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All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1481020 (stock #5361f)
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$395.00
Price for the set of twelve.
One of several specially designed, numbered, oyster, aka shrimp or seafood cocktail, forks that Gorham presented in its 1886 catalogue (see enlargement 2), No. 10 features a ball top with twisted stems.

This offering is for a full set of twelve matched pieces, all in flawless, original condition.

Each one measures 5 7/8" long, while the group weigh 4.7 T. oz.

They have three tines, the center one of which is spear form, joined to a cupped heel with scalloped shoulde...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1950 item #1480958 (stock #5359f)
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$115.00
Issued in 1945 in the beginning flourishes of what is now identified as the Mid Century Modern design era, Wood Lily by Frank Smith shows clean lines with an architectural quality.

This example is a 7 1/2" long, quite substantial weight at 2.4 T. oz., gravy ladle.

It features the namesake woodlily plant at the handle end, interpreted in a manner reminiscent of Danish Modern designer Georg Jensen.

This item is unusual, however, in that the area between the leaf stems...

All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces : Pre 1900 item #1480919 (stock #5358f)
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$65.00
This pair of coin silver tongs are generously sized at 6 1/4" long and weigh 1.2 T. oz.

Each arm is stamped "F. [for Foster] Tinkham," born in Middleboro, Massachusetts, in 1803, and documented working in New York City in 1840, the approximate date of this piece, as a jeweler and watchmaker. He had returned to Massachusetts by 1855.

The arms are Fiddle shaped, which is a style consistent with their period.

The grips are shell form, and the arch is engraved in a very elegant fea...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1920 item #1480660 (stock #5356f)
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$60.00
A long handled version, this olive spoons measures 7" as against a regular length 5 1/2" or so for this form. It weighs .7 T. oz.

Made by Watson, the pattern is Bridal Flower, introduced in 1910.

Although dating from late in the Art Nouveau period, this follows fully after that style, with a very fluid interpretation of the lily blossoms that form the centerpiece of the design.

The gold finish bowl (front and back sides) is shell form, with scalloped edges and a ribbed and...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1480606 (stock #5355f)
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$145.00
Lengthy at 10 1/4" and weighing 2.6 T. oz., this all silver server is likely a fish slice although some sources identify it as an ice cream server.

Ice cream servers tend to be more bulbous or stubby than fish slices, while conversely the later is more slender and generally has a more pointed tip and flatter surface than the former, and this goes in that direction. For contemporary usage, it could be used for a multitude of purposes.

Made by Gorham, whose "lion, anchor, G" emblem and the wo...

All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1480566 (stock #5354f)
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$95.00
Price for the set of six.
This set of six, 6" long, 3.0 T. oz. the group, coin silver spoons are all marked "Root & Chaffee" along with a right facing "eagle" emblem.

William Root and Frederick Chaffee were located in Pittsfield, in the Berkshires region of Western Massachusetts, and were in partnership 1830-1849.

These have Fiddle handles with Tipt backs and are all engraved in fancy, feathered script, lettering, "E T Boyd" on the fronts.

In very good condition, they are free of wear or damage suc...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1910 item #1480457 (stock #5352f)
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$60.00
The larger of two sizes of sugar tongs that Reed & Barton produced in one of its flagship Art Nouveau designs, Les Cinq Fleurs, this item measures 4 5/8" long and weighs a relatively heavy 1.2 T. oz.

Issued at the turn of the 20th century, the pattern features a variety of deeply textured and highly detailed flowers, each one specific to the particular item.

The portraiture on this is poppy.

It has talon grips and a wide arch with raised edges on either side.

The arms s...

All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Hollowware : Pre 1900 item #1480392 (stock #5350f)
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$365.00
Standing 2 7/8" high, with a top diameter of 2 3/8" and a bottom diameter of 1 7/8", a maximum span of 3 5/8" to the end of the handle, and weighing a relatively light but proportional to the overall size, 2.8 T. oz., this mug is marked "WwH" for Wood and Hughes, New York City, and "900/1000" for coin silver.

Baluster form, it has a beaded base with smaller beading encircling the top rim. The area of the body opposite the C scroll, hollow handle is chased in a floral (perhaps hibiscus)...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1910 item #1480257 (stock #5347f)
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$180.00
Price for the set of twelve.
Slightly smaller than full sized teaspoons, "5 o'clocks" were used for late afternoon tea.

This group, a hard to find matching set of twelve in Whiting's Art Nouveau Violet, measure a typical 5 3/8" long each and weigh a relatively light 5.8 T. oz. the lot.

Introduced in 1905, these are early issue items marked "Pat. App. For." Other marks include Whiting's "lion and W" logo, "Sterling," and the name of the retailer, "I. Lewkowitz," located in New York City's lower East Side.

An ...

All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware : Pre 1837 VR item #1479987 (stock #5341f)
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$38.00
This coin silver teaspoon measures 5 7/8" long and weighs just under .5 T. oz. (14 grams).

It is marked "Benedict & Scudder" over "New York," a partnership dating 1828-36, with Andrew Comstock Benedict, who also worked independently, the more prominent and lasting name in silversmithing of the two.

The end of the handle features a raised Basket of Flowers. This, along with the Sheaf of Wheat motif, were two popular embellishments on the otherwise largely plain designs on silv...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1479904 (stock #5339f)
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$245.00
Rooted in Moorish design, Whiting's Arabesque features a standing griffin with widespread wings set against a vine, leaf, and rosette background that are the defining elements of arabesque design.

This example is an 8 7/8" long, 2.4 T. oz., all silver, pie server that was retailed by "Ettenheimer [& Co.]," Rochester, New York, as stamped on the handle backside. Other marks include Whiting's "standing lion with a W" emblem, "Sterling," "Pat. 1875," and the number "6."

The handle fron...

All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1479869 (stock #5338f)
Old Friends
$30.00
Price for the pair.
Dating from the mid 19th century, these two teaspoons measure 5 13/16" long each and weigh just under 1.0 T. oz. combined.

Coin silver and so marked, along with the name of the retailer, "H.H. Ladd & Co.," Manchester, New Hampshire, they are matching pieces.

Each one has a Tipt end with a leaf and scroll design engraved on the front sides. There is a reserve area, which is inscribed with a fancy Old English "F" monogram in each instance.

Slender and gracefully proportioned...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1910 item #1479829 (stock #5337f)
Old Friends
$235.00
An early production piece in Whiting's commanding King Edward pattern, this grandly-scaled, 9 3/4" long, weighty at 4.0 T. oz., berry or other (rice, entree, or vegetable, for example) serving spoon is marked with the company's "lion and W" logo, "Sterling," and "Pat. Ap. 23, 1901," as well as the retailer's name, "Shaw & Berry Co.," Washington, DC.

The patent date corresponds with the ascension of Edward VII to the English throne and the beginning of the era named for him, so it is fi...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1479739 (stock #5336f)
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$48.00
A design originated by Henry Hebbard, New York City, and later offered as a line pattern by Whiting, Mask was also retailed by Tiffany under its own name in the 1860s. This 6 1/8" long, .8 T. oz., sugar spoon is a case in point.

It is marked "Tiffany & Co.," "H H Patent 1859" and "Sterling." (Coin was still the general standard in this period, and some Mask shows up in coin, but Tiffany required a sterling standard.)

A gadroon design with leafy detail, the pattern take...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1479705 (stock #5335f)
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$65.00
This 5 1/4" long, .8 T. oz., bon bon (or petit fours server) was made by Alvin whose "A" flanked by an "eagle and a sword" emblem and "Sterling" is imprinted on the handle backside.

An unnamed pattern, its scrolling, asymmetrical margins are suggestive of Whiting's Louis XV, although this version is more elaborate than Whiting's.

The dominant feature of the piece is its large, 2 7/8" by 2 3/4", pierced and embossed, bowl with a piecrust front edge and flange rim. It is finished in a...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1479645 (stock #5334f)
Old Friends
$335.00
One of the most expressive of renowned Gorham designer Antoine Heller's patterns, Medici aka Old Medici features figures and imagery drawn from the Italian Renaissance period.

Most references date the pattern to 1880, although Charles Carpenter in his benchmark Gorham Silver places it about 1883.

This piece is a large, 13" long, nearly 7.0 T. oz. (215 grams), all silver soup ladle.

The intricacy of the design shows to full advantage at this essentially massive scale...

All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces : Pre 1900 item #1479600 (stock #5333f)
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This item traces to mid 19th Baltimore and reflects the character of early silver from that city.

Sugar tongs, they measure 5" long, and at 1.7 T. oz., are exceptionally heavy for their size.

Stamped "S. Kirk & Son" and "10.15" for the peculiar-to-Baltimore silver standard that is essentially equivalent to coin, each arm is chased in a high relief flower and leaf design that is akin to Kirk's holloware of the period, as illustrated, for example, in Maryland Silver published b...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1479459 (stock #5329f)
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$48.00
A late 19th century scroll pattern with a French flair as is appropriate to its name, La Reine was made by Reed & Barton.

As with much of R&B's work, the line was heavy, and that is so for this 6" long sugar spoon which weighs nearly 1.2 T. oz.

This has a generously sized, three lobe, bowl with embossed scrolling on the heel and shoulders. It is finished in a deep, matte, gold wash front and backsides.

Clearly a twenty-fifth anniversary gift, the bowl interior is elegantly...

 
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