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All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1490196 (stock #5588f)
Old Friends
$32.00
The first full line flatware pattern produced by Rogers, Lunt, & Bollen, later simply Lunt, Dorothy Q was carried forward from antecedent firm "A.F. Towle & Son Co." which introduced it in 1883.

This example is a 6" long, .77 T...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1490140 (stock #5587f)
Old Friends
$145.00
An especially fine, c. 1870, regional period piece, this lengthy at 10 7/8" overall, 3.1 T. oz., solid silver pie or pastry server is marked "Bigelow. Bro's & Kennard.," for the prominent 19th century Boston firm, along with "925" in an oval, for sterling.

The handle is an Old English pattern with a Tipt backside. The front is engraved in a motif that is identified as either Buckle or Garter. The interior of this is further engraved "E.S.F...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1490106 (stock #5586f)
Old Friends
$165.00
Larger than most such pieces, this fish slice measures 12 1/8" long and weighs a substantial 3.7 T. oz.

The pattern is Lady Washington, which was one of Gorham's early lines, dating from 1876, the year of the American Centennial. That anniversary may have occasioned the development of the design given the name is associated with the first family of the then new nation...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1490065 (stock #5585f)
Old Friends
$32.00
Produced by the Chicago silver firm of Wendell Manufacturing Company, Ariel is a highly expressive pattern.

Sculptural in manner, the central design element is a cherubic figure set against a dense, decorative background.

It is strongly reminiscent of Dominick & Haff's Labors of Cupid, which it predates by five years, introduced in 1895 vs. 1900.

It is a multi-motif line, meaning the figural representation varies between different pieces...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Hollowware : Pre 1910 item #1490023 (stock #5584f)
Old Friends
$165.00
A novel item laden with sentiment, this large, handled (tea)cup has a body with a top diameter of 3 1/2" and a maximum span of 4 5/8" to the end of the handle. It stands 2" high to the rim, has a base that is 1 7/8" wide, and weighs 2.96 T. oz...
All Items : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1837 VR item #1489987 (stock #5583f)
Old Friends
$95.00

This pair of 5 7/8" long, 1.09 T. oz., tongs is stamped "PB/WB" for Peter and William Bateman, members of the legendary family that also included matriarch Hester and Ann.

Other marks include a "lion passant" for sterling, a date letter for 1806-7, and a "bust" duty mark.

It has scalloped edge arms with bowl form grips. The arms are bright cut engraved in a leaf and floral design with wriggle work detailing...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1489953 (stock #5582f)
Old Friends
$350.00
Price for the set of six.
These six, matching, 19th century, coffee spoons are a statement in design and technique.

Made by Gorham, whose "lion, anchor, G" emblem and the word "Sterling" are imprinted on the reverses, they are 4 7/8" long, and relatively very heavy at 4.37 the group.

Finished in a satin matte gold on all surfaces, they have blue (it may read black in the above composites, but it is a deep blue), yellow, and white enameled handles, executed in an Arabesque with rosettes design...

All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces : Pre 1900 item #1489925 (stock #5581f)
Old Friends
$38.00
A 6" long, .9 T. oz., item, this c. 1865, coin silver sugar spoon is stamped "C C S" on the reverse, for the maker, Charles C. Shaver, who worked in Utica, New York during the second half of the 19th century.

The pattern appears on both sides of the handle and features anthemion leaves, along with other period detailing...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1489871 (stock #5580f)
Old Friends
$65.00
Gorham's numbered items were non full line specialty pieces sometimes produced in variety of forms and sometimes offered only as a single piece.

This example, a tea caddy spoon with a likely late 19th century date, is stamped with the number 406 on the reverse, along with Gorham's "lion, anchor, G" emblem and the word "Sterling."

It measures 3 5/8" long and weighs just over .5 T. oz.

Comprising slightly more than half the length of the piece, i.e...

All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces : Pre 1900 item #1489833 (stock #5579f)
Old Friends
$110.00
Price for the pair.
Described in Flynt & Fales Heritage Foundation Collection of [New England] Silver as "a man of many alliances," Boston silversmith John B...
All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1920 item #1489749 (stock #5577f)
Old Friends
$38.00
George Blanchard, along with sons Porter and Richard, represent a dynasty within the realm of American Arts & Crafts silversmithing.

With family roots in Gardner, Massachusetts, George originally worked with Arthur Stone. Porter went on to establish one of the most well-known silver workshops in California, where the family also founded the California Society of Arts & Crafts.

The "B09 in an oval" that appears on this 6 3/16" long, .87 T. oz., teaspoon was an early mark of the partnership,...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1489694 (stock #5576f)
Old Friends
$46.00
King(s), or English King as identified by Tiffany for its line of flatware in this style, was a pattern with English origins that was produced by numerous American manufacturers in many variants.

This example, a 6 3/16" long, .96 T. oz., serving spoon, is marked for Phildadelphia's Peter Krider and follows standard conventions for the pattern.

Catherine Hollan in Philadelphia Silver illustrates this specific design within her section on handle patterns save she identif...

All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Hollowware : Pre 1900 item #1489600 (stock #5574f)
Old Friends
$1,325.00
A high style piece representative of the finest quality silver work generated in mid 19th Boston, this item is a substantial-sized water pitcher.

It stands 11" tall to the highest point of the lofty handle, has a bulbous, eight panel, baluster-shaped body that is 6" across at the widest, sits on a rimmed, 4 1/2" diameter, octagonal base, weighs 25.75 T. oz., and holds four pints (64 ounces) of liquid.

Each of the eight panels is engraved in a delicately rendered leaf and floral moti...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1489501 (stock #5572f)
Old Friends
$36.00
Dating circa 1870, this jelly or small preserve spoon measures 6 5/8" long and weighs .77 T. oz.

It is marked J.C. Kelley, along with "Sterling," for the Philadelphia jeweler in business 1849-77.

The pattern is an engraved leaf and grass design presented in an Aesthetic manner on a convex Antique Tipt handle with a mid point crossed ribbon.

This is one of two similar designs produced by James Watts, also Philadelphia, and Kelley and Watts are paired on other jointly...

All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces : Pre 1900 item #1489436 (stock #5570f)
Old Friends
$46.00
A pattern that originated with Albert Coles, Jenny Lind established itself as a popular mid 19th century design and was adopted by numerous manufacturers.

This example, a 6 7/8" long, 1.25 T. oz., coin silver jelly or preserve spoon bears the four part pseudo hallmark that John McGrew in his benchmark work Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver attributes to the "Gilbert, Cunningham, Cooper" complex of New York City.

This has a shell form bowl and is engraved "M....

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1489380 (stock #5569f)
Old Friends
$44.00
This master butter knife measures 7 1/4" long and weighs 1.0 T. oz.

Straightforward in design, it has a (Fiddle) Tipt handle set at a right angle to a scalloped edge, pointed end, blade.

Architectural in manner and ruggedly plain, it has flat surfaces throughout. The handle tapers to a square, solid, block where it joins the blade (this strengthens the piece at this natural stress point).

The piece is without adornment, although its clean, serviceable, character and balanced prop...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1489340 (stock #5568f)
Old Friends
$200.00
Price for the set of eight.
Offered in both sterling silver and silver plate, Harlequin was a floral series issued by Reed & Barton circa 1890 and continued in production for nearly a century.

These eight pieces are from an original, old, set of 5 1/8" long, 4.56 T. oz. the group, 5 o'clock spoons marked with R&B's "eagle, R, lion" emblem and "Sterling."

The bowls all have the same soft satin very pale gold surface and are engraved with "HVR" monograms in flowing script lettering.

Cast rather than die struc...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1970 item #1489309 (stock #5567f)
Old Friends
$45.00
A liturgical spoon of a form that traces to the earliest centuries of the Christian church, notably the Coptic Orthodox tradition, this near miniature 3 5/8" long, .26 T. oz. (8 grams), silver piece features a long, narrow, faceted handle with a pointed tip.

This is attached to an ovoid bowl with a curved device.

Such replica pieces were inspired by items found in what is identified as the Traprain Hoard of ancient artifacts unearthed in East Lothian, Scotland.

In a description o...

 
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