$46.00
Early examples were to a coin silver standard, but this later one, a 6" long, .77 T. oz., sugar spoon, is in "Sterling" and so marked, along with Whiting's "standing lion" emblem, and the name of the retailer, "J.H. Johnston," NYC...
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$115.00
Douvaine features a dolphin or fish like image set at the handle tip, and a renaissance or gargoyle figure situated midway on the handle...
$115.00
Generally solid, the form is for cream, but this instance in Gorham's 1893 Kensington pattern is a rare pierced example, and likely intended as a sugar sifter.
The piercing is delicate and varied, and covers the base and the lower margins of the wall...
$48.00
Other marks include Whiting's "standing lion" emblem and "Sterling."
A gracious Art Nouveau design, this interpretation of Violet speaks gently...
$105.00
This example of the pattern is a lengthy, 8", 1.6 T. oz., cold meat fork.
Fiorito is multi-motif pattern, with the flower on this a poppy...
Both pieces are solid silver and are early production items with scalloped and decorated shoulders. Later examples had plain shoulders...
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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...
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
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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.
The handle reverse is engraved with a fancy leaf scrip...
$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...
$85.00
Other marks include the company's "lion, anchor, G" emblem, "Sterling," and the word "Gorham," which may indicate the piece was sold in the company's New York City store, or it may simply be a redundant mark.
Gorham used a number of bowls for this line, and that on this, a small berry or preserve spoon, i...