Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231230-06   Sold

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Offered is a very fine and heavy mid-18th Century (ca. 1735-60) English sterling silver teaspoon, with a spectacular and rare cipher form set of period engraved initials that appear to be "ELL". This spoon has a squeezed maker's mark with enough unique features that it should be solvable with some diligent reviewing of Grimwade. The lion passant mark is more legible. This spoon measures about 4 1/4 inches in length and weighs a very heavy 15 grams - about twice the weight of most American... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231230-04   Sold

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Offered is a beautiful fancy-back mid-18th Century coin silver spoon marked "DD" twice - it appears to be a mark for Daniel Dupuy Sr. that didn't get included in Catherine Hollan's "Philadelphia Silversmiths". However, spoons with this mark are documented in Belden (mark a.) and in the Winterthur collection online (e.g.,... Click for details

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Although primarily a New York City Silversmith, Louise Belden in Marks of American Silversmiths and other sources note that William Grigg spent some years in other locations, namely Albany 1770-78, and Halifax, Canada, 1782-89.

He was a freeman worker in 1765, dating this group of six, matched, 5 1/2" long, just over 3.0 T. oz. (95 grams) the lot, to the decades between then and Grigg's death in 1797.

They are all stamped "W.Grigg" in a serrated cartouche, which is one of four marks... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231230-03   $24.00

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Offered is a nice American coin silver master salt spoon made and marked by Ezra Whiton of Boston; this piece has rubbed maker's mark as well as a city mark of BOSTON. This spoon is also engraved with a period script monogram. It measures about 3 5/8 inches in length and weighs a good 9 grams. Condition overall is very good, with modest wear from normal use but no dents, splits or repairs. All in all a nice example for display or for use!

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231230-02   $17.50

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Offered is a worn American coin silver master salt spoon bearing the maker's mark of Benjamin Barnabas Hastings, circa 1835-46. This piece has a legible but rubbed maker's mark and a very worn monogram that may be MAW. This piece measures a bit over 3 5/8 inches in length and weighs 7 grams. Condition is fair overall, with one or two small dings or nicks to the bowl, but no splits or repairs. All in all a useful piece!

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231230-01   $24.00

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Offered is a nice example of a coffin-end or transitional coffin-to-fiddle pattern master salt spoon by Newburyport, MA silversmith Theophilus Bradbury (1763-1848), circa 1805-20. This piece is not monogrammed and there is no obvious sign of an erasure. The maker's mark and pseudo-hallmarks are clearly struck, and the bowl is quite attractive. This piece measures just over four inches in length and weighs 7 grams. Condition is good overall, with modest wear from normal use, but no splits or... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231229-14   Sold

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Offered is a beautifully made and preserve American coin silver teaspoon by Boston silversmith Ebenezer Moulton (1768-1824), circa 1790-1800. This spoon is expertly engraved and bears lovely fluted period script initials "LH" for the original owner. It also has Mr. Moulton's maker's mark to the reverse. This piece measures about 5 1/2 inches in length and weighs a very good 14 grams. Condition is superb, with virtually no wear and zero damage or repairs. All in all a wonderful example of... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231229-13   Sold

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Offered is a nice American coin silver spoon by New York City silversmith John Sayre (1771-1952), circa 1796-1800. This piece has Sayre's maker's mark to the reverse, and the front is engraved with period script initials "EC" in an oval reserve. It measures about 5 1/4 inches in length and weighs 11 grams. Condition is fair overall, with some wear and weathering to the bowl and to the upper handle, but no splits or repairs. All in all a good useful spoon, dating back about 225 years!

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231229-12   Sold

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Offered is a quite rare example of the work of little-known Portland, Maine silversmith Daniel Poore (1767-1840), who was born in Newburyport, MA but was working in Maine by 1795. This piece is very nicely decorated and engraved with period script initials "BT"; it is a transitional form between the coffin-end and fiddle patterns. This spoon measures about 5 3/4 inches in length and weighs 11 grams. Condition is very good to excellent overall, with minor wear but no dents, splits or repairs. ... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231229-11   $28.00

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Offered is a nice late 18th Century American coin silver spoon by important New York City silversmith Hugh Wishart (fl. 1793-1824); it is engraved to the front but has no monogram and no obvious sign of erasure. It also has a legible strike of Wishart's maker's mark to the reverse. This piece measures about 5 1/2 inches in length and weighs about 13 grams. Condition is fair overall, with some dings and wear to the bowl, but no splits or repairs. All in all a nice useful spoon from centuries... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231229-09   $24.00

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Offered is a late 18th Century American coin silver teaspoon bearing a BW maker's mark that has been attributed to Bernard E. Wenman of New York City (fl. 1795-1810); this piece is nicely decorated and engraved with period block initials "IAB" in typical lengthwise New York fashion. It measures about 5 1/4 inches in length and weighs 10 grams. Condition overall is fair at best, with some wear and abrasions to the bowl and the upper handle (see pictures), but no splits or repairs. On the plus... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231229-08   Sold

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Offered is a very nice late 18th Century American coin silver pictureback teaspoon by noted Philadelphia silversmith Abraham Dubois, circa 1785-95. This piece is engraved with a period block letter monogram of SY, and has a good strike of Abraham Dubois' full-name maker's mark. The back of the bowl has a die-struck decoration of a bird grasping an olive-branch, which is quite worn, perhaps 80 percent gone. Nonetheless, it adds a bit to this piece. This spoon measures about 6 1/8 inches... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231229-07   Sold

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Offered is a nicely engraved early 19th Century coffin-end coin silver spoon by New York City silversmith William Garret Forbes (1751-1840), who is listed in NY directories at least through 1809. This spoon should date to the 1800-09 period by style. It bears one of Mr. Forbes' known maker's marks, and is engraved with period script initials of "DB". This piece measures a bit over 5 1/4 inches in length and weighs about 12 grams. Condition is fairly good overall, with some minor tip wear and... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231229-06   Sold

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Offered is a scarce example of the work of Enoch Moulton, a member of the famous Newburyport, MA family of silversmiths, but one who forged his own way in Portland, ME during his short (ca. 1780-1815) life. Because he only worked from about 1800-15 and the Maine market for silver was small, there are few extant pieces bearing his maker's mark. This fine large teaspoon measures about 6 1/8 inches in length and weighs about 14 grams. It is engraved with nicely executed period script initials of... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231229-05   Sold

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Offered is a good late 18th Century Philadelphia coin silver teaspoon (measuring about 5 5/8 inches in length and weighing 17 grams) by famous silversmith Joseph Richardson, Jr. - this spoon is engraved with period script initials and is rare in that it is stuck twice with an incised rather than intaglio mark of JR. While this mark is rare enough that no example was available for "Philadelphia Silversmiths" by Hollan, there are a couple of spoons at Winterthur with this mark, such as this... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231229-04   $32.50

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Offered is a scarce example of the work of Connecticut silversmith Judah Hart, who during his career was mostly in partnerships - this coffin-end coin silver teaspoon initialed "AG" in period script was probably made either between 1800-02 or 1807-10, when he is believed to have been working alone. Mr. Hart's maker's mark is struck clearly on this spoon, along with his fascinating pseudo-hallmark of an index hand. This spoon measures about 5 1/4 inches in length and weighs about 8 grams. ... Click for details