One of Yours Truly's favorite patterns because of the expressive eyes in this face. Please see all enlargements for detailed photos.
Please see third enlargement for mark. The craftsman is Charles W. Brown
This unusual combination of etched and applied decoration lends the piece a three-dimensional quality which is quite successful, artistically.
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Rather a hard to find item in this dignified old Durgin pattern.
It's possible that this piece has had an erasure, but if so, it's subtle and difficult to distinguish. However, the overall presentation is excellent, and so is the price!
Even without the exquisitely engraved blade this would have been a rare find, so we're doubly pleased. Note: although this server is hollow handled, we do not believe it to be weighted.
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There is some slight wear to engraving on blade, though nothing tragic, and also a few scratches as shown in first enlargement which I'll gladly attempt to polish out before shipping if you ask me very nicely.
Compare on the big bad auction site (item 332946849323) @895.00
The handle is applied with wirework in the form of a watch spring, making this the perfect gift for your martini-drinking watch collector friend!
Did these spoons belong to one of Vice President John Calhoun's children? We like to think yes, but don't ask me to prove it!
What could you do with them? Well, I for one would be ecstatic if served an appetizer of duck liver paté in a little ramekin with a very elegant silver knife. But then again, I'd probably also be pretty happy to see this even without one...
$252.00
Both figures appear to be hand chased-- note the detail in Blue's hat and knickers.
An attractive and reasonably priced little item from the Art Deco era.
Frequent guests of our little web page know that it is extremely unusual for us to offer items with removed monograms, but this is subtle, and also a tantalizing price, we think.