Early downturned fiddle handle, no shoulders, tiny roulette crescent drop, brightcut sunburst (or sunflower) with roulette half circles all around edge of fiddle; very crude mono C F on front; 5-5/8" long. Very good condition all over. (See photo.)
Mint condition fiddle-handled tablespoon with flared shoulders, a large drop on the bowl back; it has a reverse tip, and the mono in feathered script is A.B. Length is 8-5/8", weight is 2 T oz. Condition is terrific, extended bowl tip unworn. As per John McGrew, this spoon was made by one of the Forbes boys in NYC (see pseudo marks in pic).
Pointed-end handle, c1795 - slashed molded drop, block mono P over W L in cartouche on front; 7-3/4" in length. That's rather long for an 18thC dessert spoon, but the size and shape of the bowl gives its purpose away. The more important aspect of this piece is the mark -- D.VINTON (see pic). At one time, the DV mark was attributed to Vinton; more recently scholarship has reattributed DV to Daniel VanVoorhees. This is the first time we've seen a full-name Vinton mark; in fact, it ...click for details
Downturned fiddle handles, pointed shoulders, incised circular drop; feathered script mono L W on front; 5-3/4" in length. Condition of all 3 is very good, marks are excellent.
Made by Albert Coles, NYC, c1850-60 -- consisting of: 6 table (or serving) spoons - 8-1/4"; 6 forks - 7-3/4"; 6 hollow-handle knives with silver blades - 7-1/2"; 6 teaspoons - 6-1/4" long. Total weight is 30 Troy oz. The forks have a bit of tinewear, otherwise the set is in remarkably fine condition.
Crisp and prominent foliate scroll decoration on bowl backs (see pic), featheredging extending length of handles; reverse-tipt handle ends, block mono W T on front; 4-7/8" in length. Overall condition is excellent. Beal worked in Hingham and Boston, Mass. Mark is C (pellet) B, as shown in Belden.
