Catalog: Silver: Sterling: Flatware

with sea creatures and granulated "sand" decoration, length 6 1/4 inches, weight 1.73 Troy ounces, excellent original condition, no monogram.

One factor which ultimately contributed to the demise of his firm was that George Shiebler's best designs were difficult to execute and costly to produce. Not many of these forks were made, and the surviving examples vary in quality and condition...

length seven inches. No monogram, heavy (11.0 oz. Troy the set), generously proportioned and in fine condition with only slight wear to the high points. Given Yours Truly's horrible proclivities toward fussiness, we do have one complaint: they're a bit over-polished and much oxidation has been removed from the low areas. Time, however, will cure this sin...

Bergen circa 1930, length 3 3/4 inches, total Troy weight 1.41 ounces, no monogram, immaculate original condition. For those of you who are not familiar with this mark, 830S = 83% silver.

These would make a splendid hostess gift, especially if your hostess happens to be of Scandinavian descent. Price is for the six.

Exeter (1861), length 8 1/4 inches, total Troy weight 14.74 ounces, no monogram, excellent condition.

If you like a big, heavy weapon with which to attack your steak (or red beans and rice, for our vegan friends) then look no further, here it is.

length 8 inches, a massive 2.85 oz. Troy each, no monogram, excellent condition.

Scroll down our main catalogue page a bit and you'll find two others, monogrammed and slightly more moderate in price, but equally functional.

length five inches, no monogram, excellent condition, weight .95 Troy ounces, please see third photo for mark. Rather a scarce piece in this pattern, and undoubtedly the cutest item on our entire website.

probably Netherlands circa 1900, marked 830s, monogrammed "KH / 12 8 '96", excellent condition and as we say here in Boston, "it's a baaahgin".

length 6 inches, some slight wear to shell (reverse) where it meets the table, see photo number four, but fine overall condition, monogram EJA (?) script obverse, weight 9.08 oz Troy the set, retailed by William Wise & Son.

length 5 5/8 inches, fine condition, gilt bowl, monogrammed "1847 - 1897", weight 1.32 Troy ounces.

For the sake of accuracy, we'll mention that one piercing is slightly ajar (you may be able to see this in our third enlargement) but this is visible only with magnification, not to the naked eye.

Many of our faithful readers have no doubt been wondering, "Has Cherner resigned, retired, been fired, got tired or perhaps become discouraged with the overall lack of interest in antiques unless they are being chased by strange folks on the telly"? Well, no, we actually took a bit of vacation and mostly stayed out of the shops so have little new to show but this lone Tiffany spoon.

If the hostess gift still lives, then this (and a pound of great coffee) would make a fine one...

length 5 1/4 inches, weight 1.07 Troy oz., gilt and pierced tines, excellent original condition, no monogram.

Compare on the Big Bad Auction Site (item 384527490681) @499.50!!

length 2 3/8 inches, weight .28 Troy oz, no monogram, some blemishes in one bowl but excellent overall condition, no monogram.

length 6 3/8 inches, total Troy weight 11.75 ounces, some slight pattern wear but very fine overall condition, monogrammed as shown in third enlargement.

Compare on the Big Bad Auction Site (item 143560460839) @188.00 each!!

These are thick and pleasantly heavy in the hand. Though Saratoga may not be a first demand pattern, it is a great-looking one. We doubt that there could be a more elegant way to eat your fishes!

length 5 1/2 inches, weight 1.39 Troy ounces, no monogram, fine condition, marked as shown in enlargements.

There are some minor surface scratches on the back of the bowl which we've exaggerated using light and magnification. If these make you unhappy, just say the word and I'll give this item a light buff before shipping...

length 2 1/4 inches, no monogram, minor scratch on reverse but excellent overall condition, gilt bowl.

or "kidney" shaped bowl, length 9 5/8 inches, weight 4.27 Troy ounces, gilt bowl, excellent condition.

Granted, this is not the rarest piece of Tiffany flatware you'll encounter while surfing the interwebz, but several features do make it stand out from the crowd: 1) the overall color, condition and lack of polishing wear 2) the exceptionally well executed and decorative Art Nouveau monogram (see third photo) which I can not decipher, and 3) the eminently reasonable price tag.

length 7 1/2 inches, weight 6.56 Troy ounces, monogrammed script "P," one small pinprick dent as shown in enlargement number two, but very fine overall condition.

length 4 3/4 inches, weight .65 Troy ounces (this is massive for a berry fork), excellent original condition, gilt tines, marked and monogrammed as shown in enlargements.

Compare on ebay @139.00!! Price per each; multiples available.