For those of you who wonder what that unusual symbol between the Whiting trademark and "sterling" might mean, we suspect that is a letter h inside a circle, meaning 'heavy,' since these weigh a bit more than the average Lily butter spreader...
$475.00
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One factor which ultimately contributed to the demise of his firm was that George Shiebler's best designs were difficult to execute and costly to produce. Not many of these forks were made, and the surviving examples vary in quality and condition...
$125.00
A delightful bit of Victoriana where function follows form, as each tine is shaped like a tiny cucumber.
$125.00
For the sake of accuracy, we'll mention that one piercing is slightly ajar (you may be able to see this in our third enlargement) but this is visible only with magnification, not to the naked eye.
A William C. Codman design, identical examples may be found in both the Jolie and Robert Shelton Collection, "Magnificent, Marvelous Martelé," pp. 498-9 and the MFA Boston, accession number 2001.804
$225.00
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If you like a big, heavy weapon with which to attack your steak (or red beans and rice, for our vegan friends) then look no further, here it is.
$425.00
These are find, old pieces with excellent detail and die depth.
$150.00
A set of these same spoons graces the cover of Elenita Chickering's superb monograph about her Uncle, Mr. Stone.
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A lovely complement to any "Berry in Calyx" holloware, this fine piece by craftsman Charles W Blanchard is not a commonly encountered pattern.
Readers of our little web page know that we're obsessed with comparison shopping, but we were slightly shocked to find just one lone Chrysanthemum teaspoon (item 123611846786) had recently sold on the big bad auction site for 49 American moneys. Holy guacamole!
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$95.00
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