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F. Smith 'George VI' aka 'Ridgefield' Sterling Silver Cold Meat Fork
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5411f $65.00
A not readily found pattern, Frank Smith's 1912 George VI aka Ridgefield is, appropriately, a regal looking design that features a variety of raised acanthus leaves and scrolls set on a shaped handle with double lined margins. The handle backside is less elaborate than the front, but still quite detailed. This example is a 7 5/8" long, 1.77 T. oz., cold meat fork. The serving end has four, slender and splayed, tines with scrolled bases, all joined to a deep,... Click for details
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Immense Bright Cut c. 1880 Sterling Silver Shovel Server
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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5410f On Hold
Massively scaled, this serving piece measures 10 3/4" long and weighs 4.4 T. oz. Shovel form, it has a blade that is 4 1/2" long and 3 5/8" wide at the splayed end. This has notched shoulders, wide flanged edges, and a central raised groove in the base. The surface is extensively engraved in a leaf and flower motif with wriggle work on the flanged edges. The handle is Old English with a rounded end and tipt backside. The front is bright cut engraved in a design... Click for details
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Parisen, NYC , c.1800 'Fiddle Shell' Coin Silver Place Spoon x 5
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware : 18th Century
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5409f On Hold
The name Parisen is associated with four noteworthy 18th to early 19th century New York City silversmiths and jewelers. The senior one was Otto Paul DeParisen, born in Berlin, Germany in 1735, and the others are his three sons, Philip 1761-1822, David 1765-?, and Otto W., 1770-? The "Parisen" mark that appears on this unusual length, 6 1/2", approximately .7 T. oz., place spoon, was apparently used by more than one of the sons (references vary about attribution). Sharply honed, it has a... Click for details
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J.L. Westervelt 'Oval Thread' Pair Coin Silver Master Salt Spoons
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
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5407f $32.00
Dating from the mid 19th century, these two matching master salt spoons each measure 3 3/4" long and weigh .6 T. oz. combined. An Oval Thread pattern, they are stamped "Squire & Lander" for the New York City jeweler, along with the "star, lion, D" manufacturing mark of John L. Westervelt, Newburgh, New York. The rounded bowls measure 1" by 3/4" and are moderately deep at 1/4". They are engraved "Thorpe." in script set sideways on the handle fronts. In excellent condition, the... Click for details
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R.R. Conn, Fitchburg MA, 'Fiddle Tipt' Coin Silver Teaspoon x 3
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
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5406f $14.00
This 5 1/2" long, approximately .4 T. oz., teaspoon is one of three matching, exquisitely made, New England origin, pieces dating from the 1850s. It has a Fiddle Tipt handle that is engraved "S M R" in fine script lettering set sideways on the front. The bowl is well-formed, proportionate, has a pointed end, and rounded, tapered fins at the join with the handle. Coin silver, it is marked "R.R. Conn" for the Fitchburg, Massachusetts jeweler. While not an uncommon piece per se,... Click for details
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vintage postcard. California, 1940s
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