Engraved foliate design on front of both; slice also has fisherman in boat. Length of slice 12-1/4". Length of fork 9-5/8". The monogram is a script RB on the front. Weight of pair 5 troy ounces. Marked GEARY&WEALE (retailer?). Mark condition very good. Overall condition excellent - minor nicks, probably to test silver.

Pointed end, tipt, no drop. Length 5-1/2". Marked with a script AS in an ellipse and 13 in a rectangle. The monogram is a script J Sch. engraved in direction of handle end. Overall and mark condition are excellent (tip mint; a couple of very minor dents in the bowl).

Fiddle, round fins, drop. Length 5-1/2". The monogram is a script WFB (definitely surname B; not sure of the other letters). Overall and mark condition are excellent.

Bright cut, tipt on back, pointed arch drops. Length 5-1/2". Weight of the six is 2.4 troy ounces. There is a block monogram PA in a reserve. Overall condition is excellent (very minor toothmarks in bowl of one spoon). The mark is W.G.Forbes and two pseudohallmarks (see McGrew pages 111 & 129). The condition of the marks varies from very good to good.

Stylish ladle with double lip, twisted connection to nice turned wooden (ebony?) handle. Marked four times on top of silver shank. Length 14". Total weight 2.8 troy ounces. No monogram. Overall condition is excellent. Who is this?

A little primitive but nice. Silver cap at end of wooden handle. Probably by John Gardiner of New London, CT. Eighteenth century. Length 9-5/8". Bowl diameter 2". Total weight 1.4 troy ounces. Monogram E/IM on bottom of bowl. Mark and overall condition are very good.

Form of about 1770 with upturned handles (tipt on top, no drops), but marked N.Harding and Pure Coin, each in a rectangle. Made by Newell Harding of Boston, say 1840, but probably to match other earlier spoons. Length 8-1/4". Weight 6.25 troy ounces (2.1 ounces each - substantial). Script monogram on back: HW to SAWM, PHM, HWM - one recipient on each spoon. Overall condition is excellent.

Marked J(pellet)C twice. Buhler MFA mark a. John Coburn (1725-1803). Condition of marks: 1 excellent; 1 good-. Pierced and bright cut arms, shell grips. Length 5". Weight 1.5 troy ounces. No monogram. One arm has been reattached, otherwise in excellent condition.

Shell grips. Marked on each arm I.McMULLIN in a serrated rectangle (John McMullin, 1765-1843, Philadelphia, Belden mark b). Also marked with an eagle facing left and a diamond with four dots inside (see McGrew). Length 6-1/2". Weight 1.6 troy ounces. The monogram is a script SHS(?) at the bow. The overall and mark condition are excellent.

Chicken claws with matte finish, engraving inside and out for half the length of the arms. Marked S.KIRK&SON and 10.15, each in a serrated rectangle. Baltimore 1846-1861. Length 6-3/8". Weight 2 troy ounces. The monogram is a script MHS at the bow. Overall and mark condition are excellent (initial S in mark partially obscured by the engraved decoration).

Fiddle, sharp fins, round grips with drops. Marked twice PRESTON. in a rectangle, flanked by lions facing left. Length 6-1/4". Weight 2.2 troy ounces. The monogram is a script AA on the bow. Overall and mark condition are excellent.

Circa 1800-1810. Marked twice EVANS in serrated rectangle (Belden mark c; Buhler MFA mark b). Length 5-3/4". Weight 1 troy ounce. The monogram is a script HC at the bow. Overall and mark condition are excellent.