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All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Pre 1837 VR item #1481793 (stock #20230807-04)
Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts
$20.00
Offered is a nice heavy Philadelphia coin silver teaspoon by Jacob Stockman, with a pristine example of one of his more attractive maker's marks. The mark on this spoon may be the one used for "Philadelphia Silversmiths" by Hollan - not able to recall at the moment. This spoon is engraved "MAD" in period script. It measure about 6 1/16 inches in length and weighs about 19 grams. Condition is fair, with modest tip wear and some dings and dents to the bowl, but no splits or repairs. All in al...
All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Southern : Pre 1900 item #1481794 (stock #20230807-05)
Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts
$28.00
Offered is a nice example of the wares of Louisville, KY jewelers Henry Fletcher and Charles Fletcher Bennett, working in partnership as Fletcher & Bennett from 1852 to 1866. This teaspoon is engraved "SS" in period script for the original owner, and has a good clear maker's mark or retailer's mark. It measures about 5 3/4 inches in length, and weighs about 16 grams. Condition is fairly good, with the bowl slightly out of round and with a few small very shallow dings, but no splits or repairs...
All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Pre 1900 item #1481936 (stock #20230810-01)
Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts
$75.00
Offered is a rare example of the wares of the jewelry and arms firm of E.J Johnston & Co., of Macon, GA. This partnership comprised Edward (Edmund) J. Johnston and George S. Obear, and is well-known for its production of various types of swords for the officers and men of the Confederate Army. This spoon probably pre-dates the war, as E.J. Johnston & Co. was in business from about 1853 to 1868-69. This teaspoon has a legible maker's mark or retailer's mark, and a period engraved script mo...
All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Hollowware : Pre 1800 item #1482024 (stock #20230813-01)
Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts
$45.00
Offered is a really good pair of early and small (and hard to find) English brass candlesticks dating to about 1790, give or take ten years or so. These are attractively proportioned and measure about 4 1/2 to 4 5/8 inches tall - perfect for a modern desk or many windowsills or mantlepieces. Each candlestick has its original ejector rod and one still has the brass button at the end of the rod - that ejector rod is functioning smoothly, while the one without the button is frozen but probably wo...
All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Pre 1900 item #1482220 (stock #20230820-01)
Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts
SOLD
Offered is a very nice English silver teaspoon dating to 1838, the first year of Queen Victoria's reign and the end of the Regency. This teaspoon is unusual in that there is a full, clear set of hallmarks but no maker's mark, and in that the spoon is in the Old English pattern with a block letter monogram - it may have been made specifically to replace a missing spoon from a late 18th Century flatware canteen. This spoon is initialed MC in period engraving. It measures about 5 1/2 inches in l...
All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Pre 1900 item #1482460 (stock #20230826-01)
Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts
$65.00
Offered is a very rare example of antique Mississippi coin silver (actually, very early sterling silver) bearing the retailer's mark of Clarence T. Gifford of Aberdeen, MS. Located on the banks of the Tombigbee River, Aberdeen was one of the busiest Mississippi ports of the 19th century.

Mr. Gifford (bio below) was born in 1833 practiced his trade as a jeweler in Aberdeen for the majority of his career, from the late 1850s through about 1893 (aside from the period of his service from 1862...

All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Pre 1900 item #1482466 (stock #20230826-02)
Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts
SOLD
Offered is a nice New York City pair of American coin silver dessert spoons, measuring about 7 1/4 inches in length and weighing about 64 grams, by Seth P. Squire and Bela S. Squire, working in partnership as Squire & Brother circa 1845-53. These spoons each have a great maker's mark of SQUIRE&BROTHEROFCOIN all in a single punch, and each has a period engraved script monogram. Condition is fair overall, with one spoon significantly dinged and dented and the other in decent shape; neither appea...
All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Pre 1900 item #1482474 (stock #20230826-03)
Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts
$14.00
Offered is a nice early sterling teaspoon from the 1870s or early 1880s, bearing the mark of jeweler William H. M. Freeman, who worked in West Chester, PA and Downington, PA prior to his death in 1898 at the age of 51. This spoon is engraved "DEA" in period script and has a good maker's or retailer's mark for Freeman as well as a sterling mark. This piece measures about 5 1/2 inches in length and weighs about 13 grams. Condition is very good overall, with mild wear but no dents, splits or rep...
All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware : Early Patterns : Pre 1900 item #1482475 (stock #20230826-04)
Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts
SOLD
Offered is a very nice table knife from France and probably the mid-19th Century - the knot-type pattern mixes well with a lot of coin silver patterns. This piece is marked with the 950 standard mark (Minerva head in a punch with clipped corners) adopted after 1838. There appears to be no maker's mark. This knife measures about 8 1/8 inches. It is not monogrammed or crested. Condition is very good overall, with minor wear from normal use but no notable dents and no splits or repairs. All i...
All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware : 18th Century : Pre 1800 item #1482498 (stock #20230827-01)
Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts
$48.00
Offered is an interesting circa 1780 American coin silver spoon, perhaps by John Burger, or perhaps by John Benjamin (though it seems a few years too late for him), or another maker. The long drop on this spoon most resembles those on John Benjamin spoons (Burger's drops tend to be shorter and more pointed or cone shaped), adding to the mystery. This piece is struck twice with a maker's mark of I*B, and is engraved with a good period script monogram. This spoon measures about 4 5/8 inch i...
All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Pre 1837 VR item #1482514 (stock #20230827-02)
Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts
SOLD
Offered is a fine pair of Georgian sterling silver sauce or gravy ladles by noted London silversmith Thomas Barker (registered 1805, as a spoon maker; he added a mark with a pellet in 1811). It is difficult to find serving pieces like this in pairs. These sauce ladles each have clear maker's marks and London hallmarks for 1813, and each is engraved with a good period fluted script monogram of "JMH". These ladles measure about 6 3/4 inches in length, and the pair weighs about 120 grams altogeth...
All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Pre 1900 item #1482666 (stock #20230830-01)
Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts
SOLD
Offered is an interesting American coin silver teaspoon with a very rare mark variant for well-known Philadelphia silversmith James Peters; this is the only example of this mark I've observed. It's uncommon enough that no example was found for Catherine Hollan's book, despite many other Peters marks having been found. Perhaps this was a die that broke shortly after being introduced, or one not normally used on flatware. This teaspoon is engraved "MAW" in period script and has a legible maker'...
All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Pre 1900 item #1482695 (stock #20230831-01)
Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts
SOLD
Offered is a good American coin silver teaspoon by Philadelphia watchmaker and jeweler Henry Ormsby, working circa 1839-61. This is one of three known marks by Ormsby, and the mark on this spoon was used for the book "Philadelphia Silversmiths" by Catherine Hollan. This spoon is engraved "MW" in period script and has good legible marks, including an address mark. This piece measures about 5 5/8 inches in length and weighs about 12 grams. Condition is fairly good, with some shallow bumping of...
All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Pre 1900 item #1482733 (stock #20230901-01)
Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts
$22.00
Offered is a very nice American coin silver teaspoon by the noted Philadelphia partnership of Butler & McCarty, in business circa 1850-61. This spoon has a clear, well-struck maker's mark and a period engraved script "LT" monogram. It measures about 5 7/8 inches in length and weighs about 14 grams. Condition is excellent, with minimal wear and no dents, splits or repairs. A great example of the form!
All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Pre 1900 item #1482735 (stock #20230901-02)
Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts
SOLD
Offered is a lovely American coin silver teaspoon by little-known Philadelphia jeweler Americus Lancaster, working circa 1839-80; this spoon should date to between 1839 and 1860 based on style. This piece is engraved with a period script monogram of "RME" and bears one of two known marks for Americus Lancaster; the mark on this specific spoon was used in the book "Philadelphia Silversmiths" by Catherine Hollan. This piece measures about 5 7/8 inches in length and weighs about 16 grams. Condit...
All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Pre 1837 VR item #1482736 (stock #20230901-03)
Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts
$24.00
Offered is a good American coin silver teaspoon by the noted partnership of Robert and William Wilson, working in Philadelphia between about 1825 and the 1850s. This spoon has one of their maker's marks and a mark of STANDARD denoting the fineness (about 0.900, most likely). It also features a period engraved script monogram of what appears to be "AY". This piece probably dates to the late 1820s or the 1830s, based on subtle stylistic clues. It measures about 6 1/4 inches in length and weigh...
All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Pre 1900 item #1482739 (stock #20230901-04)
Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts
$95.00
Available Singly for $40 Each
Offered are three very nice Delaware coin silver teaspoons (available singly or as a set) by Wilmington silversmith, watchmaker, jeweler and seal cutter John Foulk Robinson (1812-1867), working circa 1835-40 to 1867 in Wilmington. Each spoon has a clear, crisp strike of J.F. Robinson's maker's mark, as well as a period engraved script monogram of "RB". These spoons measure about 5 7/8 inches in length, and weigh about 16 grams, for a total of 48 grams for the three. Condition overall is excel...
All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Pre 1837 VR item #1482751 (stock #20230902-01)
Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts
SOLD
Offered is a very rare, and perhaps unique circa early 1830s coin silver teaspoon made by Orrin N. Sage (biography below), silversmith and surgeon dentist, and marked with his maker's mark. This mark is unique in shape and style and includes the city denotation of Erie within the design. The mark on this spoon was published in Silver Magazine recently as part of a series of articles on the Silversmiths of Erie. No other examples have been recorded anywhere. This teaspoon has a good clear mak...
 
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