Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20230208-01   Sold

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Offered is a scarce pair of New Orleans coin silver teaspoons by noted silversmith Anthony Rasch, dating to the 1830s or 1840s and marked A.RASCH and N.ORLEANS with one of the "N"s backwards. These spoons are in the fiddle and shell pattern and are quite heavy for their size. They measure about 5 3/4 inches in length or a little under, and weigh a total of 46 grams. They each have worn but legible marks and a worn period script monogram. Condition overall is fair, with some wear and signs... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20230206-01   Sold

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Offered is a very rare set of four Philadelphia coin silver teaspoons, dating to the 1814-25 period, with a mark of R.WILSON in a rectangular punch. This mark is undocumented in Cathy Hollan's "Philadelphia Silversmiths", but is very likely the mark used by Robert Wilson Jr. from the time he began as a silversmith in 1814 until he joined his brother in partnership in 1825 when his father, Robert Wilson, Sr., passed away. Alternatively (but less likely), the mark could have been used by the... Click for details

Old Friends  
5203f   $345.00

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This 8" long, 2.3 T. oz., solid silver sugar sifter is high Victorian in style. It is also a study in the silversmithing art.

Hallmarked for London, 1875-76, sterling, with a Queen's duty head, and "HH" for maker Henry Holland (later Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater), it carries considerable provenance. Holland and the subsequent firm were recognized as one of the most significant English silver manufacturers of their time.

This is artful in multiple ways.

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Old Friends  
5198f   On Hold

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Designed and introduced by silversmith Albert Coles, New York City, in the mid 19th century, the flatware pattern Jenny Lind met with success in the marketplace and was in time produced by other manufacturers in addition to Coles.

This 8" long, approximately 1.6 T. oz., coin silver place spoon (tablespoon in today's usage) is an early example, stamped with Coles' three part emblem and the name of Rochester, New York retailer "[Elias S. and Jacob] Ettenheimer."

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Old Friends  
5195f   On Hold

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This preserve or jelly spoon measures 6 7/8" long and weighs 1.0 T. oz.

It is a mid 19th century, coin silver, piece in a French Thread aka Fiddle Thread pattern.

The 2 1/4" bowl is shell form with a scalloped and notched edge and high, rounded, shoulders at the join with the handle.

Never monogrammed, it is in excellent condition, absent polishing wear, free of dents, bends, or tears in the bowl, and with a pleasing patina. There are light surface scratches consistent... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20230122-06   Sold

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Offered is a quite rare example of the full name mark of Winchester, Virginia silversmith William L. Campbell (b. 1759 - d. 1815). This piece measures about 8 3/4 inches in length and weighs a good 55 grams. It bears a period engraved monogram of "B" to the handle, and has a clear maker's mark that is quite distinctive. A teapot in the Virginia Museum of History and Culture bears the same mark. According to the Museum, William L. Campbell, the father of noted silversmith Thomas Boyle... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20230122-05   $48.00

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Offered is an incredibly well preserved American silver tablespoon by the noted partnership of Jehu and William L. Ward of Philadelphia, working as silversmiths between about 1837 and 1850. This piece bears a well-struck maker's mark for the partnership, as well as a period engraved set of "ES" owner's initials. This piece measures about 8 3/4 inches in length and weighs a heavy 48 grams. Condition overall is excellent, with minor signs of wear and normal use, but no dents, splits or repairs.... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20230122-04   Sold

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Offered is a very rare and early (circa 1820s-30s) Tennessee coin silver coffee spoon or small teaspoon by the father and son partnership of W. & S. Berson of Franklin. William Berson and his son Solomon worked together in Williamson County, Tennessee from 1833-1838. Judging by the style of this piece, they potentially worked together earlier than that. This spoon has an interesting period six-letter monogram - the longest I've seen. Presumably the original owners can be tracked down given... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20230122-03   Sold

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Offered is a nice early 19th Century American coin silver spoon by Martin Moses (b. 1793 - d. 1893), who was working in Worcester, MA circa 1807 but by 1815 had moved to Somers, NY. By 1818 he had moved back to Massachusetts, but would return to NY state again later in his career. This spoon would seem to date to either his Worcester or Somers periods by style. It has a period engraved script monogram and a good clear strike of his maker's mark, one of several he used, and perhaps the... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20230122-01   $35.00

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Offered is a nicely preserved pair of heavy American coin silver teaspoons from the 1850s or 1860s, with a retailer's mark of J. Hyman - I'm not sure if that mark is one used by the jeweler Joseph Hyman of Portsmouth, Virginia, the Joseph Hyman working later in San Francisco, or another J. Hyman somewhere else. In any event, this pair of Olive pattern type teaspoons measures about 6 1/4 inches in length, and weighs a total of 45 grams. Condition is excellent, with no issues noted. Each spoon... Click for details

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2523   $275.00

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broad upturned Fiddle with chamfered pointed shoulders and a large, rounded drop, length thirteen inches, weight 7.1 Troy ounces, a few very minor dents in bowl but fine overall condition, marked and monogrammed as shown in enlargements.

McCalla suffered from an unspecified chronic illness (look up his obituary on findagrave; ID number 17903326) and died at the age of 55. Items bearing his mark are scarce.

Old Friends  
5181f   On Hold

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This weighty, 3.0 T. oz., 9" long, c. 1865 solid silver pie server, aka pie knife, is marked for the Brockton, Massachusetts jeweler "Gurney Brothers" ("Bro's." as stamped).

Also marked "Pure-Coin," this doubtlessly has Boston origins, likely made by Farrington and Hunnewell, based on the design.

It has an Old English, i.e. downturned, rounded end, Reverse Tipt handle.

The 4 1/2" long by 2 3/4" at the widest, blade is unusually shaped, with a double scalloped edge, a... Click for details

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2521   $175.00

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New York circa 1846, length 6 1/2 inches, weight 6.95 Troy ounces, marked as shown in fourth enlargement, monogrammed "Bailey" in period script, some tine and pattern wear but good overall condition.

Averaging 1.74 Troy ounces apiece, these are wonderfully heavy in the hand, and a pleasure to use.

Price is for the group.

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20221231-02   $165.00

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Offered is a very rare set of five American coin silver teaspoons by little-known silversmith, watchmaker and jeweler Edward M. Bartlett, who was working in West Chester, PA circa 1834-40 and probably for a number of years before and after that date span. Each spoon is marked with Bartlett's maker's mark, and of interest each is marked WEST*CHESTER - these are the only coin silver spoons I've ever come across marked for this prosperous part of Pennsylvania. Bartlett's silver seems to be quite... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20221231-01   Sold

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Offered is a fantastic piece of early Maine silver, by noted silversmith Charles Farley (born 1791 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, died 1877 in Portland, Maine), and bearing a good clear strike of his maker's mark to the base. This beaker is engraved EWC in period script, and the engraving shows little wear. This piece measures about 3 3/8 inches high, and weighs a substantial 163 grams. Condition overall is excellent, with the usual small shallow dings but no splits or repairs. There are... Click for details

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2516   $145.00

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length 5 7/8 inches, total Troy weight 4.24 ounces, fine condition, monogrammed "Bailey" in period script, marked "Bailey & Co" and "lion-s-shield" as shown in third enlargement.

One can't help but wonder if this wasn't the personal silver service of Joseph Trowbridge Bailey, or some member of his family.