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Fine Philadelphia or Charleston Teaspoon Ca. 1793-1813, J. B. Dumoutet
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware : 18th Century

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231221-01   $85.00


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Offered is an unusually fine and well-preserved example of noted Philadelphia, PA and Charleston, South Carolina silversmith Jean-Baptiste Dumoutet, working in Philadelphia from 1793-1813 and with a branch shop in Charleston from 1802-1813. He also worked seasonally in Trenton, NJ from 1797-99 to avoid the yellow fever outbreaks in Philadelphia during those years. This beautiful decorated teaspoon is engraved "SS" in period script in an ovoid reserve, and is clearly marked with one of... Click for details

Nicely Decorated Late 18th Cent. Coin Silver Spoon by Matthias Lamar
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware : 18th Century

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231220-04   Sold


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Offered is a very nice 1790s Philadelphia coin silver teaspoon by silversmith Matthias Lamar (fl. 1785-1809), of whom relatively little is known. This spoon could use a polish, but is very nicely decorated all along the stem with lovely engraving and also has period block initials of SW. To the reverse is a full-name mark of LAMAR, given to Matthias by Catherine Hollan in her book "Philadelphia Silversmiths." This spoon measures about 5 1/8 inches in length and weighs about 8 grams. Condition... Click for details

Transitional Coffin-End Spoon by Robert Evans of Boston Ca. 1805-10
Silver : Coin Silver

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231220-03   Sold


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Offered is a nice early 19th Century Boston coin silver teaspoon by Robert Evans (1768-1812), working circa 1788-1810 at shops on Ann Street and then Hanover Street. This piece is marked with one of his maker's marks and is also engraved "RP" in period script. The style is transitional between pointed-end, coffin-end and fiddle, and such pieces were made only for a brief time. This spoon measures about 5 1/8 inches in length and weighs about 7 grams. Condition is fairly good, with the bowl... Click for details

Queens Pattern Dessert or Luncheon Fork by William I. Tenney ca.1820s
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231220-02   Sold


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Offered is a nice American coin silver fork in the Queen's pattern or a variant thereof, by noted maker William Ingalls Tenney (1806-1848), probably dating to the 1820s before he went into partnership in 1828. This piece measures about 6 5/8 inches in length and weighs a very good 36 grams. This fork has a well-struck maker's mark and a partly legible address mark for Tenney's Broadway shop in New York City. It is also engraved to the front with a set of period initials, and was a gift piece.... Click for details

Late 18th Century Newport, Rhode Island Teaspoon by Thomas Arnold
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware : 18th Century

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231220-01   Sold


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Offered is a good 1790s American coin silver teaspoon by noted silversmith Thomas Arnold (1735-1828), who worked in Newport circa 1760-1817. Mr. Arnold had the interesting habit of marking many of his spoons, like this one, with both his initials mark and his full name mark. He was also interesting in that he was a prominent citizen of Newport. Per his Wikipedia entry, "According to the Newport Mercury of September 12, 1774, he received a master's degree from college in Providence, where... Click for details

John A. Cole NYC Six Choice Heavy Coin Silver Place or Dessert Spoons
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware

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5505f   $225.00


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These six matching, heavy at 7.6 T. oz. the group, spoons all measure 7 1/8" long and are marked "John A. Cole" along with a "bust, lion, D" hallmark that John McGrew in Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver attributes to an unknown New York City manufacturer.

McGrew offers dates 1841-59 for John A. Cole, New York City, as does Louise Belden in Marks of American Silversmiths and both sources indicate he was a manufacturer as well as jeweler, although these were likely... Click for details

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Crested Georgian Silver Ladle, Ca. 1772, London
Silver : Coin Silver

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231209-01   Sold


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Offered is a lovely and well-made George III sterling silver gravy ladle or sauce ladle hallmarked for London, 1772, and engraved with an armorial of an eagle's head or perhaps phoenix's head erased. The maker's mark is squeezed, but appears to be "?W" over "?T" - the year is too early for Wakelin and Taylor, so someone else. This piece is very nicely made, better than the usual, and the engraving is also very good. This ladle measures about 6 3/4 inches in length and weighs about 53 grams. ... Click for details

Harry Raynes, Lowell MA, Unusual Bowl Engraved Coin Silver Sugar Spoon
Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces

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5491f   $32.00


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Measuring 6 1/4" long and weighing .64 T. oz., this sugar spoon is a charming period piece.

The Reverse Tipt handle is bright cut engraved in a wispy leaf design with training stems that encircle a script letter "LHN" monogram.

It also has an usual form bowl with scalloped ends and interior paneling, all finished in a pale gold wash.

It is stamped Harry Raynes for the Lowell, Massachusetts, jeweler working from 1865 into at least the 1880s, and at times in collaboration... Click for details

Scarce Frederick, MD Coin Silver Spoon by Frederick Nusz Circa 1818-19
Silver : Coin Silver

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20231128-01   $48.00


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Offered is a fine and rare early 19th Century American coin silver teaspoon by little known clockmaker, watchmaker and silversmith Frederick Ezra Nusz (ca. 1799-1832), who was listed in directories only in 1818-19, but likely worked a few more years. There are seven known clocks with his name affixed, and occasionally flatware or a watch paper appears. This is a lovely and well-made teaspoon, measuring about 5 3/4 inches in length and weighing about 15 grams. It is engraved with period script... Click for details

Good Baltimore Coin Silver Spoon with Variant Samuel Kirk Marks
Silver : Coin Silver

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231127-01   $24.00


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Offered is a nice example of a form and style particular to Baltimore in the 1820s-40s, a spatulate swell-handled spoon with pointed Philadelphia-style shoulders and a monogram perched almost mid-way down the handle. In this case, the period script initials are "AHS". This piece bears a maker's mark for Samuel Kirk, and a 10:15 fineness mark for the silver quality. This spoon measures about 5 5/8 inches in length and weighs a good 25 grams. Condition is good overall, with signs of normal use... Click for details

Thomas Richards, NYC, c. 1805 'Coffin End' Coin Silver Large Tongs
Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces

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5483f   $110.00


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An important name among late 18th/early 19th century New York City silversmiths in his own right, Thomas Richards also paired with other significant smiths of his period, beginning with his father-in-law Daniel VanVoorhis, with whom he apprenticed starting in 1790 and partnered with from 1798-1802.

He was also associated at various times with John Sayre, William Pelletreau, and William Morrell prior to his death in 1830.

This pair of 6 1/4" long, 1.45 T. oz., coin silver tongs are stamped... Click for details

Currier & Trott, Boston c. 1850, Coin Silver 'Fiddle Tipt' Jelly Spoon
Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces

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5469f   $30.00


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Tracing to mid 19th century Boston, this 6 3/4" long, .7 T. oz., jelly or large sugar spoon is marked "Currier & Trott" for the partnership between watchmakers and jewelers, Richard and Peter respectively, which lasted 1823-55.

The Fiddle Tipt pattern of this places it toward the latter end of those years.

A finely crafted piece, it has a shell bowl with notched and scalloped edges.

There is a finely engraved script "LR to ECL" monogram engraved on the handle... Click for details

Speer & Cosper, Chicago, 'Tuscan' Coin Silver Long Handle Ladle
Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces

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5463f   $55.00


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A piece attached to the early history of Chicago, this coin silver sauce or small gravy ladle is marked "Speer & Cosper" "Chicago," for a partnership of only two years duration, 1852-53, although Isaac Speer had been in business as a jeweler and watchmaker since 1840, and continued on after the pairing dissolved.

This is an unusually proportioned piece. It measures 7" long, with a handle that is lengthy in comparison to the 2" by 1 1/2" by 1/2" deep oval bowl. It weighs 1.1 T. oz.

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James Butler, Phila., Twist & Engr'd Bright Cut Coin Silver Pie Server
Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces

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5457f   $135.00


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Often attributed to prominent 19th century silversmith James Watts, the particular "animal head over shield with star" mark found on this lengthy, 9 1/2", 2.4 T. oz., coin silver pie server belongs to James Butler. Both men worked in Philadelphia in the mid 19th century.

Catherine Hollan in her encyclopedic Philadelphia Silversmiths notes Butler was a partner with Watts for "only one year 1867, then successfully continued independently manufacturing silverware with engraved patterns... Click for details

Superb Set of Six Crested Dessert Spoons by Daniel F. Roberts, Philad.
Silver : Coin Silver

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231029-01   $450.00


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Offered is a set of six dessert spoons by the scarce maker Daniel F. Roberts, working 1850-51 in Philadelphia, PA. This set was featured in the book "Philadelphia Silversmiths" by Catherine Hollan, and the mark on them was used for that book. This is the only example of Daniel F. Roberts' mark yet found - not surprising considering his very short working life of about a year or less. These spoons measure about 7 3/8 inches in length and weigh about 231 grams. They are each engraved with... Click for details

A.C. Benedict, NYC, 'Reverse Tipt' Set Four Long Coin Silver Teaspoons
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware

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5445f   $60.00


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Born in 1802, Albert Comstock Benedict was a prominent New York City silversmith during the first half of the 19th century and beyond. He worked in partnership with Egbert Scudder from 1828-36.

His mark, which appears on all four of these lengthy, 6 1/4", 2.3 T. oz. the group, matching teaspoons is distinct. It reads, "A.C. Benedict" over "28 Bowery, N.Y."

The handles are Fiddle shaped with Tipt backsides. There are high, rounded, fins off the bowls, and plain drops on the... Click for details

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