Classic coffin-end handles with shaded block mono DM on front -- incised pointed-arch drop on bowl backs; 9-5/8" in length. Condition of both is excellent.
Coffin-fiddle handle, c1810 - large molded pointed-arch drop; dual mono, both in feathered script on front: G B C and, probably later, F C C C; 9-5/8" in length. Very slight tipwear, otherwise excellent.
Made by R & W Wilson and shipped west. Forward-tipt fiddle handles with high pointed shoulders; script engraving on front: Ray Co. A. S.; 5-1/4" long. Condition is excellent. A search discloses only one Ray County in the U.S. of A., and that honor belongs to Missouri. Ray Co. is in the western part of the state, not far from Kansas City.
Coin silver dessert spoon with downturned fiddle handle, flared shoulders, feathered script mono F C P C on front; 7-1/8" long. Condition is excellent, extended bowl tip unworn.
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.
Delicate coffin-fiddle handle, incised pointed arch drop, feathered script mono C P M on front; 5-3/8" long. Condition is excellent, with a few very shallow teething marks.
Forward-tipt fiddle handles, sugarloaf shoulders, script mono D D on front; 5-5/8" in length. These spoons were retailed by S. G. Durfee, probably in Palmyra, NY. All in excellent condition.
