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It has a twisted shank that is joined to a broad, upturned end, shaped edge, handle with engine turned and bright cut engraved scroll, leaf, and flower detailing.
The handle front is engraved with a feathered script "AMV" monogram set sideways in the open reserve area...
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Oyster or seafood cocktail forks, each item measures 5 7/8" long, with the group weighing 9.1 T. oz.
They are all marked on the handle reverses with the company's "standing lion and W in a circle" emblem, "Sterling," "Pat. 1902," "R'D 1902," an "O" letter, and have an Old English "S" monogram engraved on the fronts...
$38.00
This 4 3/8" long, .64 T. oz., pair of tongs are stamped with the number "15" on the inside arch along with Gorham's "lion, anchor, G" emblem, and "Sterling," and are, consistent with the above statement, an unusual design and particularly well-finished...
$110.00
Hollow with a flat back, it is heart-shaped and has a ball set in the top center. This in turn is fitted with a ring with an attached looped band for accommodating a chain...
$225.00
A 4 5/8" long, 1.64 T. oz. total weight, sterling silver cigar cutter with plated steel blades, it is marked "Howard & Co.," "Sterling" and model number "7881" on the 1/4" wide edge of the body. It is also imprinted with George Shiebler's "winged S" emblem on one of the blades (see upper right inset in the above composite image)...
$48.00
The pattern is intricate and rather courtly, in a Henry VIII or Elizabeth I manner...
$235.00
Marked "Ball, Black," "925" for sterling, and "Patent," the pattern is Arabesque, made by John Wendt, New York City, and issued in 1871. Arabesque is often (mis)identified as Monroe.
A Moorish design, Philadelphia's George Sharp produced a similar unnamed line...
$24.00
An example from that series, this 5 9/16" long, .61 T. oz...
$24.00
An example from that series, this 5 7/8" long, .74 T. oz. teaspoon is number "107" as imprinted on the backside, along with Wallace's "R W deer head & S" emblem and the word "Sterling."
An openwork design, the handle obverse features perhaps palm or other leaves on a stem.
The reverse is plain save for a fancy, delicate, feathered script "ENL" monogram...
$46.00
The plain, rounded and downturned end with a smooth back, style of this 9 1/4", 1.4 T...
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It is attached to a 6" long chain, which makes a 2 1/2" loop for fitting around the neck of a decanter. The entire piece weighs 9 grams (.29 T. oz.)
The tag is in the form of a 7/16" wide banner with folded ends. The flat surface is line engraved to create an etched, three dimensional, shaded effect. The word "Brandy" ...
$85.00
This coin silver piece is a large, 8 3/4" long, 1.9 T. oz., berry or other serving spoon, marked for BB & Co. but is without a maker's identification, and the pattern, a double-lined border with acanthus leaf detailing is otherwise without an attribution so the origin of this piece is not ex...
$185.00
It has a slightly splayed body with a relatively thick rolled top rim, and a set back foot.
It is marked with the "sword & M" symbol of the Matthews Co., later Hickok-Mathews, "Sterling," and the model number "132."
Dating from early in the 20th century, it has acid etched walls that portray five different Kewpie babies along with shrubs and a...
$38.00
Very much in the manner of its 1860s period, and engagingly so, it has a twisted stem and a flat, shaped-edge, handle that is bright cut and wriggle work engraved in a period design.
The engraved area includes an open reserve ...
$90.00
Likely dating from the 1870s, one private researcher has postulated Fessenden of Providence, Rhode Island, as a maker. Seymour of Syracuse produced some similar work, as did San Francisco sources, so no true solid attribution is at hand. What is incontrov...
$45.00
It was made by Towle, whose "T in a standing lion" emblem and the word "Sterling" is imprinted on the handle backside.
Rendered in an Arts & Crafts manner, it has a reticulated handle portraying something of a Chippendale design.
No doubt made to demonstrate that Towle, located in Newburyport, Massachusetts, had the capacity to produce items equivalent in calibe...
$1,400.00
This 10 3/4" tall silver and cut glass claret jug is in full conformity with other examples of such Dresser items from this source, and as such is an important example.
Similar examples are held at the Victoria and Albert Museum i...
$44.00
It is a double die struck Olive pattern, meaning the design appears on both sides of the arched and upturned handle.
A jelly or preserve spoon, it has a generously sized, 2 1/4" by 1 1/2" at the widest, shell bowl with scallo...