$145.00
Possibly for use with a (pickle) caster, they are large at 6 5/8" long, and heavy at 1.7 T. oz., and combine a variety of period design elements.
The arms have a twisted central section joined to a solid squared block where they meet the substantially-scaled talon grips...
$46.00
The pattern is St. Cloud, which was one of the outstandingly successful designs produced by Antoine Heller in his long and consequential career with Gorham.
It is in very good condition. The dense leaf and shell motif remains well-defined, showing minimal polishing wear...
$85.00
The month is March with the corresponding flower being Violet.
Decidedly Art Nouveau in manner, the portraiture is expressively sinuous and fluid as is characteristic of the mode.
There is a flowing script "WKH" monogram engraved on the handle front...
$75.00
An immediately popular item, it was soon joined by a similarly themed pattern produced by Gorham, also offered exclusively by Daniel Low.
This 5 3/4" long, .8 T...
$34.00
More detailed than a standard Tipt design, this version incorporates Greek and/or Egyptian Revival features set on a broad end, tubular shank, handle. These features carry onto the backside heel of the plum shaped with central vee, gold washed, bowl...
$42.00
It has a Tipt handle with straight sides and rounded shoulders off the bowl. This departs from the pronounced Fiddle shape with angular shoulders typical of 19th century Ohio River Valley silver design...
$105.00
Made by Gorham, the pattern is Cluny which bespeaks the French origins of its renowned designer, Antoine Heller.
The pattern features dense, high relief, floral elements with rosette and palmetto accents, and has proven to be enduringly appealing.
The handle backside of this is engraved in script, "A.P.W." over "Oct...
$105.00
A multi-motif floral, the portraiture on this is "peony."
Producer of such touchstone Art Nouveau designs as Raphael and Old Orange Blossom, Majestic reflects the same sensitivity to the subtle, flowing sensibilities of the mode, all expressed inprecise, intricate detail...
$95.00
A strikingly clean design, D&H's interpretation of this classic design has a slightly downturned handle with chamfered edges and a midrib backside. No...
$95.00
This 7 1/2" long, 1.9 T. oz., gravy ladle is an early piece, marked "Coin," along with "Patent 1861."
The handle backside is engraved with an "H.A.B" monogram in Old English lettering.
The bowl is large, 2 3/4" by 2 1/4" by 1" deep, helmet-shaped, has ...
$65.00
The pattern is colonial in style, featuring a fiddle shaped handle with a tipped backside and distinct flanking shoulders off the bowl.
The serving end has four symmetrical, plain ...
$58.00
This 7" long, T. oz., preserve spoon is an early example marked "Patent 1861" and "Coin."
The bowl is shell form with a scalloped and dotted edge.
There is a feathered script "HSS" monogram delicately engraved sideways on the handle front.
This is in outstanding estate condition, absent polishing wear or damage and s...
$55.00
Coin silver, it is a decorative item, with several design details typical of its period.
It has a twisted stem that leads to a broad, shaped end that is bright cut engraved in a design reminiscent of leaves, bellflowers, and fruit, with a diamond border on the front and wriggle work edging on the back.
There is a fancy, feathered script...
$75.00
The front is bright cut engraved in a floral, starflower like, pattern along with a fancy, feathered script, "AMJ" monogram.
The essentially round, 2" diameter, pierced bowl has a scalloped edge, coffered sides, and a raised circle in the base. The interior has a satin matte finish that is wriggle work engraved with "pom pom" like detailing that ...
$70.00
Appropriate to the item function, the figure on this is young and could in fact be either male or female and thus a suitable association for a chil...
$335.00
Gorham Silver: Designing Brilliance 1850-1970 edited by Elizabeth Williams recounts,
"Sitting down to the Furbers' table, one would have been confronted with a bevy of Gorham flatware--687 pieces in all. The majority of serving and dining utensils are the Angelo pattern, which d...
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It is marked with R&B's "eagle, R, lion" emblem, "Sterling," and "Pat. Appl'd For," all in fine, precise lettering as would be expected on an old piece.
It also carries the retailer's stamp, "Cady & Olmstead," Kansas City, Missouri, and as was customary with this multi-motif floral line, the name of the fl...
$55.00
It is of additional interest given it was marketed by Joseph Werne of Louisville, Kentucky, whose name is also stamped on the blade back, alongside Coles' hallmark. Werne was a one time partner of John Kitts (also with S.W. Warrin...