This is a nice set of 6" teaspoons. The condition is excellent, flat bowl rims with no wear and no dents. They are marked "J. Appleton Jr" whom I can't locate. The form is a typical New England shape, hence my New England attribution. Ca 1845/50.
This serving spoon is 8 7/8". It's in good condition and heavy weighing almost 2 Tr Oz. It is marked "Wm. F. Ladd" and additionally "Sterling". It was probably made by William Gale who made Sterling early. The weight also lends credence to the William Gale attribution. Ca 1855/60.
A pretty pattern, these teaspoons are almost 6" long. They are in good condition. One has some bowl scratches, other-wise they have no bowl wear or dents. They are marked "Wm. B. Durgin" and "Pure silver coin". Ca 1860.
These 6 7/8" dessert forks are in a pattern I loosely call "Bead". There are several variations of this pattern including the following set which is slightly different at the tip of the handle. This one has a fluer de lis. These are made by "Bailey & Co." Interestingly these are also sterling, having Baileys mark (lion, S, shield) for sterling. Ca 1855.
These 6 7/8" forks are in nice condition. The tines are in good condition and they haven't been repaired or bent. They are unmarked but guaranteed to be coin. Ca 1850.
These are 6". These are in excellent condition, the pattern is crisp, the bowls clean. They are marked "H&S" and "A. Leach". Likely made by Hotchkiss & Screuder, Leach was probably the retailer.
Ca 1855/65.
These are 5 3/4". The pattern seems to be 3 ivy leaves at the top. They are in excellent condition. Only marked "coin", we wonder about the maker. Ca 1855/65.
These forks are 7 5/8". My regret is that I only have 2 of this nice pattern. It has a pineapple on the front and 3 on the back. They are marked "K&L" and "Coin". They are in excellent condition with slight polish wear to the pineapples. The tines are very good. Ca 1855/60.
One of my personal favorite patterns, these 6 1/8" teaspoons have been lovingly cared for to the point of polishing off some of the pattern detail. They were made by Philo Gilbert and retailed by Platt & Bro. of New York. The bowls are in good condition without major denting and no end wear. Ca 1855/65.
These are a pretty pattern, unknown to me, of course. It is crisp and the bowls are in good condition. It is marked J H Johnston & Co., 150 Bowery, NY. They are 5 7/8" long. Ca 1855/65.
