Catalog: Silver

Beautiful bright cut tea urn, Gale & Willis, New York City (c...

Coin silver cake basket, Bailey & Co., Philadelphia (c. 1850), 13" long, 10" wide on oval pedestal base (6-1/8" x 4-1/2"), heavy cast pierced swing handle with script monogram "Pinckard" in small cartouche in center of handle, decorative band around rim of basket, marked under basket on one end "BAILEY & CO." over "CHESTNUT ST PHILA" in an incuse oval with "136" incuse inside and on other end with three pseudo marks (anvil, bust and eagle).

Coin silver sugar tongs, Hugh Wishart, New York City (c. 1785-1800), 6 1/4" long, plain oval pans, straight sides with ribbon-like bright cutting down center, unusual diamond cut and zigzag oval cartouche with feather script monogram "HCR", very small crack on inside of bend does not go through to other side, marked inside one arm "WISHART" in rectangular punch.

Coin silver crumber, Ball, Black & Co., New York City (c. 1851-1860), 12-1/2" long, 7" long pan with raised edge, arching Kings pattern handle, feather script monogram "H" on back, marked "BALL, BLACK & CO" incuse.

Coin silver cheese scoop, Ball, Black & Co., New York City (c. 1851-1876), 8-3/4" long, 2" scoop on Kings pattern handle with 12-lobed shell on end, large 12-lobed shell on back of scoop, marked "Ball, Black & Co." incuse and "950" incuse.

Coin silver sugar tongs, Stebbins & Howe, Boston (c. 1830-1832), 6-3/8" long, 10-lobed shell nips, chamferred shoulders, fiddle arms with crisp Basket of Flowers on each, feather script monogram "FEB" on bend, marked inside one arm "STEBBINS & HOWE" in rectangular punch.

Coin silver master sauce boat, Lows, Ball & Co., Boston, Massachusetts (.1840-1846), 6-3/16" long bowl (6-15/16" over handle), 5-1/4" tall to top of handle, 4-1/4" tall at spout, large deep bowl with narrow pouring spout, scalloped rim, three 11-lobed shell feet with large 12-lobed shell terminals, heavy cast S-shaped handle with acanthus leaf grip, Old English monogram "L" over "F + S" on one side of body and lion head crest on other side, script inscription "From H. J...

Coin silver sugar tongs, George Aiken, Baltimore, Maryland (c.1787-1800), 6-1/8" long, plain acorn nips, straight sides narrow just before bend, beautiful diamond cut bright cut down entire sides of arms and around edge of bend with elaborate cartouche with feather script monogram "HRH" inside, marked "G. Aiken" (script) on each arm (somewhat difficult to read).

Rare set of 12 coin silver dessert spoons, William Gilbert, New York City (c.1785-1795), 7-5/8" long, full French tipt bowls, broad drop, downturned oval end handles tipt on back, feather script monogram "GMC" on front, marked "GILBERT" in rectangular punch.

Coin silver water pitcher, Jones Shreve Brown & Co., Boston (c.1854), 10" tall to top of handle, 8-1/2" to top of lip, 4-5/16" diameter of base, pear-shaped body with large beading around lip, thin arching pouring spout, hollow S-shaped handle, no monogram, stepped pedestal foot, marked underneath JONES, SHREVE, BROWN & CO." incuse on one side of center point and "PURE COIN" and "BOSTON" in rectangular punches on the other side, while many larger pitchers weigh too much when full, this pitcher ...

Coin silver sugar or ice tongs, Storm & Wilson, Poughkeepsie, New York (c. 1802-1818), 8 1/8" long (oversized), oval nips, no shoulders, to 4 1/4" very thin arms to rectangular panels on arms, script monogram "SB", marked on each arm "S.& WILSON" in serrated rectangle.

Coin silver soup ladle, John Burt Lyng, New York City (c. 1770), 13 7/16" long 3 1/2" circular bowl with unusual applied feather edge band around lip, unusual broad drop with feather edge around edges, arching downturned handle tipt on back with heavy feather edge down sides, block letter monogram "D" over "W S" on front, marked "LYNG" in serrated rectangular punch and "N YORK" in rectangular punch.

Coin silver tablespoon, N. Harding & Co., Boston Massachusetts (c.1830-1860), 9" long, full bowl, broad drop, chamfered shoulders, downturned fiddle handle with crisp Basket of Flowers impressed at the top, marked "N.HARDING & CO" incuse.

Coin Silver Sugar (Ice) Tongs, Hayes & Adriance, Poughkeepsie, NY (c. 1816-1826), 6-3/8" long, vertical oval pans, thin arms to fiddle near bend, large feather script monogram "AB" on bend, marked on each arm "H & ADRIANCE" in rectangular punch.

Coin silver sugar tongs, William McGrew, Cincinnati, OH (c. 1847), 6-1/4" long, 7-lobed shell nips, Olive pattern variant on each arm, no monogram, marked on each arm incuse "JCM PATENT 1847 W McGREW CINI", good weight

Coin silver gravy ladle, Matthew Pettit, New York City (c. 1811), 7-3/4" long, 2-1/2" by 2-1/8" oval bowl, broad drop, single struck Kings pattern (crisp), Old English monogram "M" on back, marked "M . P" (pellet raised) in rectangular punch.

Coin silver gravy ladle, Alexander Gordon, New York City (c. 1796), 6-13/16" long, 2-5/8" wide oval bowl, broad drop, downturned oval end handle, feather script monogram "S" on front, marked "GORDON" in serrated rectangular punch.