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All Items : Silver : Sterling : Smalls : Pre 1900 item #1487202 (stock #5514f)
Old Friends
$45.00
The Victorian and Edwardian eras saw the evolution of a proliferation of specialized personal grooming aids, of which this bonnet brush is an example.

Measuring 6 1/4" long and 3 1/2" wide, it has a silver handle attached to a dense cluster of soft, natural bristles.

It was made by Gorham, whose "lion, anchor, G" emblem, "Sterling," model number "C159," and a date symbol for "1898" are imprinted on the lower edge of the handle...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Smalls : Pre 1900 item #1486875 (stock #5504f)
Old Friends
$225.00
A finely crafted piece rendered in neoclassical French Empire style, this item serves a dual function.

It is firstly a 4 3/4" by 3 1/2" by 13/16" high, hinged, oval box. The hinge is on the short end, with a lip for opening on the opposite end.

It is made of 950 fine, i.e. first standard, silver (slightly higher than sterling) and marked with a "Minerva head" on the lid edge, underside of the cover, and on the lip of the base...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Smalls : Pre 1900 item #1483434 (stock #5417f)
Old Friends
$75.00
Standing 1 3/4" tall and 1 3/4" in diameter, this 1.3 T. oz., sterling silver napkin ring is a relatively large item.

It is marked "S 135" on the interior, which designator is thought to have been used by Wood & Hughes, New York City.

Dating circa 1880, it has a flat walled body with top and bottom rims. These are bordered by a repeating design that is in the manner of a Vitruvian scroll...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Smalls : Pre 1900 item #1482164 (stock #5392f)
Old Friends
$195.00
This pair of grape shears (identified as scissors in period catalogues) is a far more consequential item than most of its kindred examples.

Model number "1772" made by Whiting, and so identified on the collar of one handle, along with a "925/1000" sterling designation, they measure 6 5/8" long and weigh a substantial 4.63 T. oz.

The handles are cast and solid silver and constitute the bulk of the weight, with the plated steel cutting end the remaining portion of the total...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Smalls : Pre 1900 item #1475554 (stock #5252f)
Old Friends
$90.00
About as large as such an item might be, this napkin ring stands 2" high, is 1 13/16" in diameter, and weighs a robust 1.9 T. oz.

It was made by Gorham, whose "lion, anchor, G" emblem, "Sterling," model number "1670," and date letter "Q" for 1884 are stamped on the inside wall.

Plain sided, there are double rolled bands of roses with thorny vines and leaves set on the bias, impressed top to bottom...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Smalls : Pre 1900 item #1475044 (stock #5238f)
Old Friends
$125.00
Generously-sized, this tea ball is a 1 3/4" diameter perfect sphere, hung from a 5 3/4" long chain with a ring end.

Solid silver, it weighs just over 1.0 T. oz. and is marked on the inside lip of the top half, "Sterling" and with the three part emblem of the "Howard Sterling Company," Providence, Rhode Island, used 1891-1901.

The interior of both the top and bottom are stamped "24."

It has a pierced dotted pattern top and bottom halves that forms an eight-pointed star...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Smalls : Pre 1900 item #1474905 (stock #5235f)
Old Friends
$38.00
Modestly sized at 1 3/4" diameter, 1 3/8" wide, and weighing just over .5 T. oz., this napkin ring could have been part of a child's set (along with a mug, plate, and/or porringer for example), although not necessarily.

It has a three lobed body, the top and bottom ones of which are embossed in an Ivy and Vine pattern.

Again, this naturalistic portraiture is pastoral, almost naive, in its theme and could suggest the innocence of a child...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Smalls : Pre 1930 item #1471748 (stock #5169sh)
Old Friends
$65.00
Dating from the first part of the 20th century, this item was made by Reed & Barton, whose early "eagle, R, lion" emblem appears on the lip of the bottom half, along with model number "709" and "Sterling."

A tea ball, it is egg or acorn shaped, 1 3/4" tall and 1 1/4" wide, with a 4" long chain attached to a 1" diameter ring. It weighs approximately .6 T. oz.

The bottom half has round piercings, while the hinged top is solid and engraved with an Old English "F" monogram...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Smalls : Pre 1900 item #1454722 (stock #4755f)
Old Friends
$125.00
Measuring 1 3/4" tall and 2" wide, this 2.0 T. oz. silver napkin ring with an applied rim top and bottom is decidedly more substantial than most examples of the form.

It was made by Gorham whose "standing lion, anchor, G" emblem, "Sterling," and model number "1675" are imprinted on the inside wall.

It is engraved in a floral rosette, leaf and scroll design that is Aesthetic, i.e. Eastlake, in manner, suggesting a date circa 1885...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Smalls : Pre 1900 item #1442084 (stock #4536f)
Old Friends
$48.00
Relatively large at 1 1/2" tall and 1 3/4" wide, and weighing 1.0 T. oz., this napkin ring is stamped with Gorham's "lion, anchor, G" emblem, "Sterling," and model number "2166."

Dating c. 1880, it is bright cut engraved on its otherwise plain walls in an Aesthetic, i.e. Eastlake, style that incorporates fern, leaf, flower, and non-representational detailing and wriggle work.

An open reserve area is inscribed "F.A. Brock." in elegant cursive lettering.

In excellent condition, this is wi...

 
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