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T.C. Garrett, Philadelphia, Shell Bowl Coin Silver Preserve Spoon
Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces
Old Friends
5123f $44.00
This 7" long, .9 T. oz., solid silver preserve spoon has a downturned, rounded end, handle with a plain, Tipt, backside. The front is extensively bright cut engraved and engine turned in a manner that is strongly suggestive of mid 19th century Philadelphia design. Indeed, it is marked "T.C. Garrett," who was an established jeweler and merchant in that city. In her biographical entry about him in Philadelphia Silversmiths, Catherine Hollan illustrates his mark alongside Watts... Click for details
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Alvin 'Marie Antoinette' Large Bowl Sterling Silver Serving Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5117f $75.00
Issued in 1910 (some sources indicate 1890), Alvin's Marie Antoinette, bespeaks its French design origins in its delicate, raised, detailing which includes garlands, wreaths, ribbons, and laurel leaves, all set on a plain ground. The pattern repeats on both sides of the handle. This example is a 7 7/8" long, 2.2 T. oz., small berry or perhaps vegetable serving spoon. It has a large, 3 3/8" by 2 3/8", bowl with squared corners. Never monogrammed, this is in pristine condition,... Click for details
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Alvin 'Majestic' Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Pierced Olive Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5114f $52.00
An impressively designed line of Art Nouveau flatware issued at the turn of the 20th century, Alvin's Majestic features a variety of floral imagery. The portraiture on this 6" long, just over .8 T. oz., olive spoon is iris. It is offered in high relief, with multiple blossoms situated at the handle end, and one midway, on the front. The backside portrays sinuous, flowing leaves. The bowl is set at an angle to the handle, has scalloped edges, a vee-shaped heel, and circular... Click for details
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Gorham 'Corinthian' Sterling Silver Bucket Style Cream Ladle
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5111f $95.00
Dating from 1872, Gorham's Corinthian embodies the Classical Revival and Moorish sensibilities of its period. The handle incorporates a raised anthemion leaf surmounted by leafy tracery. This example is a 6", approximately 1.1 T. oz., solid silver, cream ladle. The 1 1/2" diameter, 7/8" deep, flat bottomed, tapered wall bowl is "bucket" form, which was a style popular in the mid 19th century. The interior is finished in a bright gold wash. The reserve area on the handle front is... Click for details
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pair of early American silver table spoons, Samuel Gilbert,
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware : 18th Century
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
2505 $150.00
NY circa 1790, bright cut borders with oval cartouche, elongated bowls with raised oval drops, length 8 3/4 inches, weight 3.13 Troy ounces the pair, marked and monogrammed as shown in enlargements. There is some softening to the decoration, but the bowls are largely free of tip wear and both spoons are in very good overall condition.
Gilbert's work is well collected, with a salver at the Museum of the City of New York, and a marrow spoon at the Henry Luce III Center for the Study of... Click for details
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Polhamus 'Princess' 1874 Solid Sterling Silver Oyster or Soup Ladle
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5106f $265.00
Princess was a pattern introduced by John Polhamus and continued in production by George Shiebler, both of whom were prominent 19th Century New York City makers. This 11" long, heavy at 4.5 T. oz., ladle, (likely an oyster which was one step down in size from a full soup), is an early piece marked "J.P. Pat. 74" and "Sterling." The design is Moorish in style, with a suggestion of Greek or Egyptian Revival influence. The handle front features a leaf and berry repeating border... Click for details
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Baker-Manchester 'Floral Cherub D 2' Sterling Silver 5 O'Clock Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5097f $22.00
An uncommon specialty pattern produced by Baker-Manchester, this 5 3/16" long, .5 T. oz., spoon is marked with the company's "M in a shield flanked by eagles" emblem, "Sterling," and model number "D 2." Dating from the early 20th century, the handle design is an Art Nouveau style Carnation surrounding a cherubic-looking child's face. This feature is offered in relief and and quite charmingly presented, with clear features that include a shock of curly hair. A 5 o'clock (tea) spoon,... Click for details
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Whiting 'Arabesque' Sterling Silver Preserve Spoon with Engraved Bowl
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5096f $95.00
Measuring 7 1/2" long and weighing approximately 1.3 T. oz., this item is a preserve or jelly spoon. The pattern is Whiting's Arabesque, which is rooted in Moorish design and was produced during the Renaissance Revival period of the 1870s. The primary feature is a standing griffin with widespread wings surrounded by traditional arabesque detailing. There is a disk-shaped reserve area on the handle front, which in this instance has never been monogrammed. The bowl is plum shaped,... Click for details
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Old Gorham 'Versailles' Sterling Silver Large Jelly Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5094f $80.00
An early example of Gorham's pattern inspired by imagery from the palace for which it is named, this 7 1/4" long, 1.6 T. oz., jelly spoon in Versailles is marked with the company's "lion, anchor, G" emblem, "Sterling," and "Copyrighted" on the backside heel of the bowl. The main figure of the design is a classically presented female figure holding a cluster of grapes in one upraised arm and cradling a bowl of fruit in the other arm. She is surrounding by an array of complex, Baroque... Click for details
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Gorham sterling ANTIQUE, ENGRAVED sugar sifter
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
2502 Sold
length 7 1/4 inches, weight a beefy 1.96 Troy ounces, marked and monogrammed as shown in enlargements.
Those who have had the good fortune to make the pilgrimage to Gorham's archives at Brown University will know that the company sent representatives to collect fabric samples from around the globe. These influences are used to great effect in this tour de force of chasing and piercing skills.
One caveat about condition: somebody appears to have begun removing the gold wash from the... Click for details
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"Hollywood Boulevard at Night".
vintage postcard. California, 1940s
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