An Early Nineteenth Century, American coin silver small ladle/spoon, circa 1820. The silver is stamped Bosworth on the reverse side. Samuel Bosworth worked in Buffalo, NY from 1816-1837. The silver is engraved E P on the handle. Dimensions: Length 5 7/8". Condition: Very good.
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A fine and rare Tiffany & Company sterling silver bon bon spoon, Late Nineteenth century, circa 1880. The cast terminal is decorated with a female figure resembling Eve in the Garden of Eden. She is flanked by two other female figures placed within a lush framework with fruit garlands, two swans and two doves. There is a cherub rising from acanthus at the center of the handle. The bowl is gilded and monogrammed T E under a crown. The strap-work in the terminal and handle are also lightly gi ...click for details
Decorated with an all-over foliate engraved design, and an oval, non engraved cartouche on the lid, this box is marked "Sterling" and "Made for Tiffany and Co." on the underside. The box is constructed with a wooden core covered in sterling silver, and is lined with pink velvet. The box measures 9 1/2" x 6" x 4 1/2" in height. It shows normal wear to the bottom, and has a patina expected for a piece its age, but still is in very good condition. It dates c. 19 ...click for details
Manufactured by the superb craftsmen at the Shiebler Silver Company, this large caddy spoon, or perhaps a nut spoon (for bridge - with a club on the handle?) measures 4 3/4" in length, and 2" across the bowl. It is marked with the Shiebler wings, the word "Sterling" and the name of the retailer, Bigelow, Kennard and Co. American, c. 1900. It is in pristine condition.
Bearing the marks "Howard and Company", and "Sterling", and "New York", this American sterling silver tea caddy is decorated with and all-over, floral repousse design. It measures 4 1/4" tall, and is 3 1/4" at its widest diameter. It is in excellent condition.
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Marked on the base, "Galt and Bros" and "Sterling", this open sugar, with some gilt remaining on the interior, stands on four Louis XV style paw feet, and has a gadrooned rim. It weights 9.929 t.o. It stands 3 1/8" high, and measures 4" in diameter across the top opening. A lovely piece, originally sold in this famous Washington, D.C. Jeweler's around 100 years ago.
Manufactured by Kerr c. 1910, this child's porringer is decorated with nursery rhymes -- Jack Sprat, Tom the Piper's son, Little Jack Horner -- in fine illustrative panels. It measures 1 7/8" in height, and 6 1/2" across the handle. It has initials WGG for William Gwynn Gardner, and is also engraved on the bottom with all the descendants who have been presented the porringer. In excellent condition.
With a heavy, Louis XV style scrolled border, this sterling silver, oval bowl manufactured for Galt Brothers Jewelers in Washington, DC around the Turn of the Century, features a pierced interior. It measures 8" x 6 3/4". The center interior features three decorative, intertwined initials. Essentially sound, with only some pitting to the center.
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Measuring 10 3/4" in length, and 3 3/4" at the bowl, this Whiting Twist pattern sterling ladle is in very good condition with only normal wear. There is are the initials "EC" and 1891 below the handle on the reverse. It is marked "Sterling" as well.
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A fine sterling silver floral repousse openwork vase with crystal insert, Galt & Bros., Washington, DC, circa 1900. The outer trumpet form sleeve is worked in a high relief with a leaves and blossoms encasing the clear glass insert with a ruffled neck. The domed base is decorated with an acanthus leaf border. The base is stamped Galt & Bro, sterling and with a company logo. Condition: Very good. Dimensions: Height 11 5/8", Width 5 1/8".
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