Group of coin silver flatware, including makers from Savannah and Columbus, Georgia; New Orleans, Louisiana and Hagerstown, MD, together with a snuff box and tongs, likely Continental .800 silver. 1st-3rd items: 3 coin silver tablespoons in a Classical style pattern, incuse stamp S.B. Purple for Samuel B. Purple (1813-1858), working Columbus GA in partnership with […]
Lot 88: 3 Kinsey Ohio Coin Silver Items
3 Kinsey Ohio Coin Silver Items. 1st item: American coin silver cream jug or pitcher by E & D Kinsey (Ohio, active 1844-1861). Partially lobed melon form body and a double c-scroll handle, with repousse and chased acanthus leaf decoration to the rim, upper shoulder, stem and foot ring. Rectangular incuse mark to the underside […]
Lot 84: 19th c. TN Silver Flatware, incl. Negrin, Hope
Twenty-three (23) pieces flatware including early sterling and coin silver flatware with rounded fiddle handles and rounded fins, with C monogram, and marks for Paul Negrin and Hope Bros. of Tennessee. 1st-5th items: Five (5) coin silver teaspoons marked P NEGRIN in rectangle for Paul Negrin, active Nashville, 1823-1844 (5 1/2" L). 6th-12th items: Four […]
Lot 85: 5 Coin Silver Spoons incl. TN, plus 2 Napkin Rings
5 Tennessee coin silver spoons by Campbell and Donigan, plus 2 Napkin Rings. 1st and 2nd items: 2 Tennessee coin silver tablespoons with fiddle tipt handles, marked J. CAMPBELL in rectangle for John Campbell (working Fayetteville, North Carolina 1834-1836; Cheraw, South Carolina, 1836; Nashville, Tennessee, 1836 to circa 1857), monogrammed JMG. 3rd and 4th items: […]
Lot 86: Alabama Coin Silver Cup, Campbell & Yongue
Alabama coin silver handled cup or mug, marked on underside CAMPBELL & YONGUE in rectangle, attr. John Campbell, b. Sullivan's Island, South Carolina 1824, working in partnership in Montgomery, Alabama circa 1850 with Robert Aiken Yongue, also originally of South Carolina (Yongue returned to Columbia, S.C. by 1852). We wish to thank Catherine Hollan, author […]
Lot 81: Memphis TN Coin Silver Snuff Box
Scarce Tennessee coin silver snuff box, marked JS Curtis in rectangle (working Memphis, circa 1850), rectangular form with engine turned decoration, the hinged lid engraved with a central cartouche with monogram FC. 5/8" H x 3 1/4" W x 2 1/8" D. 2.55 troy ounces. Provenance: Private West Tennessee Collection. CONDITION: Maker's mark and monogram […]
Lot 82: TN Coin Silver Ladles and Medicine Spoon, 4 pcs
1 coin silver medicine spoon and 3 coin and sterling ladles with marks of Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee silversmiths/jewellers, 4 items total. 1st item: 1 Salt or condiment ladle with plain fiddle handle marked JM SMITH in rectangle with backwards S (John M. Smith, working Nashville, c. 1835). 4 5/8" L. 2nd item: Long-handled Medicine […]
Lot 83: 10 TN Coin Silver Teaspoons, Peabody & Gowdy
Ten (10) Tennessee Coin Silver teaspoons, all with plain fiddle handles, including four marked J. PEABODY in rectangle (John Peabody, working in Nashville 1836-1850), monogrammed M, and six with incuse marks T. GOWDY (Thomas Gowdy, retailer/jeweler working Nashville, 1825-d. 1863), monogrammed "KB by KH". All approximately 6 1/8" L. 6.59 oz troy. CONDITION: Most with […]
Lot 78: Asa Blanchard Tablespoon & Teaspoon
Two (2) coin silver spoons by Asa Blanchard, Lexington, KY (working c. 1808-1838). 1st item: Fiddle handle teaspoon marked AB in rectangle (mark used circa 1810-1820). 5" L. 2nd item: Dessert or tablespoon, fiddle handle with rounded tip, marked A BLANCHARD in rectangle (mark used post 1820), monogrammed RY with second monogram S on front […]
Lot 80: Merriman & Clark Memphis TN Coin Silver Soup Ladle
Large Tennessee coin silver soup or punch ladle, fiddle tipt handle marked MERRIMAN & CLARK in rectangle (James E. Merriman and Frederick H. Clark, working together in Memphis 1841-47), monogrammed BMK. 12 3/4" L. 5.83 troy ounces. Provenance: Private West Tennessee Collection. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition with some light scattered scratches, some wear to maker's […]