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Offered is a lovely decorated coin silver spoon dating to about 1805-1809, the period New York City silversmith Thaddeus Keeler (1787-1813) was working alone. This piece is nicely engraved with period script initials "JRB" and the decoration on the handle is quite unusual. It is also marked with Mr. Keeler's maker's mark to the reverse. This piece measures about 6 inches in length and weighs about 15 grams. Condition is very good overall, with one tiny shallow dimple in the bowl but no notab...

Offered is a very fine early American coin silver coffin-end spoon initialed "SD" in period script and marked with the maker's mark of Jabez Baldwin, working in Salem, Massachusetts between 1795 and 1813. This piece measures about 6 3/16 inches in length and weighs about 16 grams. Condition is very good overall, with minimal wear and no dents, splits or repairs. All in all a fine example of the pure coffin-end form at its height!

Offered is a nice Virginia or DC coin silver teaspoon by Charles A. Burnett, most likely dating from his Georgetown, Washington, DC period as it is from the same set as two spoons (separately listed) by Masi & Co. of DC. This Burnett teaspoon is initialed "CV" in period script and has a legible maker's mark to the reverse. It measures about 5 1/2 inches in length and weighs about 13 grams. Condition is fairly good, with some small dings and dents to the bowl, and modest wear to the surface, b...

Offered is a very rare pair of Southern coin silver teaspoons by Masi & Co., each bearing a period engraved script "CV" monogram, and each with an unrecorded early MASI&CO mark in a rectangular punch. The mark on these spoons is different from the later F. Masi & Co., mark for Frank Masi & Co., and possibly dates to his first partnership with his sons Vincent and Seraphim, circa 1825-26. The mark on these spoons will likely be used in an upcoming book on DC silversmiths. These spoons measure ...

Spoon #1 - Offered is a very fine and heavy armorial coin silver tablespoon by Robert Wilson of New York, and later Philadelphia; this piece dates to Wilson's New York period, around 1805. It is graced with Wilson's early maker's mark of RW in an oval punch, with some pseudo-hallmarks. The period engraved family crest (really an armorial) is of a peacock atop a chapeau, associated with the Manners family. This spoon measures about 9 inches in length and weighs about 70 grams. Condition is go...

Offered is a nice example of a Paris, Kentucky coin silver spoon with a nice city mark and one of the maker's marks of Shelbyville and Paris silversmith William M. Hinton, who was working in Shelbyville from about 1847-54 and in Paris from 1854 on. This piece is also engraved "Duncan" in period script for the original owner. This teaspoon measures a little over six inches in length and weighs about 17 grams. Condition is fair, with a lot of dings to the bowl, but very little tip wear and no s...

Offered is an exceptionally fine and earlier (circa 1780-90) American coin silver pictureback tablespoon, marked I*M or I.M twice without serifs. This birdback tablespoon has clear maker's marks and a very well preserved bird, with an unusual and scarce style of bird, facing right with the olive sprig rising over and behind the head. This is sometimes seen with Boston birdbacks, but on the whole this is probably a Pennsylvania (most likely Philadelphia) or New Jersey birdback. It could be by ...