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Vintage Coin Silver Bird-Form Salt or Pepper Shakers
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Pre 1920 item# 836578
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$350
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A clever set of four silver figural salt and pepper shakers in the shape of birds. Each shaker is nicely worked with terrific detail to the feathers. The bottoms are marked "800". The shakers are presented in their original fitted box, the interior imprinted with the original retailer "Arthu" located at Cerrito 1090 in Buenos Aires.Origin: Argentina, ca. 1920. The shakers can be used in pairs for both salt and pepper, or combined with individual pepper mills or salt dips to use at four place settings. Condition: excellent, sharp detail, normal wear to box. Size: 1-5/8" x 7/8" x 1-1/4" tall. Weight: 91.5 grams.
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John Brown Baltimore Coin Silver Rattail Pap Spoon
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Pre 1837 VR item# 787987
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A nice coin silver rattail spoon by John Brown, active in Baltimore from 1799, after apprenticing in Philadelphia. The bowl is rather narrow, suggesting it was to be used as a pap spoon. The spoon must have been an early piece from Brown's shop, as the design is quite clearly drawn from late 18th century styles. The three-letter monogram in a bright-cut cartouche is also characteristic of the period. The back is marked with Brown's punch.Origin: Baltimore, ca. 1800. Condition: a few small to moderate dings in the bowl. Size: 5-5/8". Weight: 11.25 grams.
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American Coin Silver Aesthetic Style Pastry Server
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Pre 1900 item# 780405
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A very finely-made coin silver pastry or cake server, the handle decorated with a spray of flowers in the Aesthetic style. The blade has ornately shaped sholders and wonderful bright-cut engraving. The back of the handle has a period 3-letter monogram "MSS" and is marked "Pure Coin Pat. App. For". The retailer's mark is "Hutchinson & Connell".Origin: America, ca. 1860. Condition: excellent, a very slight bend at the very tip of the blade and light surface wear, sharp details, traces of original gilding on blade. Size: 8-7/8" long. Weight: 70.0 grams.
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Pair Gorham Coin Silver SQUARE MEDALLION Servers
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Pre 1900 item# 763879
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An incredibly rare pair of coin silver serving pieces in Gorham’s “Square Medallion” pattern designed in December 1867. This pattern combines two of Gorham’s most revolutionary mid-19th century decorative elements—medallion and cube—to create a unique design. It’s unlikely that this pattern was made in a full line. We have seen a couple of related serving pieces that also incorporate the stag’s head from the “Saxon” pattern. The columnar handles are topped with large rounded-edge cubes, decorated on either side with medallions illustrating a Greek god and goddess. The cubes are surmounted by heavy, fully three-dimensional sculpted busts of a classical figure wearing a diadem. The knife’s blade is further decorated with engraved anthemion leaves. Both pieces are marked with an early Gorham hallmark. The original purpose of these serving pieces is unclear—a similarly shaped knife is simply referred to as a “serving knife” in Carpenter’s “Gorham Silver”—but might be an ice cream knife. The fork has unusually small tines for its overall size. The pieces are extremely heavy and were obviously made to impress! Origin: America, ca. 1867. Condition: excellent, all original, no monogram. Size: knife, 10” long; fork, 8” long. Weight: knife, 132.5 grams; fork, 107.5 grams.
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American Coin Silver Medallion Napkin Ring
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Pre 1900 item# 578489
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Wonderful large American coin silver napkin ring decorated with a Classical medallion and bright-cut engraving. The medallion depicts a young male Greek warrior wearing a helmet. The medallion is flanked with strapwork engraving. The upper and lower edges of the napkin ring are worked with foliate bright-cut engraving. The back is engraved “J. W. Johnson M.D.” within an engraved reserve. The interior is engraved “A Friend”. This particular medallion pattern has not yet been attributed to a particular silversmith. The pieces that have appeared with the matching medallion almost always incorporate extensive bright-cut engraving, as well.Origin: America, ca. 1865. Condition: the bottom edge of the back side has a bit of waviness; nice detail. Size: 1-25/32” high; 2-1/8” x 1-3/4”. Weight: 47.5 grams.
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American Coin Silver Fruit Basket Sugar Tongs
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Pre 1837 VR item# 319820
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Outstanding pair of early American coin silver sugar tongs. The arms are cut in a modified fiddle shape and are decorated with superb applied fruit baskets. The claws are shaped as scallop shells. The end has a period monogram “BC”. These are undoubtedly the finest coin silver sugar tongs we’ve seen. The inside is marked with an unidentified pseudo-hallmark.Origin: America, probably New England, circa 1815. Condition: excellent, sharp detail. Size: 6-5/16” long. Weight: 51.5 grams.
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3 Ohio American Coin Silver Serving Spoons
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Pre 1837 VR item# 93373
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Three coin silver tablespoons with downturned fiddleback handles. The bowls are nicely pointed and are remarkably even. The handles have lovely period monogram “EVB”. The backs are stamped “N. Matson”. Newell Matson was born in Painesville, Ohio in 1815. He moved to Owego, NY in 1845, and later to Milwaukee, WI. The design of these spoons would indicate they were made before his move to New York.Origin: America, circa 1830s. Condition: excellent, no dings or deep scratches, minimal wear. Size: 8-5/8” long. Weight: 45.5 grams each.
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