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Set of 5 tsps by George Franciscus Jr., Baltimore, 1815
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Pre 1837 VR stock# 666
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North Hill Antiques
(845) 357-4484
Ea. $75, Set of 5 $300
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Downturned fiddle handle, no shoulders, drop, shaded old English S on front; 5-1/2" long. Condition is excellent. Franciscus worked in Baltimore from 1810-18, and from 1819-40 in Lancaster, PA. These spoons are fully marked with a shield, the dominical letter A (which denotes 1815 as the year it was made), and the head of liberty. It is rare to find Franciscus silver so clearly associated with Baltimore, the city of his birth.
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Pair coin silver teaspoons by W&A Cooper, OH & KY
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Coin Silver:
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Pre 1837 VR stock# 674
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North Hill Antiques
(845) 357-4484
Ea. $100
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Interesting double-swell fiddle handles, unusual for midwest and southern silver; pointed shoulders, feathered script mono I S B on front; 5-7/8" in length. Excellent condition. Boultinghouse lists William and Archibald Cooper as forming their partnership in 1836 in Cincinnati, probably moving across the river to Louisville the next year. The mark on these spoons is terrific (see pic), not shown in Boultinghouse.
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