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This 5 5/8" long, relatively weighty at 1.3 T. oz., cream or sauce ladle, is an early production example marked on the backside with the company emblem, along with the words "Patent" and "Sterling," ...
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It is fully hallmarked for London, 1793-94, sterling silver, and well-known makers George Smith and William Fearn (GS/WF).
It has a downturned, reverse tipt, Old English, handle with a thumb drop on the hemispherical, 2" diameter by 3/4" deep, bowl.
The handle front is inscribed with a leaf script "R" monogram.
In very good condition, it shows minimal wear. The monogram is slightly softened f...
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A tea ball, it is egg or acorn shaped, 1 3/4" tall and 1 1/4" wide, with a 4" long chain attached to a 1" diameter ring. It weighs approximately .6 T. oz.
The bottom half has round piercings, while the hinged top is solid and engraved with an Old English "F" monogram. There is a snap lat...
Generally quite lengthy (there are three others offered on Old Friends between 10" and 12" long), this piece measures 7" and weighs approximately .6 T. oz. Its size actually sets it apart.
It is fully hallmarked for London, 1805-6, sterling silver, and maker Thomas Wallis.
The shank is...
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An unnamed pattern, its scrolling, asymmetrical margins are suggestive of Whiting's Louis XV, although this version is more elaborate than Whiting's.
The dominant feature of the piece is its large, 2 7/8" by 2 3/4", pierced and embossed, bowl with a piecrust front edge and flange rim. It is finished in a...
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Each arm is stamped "F. [for Foster] Tinkham," born in Middleboro, Massachusetts, in 1803, and documented working in New York City in 1840, the approximate date of this piece, as a jeweler and watchmaker. He had returned to Massachusetts by 1855.
The arms are Fiddle shaped, which is a style consistent with their period.
The grips are shell form, and the arch is engraved in a very elegant fea...
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This pair of 5 3/4" long, .9 T. oz., coin silver tongs are marked "W.P. & H. Perry" for that partnership.
Their plain, angular, fiddle shaped arms date them from early in the partnership, c. 1830. Perhaps they were an old style...
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The handle backside is less elaborate than the front, but still quite detailed.
This example is a 7 5/8" long, 1.77 T. oz., cold meat fork.
The serving end has four, slender and splayed, tines with scrolled bases, all joined to a deep, ...
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The pattern is Panel Antique or possibly the similar Moulton. It has a slender, elongated, handle, with chamfered margins and a Tipt backside and overall subtle ...
Never monogrammed, they have plain backs save for the marks, which are "S. Kirk & Son," which Rainwater dates 1932-61, along with "Sterling."
In spite of their considerable age, they are in exceptionally fine condition, showing no evidence they were ever used. The pattern is sharply defined, the bowls a...
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It was produced in a wide variety of pieces, from large servers to items as small as a master salt spoon or this, a 5" long, .3 T. oz., nut pick.
It is an early piece, marked "Patent 1863 Pending" and "Bailey & Co.," for the Philadelphia retailer with whom Sharp was closely asso...
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In immaculate condition, appearing never to have been used, it was a presentation piece, engraved "Kathryn" in embellished script lettering on the handle front and "1905" on the reverse.
Given the design was introduced in 1893, this is perforce an early production piece, which is manifest in the clarity and sharpness of t...
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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...
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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. This is stamped "Sterling" and with Gorham's "lion, anchor, G" emblem on the ferrule at the join with t...
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The handle obverse is extensively engraved in a fine, dense, bright cut and wriggle work, pattern that includes a fancy, feathered script, "MCO" monogram in the open reserve area.
It is stamped "James E. Caldwell & Co." on the backside for the renowned Philadelphia ...
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It is also stamped with the words "Coin" and "Patent" and the name of the retailer, Philadelphia jeweler "J. Einstein."
Catherine Hollan notes in Philadelphia Silver that Butler was "a member of the extended Butler-Peters-McCarty families" and that he worked as a partner with James Watts for one year, 1867.
The leaf and rosette with an ant...
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This example, a tea caddy spoon with a likely late 19th century date, is stamped with the number 406 on the reverse, along with Gorham's "lion, anchor, G" emblem and the word "Sterling."
It measures 3 5/8" long and weighs just over .5 T. oz.
Comprising slightly more than half the length of the piece, i.e. 2", the handle is shaped somethi...
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The maker's mark is on the flanking edge of the bowl and reads "N V in a caret," with a "star" below the V and a "star and crescent" above it.
A tea caddy spoon, this measures 4 7/16" long and w...