With their short front "tip't" decoration, engine turned work and bright cut engraving trailing down to the area just above the tines (please see fourth enlargement), these are especially decorative and fine quality examples.
$375.00
Ball Black & Company's items made in this higher silver standard tend to be heavy and of fine quality. They may have been intended for export to the French market, where .950 was de rigueur.
The gilt, ruffled bowl is a tour-de-force of Victorian era engraving. Please see our third enlargement for a better view.
The three elaborately cast and chased feet, with highly carved flowers and scrolls, elevate this object into the realm of far above average.
$125.00
A stunning and pristine example of the best Scottish craftmanship and design.
$650.00
Minott was born in Concord, MA, December 22, 1732. He married Elizabeth Davis in 1762, and spent his working career in Boston after apprenticing to William Holmes. His work is well collected...
$175.00
Both the engine turned and engraved decoration are of the superb quality which is typical of Civil War era silver from the City of Brotherly Love.
$150.00
$60.00
For whatever reason, items in this pattern do not tend to wear well. This one is in exemplary condition.
Compare on ebay (item 353930433927) @90.00!
$190.00
Collecting early American silver does not have to be an overly expensive proposition, although you could also find similar spoons on ebay (item 274673082801) @195.00 each!
$775.00
French Sculptor Auguste Arnaud is noted for his work "The Skirmisher," now housed at the Redoute de Gravelle in Paris. He sought but failed to win a commission for the official state sculpture of Don Pedro II, King of Portugal...
$225.00
According to Flynt & Fales, Dole was an exceptionally meticulous spoon maker who was "known to be very exact in his habits, so much so that people set their clocks by his movements about town."
$75.00
While it may be difficult to work up too much excitement over a mustard ladle, this one is especially long and well-constructed, with a shaft that chamfers as it meets the perfectly hemispherical bowl, and an ever so stylish gently tip't drop.
$195.00
There are some faint lines in the bowl (see fourth photo), probably where a few dents were rolled out, but the overall condition of this spoon is exceptional, with little or no tip wear, a well-struck mark, and excellent weight.
$145.00
One can't help but wonder if this wasn't the personal silver service of Joseph Trowbridge Bailey, or some member of his family.
$175.00
Averaging 1.74 Troy ounces apiece, these are wonderfully heavy in the hand, and a pleasure to use.
Price is for the group.
$275.00
McCalla suffered from an unspecified chronic illness (look up his obituary on findagrave; ID number 17903326) and died at the age of 55. Items bearing his mark are scarce.
$125.00
There is a pinprick dent, visible mostly from the reverse, which we show in excruciating detail (see third enlargement); also an engraved inventory number, but aside from these issues the condition is very good.