$85.00
This coin silver piece is a large, 8 3/4" long, 1.9 T. oz., berry or other serving spoon, marked for BB & Co. but is without a maker's identification, and the pattern, a double-lined border with acanthus leaf detailing is otherwise without an attribution so the origin of this piece is not ex...
$185.00
It has a slightly splayed body with a relatively thick rolled top rim, and a set back foot.
It is marked with the "sword & M" symbol of the Matthews Co., later Hickok-Mathews, "Sterling," and the model number "132."
Dating from early in the 20th century, it has acid etched walls that portray five different Kewpie babies along with shrubs and a...
$38.00
Very much in the manner of its 1860s period, and engagingly so, it has a twisted stem and a flat, shaped-edge, handle that is bright cut and wriggle work engraved in a period design.
The engraved area includes an open reserve ...
$90.00
Likely dating from the 1870s, one private researcher has postulated Fessenden of Providence, Rhode Island, as a maker. Seymour of Syracuse produced some similar work, as did San Francisco sources, so no true solid attribution is at hand. What is incontrov...
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Very similar in design, both versions feature papyrus fronds on the ends of their handles, with the major distinction between them being that Whiting's interpretation incorporates five stems, while Gorham's only three.
This example by Whiting is an 8 3/8" long, 1.77 T. oz., large, sugar...
$45.00
It was made by Towle, whose "T in a standing lion" emblem and the word "Sterling" is imprinted on the handle backside.
Rendered in an Arts & Crafts manner, it has a reticulated handle portraying something of a Chippendale design.
No doubt made to demonstrate that Towle, located in Newburyport, Massachusetts, had the capacity to produce items equivalent in calibe...
$1,400.00
This 10 3/4" tall silver and cut glass claret jug is in full conformity with other examples of such Dresser items from this source, and as such is an important example.
Similar examples are held at the Victoria and Albert Museum i...
$44.00
It is a double die struck Olive pattern, meaning the design appears on both sides of the arched and upturned handle.
A jelly or preserve spoon, it has a generously sized, 2 1/4" by 1 1/2" at the widest, shell bowl with scallo...
$32.00
This example is a 6" long, .77 T. oz., early production sugar spoon, marked with the R L & B three part emblem and the word "Sterling."
The handle is Old English in style with a plain Tipt backside and a front that is extensively and engagingly engraved in a star shaped flower ...
$145.00
The handle is an Old English pattern with a Tipt backside. The front is engraved in a motif that is identified as either Buckle or Garter. The interior of this is further engraved "E.S.F. from G.W.F."
I...
$165.00
The pattern is Lady Washington, which was one of Gorham's early lines, dating from 1876, the year of the American Centennial. That anniversary may have occasioned the development of the design given the name is associated with the first family of the then new nation.
The pattern features the profile of a courtly looking female figure set against a background of classical imagery t...
$32.00
Sculptural in manner, the central design element is a cherubic figure set against a dense, decorative background.
It is strongly reminiscent of Dominick & Haff's Labors of Cupid, which it predates by five years, introduced in 1895 vs. 1900.
It is a multi-motif line, meaning the figural representation varies between different pieces.
This example is a 5 5/8...
$165.00
It is stamped on the underside "Shreve & Co.," "San Francisco," "Makers," "925-1000," and "Sterling."
It has a double Greek Key motif, expressed first and dramatically in the flat band handle and secondly in the applied rim with pale blue enam...
$95.00
This pair of 5 7/8" long, 1.09 T. oz., tongs is stamped "PB/WB" for Peter and William Bateman, members of the legendary family that also included matriarch Hester and Ann.
Other marks include a "lion passant" for sterling, a date letter for 1806-7, and a "bust" duty mark.
It has scalloped edge arms with bowl form grips. The arms are bright cut engraved in a leaf and floral design with wriggle work detailing.
The arch is broad and inscribed with an elaborated, feathered letter ...
Made by Gorham, whose "lion, anchor, G" emblem and the word "Sterling" are imprinted on the reverses, they are 4 7/8" long, and relatively very heavy at 4.37 the group.
Finished in a satin matte gold on all surfaces, they have blue (it may read black in the above composites, but it is a deep blue), yellow, and white enameled handles, executed in an Arabesque with rosettes design.
They...
$38.00
The pattern appears on both sides of the handle and features anthemion leaves, along with other period detailing. Dorothy Rainwater in her Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers describes Shaver's designs as "ornamental."
The bowl is a shell form in the manner of other ...
$65.00
This example, a tea caddy spoon with a likely late 19th century date, is stamped with the number 406 on the reverse, along with Gorham's "lion, anchor, G" emblem and the word "Sterling."
It measures 3 5/8" long and weighs just over .5 T. oz.
Comprising slightly more than half the length of the piece, i.e. 2", the handle is shaped somethi...
Flynt & Fales note he began working in 1809 with Richard Ward and continued under many guises that ended with Jones, Shreve, Brown & Co., in 1854. This firm eventually became Boston's renowned jewelry and fine goods retail establishment Shreve, Crump & Low.
This matched pair of 6 1/2" long, 2....