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5561f   $42.00

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One of William B. Durgin's earliest designs, the pattern on this 5 7/8" long, .64 T. oz., sugar spoon goes by the name Bridal, although it is also referred to as Bow, (Crossed) Ribbon or Knot, taken from the bow and knotted ribbon that appear on the handle front and back sides.

Introduced in the 1860s, it was initially made in coin silver and continued in production long enough to arc the transition to sterling, as examples in both standards exist... Click for details

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5553f   $65.00

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A typical design of its mid 1860s period, this 7 3/16" long, 1.0 T. oz., jelly or preserve spoon has a plum-shaped bowl with a twisted shank that leads to a disk-shaped, pointed end, handle with a slightly tipt backside.

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... Click for details

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5552f   On Hold

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This 6" long, coin silver, teaspoon is one of five matched pieces that weigh .55 T. oz. (17 grams) each.

It has a Tipt end handle with something of a Fiddle shaped shank with tall, narrow and beveled, fins off the bowl, and a pointed end bowl. The backside heel has a plain drop.

This one, along with the other four, has a fancy, feathered script, "SEA" monogram set sideways on the handle front.

Marked "Coin" on the reverse, it is also stamped "S.P. Bell," who was likely the... Click for details

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5546f   $48.00

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The Baltimore Museum of Art volume Baltimore Silver notes that Andrew Ellicott Warner "is the best known of a family of silversmiths which included his father Cuthbert, brother Thomas, and son Andrew Ellicott Warner, Jr."

This example of his work is a 7" long, weighty at 1.3 T. oz., place or dessert spoon.

The marks on this, "A.E. Warner" along with the peculiar to Baltimore "11" assay stamp (midway between coin and sterling silver), is one of seven documented in the above... Click for details

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20240126-01   Sold

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Offered is a nice example of a Paris, Kentucky coin silver spoon with a nice city mark and one of the maker's marks of Shelbyville and Paris silversmith William M. Hinton, who was working in Shelbyville from about 1847-54 and in Paris from 1854 on. This piece is also engraved "Duncan" in period script for the original owner. This teaspoon measures a little over six inches in length and weighs about 17 grams. Condition is fair, with a lot of dings to the bowl, but very little tip wear and no... Click for details

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5543f   $48.00

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One of numerous mid 19th century silver manufacturers situated in cities along the Hudson River, John L. Westervelt of Newburgh was a major producer in his 1840s to 1880s period.

This lengthy at 7 1/2" and weighty at 1.3 T. oz., master butter knife is stamped with his "star, lion, D" emblem along with "Sterling" on the blade backside.

The pattern is Ivy, which was one of Westervelt's full line designs. Naturalistic in manner, Ivy faithfully represents this vine which served... Click for details

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20240122-01   Sold

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Spoon #1 - Offered is a very fine and heavy armorial coin silver tablespoon by Robert Wilson of New York, and later Philadelphia; this piece dates to Wilson's New York period, around 1805. It is graced with Wilson's early maker's mark of RW in an oval punch, with some pseudo-hallmarks. The period engraved family crest (really an armorial) is of a peacock atop a chapeau, associated with the Manners family. This spoon measures about 9 inches in length and weighs about 70 grams. Condition is... Click for details

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5536f   On Hold

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This 8 1/8" long, 1.77 T. oz., coin silver piece stands apart for several reasons.

One distinguishing aspect is the combination of maker and retailer.

It is stamped with the "eagle, thistle, harp" mark of Philadelphia's Taylor & Lawrie." Catherine Hollan in Philadelphia Silver notes "they [T&L] advertised they had manufactured for Bailey & Kitchen then for Bailey & Co. for twenty years . . . (1857 adv)."

This is stamped "M.W. Galt & Bro.," for the Washington, D.C. firm... Click for details

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5528f   $100.00

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As documented by Flynt & Fales in The Heritage Foundation Collection of Silver, Eleazer Wyer, born in Boston in 1786, learned goldsmithing from his father (of the same name), and his sister married silversmith Timothy Keith, so the trade was clearly a family tradition.

Eleazer relocated to Portland, Maine about 1806, and from 1814-18 was in partnership there with Charles Farley.

Four of these six, essentially matched, coffee or tea spoons are marked "Wyer & Farley" along with an... Click for details

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20240107-02   Sold

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Offered is a very rare pair of Southern coin silver teaspoons by Masi & Co., each bearing a period engraved script "CV" monogram, and each with an unrecorded early MASI&CO mark in a rectangular punch. The mark on these spoons is different from the later F. Masi & Co., mark for Frank Masi & Co., and possibly dates to his first partnership with his sons Vincent and Seraphim, circa 1825-26. The mark on these spoons will likely be used in an upcoming book on DC silversmiths. These spoons measure... Click for details

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20240107-01   Sold

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Offered is a nice Virginia or DC coin silver teaspoon by Charles A. Burnett, most likely dating from his Georgetown, Washington, DC period as it is from the same set as two spoons (separately listed) by Masi & Co. of DC. This Burnett teaspoon is initialed "CV" in period script and has a legible maker's mark to the reverse. It measures about 5 1/2 inches in length and weighs about 13 grams. Condition is fairly good, with some small dings and dents to the bowl, and modest wear to the surface,... Click for details

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5521f   $48.00

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The dominant silver house in Cincinnati from the mid 19th century onward, Duhme's first line pattern, No. 1, followed after the broad, fiddle shaped, handle design characteristic of the Ohio River Valley of the period.

The pattern had variants or close parallels, of which this 9 1/8" long, 1.9 T. oz., coin silver table serving spoon is one.

It has a plain, chamfered edge, shank (vs. twist handle on other versions), a knob end, and very high, pointed and beveled edge,... Click for details

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20240101-04   $32.50

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Offered is a very fine early American coin silver coffin-end spoon initialed "SD" in period script and marked with the maker's mark of Jabez Baldwin, working in Salem, Massachusetts between 1795 and 1813. This piece measures about 6 3/16 inches in length and weighs about 16 grams. Condition is very good overall, with minimal wear and no dents, splits or repairs. All in all a fine example of the pure coffin-end form at its height!

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20240101-03   $27.50

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Offered is a lovely decorated coin silver spoon dating to about 1805-1809, the period New York City silversmith Thaddeus Keeler (1787-1813) was working alone. This piece is nicely engraved with period script initials "JRB" and the decoration on the handle is quite unusual. It is also marked with Mr. Keeler's maker's mark to the reverse. This piece measures about 6 inches in length and weighs about 15 grams. Condition is very good overall, with one tiny shallow dimple in the bowl but no... Click for details

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20240101-02   Sold

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Offered is an excellent early American coin silver teaspoon by noted Long Island and New York City silversmith Joel Sayre (1778-1818), who was working in Southampton from 1798-1801 and in NYC from 1802-1811. This piece is beautifully engraved along the handle, and features period script initials of "CK". Joel Sayre's maker's mark is legibly struck to the reverse. This piece measures about 5 1/4 inches in length and weighs about 10 grams. Condition is very good overall, with minor wear from... Click for details

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5519f   $195.00

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One of the earliest names attached to California silver, Vanderslice & Co., dates to the late 1850s. Unlike many subsequent San Francisco firms which sourced much or most of their goods from Eastern manufacturers, Vanderslice was a primary source from its founding in 1857/58.

As recounted in Silver in the Golden State, Vanderslice & Co. became "the longest lived of the nineteenth-century San Francisco manufacturing firms."

This piece is a 9 1/4" long, 2.54 T. oz., coin silver berry... Click for details