1st item: Rare and early Natchez, Mississippi spoon with elongated bowl and fiddle handle with oval-shaped end, monogrammed "B". Marked on reverse R. Haughton in script in a rectangle (Robert Haughton, active Natchez 1819-1829). 5 7/8" L. 0.54 oz troy. Note: Haughton was one of Natchez's earliest silversmiths. ART IN MISSISSIPPI by Patti Carr Black, […]
Lot 94: Hyde & Goodrich New Orleans Coin Silver Julep Cup
Louisiana Coin Silver Julep Cup, marked HYDE & GOODRICH in rectangle for James Hyde and C.W. Goodrich, working New Orleans c. 1816-1866. Monogrammed ELD. Tapered body and reeded rims. 3 1/2" H x 3" dia. 3.825 troy ounces. CONDITION: Scattered minor surface scratches and dents, largest measuring 1/8" dia.
Lot 93: 24 Pcs. Southern Coin Silver Flatware, incl. AL, GA
Grouping of 24 pieces of Southern Coin Silver Flatware, including: 2 forks marked for Selma, Alabama retailer S.F. HOBBS c. 1860, with additional mark for Wood & Hughes, New York; 1 tablespoon marked J. CONNING MOBILE in separate rectangles for James Conning, (working Mobile, Alabama, 1842-1872); 4 tablespoons with shells at handle and back of […]
Lot 91: 2 Merriman & Clark TN Ladles plus Coin Silver Spectacles & Spoon
1st item: Large Memphis Tennessee coin silver soup or punch ladle, downturned fiddle handle marked MERRIMAN & CLARK in rectangle for James E. Merriman and Frederick H. Clark during their short-lived partnership in Memphis 1841-47, along with eagle psuedohallmark, and monogrammed WSR. 11 7/8" L. 5.22 troy ounces. 2nd item: Coin silver condiment or long […]
Lot 92: 16 Pcs Coin Silver Flatware, Mostly TN, Plus 3 Boxed Sterling Spoons
19 pcs coin and early sterling silver, most Tennessee. 1st item: Coffee or Teaspoon marked E WELBORN in rectangle for Enoch Welborn, working Gallatin, Tennessee c. 1820, Nashville 1823-47, and Memphis, c. 1853. 2nd and 3rd items: 2 tablespoons marked W.H. CALHOUN / NASHVILLE (incuse) for William Henry Calhoun, working Nashville, 1835-d. 1865. 4th item: […]
Lot 90: C. Guiteau TN Coin Silver Julep Cup, Agricultural Presentation
Tennessee Agricultural Premium Coin Silver Julep Cup, stamped C. GUITEAU in rectangle for Calvin Guiteau, working Nashville, 1836-circa 1845. Tapered form with reeded edges and presentation inscription: PREMIUM AWARDED BY DAVIDSON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION 1851 TO W. WILLIAMS. 3 1/4" H. 4.94 oz troy. Note: This cup was likely awarded to Capt. Willoughby Williams Jr. […]
Lot 88: 15 Coin Silver & Sterling Spoons, incl. Asa Blanchard, Kentucky
Group of fifteen (15) pieces coin silver and early sterling spoons, all with fiddle handles. 1st-9th items: Coin silver spoons, including 1 tablespoon marked A. BLANCHARD in rectangle, attributed to Asa Blanchard, working Lexington, KY, c. 1808-1838; 1 tablespoon marked J. DRAPER in rectangle, attributed to Joseph Draper, working Marshall County, KY, c. 1850; 2 […]
Lot 89: 11 pcs. Southern Coin Silver incl. Elliston TN, Blanchard KY plus SC, VA
Eleven (11) pieces mostly Southern coin silver including Nashville TN, Charleston SC, Petersburg and Alexandria, VA, and Lexington, KY. 1st item: Nashville, Tennessee teaspoon, plain fiddle handle, mark on back J * E in serrated rectangle attributed to John Elliston, working Nashville, 1809-1823. Monogrammed LOK (?). 5 5/8" L. 0.425 troy ounces. (See photo #7, […]
Lot 87: 23 pcs. Coin Silver Flatware, incl. Kentucky
1st-6th items: Six (6) scrolling leaf and thread pattern forks, stamped "C. (or G.) STEWART", patent date 1847. Monogrammed with script "S" to handles. 7 1/2" L. 7th-12th items: Six (6) teaspoons with fiddle swell handles and tipt ends, stamped "E & D. KINSEY" in rectangle for Edward and David Kinsey (working Cincinnati, OH, 1844-1861). […]
Lot 85: 2 Louisville, KY Coin Silver Soup Ladles: Fletcher & Bennett, S. R. Biesenthal
Two (2) Kentucky coin silver soup or punch ladles with fiddle tipt handles, including one (1) marked for Fletcher & Bennett (working Louisville, KY, 1843-1854), monogrammed with script "WBR" to handle, (13 1/8" L); and one (1) marked for Solomon Ralph Biesenthal (working Louisville, KY, 1860-1899), having a floral engraving to handle, (12 3/8" L). […]