Shops Active In This Category
|
- page: 3 Previous 1
11
20
29
35
36
37
38
39
52
65
78
89
Next 4
|
|
|
Choice Palmer Bachelders, Boston, "Olive" Coin Silver Preserve Spoon
Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces
Old Friends
4814f On Hold
Marked on the reverse "Palmer. Bachelders & Co.," this 6 7/8" long, 1.4 T. oz., coin silver serving spoon traces to 1860s Boston. The pattern is Olive, which while a standard design that was widely produced, and notably popular in the Boston area, there are variations in design among manufacturers. This example shows clean style, with balanced proportions and well-articulated detail. A preserve spoon, it has a shell form bowl that is finished with a bright gold wash front and... Click for details
|
|
Wood & Hughes FIDDLE THREAD coin silver cake saw
Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
2432 $250.00
length 12 inches, weight 3.16 Troy ounces, fine condition with minor scratches on reverse of blade as seen in second enlargement. There is some slight evidence of an erasure, but if so it has been done properly and even the best trained pair of eyes may not be able to detect this.
The blade features an exciting combination of bright cut, diapering and wriggle-work engraving which delights both the eye and the camera's lens. You'd be hard pressed to find a more elegant tool for the bride... Click for details
|
|
|
|
Auctions click on pictures for all lots
|
Durgin "Old Standish" Sterling Silver Sardine Fork
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
4808f $65.00
Large for a sardine fork, this piece measures 6 3/8" long and weighs 1.17 T. oz. Made by Durgin, whose "D" emblem and the word "Sterling," appear on the backside, the pattern is Old Standish, issued in 1901, to be distinguished from New Standish introduced in 1905. It is a clean pattern with a double lined border and tipt end set on a rounded handle. There is a script "M" monogram engraved on the front. The gold wash server follows after a style favored by... Click for details
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whiting Antique, Engraved sterling ice cream or cake knife
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver
2427 Sold
length 12 1/4 inches, fine condition, weight 4.5 Troy ounces, with elaborately engraved matte finish gilt blade, monogrammed "M", marked only sterling. Turner (p. 127) labels this pattern "M2 Engraved."
Those of you with long memories will remember when Martha Stewart featured some of our "finds" in her article (Glints of Genius, pp 154-9, November 2008) about collecting bright cut silver. This item is of a higher quality than anything which is pictured there. If you're looking for a... Click for details
|
|
Gorham "Chrysanthemum" Engraved Aesthetic Sterling Silver Gravy Ladle
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
4796f $65.00
Bright cut engraved designs were popular among American silver manufacturers during the last quarter of the 19th century, with this 7" long, approximately 1.6 T. oz., gravy ladle a fine example of the style. Made by Gorham, whose "lion, anchor, G" emblem and the word "Sterling" appear on the "Old English" tipt handle backside, the pattern is Chrysanthemum, issued in 1885. The imagery is set against a satin ground and finely rendered, employing bright cutting and cross hatching... Click for details
|
|
Towle "No. 38 Engraved" Aesthetic Sterling Silver Serving Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
4785f $65.00
A bright cut floral and leaf design dating circa 1880 rendered in an Aesthetic manner, the pattern on this 8 1/4" long, 1.4 T. oz. serving spoon appears to be Towle's No. 38 Engraved. The lack of a maker's mark and an ovoid shaped bowl with a flanged rim and central raised vee not typically Towle in form, however, suggests it was made by some other contemporaneous producer. Set on a rounded end Antique handle, the engraving is exceptionally well rendered, exhibiting bright,... Click for details
|
|
Dominick & Haff "Charles II" Large Sterling Silver Serving Spoon
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
4774f $125.00
A salad or large berry serving spoon, this piece measures 9" long, weighs a substantial 2.9 T. oz., and has a generously sized, 3 1/2" by 2 3/4" by 3/4" deep, bowl with a satin matte gold finish on both sides.The pattern is Charles II by Dominick & Hall whose three part emblem, "Sterling," "Pat-d 94," and the name of the retailer, Brooklyn's "Wm. Wise & Son" appear on the reverse. A "Kings" pattern variant, the design employs a prominent shell and honeysuckle motif on a heavily... Click for details
|
|
Gorham "Corinthian" Large Sterling Silver Master Butter Knife
Silver : Sterling : Flatware
Old Friends
4773f $58.00
Dating from 1872, Gorham's Corinthian embodies the Greek Revival and Moorish sensibilities of its 1870s period. Architectural in style, it incorporates an anthemion leaf on the handle surmounted by leafy tracery. This example is a lengthy at 8", and weighty at 1.3 T. oz., solid silver master butter knife. The broad, 1" wide, flat blade has a scalloped upper edge and is engraved on the upper surface in a design that mirrors the pattern. The handle is inscribed with a fancy,... Click for details
|
|
- page: 3 Previous 1
11
20
29
35
36
37
38
39
52
65
78
89
Next 4
|
|
"Hollywood Boulevard at Night".
vintage postcard. California, 1940s
|