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Gorham Folding Sterling Silver Medicine Spoon in Leather Case
Silver : Sterling : Smalls
Old Friends
5630f $110.00
The origins of medicine spoons trace to a device patented in England by Charles Gibson in 1827. This expression of the form, made by Gorham in the early decades of the 20th century, evolved from the much earlier Gibson one, although it is different in construction, and in actuality as much a novelty or collector's item as it is a utilitarian piece. Solid silver, it is comprised of two different sized bowls, one the size of a tablespoon, the other the size of a teaspoon, with each hinged to... Click for details
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Harry Osaki Modernist Hand Hammered Sterling Silver Serving Fork
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5628rk $185.00
Harry Osaki, Pasadena, California, emerged after World War II quickly to become a highly regarded metalsmith and designer who produced both jewelry and flat and hollow ware. A modernist, his work was hand fashioned, following after the Arts & Crafts movement that arose earlier in the 20th century. This example of his work is an 8 1/2" long, 2.73 T. oz., solid silver, salad of other serving fork. It has a plain, tapered, handle with sharply angled corners and a straight across... Click for details
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Gorham 'Old Medici' Choice Old Sterling Silver Master Butter Knife
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5626f $70.00
This master butter knife is a lengthy at 7 7/8", and weighty at 1.61 T. oz., early example of Gorham's Old Medici marked with the company's "lion, anchor, G" emblem, "Sterling," and "Copyrighted" on the handle backside. Old Medici is one of the many expressive patterns created by renowned Gorham designer Antoine Heller. It features a variety of figures and imagery drawn from the Italian Renaissance period. Most references date this to 1880, although Charles Carpenter in... Click for details
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Gorham '(Egyptian) Ivy' Sterling Silver Sugar Sifter or Ice Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5624f $165.00
One of Gorham's earliest full line patterns, Ivy aka Egyptian Ivy has a rounded front stem with a flat back, and broad, convex handle end with a crossbar. The upper portion of the handle is shield-shaped and features an intricately rendered portraiture of raised ivy leaves and berries set against a stippled ground, with a leafy margin along the lower edges. This example is a 7" long, 2.1 T. oz., sugar sifter with a large, 2 1/2" diameter, 3/4" deep, shell-shaped bowl.... Click for details
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Gorham 'Chantilly' Old Sterling Silver Handle Roast Carving Steel
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5621f $48.00
Part of a large carving set, this item measures 14 1/4" long. The handle is hollow filled and comprises 5" of the total length of the piece, and is sterling silver, while the six-sided, pointed tip, sharpener is plated steel. This is an early production item made by Gorham in its 1895 Chantilly pattern, marked "Sterling" and with the company's "lion, anchor, G" emblem imprinted on both sides of the edge of the handle at the place where it meets the guard. The handle has a... Click for details
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Seymour 'Square Handle Engraved' 1882 Pair Sterling Silver Fruit Forks
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5619f On Hold
A prominent Syracuse, New York silver manufacturer with a history that spanned the second half of the 19th century and lasted until early into the 20th century, Joseph Seymour produced a number of flatware patterns in coin and sterling silver. The Square Handled Engraved pattern on these two matching 5 5/8" long, 1.13 T. oz. combined, forks is one that does not have clear design parallels, either with Seymour or other firms. The handle is flat, and as the name implies, has straight... Click for details
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English 1811 Georgian Sterling Silver Mote or Strainer Spoon
Silver : Sterling
Old Friends
5618f $75.00
Tea accessories, mote spoons were popular items in early 19th century England. Indeed, this 5 1/4" long, .32 (10 grams), sterling silver example traces to London, 1811, George III, according to the hallmarks on the reverse. No maker's stamp is present. It is characteristic of the form, with a slender, tapered handle that ends in a triangular, pointed, pediment, for cleaning clogs. The bowl is attractively cut in a cross, scallop and bellflower motif and has a thumb drop on... Click for details
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Durgin 'New Standish' Sterling Silver Sugar Sifter x 2
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5614f $42.00
Durgin introduced its Old Standish pattern in 1901 followed by New Standish in 1905. Both designs feature weighty, rounded end handles with multi-lined edges front and back sides. New Standish adds a raised, rolled leaf detail at the handle end on the obverse. This example is a 5 3/8" long, 1.06 T. oz., sugar sifter with an essentially hemispherical, 1 7/8" by 1 3/4" diameter by 1/2" deep, bowl. The bowl has a raised vee on the heel where the handle joins. This... Click for details
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Reed & Barton 'Harlequin' 'Daisy" Sterling Silver Small Sugar Tongs
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5613f $34.00
Not a standard full line pattern, the Daisy pattern on this pair of 4 1/8" long, .68 T. oz., tongs made by Reed & Barton are from the company's early 20th century Harlequin floral series, which was made in a limited number of pieces. Toward the Art Nouveau in manner, the design features a single full blossom at the top of each arm, with a bud and abundance of leaves below it. Interestingly, and unusual for tongs which generally have plain surfaces on the insides, the pattern... Click for details
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Stephen Adams I, London 1774, 'Hanoverian' Sterling Silver Large Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5612f $95.00
Stephen Adams I was a well-recognized London silversmith of his period, roughly the full span of the second half of the 18th century. Grimwade's foundational London Silversmiths notes his parentage is undiscovered, but that he entered his first mark with William Jury c. 1758, with another mark for both 29 October 1759. Although he also registered marks as a buckle maker, Grimwade states "it is clear that he was principally a spoonmaker." This 8 3/8" long, 1.86 T. oz., table or... Click for details
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Stieff 'Williamsburg Queen Anne' 12 Sterling Settings & Servers
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5610f $2,750.00
Colonial Williamsburg commissioned Baltimore's Stieff Company (later Kirk-Stieff) to produce the revivalist Queen Anne line of flatware, which was introduced in 1940 and sold through "CW." Queen Anne is a Hanoverian design with a rounded-end, upturned handle with a midrib and a rattail bowl back. A companion pattern, Williamsburg Shell was added in 1970. This offering is for an original, estate set of 12 complete, 5 piece, place settings in Queen... Click for details
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Aesthetic 'Leaf & Floral' Large Engraved Sterling Silver Serving Spoon
Silver : Sterling
Old Friends
5609f $135.00
Generously scaled at 9 1/2" long, and weighing 2.44 T. oz., this serving spoon has a particularly large, 4" long by 2 5/8" at the widest, bowl. It could have been intended for berries, but the size suggests another use such as vegetables, or in Southern usage, rice. The handle is a Pointed Antique shape and is convex. It is extensively bright cut engraved on the obverse in a pronounced Aesthetic design that incorporates naturalistic elements such as leaves, florals and... Click for details
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'Knurled' 19th Century Silver Napkin Ring Engraved 'Jennie'
Silver : Sterling : Smalls
Old Friends
5608f $45.00
Generously sized at 1 1/2" high and 1 3/4" in diameter, and weighing .74 T., the style of this napkin ring suggests an 1860s to 1880s date of manufacture. Appealingly simple in design, it features rolled rims adjoining knurled bands top and bottom. These are separated from a central, plain, concave band by raised beading. The central band is finished in a bright gold wash, as is the entire inside surface, which is an unusual detail for a napkin ring. The name "Jennie" is... Click for details
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Gorham 'No. 15' Aesthetic Sterling Silver Olive Tongs
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5605f $38.00
Gorham's numbered items were generally made in a limited number of pieces rather than a full line, and were often enhanced in some manner, such as incorporating unusual design and/or a higher degree of finish than regular production items. This 4 3/8" long, .64 T. oz., pair of tongs are stamped with the number "15" on the inside arch along with Gorham's "lion, anchor, G" emblem, and "Sterling," and are, consistent with the above statement, an unusual design and particularly well-finished.... Click for details
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Tiffany SARATOGA sterling fish or salad forks, eight,
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
2526 $520.00
length 6 3/8 inches, total Troy weight 11.75 ounces, some slight pattern wear but very fine overall condition, monogrammed as shown in third enlargement.
Compare on the Big Bad Auction Site (item 143560460839) @188.00 each!!
These are thick and pleasantly heavy in the hand. Though Saratoga may not be a first demand pattern, it is a great-looking one. We doubt that there could be a more elegant way to eat your fishes!
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Decorative c. 1880 Unusual Pattern Sterling Silver Sugar Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5602f $48.00
While the pattern on this 5 7/8" long, .9 T. oz., likely 1870s or 1880s, sugar spoon is by an unidentified maker and without a name, the design and execution bespeak a sophisticated American manufacturer, and there are enough various pieces of this that surface to confirm it was issued as a full line. The pattern is intricate and rather courtly, in a Henry VIII or Elizabeth I manner. The design elements include bellflowers, acanthus leaves, rosettes, beading and anthemia set... Click for details
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