$35.00
The portraiture includes a turtle, along with oyster shells and seaweed on the handle, and the North Point battle monument in the gold washed bowl.
It has a script "M" monogram engraved in the open area on the h...
It features a lined handle with a fan, i.e. palmette, end. This in turn is framed by two acanthus leaves at the point where the handle turns tubular.
This example is 5 7/8" long, relatively substantial weight 1.0 T. oz., teaspoon that was retailed by carriage trade New York City jeweler "Howard & Co.," as st...
$65.00
The handle obverse is extensively engraved in a fine, dense, bright cut and wriggle work, pattern that includes a fancy, feathered script, "MCO" monogram in the open reserve area.
It is stamped "James E. Caldwell & Co." on the backside for the renowned Philadelphia ...
It has a Tipt end handle with something of a Fiddle shaped shank with tall, narrow and beveled, fins off the bowl, and a pointed end bowl. The backside heel has a plain drop.
This one, along with the other four, has a fancy, feathered script, "SEA" monogram set sideways on the handle front.
Marked "Coin" on the reverse, it is also stamped "S.P. Bell," who was likely the ...
$60.00
First, the pattern which is Ruby by John Polhamus (later Shiebler) is a superb expression of the Greek and Egyptian Revival modes popular in its 1870 period.
It features a central palmette set atop something akin to a papyrus leaf. There is a rosette flanked by ivy leaves situated on the pointed tip end. These elements are surrounded by addition...
$185.00
Made by Whiting, the pattern is Heraldic, issued in 1880.
Appropriate to the name, the imagery features a medieval helmet prominently set at the top of the handle. The remainder of the design incorporates a dense array of high relief, scrolling acanthus leaves.
There is a flowing script "EAW" monogram engraved in the shield reserve on the ...
$42.00
One of Gorham's enduring patterns, the design features French scroll margins with a shell detail at the handle end.
This has a shell-shaped bowl that is finished in a bright gold wash on the interior and has decorated shoulders. This latter detail is only found on older pieces; newer items have plain sho...
$245.00
It is hallmarked for "sterling silver," "London," "1898," and prominent English maker "William Comyns & Sons, Ltd."
Trumpet form, it has tapered sides that lead to a splayed top that measures 4 1/2" in diameter.
The uppermost 1 1/2" of the body, essentially the splayed area, features open leaf and flower (perhaps thistle) cut...
This example of his work is a 7" long, weighty at 1.3 T. oz., place or dessert spoon.
The marks on this, "A.E. Warner" along with the peculiar to Baltimore "11" assay stamp (midway between coin and sterling silver), is one of seven documented in the above reference...
$65.00
Their offerings included a variety of Florida themed souvenir items and table implements, many of them sourced from Gorham, which is the case with this early 20th century, 8 3/4" long, orange knife.
It has a filled handle in an orange blossom, bud, and leaf design. This is stamped "Sterling" and with Gorham's "lion, anchor, G" emblem on the ferrule at the join with t...
$48.00
This lengthy at 7 1/2" and weighty at 1.3 T. oz., master butter knife is stamped with his "star, lion, D" emblem along with "Sterling" on the blade backside.
The pattern is Ivy, which was one of Westervelt's full line designs. Naturalistic in manner, Ivy faithfully represents this vine which served ...
This ensemble is an ice cream set comprised of a server along with eleven (alas one of the no doubt once twelve has been lost to the group) individual spoons.
These are all part of a rarely found original set, no...
$44.00
It is marked with the company's "standing lion in a T," "925/1000," "Sterling," and "(Pat. 1895)."
The bowl is essentially round, 1 3/4" in diameter and 1/2" deep. Characteristic of the line, it has a faceted interior and a flanged rim with scalloped shoulders.
In choice estate condition, this is without wear, dents, bends, or scuffs in the bowl, and shows a bright f...
$115.00
One particular pattern that was widely embraced was the Lily, which is actually a lily of the valley engraved on this 8 3/4" long, 2.6 T. oz., berry or other serving spoon by Whiting.
Introduced in 1882, the naturalistic floral and leaf elements are represented in an Aesthetic manner, set on a rounded end, Antique
$60.00
Stylistically it often mirrors silver from other countries, particularly France, and from earlier periods.
Marking is idiosyncratic, often even obscure, employing pseudo hallmarks that are generally challenging to identify.
This example is a 6" long, 1.1 T. oz. piece known as a "monkey spoon," which characteristically has a handle with a hooked...
Dating from the late 19th century, it is a quality item stamped "Hennegan, Bates Co." for the prominent Baltimore firm, and "Sterling."
The pattern is an engraved Lily, which is more accurately lily of the valley, and is one of several variations of the same theme made by numerous manufacturers of the period.
The bright cut work is set against an enhancing ...
$110.00
One distinguishing aspect is the combination of maker and retailer.
It is stamped with the "eagle, thistle, harp" mark of Philadelphia's Taylor & Lawrie." Catherine Hollan in Philadelphia Silver notes "they [T&L] advertised they had manufactured for Bailey & Kitchen then for Bailey & Co. for twenty years . . . (1857 adv)."
This is stamped "M.W. Galt & Bro.," for the Washington, D.C. firm establishe...
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Researcher, author, and collector Janet Zapata has written extensively about Marcus & Co. (including a 2007 article in The Magazine Antiques), and her material and other background information is av...