Coffin-fiddle handle, drop on bowl back surmounted with a crescent of dots, feathered script mono E C on front; 9-1/4" long -- retailed by Allen Armstrong of Philly. Excellent condition.

Marvellous wrigglework decoration extending length of handle accented by spotlights of brightcutting; ornate feathered script mono M B on front. Spoon has early sugarloaf shoulders. It is 8-5/8" long. Its condition is excellent -- near-mint.

Coffin-fiddle handle, c1810-15 -- pointed shoulders, feathered script mono G on front, date 1802 on reverse (perhaps G's date of birth). Length is 5-1/4", with Enoch's typical elongated handle. Condition is excellent, extended bowl tip unworn.

Classic coffin-end, c1800, straight tapering line from handle end to bowl - incised pointed arch drop, reverse rib, block mono H R on front; 5-3/8" long. Excellent condition throughout.

Classic coffin-end spoon, incised pointed arch drop, feathered script mono S B on front; 5-3/8", very light tipwear. Both full-name and initial marks on spoon.

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.

Classic coffin-end spoon with incised pointed arch drop, feathered script S A L on front of handle; 5-5/8" long. Test nick on handle, otherwise fine.

Set of 3 teaspoons marked Tryner in arc cartouche -- pinched-waist fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, feathered script L H on front, 5-3/4" long. The pinched-waist style is, of course, typical of the midwest. The name Cornelius Tryner was found in a search of Ancestry.com. He is listed as a 23-year-old jeweler in Maroa, Macon County, Illinois. All 3 spoons are in excellent condition, extended bowl tips unworn.

Oval form, 13-1/2" x 8-3/4", with applied twisted "rope" bands at rim and pedestal base, with rope handles at either end (see pic). This piece was never engraved and is in near-mint condition; it weighs 17 Troy oz. The date it was made is cited in the usual Gale signature; it is also marked "Sterling," an affectation of the mid-19thC, as there were no assay offices in the U.S. until about 1865.

Made by William Y. McAllister, Philadelphia, c1830 -- rectangular-shaped lens, 6-1/2" temples with slider extensions, 4-3/8" across lenses. Condition is excellent throughout.

Baluster form on circular foot, heavy bands of fruit and flowers applied at rim and base; S-scroll strap handle topped with heavy applied thumbpiece (see pic). Presentation engraving in feathered script on front of mug: LG / to/ JGT; 4-1/2" high. Excellent condition.

On the basis of style (wide stubby fiddle handle and unusual high angular shoulders), we've attributed this piece to B.B. Hastings of Cleveland. The ladle is 6-1/8" long and the mono is I.A.A. in feathered script. Aside from an incompletely struck mark, condition is excellent.