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All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1481364 (stock #5370f)
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$85.00
Marked with Durgin's "D" emblem along with "Sterling" and the number "2," this 7 3/4", approximately 1.0 T. oz., long handle olive spoon is not immediately identifiable as a regular line pattern.

The open work at the end of the handle, in company with the design details, evoke the Durgin's rarely found 1887 Alcazar pattern, although this is not an exact match. Other aspects of the pattern resemble Durgin's (French) rococo 1891 Louis XV...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1910 item #1480257 (stock #5347f)
Old Friends
$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...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1479904 (stock #5339f)
Old Friends
$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...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1910 item #1479829 (stock #5337f)
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$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...
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 : 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...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1960 item #1479095 (stock #5323f)
Old Friends
$70.00
Introduced in 1951, Rondo was made by Gorham. Both the pattern and the company name, along with the word "Sterling," appear of the backside of this 8 1/4" long, weighty at 2.5 T. oz., all silver tomato server in the pattern.

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...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1478675 (stock #5313f)
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$145.00
Gipsy was one of George Shiebler's first, original, full line patterns (vs. many of his other of early patterns which he brought over from other sources).

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...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1837 VR item #1478600 (stock #5206f)
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$85.00
Items originating from various members of the renowned Bateman family of English silversmiths appear with individual maker's marks and in combination with one another.

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...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1800 item #1478466 (stock #5310f)
Old Friends
$90.00
Properly hallmarked for London, 1766-67, sterling silver, and maker Thomas Wallis I, this spoon measures measures 6 7/8" long and weighs a substantial 1.8 T. oz. It is a Seal Top form with a characteristic flat disk (disc) end.

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...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1478413 (stock #5309f)
Old Friends
$110.00
Price for the set of four.
A pattern for which John Polhamus and Henry Hebbard, who worked individually and in a short-lived partnership in New York City in the mid 19th century, held a joint patent, Oriental was a favored design for marketing by Tiffany in its early years.

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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