$75.00
The pattern is Bacchante, issued in 1895. It features a nude female figure holding a bay in one arm and a cluster of grapes, a reference to Bacchus, the God of wine, and the source of the pattern name, in the other arm.
The image is modeled after a statue desi...
Marked "Coin," they are without a maker's identification. The style suggests an 1860s date and the work is clearly that of a capable (American) manufacturer.
They have twisted shanks leading to broad, flat, upturned handle ends that are extensively and finely bright cut engraved on the top sides. Each piece has a feathered script "AMF" monogram.
The blades are oriented at right an...
$55.00
It is of additional interest given it was marketed by Joseph Werne of Louisville, Kentucky, whose name is also stamped on the blade back, alongside Coles' hallmark. Werne was a one time partner of John Kitts (also with S.W. Warrin...
$335.00
Gorham Silver: Designing Brilliance 1850-1970 edited by Elizabeth Williams recounts,
"Sitting down to the Furbers' table, one would have been confronted with a bevy of Gorham flatware--687 pieces in all. The majority of serving and dining utensils are the Angelo pattern, which d...
$70.00
Appropriate to the item function, the figure on this is young and could in fact be either male or female and thus a suitable association for a chil...
$75.00
The front is bright cut engraved in a floral, starflower like, pattern along with a fancy, feathered script, "AMJ" monogram.
The essentially round, 2" diameter, pierced bowl has a scalloped edge, coffered sides, and a raised circle in the base. The interior has a satin matte finish that is wriggle work engraved with "pom pom" like detailing that ...
$55.00
Coin silver, it is a decorative item, with several design details typical of its period.
It has a twisted stem that leads to a broad, shaped end that is bright cut engraved in a design reminiscent of leaves, bellflowers, and fruit, with a diamond border on the front and wriggle work edging on the back.
There is a fancy, feathered script...
$58.00
This 7" long, T. oz., preserve spoon is an early example marked "Patent 1861" and "Coin."
The bowl is shell form with a scalloped and dotted edge.
There is a feathered script "HSS" monogram delicately engraved sideways on the handle front.
This is in outstanding estate condition, absent polishing wear or damage and s...
$95.00
This 7 1/2" long, 1.9 T. oz., gravy ladle is an early piece, marked "Coin," along with "Patent 1861."
The handle backside is engraved with an "H.A.B" monogram in Old English lettering.
The bowl is large, 2 3/4" by 2 1/4" by 1" deep, helmet-shaped, has ...
$95.00
A strikingly clean design, D&H's interpretation of this classic design has a slightly downturned handle with chamfered edges and a midrib backside. No. 2 adds a diamond cut border to the front, which is a motif common to English Georgian period silver.
The handle front is also...
$105.00
Made by Gorham, the pattern is Cluny which bespeaks the French origins of its renowned designer, Antoine Heller.
The pattern features dense, high relief, floral elements with rosette and palmetto accents, and has proven to be enduringly appealing.
The handle backside of this is engraved in script, "A.P.W." over "Oct. 17, '91.," indicating the piece originated cl...
$42.00
It has a Tipt handle with straight sides and rounded shoulders off the bowl. This departs from the pronounced Fiddle shape with angular shoulders typical of 19th century Ohio River Valley silver design.
The shell bowl is also something of its own form, with an undulating edge and a raised central vee extending from the handle ...
$34.00
More detailed than a standard Tipt design, this version incorporates Greek and/or Egyptian Revival features set on a broad end, tubular shank, handle. These features carry onto the backside heel of the plum shaped with central vee, gold washed, bowl.
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$75.00
An immediately popular item, it was soon joined by a similarly themed pattern produced by Gorham, also offered exclusively by Daniel Low.
This 5 3/4" long, .8 T. oz., orange spoon is an example of the first, Durgin, version, marked with the company's "D" emblem, "Ster...
$46.00
The pattern is St. Cloud, which was one of the outstandingly successful designs produced by Antoine Heller in his long and consequential career with Gorham.
It is in very good condition. The dense leaf and shell motif remains well-defined, showing minimal polishing wear. The tines remain straight and pointed, although they evidence faint r...
$145.00
Possibly for use with a (pickle) caster, they are large at 6 5/8" long, and heavy at 1.7 T. oz., and combine a variety of period design elements.
The arms have a twisted central section joined to a solid squared block where they meet the substantially-scaled talon grips.
The upper portions are br...
$44.00
This is an early, coin silver, example of the line marked "H.H. Patent 1862," and with the name of the retailer, "[E.S. & J.] Ettenheimer," Rochester, NY.
A sugar spoon, it measures 6 1/8" long and weighs .8 T. oz.
I...
$165.00
In addition, several patterns that are essentially identical to, or strikingly reminiscent of, other makers also appear with Duhme's name on them, and that is the case of this 7 7/8" long, weighty at just over 2.3 T. oz., serving fork that markedly resembles Durgin's 1891 Louis XV .
The two designs incorporate the same densely arrayed rococo eleme...