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All Items : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #1458044 (stock #4828f)
Old Friends
$165.00
Tracing to the reign of England's George II, this 8 3/4" long, approximately 1.3 T. oz., piece is fully and clearly hallmarked for sterling, London, 1758, and maker William Turner (script WT).

A Marrow scoop, if follows fully after the form, with two elongated, rounded end, bowls, one wide and one narrow, joined by a solid bar.

The backside heel of the larger bowl is engraved with a block letter "T over L R" monogram...

All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces : Pre 1900 item #1457422 (stock #4814f)
Old Friends
$46.00
Marked on the reverse "Palmer. Bachelders & Co.," this 6 7/8" long, 1.4 T. oz., coin silver serving spoon traces to 1860s Boston.

The pattern is Olive, which while a standard design that was widely produced, and notably popular in the Boston area, there are variations in design among manufacturers.

This example shows clean style, with balanced proportions and well-articulated detail...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1910 item #1457185 (stock #4808f)
Old Friends
$65.00
Large for a sardine fork, this piece measures 6 3/8" long and weighs 1.17 T. oz.

Made by Durgin, whose "D" emblem and the word "Sterling," appear on the backside, the pattern is Old Standish, issued in 1901, to be distinguished from New Standish introduced in 1905.

It is a clean pattern with a double lined border and tipt end set on a rounded handle.

There is a script "M" monogram engraved on the front.

The gold wash server follows after a style favored by Durgin...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1456788 (stock #4796f)
Old Friends
$65.00
Bright cut engraved designs were popular among American silver manufacturers during the last quarter of the 19th century, with this 7" long, approximately 1.6 T. oz., gravy ladle a fine example of the style.

Made by Gorham, whose "lion, anchor, G" emblem and the word "Sterling" appear on the "Old English" tipt handle backside, the pattern is Chrysanthemum, issued in 1885...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1456287 (stock #4785f)
Old Friends
$65.00
A bright cut floral and leaf design dating circa 1880 rendered in an Aesthetic manner, the pattern on this 8 1/4" long, 1.4 T. oz. serving spoon appears to be Towle's No. 38 Engraved.

The lack of a maker's mark and an ovoid shaped bowl with a flanged rim and central raised vee not typically Towle in form, however, suggests it was made by some other contemporaneous producer...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1455747 (stock #4774f)
Old Friends
$125.00
A salad or large berry serving spoon, this piece measures 9" long, weighs a substantial 2.9 T. oz., and has a generously sized, 3 1/2" by 2 3/4" by 3/4" deep, bowl with a satin matte gold finish on both sides.

The pattern is Charles II by Dominick & Hall whose three part emblem, "Sterling," "Pat-d 94," and the name of the retailer, Brooklyn's "Wm. Wise & Son" appear on the reverse...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1455709 (stock #4773f)
Old Friends
$58.00
Dating from 1872, Gorham's Corinthian embodies the Greek Revival and Moorish sensibilities of its 1870s period. Architectural in style, it incorporates an anthemion leaf on the handle surmounted by leafy tracery.

This example is a lengthy at 8", and weighty at 1.3 T. oz., solid silver master butter knife.

The broad, 1" wide, flat blade has a scalloped upper edge and is engraved on the upper surface in a design that mirrors the pattern...

All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Flatware : Pre 1837 VR item #1454934 (stock #4759f)
Old Friends
$395.00
Price for the set of twelve.
A truly difficult to find extant matching set of twelve circa 1830 patterned coin silver teaspoons, each of these pieces measures 5 7/8" long with the group weighing a substantial 14.6 T. oz.

They are stamped "J.B...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1454892 (stock #4758f)
Old Friends
$58.00
Price per pair, two pairs available.
Each of these two spoons measures 5 1/4" long with the pair weighing 1.2 T. oz. combined.

Ice cream spoons, they have twisted stems with rounded ends that are engraved in a floral and leaf design with faux engine turning.

Each one is also inscribed in the frontside reserve area with an Old English "M.E.S." monogram. The backsides are plain save for the word "Sterling."

The bowls have notched shoulders and slightly pointed tips.

The overall form and design suggests a date circa 1870...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Smalls : Pre 1900 item #1454722 (stock #4755f)
Old Friends
$125.00
Measuring 1 3/4" tall and 2" wide, this 2.0 T. oz. silver napkin ring with an applied rim top and bottom is decidedly more substantial than most examples of the form.

It was made by Gorham whose "standing lion, anchor, G" emblem, "Sterling," and model number "1675" are imprinted on the inside wall.

It is engraved in a floral rosette, leaf and scroll design that is Aesthetic, i.e. Eastlake, in manner, suggesting a date circa 1885.

There is a reserve area that has never been monogrammed. ...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1454482 (stock #4750f)
Old Friends
$65.00
The earliest of four Kings (I, II, III, and King George) patterns produced by Gorham, Kings I, introduced in 1876, is the most individualistic and least imitative of the four of the English counterparts from which this popular American design in many manifestations evolved.

The handle features a rounded, upturned end with a stylized shell, and honeysuckle detailing and two rosettes and a palmette set midway, all replicated on the backside save for the absence of a ...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Hollowware : Pre 1940 item #1454296 (stock #4747f)
Old Friends
$165.00
Standing 6 3/8" tall on a rimmed base that is 2" in diameter, and weighing just over 3.5 T. oz., this shaker is hallmarked for sterling, London, and 1932-33.

The maker's stamp, which appears on the wall of the body and the sleeve of the cap, is some rubbed. It is shield form and appears to end with "LD" or "LtD."

A sugar sifter aka muffineer, it is baluster style, with a tall, attractively pierced, fitted cap that is surmounted by a flame finial.

Never monogrammed or inscribed, it is a ...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1960 item #1453923 (stock #4739f)
Old Friends
$45.00
Dating from the middle third of the 20th century as indicated by the particular "S. Kirk & Son Sterling" mark that appears on the handle backside, this 5 3/8" long, approximately 1.0 T. oz., round bowl piece is variously identified as a cream or mayonnaise ladle.

The pattern is the company's signature "Repousse," featuring an array of high relief, satin finish, flowers and leaves.

The backside is plain and never monogrammed.

In flawless estate condition, this is free of any evident wear...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1453881 (stock #4738f)
Old Friends
$78.00
This 6" long, just over 1.0 T. oz. (32 grams) teaspoon incorporates a cast and applied, high relief, cherub or baby's face set on an Old English handle.

It was made by Gorham whose "lion, anchor, G" emblem, the word "Sterling," "M" for medium weight designation, model number "H 1467," and date symbol for 1899 appear on the backside.

A youth or child's spoon, the name "James" is engraved sideways in script on the handle front.

Apart from a few pinpoint flecks in the base of the bo...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1900 item #1453143 (stock #4726f)
Old Friends
$135.00
Price for the set of six.
Each of these six matching 5 5/8" long, 4.0 T. oz. the group, teaspoons is marked with a first standard Minerva head for 950 silver (vs. sterling at 925) with a requisite bigorne counterstamp on the corresponding opposite side of the handle, along with a maker's "LL with a cross between the letters and stars above and below" emblem.

Finely made, showing a level of elegance and refinement that are peculiarly French, the pattern is a "Thread" aka "French Thread" aka "Fiddle Thread."

The hand...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1910 item #1452526 (stock #4714f)
Old Friends
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Measuring 6 1/8" long and weighing just over .8 T. oz., this pickle fork is an early example of Alvin's 1905 Art Nouveau Old Orange Blossom pattern, informally known as OOB.

Early pieces distinguish themselves from later ones and reproductions by their exceptionally fine detail and finish. In addition, the handle is up-tipped, while later made pieces have flat handle ends.

The marks, Alvin's three part emblem, "Sterling," and "Patent," are finely rendered and are a part of t...

All Items : Silver : Coin Silver : Serving Pieces : Pre 1900 item #1451845 (stock #4701f)
Old Friends
$115.00
An early example of Gorham's Cottage, which was issued in 1861 to a coin silver standard and continued in production for many years through and beyond the company's transition to sterling in 1868, this 9" long, approximately 2.5 T. oz., ice cream spade is marked "Patent 1861," "Coin," and "Shreve Stanwood & Co.," for the Boston firm that eventually became that city's renowned "Shreve, Crump & Low."

A relatively plain pattern, this is embellished on the handle front with a delicately en...

All Items : Silver : Sterling : Flatware : Pre 1910 item #1451297 (stock #4694f)
Old Friends
$119.00
A naturalistic pattern that shows Art Nouveau influences, Royal Oak was patented in 1902, as imprinted on the backside of this lengthy, 8 1/16" long, and weighty at nearly 1.9 T. oz., master butter knife.

Other marks include Gorham's "lion, anchor, G" emblem and the word "Sterling."

The oak and acorn elements that constitute the design are offered in high relief, densely arrayed, and finely detailed, front and backsides of the handle and extending onto the heel of the blade.

The ...

 
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