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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...
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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...
$335.00
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...
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Sugar tongs, they measure 5" long, and at 1.7 T. oz., are exceptionally heavy for their size.
Stamped "S...
$48.00
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...
$285.00
This piece is evidence of the above assertion. It is a 7 1/8" wide, heavy at 6.95 T. oz., plate with a 1" wide raised rim with an applied double lined edge...
$70.00
Coin silver, it is stamped "J...
$70.00
A clean design, French with a modernistic flair, this has scrolled margins which are expanded into a rosette on the handle end.
The blade is large, has scalloped edges, a pierced surface, and a slightly cupped heel.
Never monogrammed, this is in flawless esta...
$235.00
It is stamped on the handle backside, "Vanderslice & Co. S.F. Cal." for the firm established in 1858 which, as recounted in Silver in the Golden State, became "the longest lived of the nineteenth-century San Francisco manufacturing firms," suggesting that this piece, unlike much California silver of the period, was regionally produced.
The handle is a Frenc...
$36.00
Lacking a certain attribution, Catherine Hollan in her Philadelphia Silversmiths writes, "The firm is unidentified, probably from New Hampshire or New England where "DOLLAR[S]" is used [although this term, designating a coin silver standard, is not exclusive to New England]."
She further notes, however, that Yale University Art Gallery has spoons [with...
$145.00
It is a Moorish design consistent with many other patterns of the period, Tiffany and Whiting's Persian, Gorham's Raphael and Hindostanee and Wendt's Moresque being instances of the more prominent corresponding designs.
Gipsy incorporates a leafy, repetitive, motif on the front of a rounded end h...
$85.00
This pair of 5 1/2" long, .9 T. oz., tongs is stamped "PB/WB" for Peter and William Bateman. Other marks include a "lion passant" for sterling, a date letter for 1809-10, and a "bust" duty mark.
A fully period piece, this has slender, tapered, arms with a broad arch and cupped grips and is extensively bright cut in a leaf an...
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Original Seal Top pieces trace to the 16th and 17th centuries, however, meaning this is a "conversion" adapted from a regular but later date, albeit mid 18th century in this instance, spoon.
The back of the handle is flat, while the front has chamfered...
The dies for the pattern were eventually acquired by George Shiebler, who extended production subsequent to all these antecedent firms.
These four, matching, 6" long, 3.2 T. oz. the group, teaspoons are older pieces, marked "H.H." for Henr...
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It is over-the-cup style, with a round, 2 1/8" diameter by 3/4" deep, pierced, bowl. This has a narrow rim with a rolled edge.
The bowl is joined to a 2 13/16" long Pointed Antique slightly upturned, handle and a correspo...
$46.00
The design is Art Nouveau in manner and portrays lily blossoms on the slightly upturned handle, front and back, as well as on the interior shoulders of the sinuous, shell-shaped, bowl.
The detail of the work is precise and rendered in relief.
Never monogram...