$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...
$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...
$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...
$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...
$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...
Marked "Coin," they are without a maker's identification. The style suggests an 1860s date and the work is clearly that of a capable (American) manufacturer.
They have twisted shanks leading to broad, flat, upturned handle ends that are extensively and finely bright cut engraved on the top sides. Each piece has a feathered script "AMF" monogram...
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Gorham was another company which produced a leaf design. That line, named Josephine, was nearly identical to Coles', and patented in 1855, which is the approximate date of this piece...
$68.00
Located in Philadelphia, the firm's work followed after regional style typical of the period and that is the case with this 7 1/8" long, .9 T. oz., preserve spoon.
It has a flat, ovoid handle with a Tipt end that is joined to a twisted stem...
$56.00
An olive variant which incorporates what may more accurately be interpreted as anthemion or honeysuckle portraiture, this design is attributed in Silver in the Golden State to the San Francisco firm of Frederick R. Reichel, and identified by the name Olive...
$90.00
Dating circa 1865, the pattern is Olive, which appears on both sides of the handle...
$185.00
The piece is a large, 9 7/8" long, 2.4 T. oz., die struck, coin silver server, likely for ice cream.
The "rosette and bellflower" pattern is similar to A. & W. Wood's Clematis and less closely so to an unnamed one by Michael Gibney, both contemporaneous in time and place with ...
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The handle is fiddle shaped with a Tipt backside and rounded shoulders off the shovel. There is a script "JEH" monogram on the front.
The reverse is marked with a "bust, lion, B" pseudo hallmark that William McGrew in his Manufacturers' Marks on American Coi...
$100.00
His readily recognizable "horse head over chevron," emblem appears on the handle backside, along with the word "Coin" and the name of the retailer, "George H. Bechtel," also Philadelphia.
The flat, shaped, handle has an upturned end and is bright cut and wriggle work engraved, all of which bespeaks the piece's Philadelphia...
$65.00
The pattern, Jenny Lind, originated with Coles but was produced by innumerable other manufacturers of the time and was apparently well-received given the variety of inventory that remains extant.
The design appears on both sides of the handle and extends onto the backside heel of the bowl, which is oval and particul...
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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.
A preserve spoon, it has a shell form bowl that is finished with a bright gold wash front and bac...
$115.00
A relatively plain pattern, this is embellished on the handle front with a delicately en...
$120.00
It is marked "Blynn & Baldwin," for the Columbus, Ohio, pair of jewelers with approximate dates 1850-60.
The handle is in a double-sided "Kings" pattern that almost surely has Philadelphia origins, with kindred patterns illustrated in Catherine Hollan's encyclopedic Philadelphia Silversmiths.
Intended to serve pie or pastry, the blade is a study...
$145.00
The handle is a die struck "Bead" pattern that appears on both the front and back sides. There is a cursive "EWL" monogram inscribed on the reverse.
The generously proportioned, 3 1/2" by 2 3/8", scoop is engraved with a highly detailed and finely rendered motif that portrays ...