Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231229-13   Sold

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Offered is a nice American coin silver spoon by New York City silversmith John Sayre (1771-1952), circa 1796-1800. This piece has Sayre's maker's mark to the reverse, and the front is engraved with period script initials "EC" in an oval reserve. It measures about 5 1/4 inches in length and weighs 11 grams. Condition is fair overall, with some wear and weathering to the bowl and to the upper handle, but no splits or repairs. All in all a good useful spoon, dating back about 225 years!

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231229-12   Sold

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Offered is a quite rare example of the work of little-known Portland, Maine silversmith Daniel Poore (1767-1840), who was born in Newburyport, MA but was working in Maine by 1795. This piece is very nicely decorated and engraved with period script initials "BT"; it is a transitional form between the coffin-end and fiddle patterns. This spoon measures about 5 3/4 inches in length and weighs 11 grams. Condition is very good to excellent overall, with minor wear but no dents, splits or repairs. ... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231229-11   $28.00

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Offered is a nice late 18th Century American coin silver spoon by important New York City silversmith Hugh Wishart (fl. 1793-1824); it is engraved to the front but has no monogram and no obvious sign of erasure. It also has a legible strike of Wishart's maker's mark to the reverse. This piece measures about 5 1/2 inches in length and weighs about 13 grams. Condition is fair overall, with some dings and wear to the bowl, but no splits or repairs. All in all a nice useful spoon from centuries... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231229-09   $24.00

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Offered is a late 18th Century American coin silver teaspoon bearing a BW maker's mark that has been attributed to Bernard E. Wenman of New York City (fl. 1795-1810); this piece is nicely decorated and engraved with period block initials "IAB" in typical lengthwise New York fashion. It measures about 5 1/4 inches in length and weighs 10 grams. Condition overall is fair at best, with some wear and abrasions to the bowl and the upper handle (see pictures), but no splits or repairs. On the plus... Click for details

Strait's Antiques  
1487361   $109.95

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This really pretty Moonlight Blue Caprice 7 Ounce Old Fashion Flat Tumbler was made by Cambridge Glass. This Tumbler measures 3 1/4 inches high and is in very good condition with no chips, cracks or scratches. Be sure to search our other Caprice available. We guarantee items to be as described. THANK YOU.

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231229-08   Sold

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Offered is a very nice late 18th Century American coin silver pictureback teaspoon by noted Philadelphia silversmith Abraham Dubois, circa 1785-95. This piece is engraved with a period block letter monogram of SY, and has a good strike of Abraham Dubois' full-name maker's mark. The back of the bowl has a die-struck decoration of a bird grasping an olive-branch, which is quite worn, perhaps 80 percent gone. Nonetheless, it adds a bit to this piece. This spoon measures about 6 1/8 inches... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231229-07   Sold

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Offered is a nicely engraved early 19th Century coffin-end coin silver spoon by New York City silversmith William Garret Forbes (1751-1840), who is listed in NY directories at least through 1809. This spoon should date to the 1800-09 period by style. It bears one of Mr. Forbes' known maker's marks, and is engraved with period script initials of "DB". This piece measures a bit over 5 1/4 inches in length and weighs about 12 grams. Condition is fairly good overall, with some minor tip wear and... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231229-06   Sold

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Offered is a scarce example of the work of Enoch Moulton, a member of the famous Newburyport, MA family of silversmiths, but one who forged his own way in Portland, ME during his short (ca. 1780-1815) life. Because he only worked from about 1800-15 and the Maine market for silver was small, there are few extant pieces bearing his maker's mark. This fine large teaspoon measures about 6 1/8 inches in length and weighs about 14 grams. It is engraved with nicely executed period script initials of... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231229-05   Sold

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Offered is a good late 18th Century Philadelphia coin silver teaspoon (measuring about 5 5/8 inches in length and weighing 17 grams) by famous silversmith Joseph Richardson, Jr. - this spoon is engraved with period script initials and is rare in that it is stuck twice with an incised rather than intaglio mark of JR. While this mark is rare enough that no example was available for "Philadelphia Silversmiths" by Hollan, there are a couple of spoons at Winterthur with this mark, such as this... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231229-04   $32.50

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Offered is a scarce example of the work of Connecticut silversmith Judah Hart, who during his career was mostly in partnerships - this coffin-end coin silver teaspoon initialed "AG" in period script was probably made either between 1800-02 or 1807-10, when he is believed to have been working alone. Mr. Hart's maker's mark is struck clearly on this spoon, along with his fascinating pseudo-hallmark of an index hand. This spoon measures about 5 1/4 inches in length and weighs about 8 grams. ... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231229-03   Sold

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Offered is a delicate and nicely decorated early 19th Century American coin silver teaspoon by Newburyport, Massachusetts silversmith Joseph Moulton III (1744-1816); the maker's mark on this spoon is Mark (a) in the book "Simple Elegance - Generations of Newburyport Silversmiths". This piece should date to about 1800-1805, give or take a couple of years. This spoon is engraved with period block initials of "EB". This spoon measures about 5 1/16 inches in length and weighs about 7 grams. It... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20221229-02   $32.50

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Offered is a nice scarce example of the work of Philadelphia silversmith William Ball (1729-1810), circa 1790-1800. This teaspoon is engraved "SC" in period script within a lovely foliate and trailing vine reserve, and is marked with William Ball's known full name mark to the reverse. This piece measures about 4 3/4 inches in length and weighs about 7 grams. Condition is fair at best, given that it has a repair to the bowl (see pictures), but it is a rare example of this man's work and... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231229-01   $35.00

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Offered is a scarce example of the silverwork of Amos Doolittle (1754-1832), a New Haven, Connecticut silversmith. Mr. Doolittle is equally well known for having served in the American Revolution; he was one of the men who marched under the command of later turncoat Benedict Arnold in the Spring of 1775. He was also a founder of the Governor's Foot Guard. This teaspoon is engraved SWN in period script, and is marked with Amos Doolittle's documented maker's mark to the reverse (see all... Click for details

Cliff Nunn - Antique Silver and Decorative Arts  
20231228-01   Sold

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Offered is a good pair of American coin silver spectacles by Henry Sargeant of Springfield, MA and later Hartford, CT. These bear Sargeant's maker's mark, and a town mark for Springfield, so they date to his working period in that town of 1825-40. These spectacles measure about 4 3/4 inches across, and weigh about 29 grams. Condition is good overall, aside from some modest fine scratching on the lenses and a make-do pin replacing the original silver pin on one arm - this replacement pin comes... Click for details

Strait's Antiques  
1487324   $24.95

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This is a really nice white, with hand painted Fruits, rectangular baker or baking dish made by Anchor Hocking for their Fire King line. This baker measures 12 inch long X 7 inches wide and holds 1 1/2 quarts. It is signed on the back: ANCHOR HOCKING - FIRE KING OVENWARE - MADE IN U.S.A. The baker is in very good condition with no chips or cracks. The hand painted Fruit decoration is very good. Be sure to search our other Fire King items available. We guarantee items to be as described. ... Click for details

Old Friends  
5516f   $235.00

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Hammered surfaces were often a mark of hand worked Arts & Crafts period silver work, and this piece is a study in that feature.

A relatively large, 7" tall, 5.17 T. oz., solid silver muffineer, i.e. sugar shaker or caster, every facet of the piece, inside, outside, and underside, shows dense hammering that has a chiseled character to it.

It was made by Redlich & Co., New York City, whose "animal head mark," the word "Sterling," and model number "7470" are stamped on the underside.

The... Click for details