Downturned fiddle-handled teaspoons, c1810 -- no shoulders, strong reverse rib, ornate feathered script mono D M B on front. Length is 5-3/4". Condition is near-mint -- extended bowl tips unworn, birds with all of their feathers

VanRensselaer was probably working in Albany when he made this spoon. (He later worked in NYC.) It has a short front rib, and has a tongue and double-molded drop on the bowl back, which is perhaps unique (see pic); mono on reverse is E over I (device) V in shaded block letters. Length is 8-1/8". Condition on this 250-year-old spoon is near mint, bowl tip unworn.

Made by Edward Lang, Salem, Mass., c1770, for Susanna Bernon (1716-1802), the daughter of a prominent Hugenot family. Her initials and name are inscribed on the backs of the handles (see pic). The spoons themselves are in excellent condition, with a deep front rib. Length is 5-5/8".

18thC-style pointed-end handles, drop on bowl back, short reverse rib, brightcut bellflowers extend half-way down handle, feathered script mono C L L in cartouche on front. Length is 6-3/4". Condition is mint -- probably never used.

Deep rib on handle front, molded drop on bowl back, block mono D over M * M on reverse; 7-3/4" in length. Excellent condition, mark still crisp.

Pointed-end handles, c1790 -- drop on bowl backs, feathered script mono GAC on front; 7-1/8" in length. Condition of all 6 is excellent.

Oval end, slashed drop, script mono Walgrove on front; 15-1/4" long; 3-5/8" round bowl. Mark -- W. Forbes -- is a rare one, but well documented in Belden.

Long and deep front rib, long rattail extends 4/5 of the way down bowl back; block mono S * L over K V over Coin on reverse; 4-1/2" long. Condition is excellent. The word Coin (see pic) looks original; its meaning may allude to the silver content of the spoon.

Shaded block mono L * R on reverse; 4-7/16" in length. Some tipwear, otherwise in excellent condition.

Pointed-end handle, brightcut bellflowers extending half-way down handle, incised pointed arch drop on bowl back, feathered script mono J C B in cartouche on front, later script 1793-1895 on reverse -- probably the longevity of JCB, a grand total of 102 years. Length of spoon is 8-3/4. Weight is nearly 2 T oz. Condition is near-mint throughout -- extended bowl tip unworn.

Short rib on handle front, crisp 12-lobe oyster shell drop on bowl back, block mono S * W on reverse; 4-1/4" long. Touch of tipwear, otherwise condition is excellent.

Oval-end handle, c1790 -- drop on bowl back, reverse rib, feathered script mono D on front; 7-1/2" in length. A little unevenness in bowl, otherwise condition is excellent.