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Serving spoons by Robert Best & Co.,Cincinnati, 1815-17
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Pre 1837 VR stock# 880
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North Hill Antiques
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Ea. $250
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Long (3-1/4") downturned fiddle handles, early pointed shoulders, no mono (never engraved; no sign of mono removal); 9-3/8" in length. Condition is excellent, with the exception of very minor tipwear. Members of the Best family were among the earliest silversmiths in Cincinnati. In her book on Cincinnati silversmiths, Elizabeth D. Beckman points out that the firm of R. Best & Co. was in business for only 2 years - 1815-17. (One sold, 3 remain.)
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Coin silver serving spoon by Geo. Bertie, c1815-25
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Pre 1837 VR stock# 881
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$95
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Downturned fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, large drop, feathered script mono C W on front of handle; 8-7/8" in length; 1-3/4 T oz. This piece is in near-mint condition, the extended bowl tip unworn. The only question is the identity of the silversmith -- G (pellet) B. We bought the spoon in PA. Possible makers from that state include George Baldwin of Chester; George Bardeck of Philly; George Beatty, Harrisburg. The most likely maker, we think, is George Bertie, who moved from Baltimo ...click for details
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Kentucky silver -- 3 spoons by the Ramsey clan
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Pre 1900 stock# 673
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Set of 3 $225
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P. W. Ramsey worked with his brother Milton C. for 3 years -- 1855-8 -- in Louisville. These 3 spoons -- table, dessert and tea -- carry the same mono -- E. A. McB. -- but seem to have been made at different times, the tablespoon being a different style with a different hand at the engraving tool. All 3 are in near-mint condition -- the table 8-1/2" long, dessert 7-1/4" and the tea 6".
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Set of 6 tsps by Wm. H. Thompson, Raleigh, NC, c1850
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Pre 1900 stock# 696
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North Hill Antiques
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Set of 6 $250
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The only W. H. Thompson we can find is on p. 163, "Silversmiths of NC," by Cutten & Peacock. This is what they say: "During the latter part of December, 1849, and in January, 1850, the North Carolina Standard carried an advertisement ... (that) W. H. Thompson had opened a New Watch & Jewelry Store in Raleigh. His store was located in a part of the Store occupied by Mrs. Thompson as a Millinery establishment and featured a choice stock of WATCHES & JEWELRY ... all sor ...click for details
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Coin silver by Cornelius Tryner, Maroa, IL, c1880
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Pre 1900 stock# 349
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Set of 4 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 4 spoons are in excellent condition, extended bowl tips unworn.
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American coin silver Mystery Mark #1 -- AHB
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Pre 1837 VR stock# 886
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$100
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Mustard ladle, c1810-20 -- This is a 4-3/4"-long piece with an extraordinarily long (2-1/2") fiddle; it has square shoulders and a tiny (3/4") oval bowl. Mono, as shown, is T E C in feathered script. One would think that a smith, or a partnership of smithies, with a 3-letter mark would be easy to find. Not so. We went thru the B's in Kovel and other silver books to no avail. Then we did the same with the A's, thinking it might be a 3-person partnership. Still no luck ...click for details
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