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All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1910 item #1488343 (stock #5545f)
Old Friends
$65.00
Established in Jacksonville in 1868, Greenleaf & Crosby eventually evolved into Florida's premier fine jewelry house.

Their offerings included a variety of Florida themed souvenir items and table implements, many of them sourced from Gorham, which is the case with this early 20th century, 8 3/4" long, orange knife.

It has a filled handle in an orange blossom, bud, and leaf design...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1488235 (stock #5543f)
Old Friends
$48.00
One of numerous mid 19th century silver manufacturers situated in cities along the Hudson River, John L. Westervelt of Newburgh was a major producer in his 1840s to 1880s period.

This lengthy at 7 1/2" and weighty at 1.3 T. oz., master butter knife is stamped with his "star, lion, D" emblem along with "Sterling" on the blade backside.

The pattern is Ivy, which was one of Westervelt's full line designs...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1488210 (stock #5542f)
Old Friends
$525.00
Price for the set, server with spoons.
Rooted in Moorish design and dating from the encompassing 1870s Renaissance Revival period, Whiting's Arabesque features a standing griffin with widespread wings set against a vine, leaf, and rosette background, all of which are quintessential elements of this design motif.

This ensemble is an ice cream set comprised of a server along with eleven (alas one of the no doubt once twelve has been lost to the group) individual spoons...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1488148 (stock #5541f)
Old Friends
$44.00
An original, early piece of Towle's Old Colonial flatware, this cream ladle measures 6" long and weighs 1.1 T. oz.

It is marked with the company's "standing lion in a T," "925/1000," "Sterling," and "(Pat. 1895)."

The bowl is essentially round, 1 3/4" in diameter and 1/2" deep. Characteristic of the line, it has a faceted interior and a flanged rim with scalloped shoulders...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1488124 (stock #5540f)
Old Friends
$115.00
Engraved patterns were immensely popular in the late 19th century and consequently many manufacturers produced them in an array of designs, especially florals.

One particular pattern that was widely embraced was the Lily, which is actually a lily of the valley engraved on this 8 3/4" long, 2.6 T. oz., berry or other serving spoon by Whiting...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1488091 (stock #5539f)
Old Friends
$60.00
Hanau encompasses a broad category of silver produced in the late 19th to early 20 centuries in and around the German city of this name.

Stylistically it often mirrors silver from other countries, particularly France, and from earlier periods.

Marking is idiosyncratic, often even obscure, employing pseudo hallmarks that are generally challenging to identify.

This example is a 6" long, 1.1 T. oz...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1487970 (stock #5537f)
Old Friends
$42.00
Price per piece, two available.
One of two identical place, i.e. lunch size, forks this piece measures 7 1/16" long and weighs a robust 1.7 T. oz.

Dating from the late 19th century, it is a quality item stamped "Hennegan, Bates Co." for the prominent Baltimore firm, and "Sterling."

The pattern is an engraved Lily, which is more accurately lily of the valley, and is one of several variations of the same theme made by numerous manufacturers of the period...

All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces : Pre 1900 item #1487939 (stock #5536f)
Old Friends
$110.00
This 8 1/8" long, 1.77 T. oz., coin silver piece stands apart for several reasons.

One distinguishing aspect is the combination of maker and retailer.

It is stamped with the "eagle, thistle, harp" mark of Philadelphia's Taylor & Lawrie." Catherine Hollan in Philadelphia Silver notes "they [T&L] advertised they had manufactured for Bailey & Kitchen then for Bailey & Co. for twenty years . . . (1857 adv)."

This is stamped "M.W. Galt & Bro.," for the Washington, D.C...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Hollowware : Pre 1930 item #1487912 (stock #5535f)
Old Friends
Auction
An early retailer of fine goods with roots tracing to the 19th century firm of Starr & Marcus, Marcus & Co. evolved into one of the most storied names among American jewelers in the first decades of the 20th century. The firm was known for innovative designs and exceptional quality of work.

Researcher, author, and collector Janet Zapata has written extensively about Marcus & Co...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1487875 (stock #5534f)
Old Friends
$90.00
Measuring 7 1/4" long, weighing 2.3 T. oz., and having a 2 1/2" diameter by 1" deep bowl, this is a substantially-sized gravy ladle.

The pattern is Whiting's Heraldic, which apropos of the pattern name, features the image of a medieval helmet prominently set at the top of the handle. The remainder of the design incorporates a dense array of high relief, scrolling acanthus leaves.

The bowl on this is the fancier of two that Whiting used for this line. It has a scalloped rim and rai...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Hollowware : Pre 1940 item #1487840 (stock #5533f)
Old Friends
$110.00
The larger of at least two sizes of model number 393 dishes made by Wallace, this piece measures 6 1/4" by 4 1/8" and stands 1 1/4" tall at the highest. Solid silver, it weighs a substantial 2.96 T. oz.

Shell form dishes were produced by many makers throughout the 20th century, and they were typically based on scallops . This one, however, is modeled after a large, hard shell clam, specifically known as a quahoag in New England, Rhode Island in particular.

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1487808 (stock #5532f)
Old Friends
$185.00
This substantially sized, 10" long, weighty at 2.8 T. oz., piece has a double Philadelphia provenance in that it is marked "lion, K, crown" for maker Peter L. Krider, along with the name of retailer "Robbins, Clark, & Biddle." It is also stamped "Sterling."

These four, Krider, Robbins, Clark and Biddle, were all well-known and well-regarded names associated with the manufacturing and marketing of silver, and they had intertwining histories. This particular configuration suggests an 1875-78 da...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1487761 (stock #5531f)
Old Friends
$32.00
This 8 3/8" long, .45 T. oz., item is an example of American silver design following after a much older English form, namely a mote, aka skimming, spoon.

As this does, motes spoons typically have a pierced bowl on one end and a pointed or spear tip on the other.

Most commentary about their purpose indicates mote spoons were originally tea related, used for filtering loose leaves, with the point serving to clear a spout of clogs.

This 8 3/8" example was made by FS Gilbert, North Attlebor...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1487716 (stock #5530f)
Old Friends
$65.00
An Indo-Persian pattern, Gorham's Hindostanee was issued in 1878, as indicated by the "Pat. 78" along with Gorham's "lion, anchor, G" emblem and "Sterling" stamped on the backside of this 5 1/2" long, 1.1 T. oz. cream ladle.

The finely rendered design incorporates a series of repetitive scrolls and palmettes on a slightly upturned, rounded end, handle, and includes a shield reserve, which in this instance has never been monogrammed.

As a line, Hindostanee had an individualist...

All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : 18th and Early 19th Century : Pre 1837 VR item #1487636 (stock #5528f)
Old Friends
$100.00
Price for the set of six.
As documented by Flynt & Fales in The Heritage Foundation Collection of Silver, Eleazer Wyer, born in Boston in 1786, learned goldsmithing from his father (of the same name), and his sister married silversmith Timothy Keith, so the trade was clearly a family tradition.

Eleazer relocated to Portland, Maine about 1806, and from 1814-18 was in partnership there with Charles Farley.

Four of these six, essentially matched, coffee or tea spoons are marked "Wyer & Farley" along with an "ea...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1487601 (stock #5527f)
Old Friends
$45.00
One only available.
At 6" long and weighing 1.0 T. oz., this example of Gorham's Versailles pattern is an early issue, old style, ice cream spoon, marked "Copyrighted," "lion, anchor, G," and "Sterling" on the backside.

Its distinguishing feature is the shell bowl with scalloped edges and a ribbed interior. This is finished in a matte gold on the front except for the heel, which along with the entire backside, has a bright gold surface.

The figure on this multi-motif line is a cherub hold...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1487579 (stock #5526f)
Old Friends
On Hold
A rarely found piece in Gorham's Old Medici pattern, this sardine fork measures 5 3/4" long and weighs .8 T. oz.

It has four, relatively broad, pointed tines that are joined to a deep-shouldered, wavy-edged, heel that is engraved with an acanthus leaf design surface.

The tines retain a portion of an original gold wash on the upper sides.

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

All Items : Silver : China Trade : Pre 1837 VR item #1487567 (stock #5525f)
Old Friends
$55.00
Price for this, second one available.
This Reverse Tipt teaspoon measures 5 1/2" long and weighs .74 T. oz.

It is clearly stamped with pseudo hallmarks that include a "lion passant," a "leopard face," "YS," and a "bust."

Intentionally mirroring late Georgian English style and period hallmarks, this is an example of Chinese Export silver, produced in this instance in Canton by the maker Yatshing aka Yat Shing.

As export silver, it would likely have been made to a sterling standard and is well crafted.

 
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