Silver and Metalware Highlights

Pair of 18th century American silver sauce boats or butter boats, mark of Lewis Fueter (New York, (1746-1784). Crafted in the Rococo style, each sauceboat has a scalloped rim, broad, extended spout, and cast double-scrolled handle with acanthus leaf thumbgrip, and rests on three cabriole legs with stylized shell patterns at each knee and triple pad feet supports. Matching stylized cypher monograms on both. Each marked on underside, “Fueter” (see matching circa 1770 mark pictured in Ensko’s American Silversmith’s and Their Marks , p. 265). 3-7/8″ H x 6- 3/4″L x 3- 7/8″ width. 16 oz troy. Condition: Overall very good condition. One sauceboat spout has minor dents/creases to edge. [See more photos →]

Japanese silver urn (tea caddy form), globular form raised on four leaf-form feet, decorated with applied rooster and hens in various colors of gold plate. Lift top lid features figural hen finials. Japanese character marks on base. Condition: some scratching and minor dents, overall good condition. 7″ H, 34.271 troy oz. Possibly Meiji period. Provenance: Pigeon Forge, TN Collection. [See more photos →]

6 piece Reed & Barton Francis I pattern sterling silver tea service, with teapot, coffeepot, waste bowl, covered sugar bowl, creamer, and matching oval handled serving tray. All pieces marked "Reed & Barton Sterling Francis I " to the bases, creamer additionally marked "Hand Chased". Teapot, waste bowl, sugar bowl, and creamer are numbered 570A, coffeepot is numbered 571A, and tray is numbered X575A. Service pieces range in size from 4" H x 5" W x 4 1/8" D to 10 3/4" H x 10" W x 5" D. Tray – 22 3/4" H x 30 1/4" W. Waste bowl weighs 15.910 troy ounces, creamer weighs 15.825 troy ounces, sugar bowl weighs 25.670 troy ounces, teapot weighs 38.785 troy ounces, coffeepot weighs 46.320 troy ounces, and tray weighs 169.190 troy ounces. 311.70 total troy ounces (21.37 pounds). Provenance: Private Knoxville, TN Collection. CONDITION: All serving pieces in very good condition with no monograms. Teapot missing lid hinge pin. Tray overall very good condition with light use wear and scattered surface scratching. [See more photos →]

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George III Neoclassical sterling silver epergne or centerpiece, Thomas Pitts I, London, 1774-1775. Reticulated oval center basket with flared rims having applied acanthus and shell decoration, the sides draped with garlands of husks and centered at each side by beaded medallions engraved with coats of arms. Frame with beaded top edge and tapering oval reeded shaft adorned with medallions and husks descending to a pierced and beaded outer edge, decorated with openwork garlands of husks, alternating with ribbons and oval medallions featuring repousse urn decoration. Raised on four curved and pierced rocaille feet with acanthus leaf returns. Six removable, naturalistic branches fit into frame and support six baskets, two of which are oval and repeat the pattern of the center basket, the other four of similar design but round, with engraved crests at center. Basket and frame with full hallmarks; branches and smaller baskets all with Thomas Pitts maker’s marks and lion passant marks. 14 1/2″ H x 21 1/2″ W x 17″ D fully assembled. Frame only – 11 1/2″ H x 10″ W x 9″ D. 100.33 total troy ounces. Provenance: the estate of Marion H. “Bit” Hutcheson, Happy Valley Farms, Rossville, Georgia. CONDITION: Excellent condition. All baskets and branches appear original. However, there are two holes at front and back center of base, suggesting there may have originally been two additional small branches and baskets. The tops of those two holes have round coverings to make them less noticeable. One of the lowermost bands on the center basket has a minor solder repair. Ends of branches holding the small oval baskets are slightly loose. [See more photos →]

George III sterling silver epergne, large oval center basket with pierced sides and undulating gadrooned rim with acanthus and cartouche ornamentation; eight detachable round footed baskets with pierced sides and intertwined chain style handles, each suspended from a curved naturalistic branch that sockets into a tall frame, resting on four C-scroll legs ending in pierced rocaille feet. Center basket is engraved with a coat-of-arms crest and fits into a socket at the top of the frame, stamped with hallmarks for John Kentenber (IK), London, 1769. Center and side baskets also marked IK, some additionally marked with lion passant, and engraved with crest of a griffin-like creature. Overall height – 17″ H. Center basket – 13″ x 8″. Small baskets – 5 1/2″ dia. Base – 9″ square. Weight of all baskets: 49.97 oz troy. Stand and arms: 43.25 oz troy. Combined weight: 93.22 oz troy. Provenance: purchased by consignor’s mother at a store in Nashville in 1943 with an oral history of having been made for the Horners of Mells Park, Somerset, England. CONDITION: Overall good condition. One small basket handle is split and needs resoldering. Large basket has two repaired 1/2″ tears to side areas, near rims, on each long side. Branches are loaded with a substance which has caused some red discoloration to underside of feet. [See more photos →]

Charles Alexander Burnett (1769ñ1849, Alexandria, Virginia / Georgetown, District of Columbia) Federal coin silver tea and coffee service. The Neoclassical style, six-piece service includes coffee pot, tea pot, sugar bowl, waste bowl, creamer, and sugar tongs, all stamped C.A. BURNETT in rectangle. The five hollowware pieces are of rectangular form with gadroon and trellis borders, urn finials and stepped pedestal bases; the pots having angular handles with bone ferrules and the sugar bowl with C-scroll handles, the tongs with shell form grips, bright cut bell flowers and borders on the handles. Circa 1810. Coffee pot: 8 1/8″ H, tea pot: 8 5/8″ H, covered sugar: 8 1/2″ H, creamer: 6 3/8″ H, waste bowl: 5″ L, tongs: 6 1/4″ L. Script monogram “ACK” (H?) on tongs; other pieces with script monogram HPA. 113.585 oz troy total. Charles Burnett was one of the Federal period’s most prominent and prolific silversmiths. He was active in Fredericksburg from 1788-1793 and Alexandria from 1793 to 1796. From 1801-1806 he was in partnership with John E. Rigden in Georgetown. Burnett continued the shop in Georgetown on his own until about 1840, and he died in 1849. He counted a number of Washington, D.C. area politicians among his patrons, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Henry Clay. Provenance: From the Estate of the Late Richard Harrison Doughty, Greeneville, Tennessee. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, commensurate with age. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, commensurate with age. [See more photos →]

Samuel Kirk & Son repousse sterling silver tea service, 6 pieces, comprised of a swing kettle on stand with burner, coffee pot, tea pot, creamer, covered sugar bowl with lion mask and ring handles and tea strainer. Each piece of baluster form with flared lip, and footed base, all with chased and engraved floral repousse decoration in high relief and feathered edges, the domed covers with figural grapevine cluster finials. Kettle, tea and coffee pot with carved ivory insulators, sugar bowl with lion mask handles. Each piece marked on the base “S. Kirk & Son Co., 925/1000”. Kettle – 15″ H x 11″ W. Coffee pot – 11 1/2″ H. Teapot – 9″ H. Sugar bowl – 7 1/2″ H. Creamer – 8 1/2″ H. 199.50 total troy ounces. Circa 1907. Provenance: Baltimore estates of Virginia Howard Miller (c. 1880-1946) and Hugh Purviance King (1873-1966) passed down to present Living Estate of Virginia Johnston, Chattanooga, TN. CONDITION: Coffee pot handle loose, pins missing. Otherwise all pieces very good condition. [See more photos →]

2 items. 1st item: English George II sterling silver sauce boat, John Marshall and possibly George Washington association. Sauce or gravy boat of Rococo style design with scalloped rim, C scroll handle and three shell shaped feet with shell shoulders; the side engraved with coat of arms. Hallmarked on underside for Robert Innes, London, 1748-49 with additional engraved monogram letters D / R C. 5″ H x 4 3/8″ D x 8″ L. 11.170 troy ounces. Accompanying this lot is a copy of a 1973 letter written by Charles Boyd Coleman to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Warren Burger, referring to a sauceboat given to John Marshall by George Washington which has descended in the Coleman family. An additional letter from Charles Boyd Coleman regarding the Marshall-Wythe-Blackstone ceremonies from September 25, 1954 lists a “Silver gravy boat engraved with modified version of Washington arms and given to Marshall we understand in appreciation for helping settle estate of father of George Washington.” (see attached scan). Note: Case wishes to thank Henry L.P. Beckwith, consultant to the Heraldry Society Community, for assistance in tentatively identifying the coat of arms as that of the Bassett Family (a report of his findings may be obtained by emailing us at info@caseantiques.com) . The Bassett family of Virginia and the Washington family were close friends and relations. Martha Washington’s niece, Fanny Bassett (1767-1796), daughter of Burwell Bassett and Anna Maria Dandridge, came to live at Mount Vernon around 1780, after the death of her mother, and was considered a daughter by Martha. Fanny married George Washington’s favorite nephew, George Augustine Washington (1759-1793), and the young couple made their home at Mount Vernon, helping to manage the plantation until their untimely deaths. George Washington was the executor for the will of George Augustine Washington (who was named after the father President Washington). 2nd item: Red velvet top coat remnant, purportedly belonging to George Washington, now sewn into the form of a sphere. Hand written note included with item states that it passed from “Cousin Lizzie, granddaughter of John Adams to his first —— grandmother Susan D H Boyd”. Provenance: The Estate of Charles Boyd Coleman, Jr., Chattanooga, TN. Both items descended in the family of Annette Maria Dearborn Boyd, daughter of Greenleaf Dearborn (1786-1846) and great granddaughter of Henry Dearborn (1751-1829) on the side of her mother, Pamela Augusta Gilman (1802-1880). Annette was married to Charles Harrod Boyd and had four children, including Julia Wingate Boyd (wife of Lewis M. Coleman, Jr.). Lewis M. Coleman, Jr. was the son of CSA Lt. Colonel Lewis M. Coleman and Mary Ambler Marshall, granddaughter of John Marshall (1755-1835), fourth Chief Justice of the United States, a friend, attorney and biographer of George Washington. CONDITION: 1st item: Overall general surface wear, indentations to inside bowl at rear feet joint. 2nd item: As found condition. [See more photos →]

Large set Gorham sterling silver 1888 Versailles pattern, 196 pieces: 12 dinner knives, 12 dinner forks, 12 luncheon knives, 12 luncheon forks, 12 salad forks, 13 teaspoons, 12 table spoons, 12 cream soup spoons, 12 bouillon spoons, 12 fruit spoons, 12 ice cream forks, 12 ice cream/oyster spoons, 12 seafood forks, 12 butter spreaders, 12 demi-tasse spoons, 1 sugar tongs, 1 pastry server, 1 asparagus server, 1 cake serving fork, 1 fish server, 1 cream ladle, 1 rice/potato spoon, 6 serving spoons. 224.69 weighable oz troy. Collection includes several of the original felt rolls from the Gorham retail store in NYC. Condition: Excellent condition. [See more photos →]

66 pieces French Puiforcat Royal pattern sterling silver flatware, including 6 dinner knives (9 7/8″ L), 6 dinner forks (8″ L), 6 salad forks (6 7/8″ L), 12 fish forks (7 3/8″ L), 6 teaspoons (5 7/8″ L), 8 dessert/oval soup spoons, 6 tablespoons, 1 jam/caviar/bouillon spoon, 6 fish knives, 6 dessert knives, and 3 flat butter spreaders. Not monogrammed. 120.88 weighable oz troy. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book “Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso”. He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction. CONDITION: All pieces with general surface scratching, consistent with use. Not monogrammed. [See more photos →]

Tiffany & Company sterling silver flatware, Audubon pattern, 59 pieces including 12 dinner knives, 10 1/4" L; 11 dinner forks, 8 1/8" L; 12 salad forks, 6 3/4" L; 12 dessert spoons, 7 1/4" L; and 12 teaspoons, 6 1/4" L. All marked Tiffany & Co. Sterling. Not monogrammed. American, 2nd half 20th century. 107.86 weighable oz troy. Together with original blue cloth Tiffany bags. Provenance: The estate of Judith E. Crosland, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: One dinner fork missing. Flatware in overall very good condition. Not monogrammed. [See more photos →]

Set of four (4) George III sterling candlesticks, impressed marks for William Cafe, working 1758-1766, London, with half-fluted Corinthian columns, base with incised family crest, swag and shell decoration over gadroon border and concave square base. Each with removable sterling hallmarked bobeches. Date mark slightly illegible, possibly 1763. 13 1/2″ H x 5 3/8″ square base, 105.12 total oz troy. CONDITION: Very good condition. [See more photos →]

Natchez, Mississippi coin silver beaker with bulbous, tapering body and reeded molded foot ring, marked T.C. Coit in rectangle (Thomas Chester Coit, act. Natchez c. 1820-1841), monogrammed T. 3 1/4″H, 3.83 oz troy. Provenance – Lexington, Kentucky area collection. Condition: Couple of very small minor dents, overall excellent condition. CONDITION: Couple of very small minor dents, overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

12 Baltimore Silversmiths Mfg. Co. sterling silver repousse goblets, Baltimore Rose pattern, having deep relief carved floral decoration featuring roses to the bowls and base. Signed on the base with Baltimore Silversmiths hallmarks and impressed “163” and “BaltoRose”. Each measuring 6 3/4″ H. 81.675 total troy ounces. Circa 1903-1905. Note: Baltimore Silversmiths Mfg. Co. was founded by Frank Schofield in 1903. The name was changed in 1905 and eventually the company became known as Schofield. CONDITION: All overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

7 Piece Sterling Silver Tea Service with Sterling Tray, Pompeiian pattern by Mount Vernon Silver, retailed by Ayre & Taylor, New York. Includes oval sterling tray with guilloche banded rim and rectangular vermeil medallions depicting four cherubs, together with a hot water urn with detachable stand and burner, teapot, coffee pot, creamer, sugar and waste bowl, all of Neoclassical urn form with guilloche banded rims and reeded handles, the bodies adorned with engraved swags and vermeil repousse medallions depicting a Greek goddess on one side and monogram reserves on the other (monogrammed HWU), raised on square bases with guilloche banding. Urn stand features four caryatid legs with ram masks and hoof feet. Service pieces ranging in size from 5 1/4" to 17" H. Tray – 28" W x 18" D. Combined weight 307.41 oz troy. Note: a demitasse or "bachelor" service in this same pattern is also being sold in this auction (see lot #58). Provenance: the collection of Helen Ward, by descent from Helen Oakley Underhill Wick (Mrs. Henry Wick) of New York City and Cleveland, Ohio. CONDITION: Tea service pieces in excellent condition with a couple of insignificant occasional tiny pinpoint sized dents and scratches. Tray in very good condition with some light scratches and a few spots of cloudiness. All pieces monogrammed. [See more photos →]

English George III sterling silver soup tureen and cover, Neoclassical design, oblong form with shaped cover having an engraved griffin crest and a loop handle with acanthus overlay; plain body with gadrooned edge, lion’s mask and loop bail handles with acanthus overlay, engraved griffin armorial crest to each side; atop an oblong pedestal base with gadrooned neck and raised oval center, atop four ball feet. Marks on side of base and lid for Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard I, London, 1808. 11 3/4″ H x 12 1/2″ W x 9″ D. 114.740 troy ounces. Provenance: Private Lookout Mountain, TN collection. CONDITION: Denting to lid around the handle, dent to inner lid corner. Surface with general use wear and minor surface scratching. [See more photos →]

Lexington, Kentucky coin silver soup or punch ladle, round bowl with coffin style handle having script monogram B, marked on back of handle S AYRES LEX K in banner for Samuel Ayres (c. 1766-1824, working Essex County, VA c. 1780-86, Lexington, KY 1786-1823, and Danville, KY 1823-1824). 12″ L, 3.53 oz troy. Provenance: The estate of Dr. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Very good condition. [See more photos →]

68 pieces Buccellati Borgia pattern sterling silver flatware, including 12 dinner knives (9 5/8″ L), 12 dinner forks (8 3/8″ L), 12 fish/salad forks (6 7/8″ L), 12 teaspoons (6 1/8″ L), 12 dessert/place spoons, 2 table spoons, 1 serving spoon, 1 casserole spoon, 1 gravy ladle, 1 cold meat fork, 1 two tined serving fork, and 1 sugar shell spoon. Not monogrammed. 135.23 weighable troy ounces. Provenance: The Estate of Judith E. Crosland, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: All pieces with overall wear. 4 soup spoons with disposal wear or wear to the edges. 5 teaspoons with disposal wear or wear to the edges. 10 dinner forks with bends to tines. Not monogrammed. [See more photos →]

Chinese Export Silver Presentation Tray, dated 1897. Oblong form with engraved floral, bird and butterfly decoration. Two handles with heavily embossed floral motifs, and rim heavily embossed with Chinese figures in a garden setting. Engraved dedication in center; “Presented to Mr. John Liddell by the employes(sic) of Messrs Liddell Bros & Co. on the eve of his marriage to Miss Marion Hellyer as a token of their esteem & regard Shanghai 7th January 1897”. Marked en verso: Hung Chong, 800, with Chinese hallmarks. 23-1/4″ W x 13″ D. 57.53 oz troy. Note: H.A. Crosby Forbes’ book, Chinese Export Silver 1785-1885, lists Hung Chong as a well known jeweler with addresses in both Canton and Shanghai in the last half the 19th century and first quarter of the 20th century. Liddell Bros. was a British based firm specializing in exports from China in the same period. Condition: Overall excellent condition with some scratches on base of tray. [See more photos →]

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Set of Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware, Burgundy pattern, 272 total pieces. Set includes: 18 hollow handle butter spreaders (6 1/4″ L), 18 New French hollow handle dinner knives (9 5/8″ L), 18 New French hollow handle luncheon knives (9 1/8″ L), 12 steak knives, 36 teaspoons (6″ L), 18 place/dessert spoons, 18 round bowl soup spoons, 18 ice cream or citrus spoons, 17 demitasse spoons, 19 iced tea spoons, 18 dinner forks (7 7/8″ L), 18 salad forks (6 1/2″ L), 18 luncheon forks (7 1/8″ L), 17 ice cream forks (5 1/4″ L), and 9 serving pieces including 2 gravy ladles, 1 casserole or serving spoon with shaped bowl, 1 cake crumber, 1 cold meat fork, 1 pierced serving spoon, 1 solid serving spoon, 1 serving fork, and 1 solid cake server. Several pieces remain in plastic sleeves, including 4 individual butter spreaders, 6 teaspoons, 5 round bowl soup spoons, and 12 ice cream spoons. Not monogrammed. Housed in a fitted wooden box. 306.18 total weighable troy ounces (including plastic sleeves). Provenance: the estate of Marion H. “Bit” Hutcheson, Happy Valley Farms, Rossville, Georgia. CONDITION: Not monogrammed. Overall good condition with general use wear. 2 demitasse spoons with oxidation, 1 more than the other. Some minor oxidation to tines of cake crumber. Most serving pieces with traces of the old gilt wash. [See more photos →]

English George III Neoclassical sterling silver and cut crystal epergne with figural silver basket of fruit and flowers. Hallmarks for J. W Story & W. Elliott, London, 1811. Oval frame with ovolo rim containing a central crystal bowl cut in a diamond pattern, raised on four serpentine reeded legs adorned with shell and acanthus decoration at top and ending in paw feet, joined by an oval medial support accented with a basket of flowers. Four serpentine reeded arms issue from the basket of flowers, each supporting a round glass bowl cut in an overall diamond pattern. Hallmarks to top edge of outer epergne, fruit basket, underside of base, and serpentine arms. Epergne frame – 11 1/4″ H x 19″ dia. With glass – 15″ H x 22″ dia. Sterling frame: 113.932 troy ounces. Provenance: Private Lookout Mountain, TN collection. CONDITION: Epergne and glass bowls, overall very good condition. Old repair to stem of one arm. One petal missing to one arm closest to center basket. [See more photos →]

Virginia coin silver beaker or tumbler, slightly bellied body with molded lip and triple reeded molding at the base, marked twice on bottom “H & P” (Daniel Hartman and William Phillips, working Winchester, VA circa 1802-1816). Cloud-like cartouche with “H” monogram on one side, the other inscribed “Daniel Morgan/1776”. The later inscription refers to Daniel Morgan (1736-1802), of Winchester, the Revolutionary War colonel and later Federalist Virginia congressman. His group of Revolutionary War era marksmen was nicknamed “Morgan’s Riflemen”. He also commanded troops during the suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion. According to the book “Virginia Silversmiths” by Catherine Hollan, this is one of three other known similar cups by Hartman and Phillips bearing a Daniel Morgan inscription; the others (both in private collections) have different monograms in the cartouches. 3-1/2″H x 3″ diameter. 3.45 oz troy. Provenance: Estate of Salli LaGrone, Franklin, Tennessee. Condition: Minor scratches to body, few light small dents near the base, and few light scattered areas of pitting to interior, overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Whiting Art Nouveau sterling silver overlay biscuit jar or humidor with lobed red art glass. Sterling lid with knob pull, cartouches of floral and crisscross patterns and scroll rim, jar of lobed cranberry glass overlayed with open sterling cartouches, swags and floral sprays, all on scroll base. Marked Sterling with Whiting maker’s mark and 3367 on base. 9″ H x 7 3/4″ W. American, circa 1890. Provenance: Private Knoxville, TN collection. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Slight 1″ L bend in rim of lid. Slight surface abrasions to some lobed glass. Very few surface scratches to sterling. [See more photos →]

George II Irish Rococo sterling silver coffee or chocolate pot, the tapering body having hand chased floral, leaf, and shell repousse designs with bird’s head spout, circular footed base, artichoke or pineapple finial on a hinged lid, and scrolled wooden handle. Both sides with engraved central cartouche bearing a family crest, with the initials H. C. below the spout and on the base. Base and lid marked with maker’s mark WL or WT? (Possibly William Townsend), together with marks for Dubin, sterling. 11 1/4″ H. 39.795 total troy ounces. Circa 1750. Provenance – Lexington, Kentucky area collection. Condition: Overall very good condition. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Buccellati sterling silver flatware service, Empire or Impero pattern, 84 total pieces including 14 dinner forks (8 3/8"L), 14 salad or fish forks (7" L) , 3 luncheon or dessert forks (7 1/2" L), 15 teaspoons, 12 place spoons, 12 individual butter knives, 12 dinner knives, 1 serving spoon and ice serving tongs (6 1/2" L). 110.75 total weighable troy ounces. CONDITION: All pieces overall very good condition with a few light scratches. [See more photos →]

Set of 10 sterling silver goblets in the Kirk Repousse pattern, marked “S. Kirk & Son Inc, Sterling 401 Handcrafted” and “925/1000”. 6″ H . 57.835 total troy ounces. Circa 1925. Provenance: Private collection, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: All in very good condition with minor scratches and minimal pitting. [See more photos →]

Chinese Export Silver Tea Service with associated coffee pot, all by Wang Hing (working Hong Kong, late 19th to early 20th c). Teapot, covered sugar and creamer of oval lozenge form with lobed bodies having applied bird and prunus decoration, accented with Chinese calligraphy characters; bamboo form handles and finials. Associated coffee pot with similar form and bird and prunus design, and an urn shaped finial. Cream and sugar have gilded interiors. Each piece marked on base “Wang Hing” and “90” with Chinese character marks in rectangles (coffee pot marked with “WH”). Coffee Pot 7 1/4″ H, teapot 5 1/2″ H. Combined weight: 60.24 oz troy. Provenance: Private collection, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: Some scratches to bottom of coffee pot, otherwise excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Pair George III sterling silver candlesticks, Ebenezer Coker, London, 1771-1772, each on a hexafoil base with shell and gadroon decoration, six-lobed baluster stem with gadrooned knop; spool form socket with gadrooned edges and detachable hexagonal waxpan or bobeche with shells/fans. Seamed construction. Bases fully marked; waxpans and sockets marked with maker’s mark and lion passat; waxpans additionally monogrammed (under the bases) JH 1771 for past owner James Hilgore and date 1771. Height 10″ (25.5 cm). 34.59 oz troy. Provenance: The living estate of Dr. Benjamin H. and Gertrude S. Caldwell, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Maker’s mark on one socket is nearly rubbed away. Some scattered, very small dents. Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Kentucky Coin Silver Soup or Punch ladle with round bowl and fiddle handle, monogrammed SKC, the reverse marked A. Blanchard in rectangle with double struck eagle mark (Asa Blanchard, working Lexington, KY 1808-1838). 13 7/8″L, 6.55 oz troy. Ref. Marquis Boultinghouse, Silversmiths of Kentucky, 1785-1900, pp. 69-77, mark illustrated p. 299, fig. 29D. Provenance – Lexington, Kentucky area collection. Condition: Excellent condition. CONDITION: Excellent condition. [See more photos →]

North Carolina coin silver ladle with oval downturned fiddle handle, marked N VOGLER in rectangle (attrib. Nathaniel Vogler, Salem NC gunsmith and silversmith, 1804-1872). Script monogram “WM” to the handle with engraved date in script verso 1865. Note: The “1865” appears inconsistent with the style of the ladle, suggesting the date engraving is likely later. 12 1/2″ L. 4.505 total troy ounces. 2nd quarter 19th century. Private Florida collection. CONDITION: Very minor pitting to bowl, light surface scratching throughout, more noticeable around monogram. [See more photos →]

Large set of S. Kirk & Son sterling silver flatware in the Repousse pattern, 157 total pieces. Consisting of 15 dinner knives with new french blades and hollow handles (8 7/8" L), 6 dinner knives with new french blades and hollow handles (9 3/4" L), 6 dinner forks (7 7/8" L), 11 dinner forks (7 1/4" L), 12 salad forks (6 1/4" L), 8 cocktail forks, 8 ice cream forks, 20 teaspoons, 8 cream soup spoons, 12 iced teaspoons, 5 fruit spoons, 5 dessert/oval soup spoons, 4 demitasse spoons, 16 individual butter spreaders, 4 serving spoons, 1 cream ladle, 1 casserole spoon, 1 bon-bon spoon w/ berry bowl, 1 sugar shell, 1 pierced olive spoon, 2 salt spoons, 1 master butter knife, 1 jelly server, 1 lemon fork, 1 asparagus server, 1 large serving fork, 2-piece carving set, 1 cake knife, 1 pie server, and 1 cheese server. 154.10 total weighable troy ounces. CONDITION: All pieces overall very good condition with light scattered scratching. [See more photos →]

Russellville, KY Silver Masonic Medallion, oval with serrated edges having various engraved Masonic symbols including: square and compass, trestle board, gavel, spade, eye, hand, key, among others to one side. Opposing side engraved “Russellville, Lodge No. 17 ,Kentucky June 11th, AL 5815 (or AD 1815). Housed in a custom metal and glass case. 3″H. Condition: Some normal oxidation to silver medallion. Glass of custom case with cracks to one side. [See more photos →]

Pair of English Neoclassical style sterling weighted convertible candelabra hallmarked JSH for Joseph & Horace Savory, London, England, date letter for 1890. Removable 3-arm and 4-light top with removable bobeches. Hallmarks and maker's mark on candelabra top, bobeches, and top and lower edge of single candlestick base. Bases engraved with an armorial depicting an elephant head with tusks and raised trunk to the center. 21 1/4" H x approx. 11 1/2" W. Provenance: Living Estate of Frances Fulton, Knoxville, TN. See related candlesticks, lot 70. CONDITION: Both overall good condition with light general wear. [See more photos →]

Elkington & Co, Ltd. sterling silver hunt scene pitcher on stand, the body chased with repousse scene of hunters and hounds tracking a stag, the handle in the form of two intertwined serpents, all supported on a base with figural stag atop a circular foot with acanthus leaf and raised diamond and bar decoration. 13-1/2″ H, 46.34 oz troy. Hallmarks for Birmingham, England, 1897. Condition: Excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Continental .800 silver figural claret or wine jug, the hinged lid in the form of a griffin’s head set with glass topaz eyes, cast handle with applied feather decoration, the body with chased feather design resting on two claw feet. Conjoined initial monogram with crown crest. Marked on underside of lid and on base with Austria-Hungarian Diana Head hallmark with 3 denoting silver fineness and P denoting the assay city/town of Pest, makers marks A.B.A within a triangle on base. 8 5/8″ H. 26.885 troy ounces. Provenance: Private Lookout Mountain, TN collection. CONDITION: Hinge pin missing. Dents to both wings (largest 1″ L), otherwise very good condition. [See more photos →]

120 pieces sterling silver flatware in the Old Maryland Engraved pattern by S. Kirk & Son. Set includes 12 teaspoons, 12 demitasse, 8 iced tea spoons, 12 salad forks (6 1/4" L), 12 dinner forks (7 3/8" L), 8 cocktail forks, 12 butter spreaders, 8 round bowl soup spoons, 12 knives, 4 table serving spoons, 1 meat fork, 1 jelly server, 1 cheese knife, 1 carving knife, 1 youth set comprised of a fork, spoon, and knife (3 pcs.), 1 master butter knife, 1 bon bon spoon, 1 lemon fork, 1 pierced serving spoon, 1 pastry server, 2 tomato servers, 1 cold meat fork, 1 large casserole spoon with shell bowl, 2 gravy ladles, 1 cream ladle and 1 cake breaker. 123.45 weighable troy ounces. CONDITION: No monograms. All pieces with overall general light use wear. Cake breaker with oxidation to a few tines. [See more photos →]

Tiffany & Co. sterling silver flatware, Faneuil pattern, 116 pieces, plus Tiffany & Co. wooden container with fitted interior. Faneuil service including 12 blunt hollow knives with bolster (9 1/4" L), 10 blunt hollow knives with bolster (10 1/4" L), 12 forks (7 5/8" L), 12 forks (7 1/8" L), 12 forks (6 7/8" L), 12 seafood forks, 12 teaspoons, 12 demitasse spoons, 11 gumbo round bowl soup spoons (7 1/2" L), and 11 flat butter spreaders. All marked Tiffany & Co. Sterling M. American, directorship John C. Moore, II, 1907-1947. All hand monogrammed in script: MEMcA. 131.37 weighable oz troy. Set includes Tiffany & Co. storage container. CONDITION: Overall good condition. One knife with bend at bolster. Surface wear due to age and use. All with script monogram. [See more photos →]

Pair of Edwardian sterling silver five-arm candelabra, convertible to candle sticks; s-scroll arms with acanthus leaf detail, spiral molded urn-shaped candle cups with removable bead-edged bobeches, spiral tapered central shafts and round bases with beaded rims. Candle bases and bases of detachable arms all marked. Maker Hawksworth, Eyre & Co., Ltd., Sheffield, Sterling, date mark 1906. 19" H x 14 1/4" W x 13 3/4" D. Individual stick – 12 1/4" H. Weighted. Not monogrammed. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso". He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction, including an archive containing receipts for furnishings for Bunker Hill. CONDITION: Very good condition, minor bend to arms. Minor surface wear. One bobeche missing. [See more photos →]

156 pieces Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware in the Versailles pattern, designed in 1888 by Antoine Heller (French, 1839-1904). Includes 12 dinner knives (9 1/2" L), 12 luncheon knives (9" L), 6 fish knives, 12 dinner forks (7 5/8" L), 12 luncheon forks (6 3/4" L), 6 salad/dessert forks (6 3/8" L), 3 fish forks (6" L), 24 teaspoons (5 7/8" L), 12 dessert or oval soup spoons (7" L), 11 bouillon spoons (6" L), 12 gilt demitasse spoons and 7 demitasse spoons without gilding, 4 tablespoons, 3 cream soup spoons, 5 flat handle butter spreaders, 3 pastry forks, 1 ice cream fork, 1 infant food pusher, 1 youth knife and 1 youth fork, 1 pair of sugar tongs, 1 sugar spoon, 1 sugar spoon with shell bowl, 1 jelly server, 1 condiment ladle, 1 gravy ladle, 1 cake saw, and 1 pie server. Marks are a mix of older lion-anchor-g marks with copyright stamps and later lion-anchor-g marks which lack the copyright date. Combined weighable silver: 154.3 oz troy. Provenance: the estate of Dr. Howard T. DeHaven, Columbia, TN. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. Most pieces are not monogrammed, however, the following pieces are monogrammed: All bouillon soup spoons (D); all gilt demitasse spoons (S); cake saw; sugar shell; youth knife/fork; condiment ladle and infant food pusher. [See more photos →]

132 pieces International Joan of Arc pattern sterling silver flatware, including 12 dinner knives(9 5/8" L), 12 dinner forks (7 3/4" L), 12 salad forks (6 1/8" L), 18 teaspoons (5 7/8" L), 12 iced teaspoons, 12 dessert/oval soup spoons, 10 place/oval soup spoons, 8 roundbowl soup spoons, 4 tablespoons, 2 pierced tablespoons, 1 gravy ladle with shell bowl, 1 cream ladle with shell bowl, 2 sugar shell spoons, 1 tomato server, 2 bon bon spoons, 1 jelly server, 1 short handled pickle/olive fork, 3 cocktail/seafood forks, 1 medium cold meat serving fork, 2 piece solid salad serving fork and spoon, 1 cheese server, 1 pie server, 1 master butter spreader, and 12 flat handle butter spreaders. Not monogrammed. 150.595 total weighable troy ounces. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with minor surface scratches. [See more photos →]

156 pieces Mid Century Modern sterling silver flatware in the Dimension pattern, designed by Ronald Prip for Reed & Barton. Service for Twelve (12) including 12 dinner knives (9 1/8" L), 12 dinner forks (7 1/2" L), 12 salad forks (7" L), 24 teaspoons (6 1/8" L), 12 iced tea spoons, 12 hollow handle butter knives, 24 cocktail forks, 12 place/dessert spoons, and 12 demitasse spoons, 1 pie server, 4 bon-bon or nut servers, 3 ladles, 1 salad serving fork and 1 salad serving spoon, 2 pierced tablespoons, 1 solid tablespoon, 2 serving forks, 1 tomato server, 2 master butter knives, 2 sugar spoons, 2 pickle/olive forks and 2 butter pick forks, all monogrammed with script "C." 152.16 oz troy weighable sterling. Note: the "Dimension" pattern, introduced 1961 and discontinued 2005, is in the collection of The Dallas Museum of Art and featured in the book "Modernism in American Silver – 20th Century Design" by Jewel Stern. (Note: the demitasse spoons and cocktail forks are not marked sterling, but are believed to be sterling; the flatware in this pattern was not produced in silverplate). CONDITION: Excellent condition, monogrammed. [See more photos →]

Coin silver water pitcher from the family of Marcus Brutus Winchester, first mayor of Memphis (b. 1796-d. 1856). Bead design at rim and acanthus leaf overlaid handle, the neck with cartouche and foliate chased decoration over a lobed belly with repousse swags of flowers and central cartouches, 3 part script monogram MBW on one side and “Stanford 1856” on the other. Naturalistic base with four feet in the form of grape clusters. Marked F.H. Clark & Co. and Memphis in separate rectangles on underside (Frederick Harvey Clark, working Memphis circa 1850-d. 1866 as F.H. Clark & Co.). 12-1/2″H. 24.935 oz troy. Provenance: the collection of John Montague, Memphis, Tennessee, acquired from descendants of the Winchester family. Note: Stanford is believed to have been the name of a Winchester family ancestral home in Great Britain. Condition: 2 Repaired dents or punctures to bottom. [See more photos →]

Set of six (6) Reed & Barton sterling silver Dinner or Service Plates, Francis I pattern. Undersides marked "Reed & Barton Sterling X567 Francis I". 10 3/4" dia. 99.550 total troy ounces. Provenance: Private Knoxville, TN Collection. CONDITION: All plates in overall very good condition with scattered light scratches. [See more photos →]

Set of twelve (12) Towle sterling silver goblets in the Louis XIV pattern, all with gilt wash interiors. 6 1/2" H. 20th century. 66.08 total troy ounces. Not monogrammed. Provenance: Gallatin, Tennessee private collection. CONDITION: One goblet with slight denting to the base, all with light wear. Overall very good condition. Not monogrammed. [See more photos →]

154 pieces Gorham sterling silver flatware, Chantilly pattern, including 13 dinner knives (1 in plastic wrap; 2 measuring 9 1/4" L, 11 measuring 9 5/8" L), 26 dinner forks, (2 in plastic wrap; 10 measuring 7", 16 measuring 7 1/2" L), 14 salad/dessertforks (2 in plastic wrap; 12 measuring 5 3/4" L, 2 measuring 6 3/8" L), 20 teaspoons (2 in plastic wrap, all 5 3/4" L), 12 dessert/oval soup spoons, 12 gumbo soup spoons, 12 bouillon soup spoons, 12 demitasse spoons, 3 tablespoons, 1 pierced tablespoon, 1 tomato server, 2 berry/casserole spoons, 12 cocktail/seafood forks, 2-piece carving set, 1 pie and cake server, and 11 flat handle butter spreaders. Some monogrammed "D" or with inscriptions. Housed in a fitted wooden case. Case – 5 1/2" H x 10 3/4" W x 17 1/1/4" D. 142.585 total weighable troy ounces including plastic wrap. CONDITION: All items in overall good condition with normal surface scratches. Slight bends to tines of pierced tablespoon. Scratches to case, lid hinges are broken. [See more photos →]

61 pieces assembled English flatware service in the fiddle, shell and thread pattern. Includes 12 sterling silver handle knives with stainless blades, the handles marked for Thomas of New Bond Street, London, 1914-1915; 9 sterling hollow handle butter spreaders, the blades marked for CJ Vander, Ltd., London, 1957; 12 sterling place or dessert spoons, 11 sterling teaspoons and 5 sterling salad/dessert forks all marked for Thomas Bradbury & Sons, Sheffield, 1837-1838; together with 12 English silverplated salad/dessert forks. Combined weighable sterling: 45.78 oz troy. Provenance: Private Nashville, Tennessee collection, acquired with and used for many years with the flatware attributed to Paul Storr in Lot 64. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with some light scratching and minor wear to ends of tines and bowls. A few small dents to knife handles. [See more photos →]

An extensive S. Kirk & Son sterling silver Repousse pattern service for twelve, with extras, 180 pieces total. Includes twelve (12) each: 12 Dinner Knives (9 5/8" L); 12 Luncheon Knives (8 7/8" L); 12 Dinner Forks (7 1/2" L); 12 Luncheon Forks (7 1/8" L); 24 Salad/Dessert Forks; 24 Teaspoons; 12 Iced Tea Spoons; 12 Round Bowl Soup spoons; 12 Fruit/Citrus spoons; 12 Ice Cream Spoon/Forks; 12 Place Spoons (6-7/8" L); 12 Seafood/Cocktail forks; 12 Flat Handle Butter spreaders; and 12 Demitasse Spoons. 203.190 weighable oz troy. Note: there are multiple lots of Kirk Repousse pattern silver in this two-day auction: lots #46, 47, 48 (serving flatware), 238, 435, 436 (day 1), and 807, 946, 947, 951 and 1043 (day 2). CONDITION: All pieces very good condition. Not monogrammed. [See more photos →]

Three (3) Neoclassical style sterling silver garniture urns, all with domed lids having urn shaped finials and double handles with acanthus leaf finials. Marks for Lionel Alfred Crichton, London, 1910 (small urns), 1911 (large urn). Marked "Crichton Bros, New York and London" underside of bases. Not monogrammed. Small urns with lids – 10 3/4" H x 7 5/8" W x 4 1/4" D. Large urn with lid – 18 5/8" H x 12 3/8" W x 7 1/2" D. 97.38 total oz troy. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Large urn with bend to rim rendering the lid unable to fit. Dents, some surface scratching, and use wear. [See more photos →]