$95.00
The pattern is Forget-Me-Not, which is set in high relief and clear detail on each arm.
The arch is crimped for strength, while the grips are highly articulated, hairy talon style.
In superb condition and never monogrammed, these are without wear or damage and show a bright, even, finish...
$145.00
It is a Moorish design consistent with many other patterns of the period, Tiffany and Whiting's Persian, Gorham's Raphael and Hindostanee and Wendt's Moresque being instances of the more prominent corresponding designs...
$80.00
A master butter knife, the handle and broad blade with a scalloped upper edge are joined at a right angle.
The pattern is Luxembourg made by George Shiebler, whose "winged S" emblem and the word "Sterling" are imprinted on the blade, along with "1885" and "Patented" on the handle.
The handle is splayed and incorporates three raised channels with rounded ends...
$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...
$85.00
This example is an 8 7/8" long, 2.0 T. oz., berry or other large serving spoon.
It has a plum-shaped bowl with a pointed tip and scalloped edge, fluted heel...
$52.00
The pattern is Princess originated by John Polhamus and continued in production by George Shiebler, both New York City. Shiebler's "winged S" emblem, the word "Sterling," and the name of the retailer, "R...
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It is stamped "Shreve, Brown & Co.," which was an 1857-60 partnership in the chain of evolution for the firm that eventually became Boston's carriage trade "Shreve, Crump & Low."
It is also marked "Sterling," which is early for this period when coin silver was the prevailing silver standard...
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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...
$95.00
Grimwade's foundational London Silversmiths notes his parentage is undiscovered, but that he entered his first mark with William Jury c. 1758, with another mark for both 29 October 1759. Although he also registered marks as a buckle maker, Grimwade states "it is clear that he was principally a spoonmaker."
This 8 3/8" long, 1.86 T. oz., table or servi...
$65.00
Having a Hanoverian handle, the end is upturned and tipt, while there is a long drop, evolved from a rattail, on the bowl backside.
The handle reverse is engraved in a period "S + S" monogram.
In very fine condition, this is free of noticeable signs of use, has a well-shaped bowl that retains a rounded tip, is free ...
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Queen Anne is a Hanoverian design with a rounded-end, upturned handle with a midrib and a rattail bowl back.
A companion pattern, Williamsburg Shell was added in 1970.
This offering is for an original, estate set of 12 complete, 5 piece, place settings in Queen An...
Sterling silver, they were made in Birmingham, England in 1833-34 by the firm of Taylor & Perry. The spoon is stamped with five identifying hallmarks, with the fork and knife having confirming partial marks.
The pattern is a robust grape leaf and fruit cluster that appears on the front and backsides of all three pieces. The spoon also has an elaborate, raised shell, motif on the heel reverse.
The solid sil...
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This 6" long, relatively weighty at 1.2 T. oz., sturdy sauce ladle marked "Sterling" and "Theodore B. Sarr New York" dates from the early 20th century, and, although marked for Starr, may actually have been made by Marshall Field who produced a wel...
$185.00
Evolving from the immediately preceding 17th century English Trefid style with a three-lobed handle tip, this is a turn of the 18th century Dognose piece with a single, extended, slightly upturned, knobbed end.
Scarce items, Dognose forks are all the more so relative to spoons.
This has an interesting, and telling to anyone versed in such things, crest on the handle backside that portrays ...
$100.00
A dinner fork, it is a lengthy 8" and is exceptionally heavy at 2.4 T. oz.
Very finely crafted, it is a "Tipt" aka "Fiddle Tipt" pattern, with high, angular shoulders off the gracefully curved heel of the bowl. The four elongated tines are slender and pointed.
The handle backsi...
$145.00
English in origin, it is hallmarked for London, 1805-06, sterling silver, and "TW" for maker Thomas Wallis.
The slender handle is "Old English" style, with a rounded end and tipt backside. There is thumb drop on the bowl reverse.
Never originally monogrammed or inscribed, this was apparently re-presented as a 25th commemorative gift, given the script "1928/L/1953" engraved on the ...
This group of spoons illustrate three patterns representative of the period and include two florals and one fruit.
The are, left to right in the above image, Reed & Barton's Les Cinq Fleurs, International's Cloeta (Grape), and Whiting's Lily.
At 5 7/8" long, 1.06 T. oz., the Cinq Fleurs is a full sized ...