Coin and sterling silver julep cup and spoons marked for George Wolfe and Wolf & Durringer, working Louisville, Kentucky, 1859-1900, 24 pieces total. 1st item: Sterling julep cup or beaker with incuse mark GEORGE WOLF & CO STERLING with English or pseudo hallmarks, engraved "Mrs. Belle Meissenger Dec. 2 1883". 3 1/2" H. 2nd – […]
Lot 97: 33 pcs Louisville KY Coin Silver, incl. Harris & Lemon
Thirty-three (33) pieces Louisville, Kentucky coin silver flatware, marks for James I. and James K. Lemon, Harris & Lemon, and Lemon & Kendrick. Includes 8 tablespoons, 1 dessert spoon, and 11 teaspoons, all with varying incuse marks for James Innes Lemon (1841-1858) and James I Lemon & Co. (1859-1865); 4 tablespoons and 4 teaspoons marked […]
Lot 95: 40 pcs assorted Louisville KY Flatware
40 pieces coin and early sterling flatware from Louisville Kentucky makers and retailers. Includes 1 sugar shovel marked B. Bryant Jr. (in banner); 3 dessert spoons marked A.G. Medley; 26 teaspoons marked for Evan Beard (1), Joseph Mendel (1, with label noting ex-Royce collection), B. Bryant Jr. (1), S. Beisenthal (1); John J. Klink Louisville […]
Lot 96: Louisville, KY Coin Silver Mug & Marshall Flatware, 18 pcs
Kentucky coin silver mug marked for A.G. Medley, working Louisville, 1843-1848, and seventeen (17) pieces flatware marked for John C. Marshall, working Louisville 1836-1858+, eighteen (18) pieces total. 1st item: Octagonal cup with c-scroll handle and is monogrammed George Brown Lapping, with incuse stamp A.G. MEDLEY LOUISVILLE to underside. Undated, circa 1845. 3 1/2" H […]
Lot 93: Agricultural Silver Julep Cup, poss. KY
Coin silver Agricultural Premium julep cup with beaded rims and tapered sides, engraved "Premium Awarded CCA &M" to front, likely for the Clark County Agricultural and Mechanical Association of Kentucky. Marked J.E.CALDWELL & CO PHILA / PURE COIN / PLK to underside. 3 3/8" H. 3.84 oz troy. Note: This cup descended in a Lexington, […]
Lot 94: Hudson & Dolfinger KY Coin Silver Julep Cup
Kentucky Coin Silver julep cup with lobed sides and scalloped, beaded rim, marked for Henry Hudson and Jacob Dolfinger, working Louisville, c. 1855-1858. 3 1/2" H. 5.130 troy ounces PROVENANCE: Estate of Judge John Nixon, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with a few scattered areas of very slight dimpling, light scattered surface wear.
Lot 92: 27 pcs. Coin Silver, incl. Lexington, Frankfort and Richmond KY
Twenty-seven (27) pieces coin silver flatware with marks for Frederick Yeiser, John Best, Robert Best, August Conery, and D.P. Armer of Lexington, Frankfort, and Richmond, Kentucky, and of Cincinnati and Hamilton, Ohio. 1st-4th items: Four (4) pieces attributed to Frederick Yeiser, working Lexington, KY c. 1859-1877, including 1 gravy ladle and 1 King's pattern tablespoon […]
Lot 90: 29 pieces KY Flatware inc. Louisville, Paducah, Owensboro
29 pieces coin silver flatware marked for silversmiths and retailers working in Paducah, Owensboro, and Louisville, Kentucky. Includes 1 gravy ladle, 1 engraved butter knife, 1 tablespoon, 1 dessert spoon and 2 teaspoons marked JAS P BARNES LOUISVILLE for James P. Barnes, working 1848-1870+; 1 tablespoon, 1 sugar shell and 5 teaspoons marked for C.H. […]
Lot 91: 34 pcs Bowling Green KY Silver Flatware, incl. McClure, Fuselli & More
Twenty-two (22) coin silver spoons and twelve (12) early sterling spoons marked for Bowling Green, Kentucky silversmiths and retailers James McClure, working 1840s to 1881; Peter Fuselli, working late 1850s-1887; Isaac McGoodwin, working c. 1870; and Philip Valenti, working circa 1855-1879, thirty-four (34) pieces total. These silversmiths worked in various partnerships with each other and […]
Lot 89: 42 pcs. Assd. Coin Silver Flatware, attr. KY
Group of 42 pieces assorted coin silver flatware, including pieces attributed to Kentucky makers and retailers. Includes 1 dessert spoon marked J. HICKMAN in script in rectangle; 6 tablespoons and 3 dessert spoons marked A.D. RUFF incuse (1 repaired); 2 tablespoons and 1 condiment ladle marked RIECKEL incuse (repair to condiment ladle); 1 dessert spoon […]