$65.00
Some twit put a drop of silver-test acid right inside the cartouche and left a slight stain, but aside from this the condition is exemplary.
Is there a wedding in your future? Picture the flower girl, strolling down the aisle, carrying your rings in this basket.
On Hold
There is some slight wear to engraving on blade, though nothing tragic, and also a few scratches as shown in first enlargement which I'll gladly attempt to polish out before shipping if you ask me very nicely.
Compare on the big bad auction site (item 332946849323) @895.00
The handle is applied with wirework in the form of a watch spring, making this the perfect gift for your martini-drinking watch collector friend!
With faux alligator skin, and applied silver matte finish "calling card."
As mentioned elsewhere on these pages, Porter's work is of inconsistent quality. Here, the soldering is a bit sloppy and the hammering is rather random. So let's just consider that part of the charm, if we may.
Though it may only win second prize in a beauty contest, the price is attractive and we've certainly seen uglier ones.
For those of you who like comparison shopping, check item 192469545712 on the Bay of Eees, which weighed not even half as much and measured a mere inch an a quarter in diameter.
Did these spoons belong to one of Vice President John Calhoun's children? We like to think yes, but don't ask me to prove it!
What could you do with them? Well, I for one would be ecstatic if served an appetizer of duck liver paté in a little ramekin with a very elegant silver knife. But then again, I'd probably also be pretty happy to see this even without one...
$252.00
Both figures appear to be hand chased-- note the detail in Blue's hat and knickers.
An attractive and reasonably priced little item from the Art Deco era.
This was probably a custom made item.
We've examined both doggies carefully with a high power loupe, and they appear to be 14k. No, we're not going to test them...
Frequent guests of our little web page know that it is extremely unusual for us to offer items with removed monograms, but this is subtle, and also a tantalizing price, we think.