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It is a 7 5/8" long, 1.5 T. oz., solid silver jelly knife.
The blade is long, narrow, pointed, and as is characteristic of this line, faceted, with scalloped shoulders and upper edge...
$80.00
A major manufacturer of his period, Coles was capable of producing sophisticated and well finish pieces and this spoon is exemplary of his work...
It has a rounded end handle with a plain, concave back that is engraved in a script letter "JBS" monogram.
The front is ridged in a series of parallel swirls that overall are reminiscent of waves...
They are all marked with the company's "standing lion" emblem, "Sterling," "Pat. 1902," "R'd 1902," and with an Old English "O."
Further corroboration of their age is that they are sequentially dated in script lettering on the handle backsides, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1909 respectively...
$115.00
It has a generously-sized, 3 1/2" by 2 1/2", flat blade with cupped and scalloped shoulders, and was probably intended as a hotcake lifter or pastry server.
The handle is a Pointed Antique design with a slightly downturned end...
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This large, 2 7/8" wide bowl, 3 1/4" maximum span, 1 5/8" tall, 2.19 T. oz...
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This example of the pattern is a large, 7 3/4" long, substantial weight at 1.54 T. oz., solid silver master butter knife.
The flat blade is set at an angle to the handle and has a scalloped upper edge and gently rounded end...
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Psyche, which came in a solid and a pierced version, is the more commonly known of the Paye & Baker renderings, while Mermaid, which is the pattern on this 5 3/8" long, relatively heavy at .93 T...
$595.00
This group of spoons illustrate three patterns representative of the period and include two florals and one fruit...
$175.00
There is ample biographical material about him available online, including the site "chicagosilver," which notes that he graduated from the "Cleveland School of Art" in 1898 and maintained strong ties with Boston where he studied further and worked briefly.
The "New York Metropolitan Museum of Arts" holds a silver casket made by him circa 1907 which reflects the influence Ch...
$195.00
Solid silver, it weighs 4.0 T. oz.
The pattern is Old English with a rounded, downturned, handle end with a Tipt backside. It has an exposed thumb drop on the join with the bowl.
Plain, this has never been monogrammed or inscribed. Its appeal lies in its simplicity of design and fine crafting, all preserved in near original condit...
It is an original production example of Reed & Barton's Love Disarmed, issued in 1899, and is marked with the company's "eagle, R, lion" emblem, "Sterling," and "Pat. Appl'd For," all in very fine lettering.
All the details are exactly as they should be on an old example save that, significantly, the floral tip on the pattern is missing. It either broke off at some time, or this is a consequence of a defect in manuf...
$70.00
It was made by Gorham, whose "lion, anchor, G" emblem, "Sterling," and model number "A3428" are imprinted on the underside.
It is engraved "Charles Barham Jr." over "July 16. 04," which places its date of manufacture to early in the 20th century.
It has a...
The pattern is Fiddle Tipt which is a mid 19th century design. Each one is engraved with a fancy, feathered script, "A. R." monogram set sideways on the handle front.
These are marked "Sterling" when coin would be expected for this style, so whether they are early sterling examples, or later production pieces of an older design is uncertain.
That is one of two minor perple...
$95.00
This large, 8 3/8" long, heavy at 2.25 T. oz., solid silver, 20th century, fork is marked on the backside heel in English, "Made in Austria" and "Sterling," along with "Ges. Gesch." for "Gesetzlich Geschutzt," i.e. the German equivalent for patent, trademark, or copyright.
Lastly, there is a...
$165.00
This piece, which is marked "Kitts & Werne" is a 7 3/4" long, weighty at 2.0 T. oz., coin silver, sugar sifter.
There is some thought that larger items like this may actually have been early ice or pea spoons rather ...
$18.00
While most sources place H. Hastings in Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1820, William McGrew in Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver introduces the possibility of a Connecticut location.
He labels this particular "eagle" as "a frustrating mark because so many of the retailer names are unidentified," but questions whether Hastings could have been located in Hartford, Connecticut, given other instances wher...