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Gorham 'New Tipt' Sterling Silver Early Form Pastry or Pickle Fork
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
5562f $34.00
Among Gorham's oldest full line patterns, New Tipt was introduced in 1871. Decidedly distinct from a standard Tipt design, it incorporates period Greek and/or Egyptian Revival motifs such as palmettes, reeds, and beading, set on a broad, pointed end, handle with a tubular shank. This example is a 5 5/8" long, .7 T. oz., early pastry or pickle fork. This has an Old English letter "B" monogram on the handle backside, and is in flawless estate condition, free of... Click for details
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Durgin 'Bridal' aka 'Bow' Pure Coin Silver Sugar Spoon
Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces
Old Friends
5561f $42.00
One of William B. Durgin's earliest designs, the pattern on this 5 7/8" long, .64 T. oz., sugar spoon goes by the name Bridal, although it is also referred to as Bow, (Crossed) Ribbon or Knot, taken from the bow and knotted ribbon that appear on the handle front and back sides. Introduced in the 1860s, it was initially made in coin silver and continued in production long enough to arc the transition to sterling, as examples in both standards exist... Click for details
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'Bath, Maine Public Library' 1892 Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon
Silver : Sterling
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5559f $60.00
A strikingly well-crafted piece, this 5 7/8" long, .8 T. oz., souvenir spoon was marketed by Bath, Maine, jeweler "A.G. Page Jr.," whose name along with the word "Sterling" is stamped on the backside. The handle has straight, tapered sides with a curved end with angular shoulders. The surface is diamond cut engraved in a brilliant Aesthetic design with an open area at the end that has a satin matte finished surface. This is engraved "Sam." over "July 11th" "1892." in fancy script... Click for details
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Arthur Stone Arts & Crafts 7 1/4" Diameter Sterling Silver Revere Bowl
Silver : Sterling : Hollowware
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5558f $425.00
This solid silver bowls stands 3" high on a rimmed base that is 3 1/4" across, has a top diameter of 7 1/4", and weighs a substantial 14.18 T. oz. It is marked on the underside with the "hammer over Stone" emblem of Arthur Stone, "Sterling," and "G" for benchman Herman Glendenning, who was with Stone from 1920 to 1936. Glendenning seems to have been a major presence in the Stone studio. He is referenced numerous times in Elenita Chickering's foundational volume Arthur J. Stone... Click for details
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Gorham 'Old Medici' Choice Sterling Silver Preserve Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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5557f $115.00
An expressive pattern from renowned Gorham designer Antoine Heller, Old Medici features a variety of figures and imagery drawn from the Italian Renaissance period. This example, a 7 1/4" long, 1.54 T. oz. preserve or jelly spoon portrays a matronly looking woman in festooned garb. She is carrying a tray laden with fruit with a basket or other container hanging below this. Additional details include a gargoyle, a pair of doves with raised wings, and leafy tracery. Most... Click for details
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Hennegan Bates 'Baltimore North Point' Sterling Silver Coffee Spoon
Silver : Sterling
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5555f $35.00
A souvenir of Baltimore, this 4 1/4" long, .3 T. oz. (9 grams), coffee spoon was made by "Dominick & Haff" and retailed by "Hennegen Bates & Co.," with confirming manufacturer's and retailer's marks on the backside, as well as the word "Sterling." The portraiture includes a turtle, along with oyster shells and seaweed on the handle, and the North Point battle monument in the gold washed bowl. It has a script "M" monogram engraved in the open area on the... Click for details
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Wendt 'Osiris' Sterling Silver Teaspoon Howard & Co., NYC, Jeweler
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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5554f $32.00
One of Wendt's less commonly found patterns, Osiris was issued in 1870, and, as the name implies, is derivative of the Egyptian Revival mode popular in the period. It features a lined handle with a fan, i.e. palmette, end. This in turn is framed by two acanthus leaves at the point where the handle turns tubular. This example is 5 7/8" long, relatively substantial weight 1.0 T. oz., teaspoon that was retailed by carriage trade New York City jeweler "Howard & Co.," as... Click for details
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J.E. Caldwell 'Engraved Twist Handle' Pure Coin Silver Jelly Spoon
Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces
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5553f $65.00
A typical design of its mid 1860s period, this 7 3/16" long, 1.0 T. oz., jelly or preserve spoon has a plum-shaped bowl with a twisted shank that leads to a disk-shaped, pointed end, handle with a slightly tipt backside. The handle obverse is extensively engraved in a fine, dense, bright cut and wriggle work, pattern that includes a fancy, feathered script, "MCO" monogram in the open reserve area. It is stamped "James E. Caldwell & Co." on the backside for the renowned Philadelphia... Click for details
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S.P. Bell 'Tipt' Coin Silver Teaspoon Possibly Southern x 5
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
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5552f $24.00
This 6" long, coin silver, teaspoon is one of five matched pieces that weigh .55 T. oz. (17 grams) each. It has a Tipt end handle with something of a Fiddle shaped shank with tall, narrow and beveled, fins off the bowl, and a pointed end bowl. The backside heel has a plain drop. This one, along with the other four, has a fancy, feathered script, "SEA" monogram set sideways on the handle front. Marked "Coin" on the reverse, it is also stamped "S.P. Bell," who was likely the... Click for details
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Polhamus 'Ruby' Sterling Silver Place Spoon Engraved. 'Clara Bell'
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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5550f $60.00
This 6 15/16" long, 1.25 T. oz., place, aka oval soup or dessert, spoon speaks through time in multiple voices. First, the pattern which is Ruby by John Polhamus (later Shiebler) is a superb expression of the Greek and Egyptian Revival modes popular in its 1870 period. It features a central palmette set atop something akin to a papyrus leaf. There is a rosette flanked by ivy leaves situated on the pointed tip end. These elements are surrounded by... Click for details
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Whiting 'Heraldic' Solid Sterling Silver Ice Cream Knife or Server
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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5549f $185.00
A commanding piece in a dramatic pattern, this ice cream server, aka ice cream knife, measures 9 3/4" long and weighs a substantial 4.1 T. oz. Made by Whiting, the pattern is Heraldic, issued in 1880. Appropriate to the name, the imagery features a medieval helmet prominently set at the top of the handle. The remainder of the design incorporates a dense array of high relief, scrolling acanthus leaves. There is a flowing script "EAW" monogram engraved in the shield reserve on the... Click for details
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Old Gorham 'Strasbourg' Sterling Silver Sugar Spoon with Gold Bowl
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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5548f $42.00
An early production example of Gorham's Strasbourg flatware, this 6" long, .8 T. oz., sugar spoon is marked with the company's "lion, anchor, G" emblem, "Sterling," and "Pat. 1897." One of Gorham's enduring patterns, the design features French scroll margins with a shell detail at the handle end. This has a shell-shaped bowl that is finished in a bright gold wash on the interior and has decorated shoulders. This latter detail is only found on older pieces; newer items have plain... Click for details
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Comyns, London 1898 Sterling Silver Tall Chased & Reticulated Vase
Silver : Sterling : Hollowware
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5547f $245.00
This all silver (not weighted, although it may have been originally) vase stands 10" tall on a 2 5/8" wide, tiered, base and weighs 7.8 T. oz. It is hallmarked for "sterling silver," "London," "1898," and prominent English maker "William Comyns & Sons, Ltd." Trumpet form, it has tapered sides that lead to a splayed top that measures 4 1/2" in diameter. The uppermost 1 1/2" of the body, essentially the splayed area, features open leaf and flower (perhaps thistle)... Click for details
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Warner, Baltimore, 'Mayflower' c. 1830 11 oz. Silver Place Spoon x 2
Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware
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5546f $48.00
The Baltimore Museum of Art volume Baltimore Silver notes that Andrew Ellicott Warner "is the best known of a family of silversmiths which included his father Cuthbert, brother Thomas, and son Andrew Ellicott Warner, Jr." This example of his work is a 7" long, weighty at 1.3 T. oz., place or dessert spoon. The marks on this, "A.E. Warner" along with the peculiar to Baltimore "11" assay stamp (midway between coin and sterling silver), is one of seven documented in the above... Click for details
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Gorham for Greenleaf & Crosby Sterling Silver Handle Orange Knife
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
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5545f $65.00
Established in Jacksonville in 1868, Greenleaf & Crosby eventually evolved into Florida's premier fine jewelry house. Their offerings included a variety of Florida themed souvenir items and table implements, many of them sourced from Gorham, which is the case with this early 20th century, 8 3/4" long, orange knife. It has a filled handle in an orange blossom, bud, and leaf design. This is stamped "Sterling" and with Gorham's "lion, anchor, G" emblem on the ferrule at the join with... Click for details
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