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Offered is an excellent pair of American coin silver spoons by the little-known partnership of Titlow & Fry, working in Philadelphia circa 1844-48. The maker's mark used by this partnership seems to be quite rare in that no example was found for the book "Philadelphia Silversmiths" by Catherine Hollan, though the mark is described in the book. This pair of spoons is heavy and well made; the spoons measure about 6 1/8 inches in length on average, and weigh a total of about 41 grams. In additio...
Offered is a very beat up American coin silver spoon by noted Hagerstown, Maryland silversmith and clockmaker Arthur Johnston, featuring one of at least three marks attributed to him. This spoon has a very clear maker's mark and also features a period engraves script monogram of "MC". This spoon measures about 5 5/8 inches in length, and weighs about 13 grams. Condition is quite poor, with a lot of dings and tooth marks, as well as some bending to the handle. There are no splits or repairs. ...
Offered is an interesting early 19th Century American coin silver spoon, marked H&ADRIANCE for Hayes & Adriance (Poughkeepsie, NY), a partnership between Peter Perret Hayes and John Adriance from 1816 to 1826. This piece has a clear maker's mark and a period engraved script monogram. It measures about 5 13/16 inches in length and weighs about 12 grams. Condition is fair at best, with some wear and dings to the bowl, but no splits or repairs. All in all a nice example of an interesting maker'...
Offered is a lovely American coin silver spoon by Philadelphia maker Henry McKeen, working from about 1823 to about 1865; this piece probably dates to 1850 or earlier. It is initialed "JES" in period engraved script, and has a legible maker's mark and the Philadelphia eagle trademark, which may or may not be a manufacturer's mark used by the Wilson brothers. This teaspoon measures about 6 1/16 inches in length and weighs about 16 grams. Condition is very good overall, with minimal wear and no...
A bit of a challenge - if you can solve the mark on this spoon and provide a verifiable reference, you'll win either $15 off your next order, or a coin silver spoon - your choice!
This teaspoon is not monogrammed, and bears a mark of G? that may or may not be an F, an H or something else. By style, it should date to between 1805 and 1830. This piece may well not be American - the proportions and drop suggest Bermuda or a similar locale. It measures about 5 3/8 inches in length and weigh...
Offered is a nice "married" (matched up later, but not an original pair) set of two Victorian English sterling silver master salt spoons in the desirable Onslow pattern, popular in the 18th Century. Each spoon is by noted silversmith Charles Stuart Harris (whose biographical details appear below), and it appears one spoon was assayed in 1885, and the other in 1890. The hallmarks and maker's mark appear on the bowl of one spoon, and on the handle of the other, and one spoon has a gilt bowl whil...
Offered is a fine large American coin silver soup ladle by St. Louis silversmith Anthony Henry Menkens (fl. 1840-66), and bearing a good clear strike of his maker's mark. This piece is also initialed in period engraved script. This piece measures about 13 1/8 inches in length and weighs a good 152 grams. Condition is good overall, with modest scuffing and scratching from normal use, but with no major dents and no splits or repairs. All in all an excellent example of St. Louis and Missouri co...
Offered is a nice decorated late 18th Century or early 19th Century American silver teaspoon by Teunis Denyse Dubois, working in New York, NY circa 1794-1820; this piece measures about 5 5/8 inches in length and weighs about 16 grams. It features engraved decoration on the handle and a good clear maker's mark and pseudo-hallmark of a sheaf of wheat (?). Condition overall is good, with modest wear from normal use and no splits or repairs. All in all a nice example of this man's work!
Offered is a nice example of the work of silversmith Lewis Wicks Clark, working in Watertown, New York between about 1832 and 1837, and in Utica in 1838. Lewis W. Clark married in 1843, so he lived at least that long, but his death date may be unknown. This spoon by style would fit well into the 1830s but could be from the 1840s. It measures about 6 1/8 inches in length and weighs about 19 grams. It has a rubbed but still legible maker's mark of L.W.CLARK and a period engraved script monogra...
Offered is a beautiful group of Georgian gilt silver and mother of pearl dessert pieces, comprising two forks measuring about 6 1/4 inches in length and one knife measuring about 8 inches in length; the group weighs about 100 grams altogether. The handles are natural mother of pearl of high quality, and are in good condition. Condition overall on these pieces is very good, with wear to the gilding but no other significant issues. There are no armorials or monograms. These pieces bear the mak...
Offered is a good set of six American silver teaspoons dating to about 1832-44, by Trenton, New Jersey silversmith Samuel Roberts. Each spoon is marked S.ROBERTS in a rectangular punch and is engraved with a period script monogram. These spoons measure about 5 7/8 inches in length and weigh about 92 grams altogether. Condition overall is very good, with minor areas of tough tarnish and a few signs of use, but no splits or repairs. All in all a nice set of NJ coin silver spoons!
Offered is a good American coin silver tablespoon from Philadelphia, made by James Watts and bearing the very rare retailer's mark of Jacob and Solomon Frank, working on N. 6th Street circa 1850-61. This mark is uncommon enough that no example was found in the preparation of the book "Philadelphia Silversmiths" by Cathy Hollan. This tablespoon measures about 8 1/2 inches in length and weighs about 41 grams. It is graced with a period engraved script "MJ" monogram. The Watts manufacturing mar...
Offered is a rare early Chinese export silver master salt spoon in the fiddle thread and shell pattern, bearing one of the marks attributed to silversmith Linchong or Lynchong, working in Canton in the early 19th Century. This mark is in the Chait Collection book on Chinese Export Silver. This piece measures about 4 inches in length and weighs about 17 grams. It is crested but the crest is so worn it may be that an attempt was made to erase the armorial. The maker's mark and pseudo-hallmarks...
Offered is an interesting American coin silver teaspoon circa 1848, in a pattern I haven't seen before, and which seems to be quite rare. This pattern was apparently patented in 1848, judging by the mark on the spoon, and the spoon was retailed by John and James Cox of New York, NY. The manufacturer may or may not have used a "W" mark, which has a journeyman's mark or tally mark next to it. Alternatively, the "W" is itself a journeyman's mark, and the spoon could lack any identification of th...
Offered is a nice American coin silver tablespoon marked M.MYERS along with some NY pseudo-hallmarks. This piece measures about 8 5/8 inches in length and weighs about 38 grams. It has a period engraved monogram and a well-struck retailer's mark and pseudo-hallmarks. This piece was probably made in or near New York City, and was also likely retailed there. Condition is fair, with some tip wear and a few shallow bumps to the bowl, along with a bit of tip wear; there are no splits or repairs. ...
Offered is a nice American coin silver teaspoon with a rare maker's mark or retailer's mark - that of James Sumerau, who worked as a jeweler in in New York City in the late 1830s and early 1840s. This piece is engraved with a period script monogram and is struck with James' mark of SUMERAU in a rectangular punch. This spoon measures about 5 7/8 inches in length and weighs about 17 grams. Condition is fair, with the bowl a bit out of round and some surface wear, but no splits or repairs. All ...
Offered is a nice Southern coin silver master salt spoon initialed "RK" in period script and marked by Raleigh jeweler William H. Thompson, working in that vicinity in the 1850s and 1860s. This piece measures about 3 5/8 inches in length, and weighs about 6 grams. Condition overall is very good, with some stubborn tarnish but no dents, splits or repairs. All in all a good piece of Raleigh coin silver!
Offered is a nice American coin silver cream ladle marked PACKARD in moderately crude letters in a rectangular punch; this maker's mark has been attributed to Jonathan Packard (1789-1854), who worked in Northampton, MA from 1811-14, in Albany, NY from 1814-18, and in Rochester, NY from 1819-54. He met an untimely end in 1854 when he was beaten to death by three drunken men while on his way home.
This ladle measures about six inches in length and weighs about 22 grams. It is engraved wi...
