Catalog

Offered is a very rare set of four Philadelphia coin silver teaspoons, dating to the 1814-25 period, with a mark of R.WILSON in a rectangular punch. This mark is undocumented in Cathy Hollan's "Philadelphia Silversmiths", but is very likely the mark used by Robert Wilson Jr. from the time he began as a silversmith in 1814 until he joined his brother in partnership in 1825 when his father, Robert Wilson, Sr., passed away. Alternatively (but less likely), the mark could have been used by the fat...

Offered is a scarce pair of New Orleans coin silver teaspoons by noted silversmith Anthony Rasch, dating to the 1830s or 1840s and marked A.RASCH and N.ORLEANS with one of the "N"s backwards. These spoons are in the fiddle and shell pattern and are quite heavy for their size. They measure about 5 3/4 inches in length or a little under, and weigh a total of 46 grams. They each have worn but legible marks and a worn period script monogram. Condition overall is fair, with some wear and signs o...

Offered is a good and scarce Scottish provincial silver dessert spoon or large teaspoon by William Byres, whose biographical details appear below. This piece is engraved "ARM" in period script. It measures about 6 5/8 inches in length and weighs about 19 grams. The maker's marks and the Gothic "Q" mark are well-struck and legible. Condition overall is fair, with some wear from normal use and a shallow dent to the bowl, and a little scratching on the upper handle. There are no splits or repa...

Offered is a very fine and heavy Chinese Export Silver (CES) fiddle thread and shell pattern teaspoon by noted Canton silversmith Wongshing, working circa 1820-1860. This piece measures about 5 1/2 inches in length and weighs a heavy 33 grams. It has a period engraved Gothic monogram and a clear, well-struck set of maker's marks. Condition is very good overall, with minor wear but not splits or repairs. All in all a great example of Canton silver from the Chinese Export era!

Offered is a nice heavy Southern coin silver table spoon bearing the mark of noted Natchez, Mississippi silversmith and jeweler Louis Emile Gustave Profilet, born in 1801 in France, and died in 1868 in Natchez. This tablespoon has no monogram or sign of erasure. It measures about 8 3/8 inches in length and weighs a good 65 grams. It bears manufacturer's marks for Wm. Gale & Sons and the year 1856, and features Emile Profilet's maker's mark in a rectangular punch. Condition of this piece is f...

Offered is a very fine pair of early 19th Century American coin silver dessert spoons by noted Philadelphia silversmith John McMullin, circa 1825-41. Please click on the first picture to be able to review all of the pictures. These spoons measure about 7 1/8 inches in length, and weigh a total of 58 grams. They are initialed MC over SWC in period script, and have good clear maker's marks on the back. Condition is very good, with a few tiny dings to the bowl of each, and no splits or repairs....

Offered is a good Connecticut coin silver spoon from the little town of Brooklyn, by Edwin Comfort Newbury, working there circa 1828-50, give or take. It is marked with a legible but slightly rubbed maker's mark, and is engraved with a period script monogram. This teaspoon measures about 5 3/8 inches in length and weighs about 12 grams. Condition is very good overall, with only modest wear from normal use, and no dents, splits or repairs. A nice example from this maker!

Offered is a nice American coin silver teaspoon by New York City silversmith Henry Edwin Hoyt, working there between 1812 and 1852. This piece is easily dated thanks to the year punch of "1826", near the maker's mark. Not sure how long Hoyt did this, but it isn't common. This piece has a clear maker's mark, and a period engraved script monogram. It measures about 5 7/8 inches in length, and weighs about 15 grams. Aside from a little tip wear, it is in good shape with modest surface wear fro...

Offered is a very nice late 18th or early 19th Century Philadelphia coin silver teaspoon by silversmith Simon Daucé, circa 1798-1819. His work is quite scarce. This teaspoon measures about 5 1/4 inches in length and weighs about 8 grams. This piece has a rubbed but legible maker's mark and a block letter monogram. Condition is fair, with some surface wear and wear to the bowl, but no splits or repairs. Please click on the first picture to see all of the pictures. All in all a rare and des...

Offered is a nice pair of American coin silver spoons by Pittsburgh jeweler and watchmaker Henry Richardson, working circa 1850-65. Henry was the brother of Alexander Richardson, and inherited his business sometime around 1850. The mark on these spoons, H.RICHARDSON in a serrated rectangular punch, is often mis-attributed to a Providence, RI jeweler of the same name; however, these spoons have a unique style and proportions common amongst Pittsburgh spoons of this specific period, and spoons w...

Offered is a great crested American silver (sterling silver in this case, right at the end of the coin silver era) tablespoon, retailed by New Orleans jeweler Henry Peat Buckley (1822-1903), working circa 1853 until near his death. This piece was made by Wood & Hughes and bears that firm's maker's mark as well as a journeyman's mark of an arrow. It also features H.P. Buckley's retailer's mark and a mark denoting New Orleans. The armorial on the back of the handle is period to the piece, and i...

Offered is a very fine and scarce Augusta, Georgia coin silver table spoon by jeweler and watchmaker Thomas W. Freeman (working 1836-53), whose mark is not commonly found. This piece has a good clear maker's mark or retailer's mark of T.W.FREEMAN in a rectangular punch, along with a set of pseudo-hallmarks. There is no monogram, and no sign of erasure. This well-made piece measures about 8 7/8 inches in length and weighs a good 53 grams. Condition is good overall, with modest tip wear and a ...

Offered is a rare set of five Illinois coin silver teaspoons bearing the maker's mark of Isaac B. Curran, jeweler to Mary Todd Lincoln and an associate of Stephen Douglas. See below for biographical information. These teaspoons are initialed in period script and have good clear maker's marks. These spoons measure about 6 inches in length and weigh a total of 79 grams. Condition overall is good, with most spoons having some tiny bumps in the bowl, and one spoon having a tiny crack in the bott...

Offered is a nice and scarce example of the late work of noted colonial Virginia silversmith James Geddy (1731-1807), who worked in various locations, most notably in Williamsburg, and late in life in Petersburg. This Virginia coin silver spoon should date to the 1783-1807 period during which Geddy was working in Petersburg. This piece has a period engraved block letter monogram and a museum accession number - it was deaccessioned in recent years by a Southern institution. It also has a good ...

Offered is a very scarce example of the wares and mark of Jacob Goodlive & Co., working in St. Joseph, Missouri in the 1860s. This mark is so uncommon that Norman Mack was unable to find a single example in 20 years of intensively collecting and studying Missouri coin silver, and his book "Missouri's Silver Age" states that not a single example has been found. This heavy tablespoon is engraved with a period script monogram and has good clear marks. It measures about 8 inches in length and wei...

Offered is an interesting early American 18th Century coin silver teaspoon circa the 1780s, markd B:D, perhaps for Benjamin Drowne of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This piece measures about 4 1/2 inches in length and weighs about 9 grams. It is engraved with a period set of initials and is well-struck with a clear maker's mark of "B:D". Condition is excellent for its age, with no damage or repairs, and minimal wear. All in all a superb early American silver spoon!

Offered is a lovely mid-19th Century American coin silver pie fork or dessert fork by the Baltimore firm of Larmour & Company, established in 1856 and in business at least through the 1870s. This fork is unique in that it is engraved "Irish" in script, presumably the surname of the original owner. This piece measures about 5 3/4 inches in length and weighs a very heavy 28 grams. It is in excellent condition, with minimal wear and no bends, dents, splits or repairs. All in all a great piece f...

Offered is a nice watch paper from the 1840s, made for and used by Canandaigua, New York watchmaker and jeweler Oscar E. Sibley. The paper bears a date of May 7, 1847 on the back, presumably the date he serviced a watch. This watch paper, done in orange paper with a black design, is still in the shape of the watch body, and is in decent condition though crumpled and split at the edges as these typically are. It measures around 1 7/8 inches across. All in all a nice example of ephemera relati...