Made by Jonathan Trott, Boston & Norwich, CT, c1785 -- oval-end handle, drop on bowl back, headdress on front of handles (see pix); 4-1/8" in length. Condition is excellent. Mark is J pellet T, as shown in Flynt & Fales.
This is a 1998 remake of Gorham's 1864 medallion pattern. It is 9-1/2" long with good weight. It is marked GORHAM STERLING. It has never been engraved. Condition is excellent.
Helmeted head looking right surrounded by tiny beads; lightly gold-washed teardrop bowl with etched styllized leaves; script mono Hutchins on reverse; 13" in length. Marked COIN on reverse of stem. Condition is excellent.
7-3/4" in length, pointed shoulders, 12-lobe shell drop on bowl back, c1825 - script mono C. Lincoln on reverse. Ladle has been lightly buffed, otherwise in excellent condition.
Both Jeremiah and Daniel were born in PA, Jeremiah settling in Phila as a silversmith, Daniel moving on to NC and thence to KY & MO and his rendevous with history. These tongs by this maker must be very rare - in 30 years we've never seen another piece of silver by Jeremiah. They are decorated over-all with brightcutting and roulette work - around the arms, the bend and the nips. Brightcut flowers decorate the back of the nips. The mono is A W in a cartouche on the bend. The tongs are ...click for details
Pointed-end handle, c1790 --- unusual double ornamental roulette drop on bowl back, shaded block mono S B in cartouche on front; 9-1/8" in length. Overall condition is excellent.
D.N. Dole worked in Newburyport until the great fire of 1811. He moved on to Maine, with shops in both Hallowell and Wiscasset. This piece was made about 1810, and thus is presumed to have its origin in Mass. It has an ornate feathered script mono N on the front of a long thin handle with pointed shoulders at the base of the handle. Length is 9-5/8". Condition is near-mint.
Classic coffin design, c1800-10 -- handle tapering from end to bowl; brightcut cartouche and bellflowers on front, feathered script mono J H P in cartouche. Length is 9-3/8". Condition is excellent. Hardy apprenticed with Paul Revere in Boston, and further trained with William Simes in Portsmouth, NH.
