$46.00
Gorham was another company which produced a leaf design. That line, named Josephine, was nearly identical to Coles', and patented in 1855, which is the approximate date of this piece.
It has a shell form bowl with scal...
$46.00
Originated by renowned designer Antoine Heller, the pattern features dense, high relief, floral elements with rosette and palmetto accents.
A commemorative item, it is engraved in the bowl "Stroudsburg" in script, as well as with the date "Nov. 10. 1903" on the handle backside.
Apparently little if ever us...
$68.00
Located in Philadelphia, the firm's work followed after regional style typical of the period and that is the case with this 7 1/8" long, .9 T. oz., preserve spoon.
It has a flat, ovoid handle with a Tipt end that is joined to a twisted stem. This is engraved in a bright cut, line, and wriggle work l...
$56.00
An olive variant which incorporates what may more accurately be interpreted as anthemion or honeysuckle portraiture, this design is attributed in Silver in the Golden State to the San Francisco firm of Frederick R. Reichel, and identified by the name Olive.
$185.00
It has a rolled edge with a 1 1/4" wide rim that is acid etched with the words Old Mother Hubbard interspersed with a variety of figures evoked by this nursery rhyme.
These include an endearing portraiture of Mo...
$70.00
They are stamped "Shreve, Brown & Co.," the 1857-60 predecessor of Boston's premier "Shreve, Crump & Low," on the inside of one arm, and "925 in an oval" on the inside of the other.
The pattern is an Oval Thread with cast, sturdy and highly articulated, grips.
Never monogrammed on eithe...
$55.00
A silversmith and pewterer with a specialty in jewelry, he studied and worked in New York City until settling in Maine about midpoint in his life, and where he remained active until about 1980. One source describes him as a "true modernist."
This 5 7/8" long, nearly 1.3 T. oz., gravy ladle is an apparently rare example of his flatware work executed in sterling silver.
It ...
$38.00
This item, a 5 3/4" long, .7 T. oz., circa 1880, sugar spoon, carries their mark along with the word "Sterling."
A high quality piece, it has an Old English Reverse Tipt handle that is bright cut engraved in an Aesthetic style floral, leaf, and grass design set on a satin finish g...
The pattern is Gorham's original Mothers issued in 1875, versus a new version introduced in 1926.
Mother's is essentially a Pointed Antique design with a plain back handle and exposed drop on the heel.
These are all engraved with the same "MTC" line script monogram on the fronts, and have gold washed finishes on both...
$90.00
Dating circa 1865, the pattern is Olive, which appears on both sides of the handle. The front is engraved in an elegant, feathered script, "SLM" monogram set sideways in the reserve area.
The blade is triangular-shaped, 4 3/4" long and 2 3/4" at the widest, and has slightly raised...
Each one is stamped "S. Kirk & Son" along with the standard mark "10.15," which is roughly equivalent to coin silver. This specific combination of marks was used 1846-61.
Each piece has a feathered script "EVE" monogram engraved on the front and an exposed thumb drop on the bowl reverse.
In very fine ...
$46.00
Essentially flat-handled with a shaped margin, raised central oval, and bright cut engraved detailing, the style suggests maker Fessenden of Providence, Rhode Island.
The rounded end, shallow, bowl, has flanged and notched shoulders, a central raised vee, and is wriggle work engraved in a leaf motif set against a matte ground.
The handle front is engraved "E.C...
$185.00
The piece is a large, 9 7/8" long, 2.4 T. oz., die struck, coin silver server, likely for ice cream.
The "rosette and bellflower" pattern is similar to A. & W. Wood's Clematis and less closely so to an unnamed one by Michael Gibney, both contemporaneous in time and place with ...
$100.00
This 6" long, weighty at 1.2 T. oz., specialty teaspoon falls into this category.
As with several of the pieces Hood illustrates, this is based on "a form related to conventional Antique" with "a chamfered edge around the front of the handle."
Apart from the exceptionally fine overall quality, the distinguishing feature ...
$44.00
The mark on this 7" long, 1.3 T. oz., flat handle, coin silver master butter knife, "bust, NS & Co.," was used during that partnership.
While Seymour produced a number of named patterns, the one on this is known but unidentified.
It is die struck and portrays a draping leaf that is ...
A double die struck (meaning the design appears on both sides) Olive pattern popular in the mid 19th century, each handle is inscribed in script lettering set sideways, "C.J.A. to C.A.P."
The blunt end, solid, knife measures 7 3/8" long and weighs 1.1 T. oz.; t...
$65.00
Having a Hanoverian handle, the end is upturned and tipt, while there is a long drop, evolved from a rattail, on the bowl backside.
The handle reverse is engraved in a period "S + S" monogram.
In very fine condition, this is free of noticeable signs of use, has a well-shaped bowl that retains a rounded tip, is free ...
$48.00
An old style pastry fork, it has three tines, one of which is wider than the other two and has a hooked tip.
The multi-motif pattern draws its imagery from the French palace for which it is named and in this instance features a pair of playful looking cherubs on the handle front.
The reserve on...