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This 7 1/2" long, 1.2 T. oz., tea aka breakfast aka dessert knife is an early solid coin silver example marked with Coles' three part "eagle," "A/C," "bust" emblem.
Classified as a "Medallion" pattern by D...
Artfully crafted, the hollow handles have rounded ends with a "Thread" design and arum leaf detailing at the join with beaded and engraved banding...
$85.00
This 8 5/8" long, weighty at 2.1 T. oz., circa 1840, coin silver table serving spoon is a case in point. It is stamped with a "crown, bust, lion" along with "IM" for John Munro, and "NB" for the province of New Brunswick, the city of St. John in this case, for the this maker...
$42.00
The leaf appears on the handle end front and back sides, in elaborated manner on the reverse heel of the bowl, and in smaller stylized form on the front join with the bowl...
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This lengthy, 8 7/8" long, 1.9 T. oz., serving spoon is stamped with the "C&H" mark indicating that partnership.
The form is consistent with the period. The handle is plain front with a rounded end and a midrib on the backside and a plain drop on the heel of the bowl...
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The handles are filled (which is included in the total weight above), and feature a complex, double-sided, pattern that incorporates leaves, scrolls, flowerets, and two kinds of shells, one that is spiraled and one that appears to be a nautilus...
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They are all stamped "Duhme & Co.," for the Cincinnati manufacturer and jeweler, and all have the same feathered "TGM" monogram inscribed sideways on their handle.
The pattern is "No. 1," introduced in 1869...
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They are stamped on backsides "G.C. Shreve & Co., which firm according to an entry in Dorothy Rainwater's Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers, was established in 1852.
It eventually became the West Coast's premier jeweler and silver manufacturer...
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$70.00
It is stamped on the backside of the handle "J.E. Caldwell & Co." for the renowned Philadelphia jeweler and retailer of fine goods, and "Pure Coin," suggesting this piece may have been sourced from a New England manufacturer, given this term was typically used in that area.
It has a twisted central stem, with a broad, plum-shaped, tipt backside, end that is extensively engraved with br...
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This example is an 8 7/8" long, 1.9 T. oz., pie server marked "coin" for the silver content.
It has a generously proportioned, 4 1/2" by 2 7/8" ...
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This 6" long, .8 T. oz., coin silver sugar spoon is an early example of his "Medallion" pattern, marked only "Patent 1867."
Relatively rare, the line is multi-motif, featuring a variety of different helmeted knight's heads facing left. This ...
It is illustrated in a "handle patterns" unit of Catherine Hollan's Philadelphia Silversmiths, where it is attributed to Robert and William Wilson, a partnership that dates from the second quarter of the 19th century, and their "R.&W. Wilson" mark does appear on the backside of this coin silver piece.
The handle is flat and double die struck, meaning the pat...
Secondly, marked "Tiffany & Co.," it traces to the early years of the firm when it operated solely as a retailer.
In this case the maker was Henry Hebbard, whose three part "star, H, anchor" pseudo hallmark appears on the handle backside.
Thirdly, it is to a coin silver standard, so stamped, which is unusual for Tiffany which prompted, in...
$55.00
This 6" long, 1.3 T. oz., shell bowl, sauce or cream ladle, is an especially fine example of the later form.
It has a gracefully arched, broad, "Reverse Tipt" handle that is bright and diamond cut on the front in a floral, leaf, and swag design.
There is a central reserve area that is engraved in a leaf script "W" monogram...
$75.00
Other marks on this include Gorham's "lion, anchor, G" emblem, and the name of the retailer, Philadelphia's "Geo. H. Bechtel."
"Ionic" is a Greek Revival design that incorporates a central rosette with a stylized a...
$75.00
It is also marked "Coin," which is late for this standard, as most manufacturers had converted to sterling by the 1870s.
It has an "Old English" handle with a tipt backside and a bright cut fine flower and leaf theme on the front.
The poi...
$65.00
It was made and sold by Philadelphia's "Bailey & Co.," and is so marked, along with a "lion, S, shield" with additional "lion" pseudo hallmark that was used while George Sharp was the company's manufacturing manager 1852-c. 1862 (Catherine Hollan Philadelphia Silversmiths).
The "S" indicates sterling, while a like mark with a "U" indicates coin silver, with the former introduced in 1855 (Hollan).
Th...