American Coin and Sterling Silver Colonial through Art Nouveau
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All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1460503 (stock #4890f)
Old Friends
$225.00
Issued in 1895, Durgin's Empire draws from classic French design sensibilities. It incorporates a crown, cornucopia, torches, a crossed ribbon wreath, and other festooning on the handle front and back on this server, although place pieces have simpler laurel and acanthus leaf and ribbon detailing on the reverses.

This item is a quite remarkable ice cream knife. It measures 10 1/8" long, has a hollow handle, and a solid silver, flat, blade that can only be described as a cleaver...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1460420 (stock #4888f)
Old Friends
$46.00
A noted 19th century Philadelphia silver manufacturer, William Faber, later joined by his sons, produced items of high quality and lasting appeal as evidenced in this solid silver 7 1/2" long, 1.1 T. oz., master butter knife.

Dating circa 1870, the handle is of a form that Faber favored. It has a curved surface handle with a gently pointed tip and scalloped sides...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1910 item #1460360 (stock #4886f)
Old Friends
$45.00
Illustrative of the popularity of the poppy motif in Art Nouveau silver design, Gorham's Patrician and Poppy were both issued in 1902, followed in 1904 by Virginiana, with all three patterns featuring this motif...
All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces : Pre 1900 item #1460201 (stock #4882f)
Old Friends
$38.00
Measuring 6 5/8" long and weighing .9 T. oz., this item could be a preserve or large sugar spoon. It has a shovel shaped bowl which, while not unique to its mid 19th century period, is certainly less common than other forms.

The handle is fiddle shaped with a Tipt backside and rounded shoulders off the shovel. There is a script "JEH" monogram on the front...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1837 VR item #1459946 (stock #4877f)
Old Friends
$90.00
Dating from the reign of George III, this 5 1/2" long, just over 1.0 T. oz. (32 grams) pair of English tongs are fully hallmarked for sterling silver, London, 1802-03, and makers Peter, Ann and William Bateman of the legendary family of silversmiths associated with Hester.

A period piece, this has shaped arms, a broad arch, and cupped, aka acorn, grips.

All the exterior surfaces are bright cut and wriggle work engraved...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1459576 (stock #4870f)
Old Friends
$185.00
Price for the set of eight.
Patented in 1871, as imprinted on the heel of each of these 4 1/4" long, 2.4 T. oz. the group of eight, matching nut picks, New Tipt is one of Gorham's earliest full line patterns, issued at a time when the company was beginning its ascendency as one of the United States' premier silver manufacturing firms.

The name apparently references the pointed end handle, but varies greatly from traditional, essentially plain, preceding Tipt designs...

All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces : Pre 1900 item #1459538 (stock #4868f)
Old Friends
$100.00
A well-regard name among mid 19th century Philadelphia silver manufacturers, James Watts produced this lengthy, 8 7/8", nearly 1.5 T. oz., berry or other serving spoon.

His readily recognizable "horse head over chevron," emblem appears on the handle backside, along with the word "Coin" and the name of the retailer, "George H. Bechtel," also Philadelphia...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1459417 (stock #4864f)
Old Friends
$235.00
A large, 2 3/8" tall by 2 5/8" base diameter, and heavy 5.8 T. oz. silver content, this mustard pot is fully hallmarked on the side for Sheffield, England, 1914, sterling, and prominent maker Thomas Bradbury & Sons (TB & S in a shield).

The lid is counterstamped on the underside with the maker's mark and a lion passant for sterling...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1459286 (stock #4861f)
Old Friends
$52.00
Flat handled, this master butter, or possibly individual fish, knife measures 7 5/8" long and weights a substantial 1.5 T. oz. It has a broad blade with a scalloped upper edge, a partially scalloped lower edge, and an upswept, pointed tip.

The pattern is Princess originated by John Polhamus and continued in production by George Shiebler, both New York City. Shiebler's "winged S" emblem, the word "Sterling," and the name of the retailer, "R...

All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces : Pre 1900 item #1459256 (stock #4860f)
Old Friends
$65.00
Stamped with Albert Coles' three part "eagle/AC/bust" emblem, this 6" long, weighty feeling 1.3 T. oz., coin silver sauce or cream ladle dates from the mid 19th century.

The pattern, Jenny Lind, originated with Coles but was produced by innumerable other manufacturers of the time and was apparently well-received given the variety of inventory that remains extant...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1458842 (stock #4848f)
Old Friends
$49.00
A Renaissance Revival pattern, Whiting's Arabesque takes its name from the generic scroll and rosette design on the handle, with in this instance the addition of a large, standing griffin below the open reserve area.

This example is an 8 1/8" long, approximately 1.7 T. oz., table or serving spoon retailed by "Sunderlin & McAllaster," Rochester, New York, as stamped on the backside. Other marks are Whiting's "lion and W" emblem, "Sterling," and "Pat. 1875."

The handle front is engrav...

All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Hollowware : Pre 1900 item #1458799 (stock #4847f)
Old Friends
$395.00
This basket stands 4 7/8" tall to the rim, reaches 7 1/2" to the top of the upraised swing handle, has a top diameter of 5 1/4", stands on a footed base that is 3 1/2" across, and weighs 9.4 T. oz.

Solid coin silver and dating circa 1860, it was made by Wood & Hughes whose "WwH" emblem is stamped on the underside.

It could be a sugar basket for large tea set, or perhaps a sweet meat server.

Very much a period piece, it incorporates design elements popular in the period.

The body and ...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1837 VR item #1458432 (stock #4838f)
Old Friends
$72.00
Measuring 5 1/2" long and weighing just over 1.0 T. oz. (32 grams), this pair of George III English tongs are marked "SG/EW" for London silversmiths Samuel Godbehere and Edward Wigan.

Other marks are a "lion" for sterling, a "bust" duty mark, and date letter "G" for 1802-03.

Very much a period item, the slender, curvilinear, arms are bright cut and wriggle work engraved in a starburst and diamond pattern.

The grips are spoon bowl shaped and decorated with a novel wriggle work design on ...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #1458044 (stock #4828f)
Old Friends
$165.00
Tracing to the reign of England's George II, this 8 3/4" long, approximately 1.3 T. oz., piece is fully and clearly hallmarked for sterling, London, 1758, and maker William Turner (script WT).

A Marrow scoop, if follows fully after the form, with two elongated, rounded end, bowls, one wide and one narrow, joined by a solid bar.

The backside heel of the larger bowl is engraved with a block letter "T over L R" monogram.

In excellent condition, this is without any without damage such as be...

All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces : Pre 1900 item #1457422 (stock #4814f)
Old Friends
$46.00
Marked on the reverse "Palmer. Bachelders & Co.," this 6 7/8" long, 1.4 T. oz., coin silver serving spoon traces to 1860s Boston.

The pattern is Olive, which while a standard design that was widely produced, and notably popular in the Boston area, there are variations in design among manufacturers.

This example shows clean style, with balanced proportions and well-articulated detail.

A preserve spoon, it has a shell form bowl that is finished with a bright gold wash front and bac...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1910 item #1457185 (stock #4808f)
Old Friends
$65.00
Large for a sardine fork, this piece measures 6 3/8" long and weighs 1.17 T. oz.

Made by Durgin, whose "D" emblem and the word "Sterling," appear on the backside, the pattern is Old Standish, issued in 1901, to be distinguished from New Standish introduced in 1905.

It is a clean pattern with a double lined border and tipt end set on a rounded handle.

There is a script "M" monogram engraved on the front.

The gold wash server follows after a style favored by Durgin...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1456788 (stock #4796f)
Old Friends
$65.00
Bright cut engraved designs were popular among American silver manufacturers during the last quarter of the 19th century, with this 7" long, approximately 1.6 T. oz., gravy ladle a fine example of the style.

Made by Gorham, whose "lion, anchor, G" emblem and the word "Sterling" appear on the "Old English" tipt handle backside, the pattern is Chrysanthemum, issued in 1885.

The imagery is set against a satin ground and finely rendered, employing bright cutting and cross hatching engra...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1456287 (stock #4785f)
Old Friends
$65.00
A bright cut floral and leaf design dating circa 1880 rendered in an Aesthetic manner, the pattern on this 8 1/4" long, 1.4 T. oz. serving spoon appears to be Towle's No. 38 Engraved.

The lack of a maker's mark and an ovoid shaped bowl with a flanged rim and central raised vee not typically Towle in form, however, suggests it was made by some other contemporaneous producer.

Set on a rounded end Antique handle, the engraving is exceptionally well rendered, exhibiting bright, f...

 
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