock# 894
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William Brady marked this piece, and also marked the location of his shop. Without the town name, it would be assumed that Brady worked in NYC, as shown in the literature. This ladle has a broad downturned fiddle handle, c1820-30 -- high pointed shoulders, and a unique semi-circle drop on the bowl back. The handle is reverse tipt, and the mono is a feathered script E L. It is 9-1/2" long with a 3" oval bowl, and is in excellent condition.

Set of 12 coin silver spoons from Galesburg, IL Silver: Coin Silver: Flatware: Fiddle-Handled: Pre 1900 stock# 344
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Marked A. S. DEVONDORF. Almond Smith Devendorf was a "merchant" in Galesburg from c1845-70. As such, he retailed these teaspoons to O. McBride. According to John McGrew, the bust in an inverted heart suggests that they were made in Connecticut. All 12 spoons are in mint condition -- probably never used. The handles are in the forward-tipt fiddle pattern, with flared shoulders. Length is 6-1/4". Weight is 7.25 T. oz.

KY teaspoon by Richard Ewing Smith, Louisville, c1830 Silver: Coin Silver: Southern: Pre 1837 VR stock# 671
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Downturned fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, feathered script mono E L A on front, 5-5/8" in length. Excellent condition throughout, bowl tip unworn.

Pair Cape Cod serving spoons by John Munroe, Barnstable Silver: Coin Silver: Serving Pieces: Pre 1837 VR stock# 899
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Oval-end fiddle handles, c1830 -- large flared shoulders, script mono O M L (or S)on front; 8-3/4" in length, good weight. Condition is near-mint, no tipwear at all. Mark is I.MUNROE in serrated rectangle, one with the pseudohallmark of a rampant lion.

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