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Shiebler Fiorto and Baker Manchester Lily Teaspoons
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Pre 1910 stock# 1181mc
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$ 32 Fiorito, $ 26 Lily
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These two sterling teaspoons are both Art Nouveau in style and date from early in the 20th century. The first is Shiebler's Fiorito. It measures 5 7/8" long and is relatively weighty at 1.0 T. oz. It has a delicate script "JM" monogram. It is in immaculate condition and is marked with the Shiebler emblem, Sterling, and "Patented May 13 - 02." The Baker Manchester piece is 5 1/16" long, also relatively heavy at .7 T. oz., and is in a highly detailed Lily des ...click for details
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Detailed Columbian Exposition Sterling Souvenir Spoon
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Pre 1900 stock# 1178f
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$ 35
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Apparently one of the more popular souvenir spoons of the 1893 Columbian Exposition, this piece is extremely detailed, finely rendered, and in mint, completely wear free, condition. The portraiture includes every bit of iconography that could possibly be included. The subjects become studies in themselves upon close examination. The bowl shows a gold washed image of the Santa Maria under sail. It measures 5 5/8" long and weighs .8 T. oz. It is marked Sterling and has a maker's embl ...click for details
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Gorham St. Cloud and No. 14 Sterling Coffee Spoons
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Pre 1900 stock# 1175f
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Old Friends
$ 30 St. Cloud HOLD, $ 25 No. 14 available
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Larger than demitasses and smaller than teaspoons, these two items are coffee or five o'clock spoons. The St. Cloud measures 4 5/16" long and is relatively heavy. It is without a monogram or removal, is in immaculate condition, and has a brilliant gold wash finish on both sides of the bowl. The No. 14 spoon measures 4" long and has an overall satin matte finish. The design is Moorish in style. It also is without a monogram or removal and in mint condition.
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Gorham Coligni Figural Sterling Teaspoon
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Pre 1900 stock# 1166f
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$ 65
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Produced by Gorham's renowned Antoine Heller, Coligni stands alongside such other commanding figural patterns as Versailles, Fontainebleau, Mythologique, and Old Medici offered by that firm and designer in the late 19th century. Of all those designs, it may be the one with a look most likely to have gone toe-to-toe with Tiffany's Olympian of the same period. This 6" long, heavy, just over 1.0 T. oz., teaspoon features two draped female figures carrying baskets filled with flowers ...click for details
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Durgin Saratoga Sterling Souvenir Citrus Spoon
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Pre 1900 stock# 1143f
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$ 45
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Measuring 6" long and weighing .9 T. oz., this sterling silver citrus spoon was made by Durgin. It is a Saratoga, New York souvenir piece, with that name embossed on the handle. The main feature is a kneeling indian. There is a little box turtle at the join of the handle with the bowl. The backside is plain save for the Durgin emblem, and the words Sterling and Pat. Apd. For. The bowl has a flanged rim and a gold wash finish. The condition is excellent, with the item showing no visibl ...click for details
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Gorham General Israel Putnam Sterling Souvenir Spoon
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Pre 1900 stock# 1036f
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$ 45
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General Israel Putnam was a fabled Revolutionary War figure whose name and exploits were well known in the late 19th century, the period of this piece. The specific subject of this 5 1/2" long teaspoon was his encounter with a marauding she wolf in the northeastern Connecticut town of Pomfret. The neighboring town of Putnam is named for him. The full story of this spoon and its historical references is recorded in Anton Hardt's "Souvenir Spoons of the 90's" which is com ...click for details
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Alvin OOB Cathedral Drive, Lakewood NJ Souvenir Spoon
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Souvenir Spoons:
Pre 1910 stock# 1006f
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$ 30
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This sterling silver teaspoon is full-sized at 5 13/16" long. It weighs .9 T. oz. The pattern is Alvin's Art Nouveau Old Orange Blossom, which in this instance has been adapted as a souvenir spoon. If features a die struck image of Cathedral Drive, Lakewood, New Jersey in the bowl, and is so identified. It is in flawless condition, and without a monogram or removal. Marks are the Alvin emblem, Patent, and Sterling, all in small, fine lettering characteristic of early examples of th ...click for details
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Mehesy Salt Lake City Saltair Pavilion Souvenir Spoon
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Pre 1910 stock# 879f
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$ 65
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This 5 1/2" long, sterling silver souvenir spoon is stamped "E. Mehesy," who was the maker or retailer. It is a commemorative of Salt Lake City, with the dominant element being the figure of the Angel Moroni blowing a horn. This has a die-struck decorated bowl that portrays the "Saltair Beach and Pavilion." Other examples of this spoon show the Mormon Tabernacle in the bowl. This portraiture may be a less common one. The backside is engraved "KVT" in scrip ...click for details
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Gorham U.S./British Friendship Enameled Spoon
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Pre 1900 stock# 755f
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$ 75
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This sterling silver spoon is model number H16 patented by Gorham in 1898. It was retailed by Shourds, Adcock & Teufel of Chicago. The theme is American and British unity. The bowl reads, "The Stars and Stripes and the Union Jack wave together over an Anglo-Saxon alliance." The dominant feature of the handle is entwined British and American flags that are enameled in red, white, and blue. An eagle surmounts the handle, while a crown and crest representing the United Kingdom ad ...click for details
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Muscatine Iowa High Bridge Sterling Souvenir Spoon
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Pre 1910 stock# 736f
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$ 26
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This 5 7/8" long, .7 T. oz., sterling silver souvenir spoon was made by Wallace. The pattern is similar to that comany's Hampton, which dates from 1904 and would be the approximate vintage of this piece. The bowl is engraved with a scene featuring the "High Bridge" in Muscatine, Iowa. The Mississippi River appears in the foreground, with the bridge prominently featured, and the city scape on the far banks. The bright cutting and engraving are quite finely rendered and set ...click for details
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