$145.00
A large item, this all silver ice cream knife or slice measures 10 1/4" long and weighs 4.3 T. oz.
It has a hollow (not filled) handle and a 6 1/8" by 2 1/4", roughly rectangular, solid silver, flat blade with a gold finish front and back sides.
This form is sometimes referred to as an ice cream axe or hatchet, referencing the dramatically impressive scale of the blade...
They present with something of a mystery.
Coffee spoons, the pattern matches Whiting's Renaissance Revival Arabesque pattern in every detail, save the backside of the bowls are stamped "800," which represents a German silver standard used prior to 1886 (Arabesque was issued in 1875)...
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It is an older, i.e. mid 19th century, example of Baltimore silver marked "S. Kirk & Son," used 1846-61, and "10.15" which was a mid 19th century Baltimore silver standard designation (roughly equivalent to coin)...
$45.00
Measuring 6 1/4" long and 3 1/2" wide, it has a silver handle attached to a dense cluster of soft, natural bristles.
It was made by Gorham, whose "lion, anchor, G" emblem, "Sterling," model number "C159," and a date symbol for "1898" are imprinted on the lower edge of the handle...
$235.00
A relatively large, 7" tall, 5.17 T. oz., solid silver muffineer, i.e. sugar shaker or caster, every facet of the piece, inside, outside, and underside, shows dense hammering that has a chiseled character to it.
It was made by Redlich & Co., New York City, whose "animal head mark," the word "Sterling," and model number "7470" are stamped on the underside...
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He was a freeman worker in 1765, dating this group of six, matched, 5 1/2" long, just over 3.0 T. oz. (95 grams) the lot, to the decades between then and Grigg's death in 1797...
$195.00
As recounted in Silver in the Golden State, Vanderslice & Co. became "the longest lived of the nineteenth-century San Francisco manufacturing firms."
This piece is a 9 1/4" long, 2.54 T...
$48.00
The pattern had variants or close parallels, of which this 9 1/8" long, 1.9 T. oz., coin silver table serving spoon is one.
It has a plain, chamfered edge, shank (vs...
$80.00
La Parisenne, the pattern on this 6 3/4" long, weighty at 2.12 T. oz., gravy is another expressive Reed & Barton design from this period...
It is clearly stamped with pseudo hallmarks that include a "lion passant," a "leopard face," "YS," and a "bust."
Intentionally mirroring late Georgian English style and period hallmarks, this is an example of Chinese Export silver, produced in this instance in Canton by the maker Yatshing aka Yat Shing.
As export silver, it would likely have been made to a sterling standard and is well crafted.
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It has four, relatively broad, pointed tines that are joined to a deep-shouldered, wavy-edged, heel that is engraved with an acanthus leaf design surface.
The tines retain a portion of an original gold wash on the upper sides.
Most references date the pattern to 1880, although Charles Carpenter in his benchmark Gorham Silver places it about 1883. This is ...
Its distinguishing feature is the shell bowl with scalloped edges and a ribbed interior. This is finished in a matte gold on the front except for the heel, which along with the entire backside, has a bright gold surface.
The figure on this multi-motif line is a cherub hold...
Eleazer relocated to Portland, Maine about 1806, and from 1814-18 was in partnership there with Charles Farley.
Four of these six, essentially matched, coffee or tea spoons are marked "Wyer & Farley" along with an "ea...
$65.00
The finely rendered design incorporates a series of repetitive scrolls and palmettes on a slightly upturned, rounded end, handle, and includes a shield reserve, which in this instance has never been monogrammed.
As a line, Hindostanee had an individualist...
$32.00
As this does, motes spoons typically have a pierced bowl on one end and a pointed or spear tip on the other.
Most commentary about their purpose indicates mote spoons were originally tea related, used for filtering loose leaves, with the point serving to clear a spout of clogs.
This 8 3/8" example was made by FS Gilbert, North Attlebor...
$185.00
These four, Krider, Robbins, Clark and Biddle, were all well-known and well-regarded names associated with the manufacturing and marketing of silver, and they had intertwining histories. This particular configuration suggests an 1875-78 da...
$110.00
Shell form dishes were produced by many makers throughout the 20th century, and they were typically based on scallops . This one, however, is modeled after a large, hard shell clam, specifically known as a quahoag in New England, Rhode Island in particular.
