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Frank Smith Chippendale-Old Sterling Butter Fork
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Pre 1920 stock# 1078f
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$ 28
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This solid sterling butter, or possibly olive, fork measure 5 7/8" long and is relatively weighty. The pattern is Chippendale-Old made by Frank Smith and dates from 1917. It has a plain, clean handle surface, with an acanthus leaf at the end. The leaf motif is enlarged and repeated on the backside heel of the tine area. There is a central rib and plain tipt end on the backside of the handle. This tines are splayed and have an attractive trefoil cut where they join. The item is in mint ...click for details
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Wendt Medallion Sterling Sugar Sifter
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Pre 1900 stock# 1077f
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$ 195
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Wendt produced one of the most popular Medallions of the 1860's, the period when the motif was popular. He also seems to have offered sugar sifters in more than one size, with this 5 3/4" long, just under 1.4 T. oz., example likely the smallest. It features a youthful helmeted, male warrior. It is a well-articulated strike, evidencing only slight polishing softening of detail on the high spots. The bowl has scalloped edges, coffered walls, and a domed center on the bottom. The back ...click for details
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A.&W. Wood Lily Coin Silver Teaspoon
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Pre 1900 stock# 1076f
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$ 32
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Measuring 6 1/16" long (and weighing .8 T. oz.), this is slightly larger than a typical teaspoon. It is an early die struck pattern, Lily, made by A(braham) & W(illiam) Wood of New York City. Their dates are narrow, 1849-71. It was retailed by W.H. Hickcox according to the imprint on the reverse. The design is quite intricate and singular for its c. 1865 period, and it is double die struck, meaning the image appears on both sides of the handle. This has a pointed, well-defined, bow ...click for details
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Old, Solid Sterling Louis XV Crumber Retailed by Shreve
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Pre 1900 stock# 1075f
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$ 215
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Originally a secondary item in a flatware line, used in tidying up a table, crumbers could in today's environment easily be used as a utilitarian server. This example was made by Whiting in its Louis XV pattern, which is a late 19th century design that features a series of scrolls along the border of the handle, with a flourish at the tip. The design on this is enlarged on the upswept and undulating shoulders of the server blade. It adds flourish and dramatic effect to the motif in a way ...click for details
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Henry Hebbard Coin Silver Berry Spoon with Shell Bowl
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Pre 1900 stock# 1074f
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$ 95
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This item was made by New York's Henry Hebbard (also Hebberd) and retailed by Solomon (marked Soln.) Myers accord to the stamps on the reverse. It is an 8 5/8" long, 1.8 T. oz. coin silver berry spoon with a shell bowl. The pattern was patented in 1859 as indicated on the reverse. It is a modified Olive or Tuscan (itself a modified Olive) quite similar to John Polhamus's, with whom Hebbard is closely associted, Louis XIV of the same period. There is a feathered script "GS&q ...click for details
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Frank Whiting Palm Sterling Twist Master Butter Knife
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Pre 1900 stock# 1073f
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$ 65
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This 7 1/2" long, substantial weight, 1.1. T. oz., solid sterling silver master butter knife has the blade set at a ninety degree angle to the handle. The pattern is Palm by Frank Whiting. The design has a fan-like spray, i.e. palm frond, at the end of the handle which no doubt accounts for the name. It also has a scroll, leaf, and floral decorated area below this which is quite intricate. It is textured in a way that suggests carving. The blade surface is engraved in a leaf and flower ...click for details
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6 Choice Thomas Conlyn (Phila.) Coin Teaspoons
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Pre 1837 VR stock# 1071f
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$ 135 set
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Thomas Conlyn is listed as a Philadelphia silversmith c. 1843. These six, matching 5 7/8" long, 3.1 T. oz. the group, coin silver teaspoons that bear his stamp date near to that. They have plain fronts, while the reverses have subtly tipt ends. The bowls have exposed drops. Each spoon has a feathered script "EB" monogram that is appealingly primitive straining to be sophisticated in style and execution. The condition of the set is near immaculate. There is no bowl wear, nor b ...click for details
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Pair Charles Shipway London 1829 Sterling Dinner Forks
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Pre 1837 VR stock# 1069f
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$ 165 pair
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Each of these two matching dinner forks bears full hallmarks for London, 1829, Sterling, and a "C pellet S" maker's stamp for Charles Shipway. They measure 8 1/8" long, large by American standards but not so for English, and are heavy, weighing 4.6 T. oz. the pair. They are a plain fiddle tipt design and without monograms or inscriptions, or removals of same. The condition is excellent. The only signs of wear are very slight tip wear on the tines, more so on one fork, and ...click for details
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Towle Paul Revere Solid Sterling Silver Cake Saw
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Pre 1910 stock# 1068f
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$ 185
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This cake saw or knife was made by Towle and is that company's Paul Revere pattern. It measures 9 1/2" long, and is quite heavy at just under 3.0 T. oz. It has a flat handle and blade and is solid sterling silver. The blade is tapered and has a sawtooth top edge, which is characteristic of this form. There is a script, Art Nouveau style, "LDS" monogram. This is in keeping with the 1906 issue date of the pattern. The condition is very good. There are surface scratches co ...click for details
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Alvin Virginia Long Handle Sterling Olive Spoon
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Pre 1910 stock# 1067f
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$ 80
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This solid sterling silver olive spoon is a long version, at 8 1/4", and weighty, at 1.0 T. oz. The pattern is Virginia produced by Alvin at the turn of the 20th century. It is a bead and tipt design, clean of look and favoring a traditional sensibility. The bowl is ovoid, deeply cupped and pierced, and has scalloped, flanged shoulders. The condition is flawless and there is no monogram or removal. Marks are the Alvin emblem and the word Sterling.
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