$185.00
It has a rolled edge with a 1 1/4" wide rim that is acid etched with the words Old Mother Hubbard interspersed with a variety of figures evoked by this nursery rhyme...
$70.00
They are stamped "Shreve, Brown & Co.," the 1857-60 predecessor of Boston's premier "Shreve, Crump & Low," on the inside of one arm, and "925 in an oval" on the inside of the other.
The pattern is an Oval Thread with cast, sturdy and highly articulated, grips...
$55.00
A silversmith and pewterer with a specialty in jewelry, he studied and worked in New York City until settling in Maine about midpoint in his life, and where he remained active until about 1980. One source describes him as a "true modernist."
This 5 7/8" long, nearly 1.3 T. oz., gravy ladle is an apparently rare example of his flatware work executed in sterling silver...
$38.00
This item, a 5 3/4" long, .7 T...
The pattern is Gorham's original Mothers issued in 1875, versus a new version introduced in 1926.
Mother's is essentially a Pointed Antique design with a plain back handle and exposed drop on the heel...
$90.00
Dating circa 1865, the pattern is Olive, which appears on both sides of the handle. The front is engraved in an elegant, feathered script, "SLM" monogram set sideways in the reserve area...
Each one is stamped "S. Kirk & Son" along with the standard mark "10.15," which is roughly equivalent to coin silver. This specific combination of marks was used 1846-61.
Each piece has a feathered script "EVE" monogram engraved on the front and an exposed thumb drop on the bowl reverse...
$46.00
Essentially flat-handled with a shaped margin, raised central oval, and bright cut engraved detailing, the style suggests maker Fessenden of Providence, Rhode Island.
The rounded end, shallow, bowl, has flanged and notched shoulders, a central raised vee, and is wriggle work engraved in a leaf motif set against a matte ground.
The handle front is engraved "E.C...
$185.00
The piece is a large, 9 7/8" long, 2.4 T. oz., die struck, coin silver server, likely for ice cream...
$100.00
This 6" long, weighty at 1.2 T. oz., specialty teaspoon falls into this category.
As with several of the pieces Hood illustrates, this is based on "a form related to conventional Antique" with "a chamfered edge around the front of the handle."
Apart from the exceptionally fine overall quality, the distinguishing feature ...
A double die struck (meaning the design appears on both sides) Olive pattern popular in the mid 19th century, each handle is inscribed in script lettering set sideways, "C.J.A. to C.A.P."
The blunt end, solid, knife measures 7 3/8" long and weighs 1.1 T. oz.; t...
$65.00
Having a Hanoverian handle, the end is upturned and tipt, while there is a long drop, evolved from a rattail, on the bowl backside.
The handle reverse is engraved in a period "S + S" monogram.
In very fine condition, this is free of noticeable signs of use, has a well-shaped bowl that retains a rounded tip, is free ...
$48.00
An old style pastry fork, it has three tines, one of which is wider than the other two and has a hooked tip.
The multi-motif pattern draws its imagery from the French palace for which it is named and in this instance features a pair of playful looking cherubs on the handle front.
The reserve on...
$225.00
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. It mea...
$46.00
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. This is bright cut and wriggle work engraved in a period, toward a Greek Revival style, design that incorporates a leaf and flower...
$45.00
Patrician and Poppy in particular seem little distinguished from one another, save apropos of its name, Patrician incorporates high, rather "proud," shoulders and acanthus leaf detailing on the middle and lower areas of the handle front and b...
$90.00
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.
The arch has a reserve area that appears never to have been monogra...
$100.00
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.
The flat, shaped, handle has an upturned end and is bright cut and wriggle work engraved, all of which bespeaks the piece's Philadelphia...