Early downturned fiddle handles, no shoulders, prominent crescent drop on bowl back, feathered script mono M B C L on front. Length is 8-3/4". Weight is 3 T oz. 8 dwt. Condition is near-mint, extended bowl tips unworn.

Classic tapering handle from end to bowl, c1800 -- pointed drop on bowl back, feathered script mono A B on front; 9-1/4" in length. Weight is 3.5 T oz. A touch of tipwear and a slight test nick on one of the handles, otherwise fine condition. William Coffin Little was born in Newburyport, Mass., and worked in nearby Amesbury until 1801 when he moved to Salisbury, NH, where these spoons were probably made.

Pointed-end handle, c1790 -- reverse rib, feathered script mono F L on front; 5-3/8" long. Condition of this piece, both spoon and bird, is near-mint -- extended bowl tip unworn, even the bird's feathers are intact.

Downturned fiddle handle, c1850 -- square shoulders, drop on bowl back, reverse tipt, gothic mono C on front; 6-1/2" long, 1-1/2" round bowl, good weight. Condition is near-mint.

Marked HENRY BOHM, DENVER and COLORADO SILVER. Scene extends from tipple at end of handle, with basket on rope descending through shank of handle and into bowl where 3 miners are chipping away at the silver ore (all shown in pix). Length is 5-3/4". Weight is 1 T oz. Condition is minty.

Pointed-end handle, c1790 -- long narrow drop on bowl back, block mono H * B on front; 5" long. Condition is excellent - extended bowl tips unworn.

Marked by S.T. Crosby & Co., Boston, c1850, also marked Pure Coin -- brightcutting and roulette work extends half-way down handle; Masonic-like symbols engraved in brightcut cartouche on front. Length is 6-7/8", weight is 17 Troy oz. A touch of tinewear, otherwise condition is excellent. NOTE: It is probably a bit artful to described these forks as "18thC-style." When forks were used at all in the 18th century, they most probably consisted of steel tines and wooden handles...

Pointed-end handle, c1795 -- pointed-arch drop on bowl back, light reverse rib, shaded feathered script mono A V P on front; 8-3/4" in length, each 2 Troy oz in weight. Condition is near-mint.

Downturned fiddle handle, flared shoulders, reverse tipt, feathered script mono J A C on front; 8-1/2" long, weighs 1.5 T Oz. Condition is excellent. McGrew tentatively attributes the manufacturer's marks - lion, star and D -- to Nelson Haight, also of Newburgh.

Pointed-end handle, long drop on bowl back, shaded script mono L R on front; 9-1/8" in length. Condition is excellent, extended bowl tip unworn.

Pinched-waist fiddle handle, c1850 -- pointed shoulders, feathered script mono A on front; 9-1/8" long, 11.5 T oz. Condition is excellent.

Made by Ball, Tompkins & Black, NYC, c1845 -- 12 forks, each 7" long, and 11 knives with silver blades, 8-1/4" long. Mono on all 23 pieces is M D (shown). Only the knives are marked with the makers' names. Some of the hollow handles have light dings, but, by and large, overall condition is excellent.