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). […]
Lot 86: 12 G. Sharp KY Coin Silver Forks, Kentucky provenance
Set of twelve (12) coin silver forks marked for retailer George Sharp Junior, (working Danville, Kentucky 1857-late 1860), in a classical olive pattern variant pattern. 8" L. 23.535 total troy ounces. Note: Monogrammed KAM for Katerine Aylett White Miller Shreve Mason (1820/22-1885) of Greensburg, KY, who is one of the primary correspondents in the Mason […]
Lot 84: George Stewart KY Chinoiserie Coin Silver Cup
Rare Kentucky interest coin silver footed cup or mug with Chinese style decoration including pagodas, palm trees, and Asian figures, the foot ring side with incuse mark for George Washington Stewart, (working Lexington, 1843-1852). Central cartouche with monogram for Charles Hewitt Clifton (b. Louisville, KY 1845, d. Louisville 1887). 4 3/4"H. 8.13 oz troy. Note: […]
Lot 82: Asa Blanchard KY Coin Silver Julep Cup
Coin Silver mint julep cup stamped A. BLANCHARD in rectangle for Asa Blanchard, working Lexington, Kentucky, 1808-1838, with eagle psuedohallmark (mark used circa 1820-1838). Tapering cylindrical sides and reeded rim and foot ring, monogrammed JMS. 3 1/8" H, 5.23 oz troy. PROVENANCE: Private Nashville, Tennessee collection. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. 1/8" dent under monogram. […]
Lot 83: Asa Blanchard KY Large Ladle
Kentucky coin silver soup or punch ladle with round bowl and fiddle handle marked A. Blanchard in rectangle for Asa Blanchard, working Lexington, KY 1808-1838. Monogrammed WLS. 13 3/4" L. 6.59 oz troy (Ref. Marquis Boultinghouse, Silversmiths of Kentucky, 1785-1900, pp. 69-77, mark illustrated p. 299, fig. 29D.) PROVENANCE: Private Nashville collection. CONDITION: 1/2" dent […]
Lot 81: 12 Sterling Silver Julep Cups, incl. Trees, Kentucky
1st-11th items: Set of 11 sterling silver julep cups with reeded upper and lower rims and tapering sides, marked on underside TREES / STERLING with shamrock mark for Benjamin Trees (Lexington, KY, active 1935-d. 1965). Includes a Trees information card. 12th item: Newport sterling silver julep cup with reeded upper and lower rim and tapering […]
Lot 79: 165 Pcs. Reed & Barton Francis I Sterling Silver Flatware, Set for 12, 167 Pcs. Total
167 pieces of Reed and Barton sterling silver including a large 165 piece set of Francis I pattern flatware: twelve (12) New French hollow dinner knives (9 5/8" L); twelve (12) modern hollow knives (8 7/8" L); twelve (12) dinner forks (7 3/4" L); twelve (12) luncheon forks (7 1/4" L); twelve (12) salad forks […]
Lot 80: Whiting Lily Pattern Sterling Silver Flatware, 86 pcs.
86 pieces Frank Whiting Lily Floral sterling silver flatware, including 8 New French hollow dinner knives (8 7/8" L), 8 dinner forks (7" L), 8 salad forks (6 1/2" L), 10 teaspoons (6" L), 10 demitasse spoons, 10 cocktail/seafood forks, 8 flat handle butter spreaders, 8 iced tea spoons, 8 round bowl soup spoons, 2 […]