Russian oil on board icon depicting Christ, overlaid with a silver oklad. Maker's mark "E.K." together with .84 Kokoshnik mark within the halo. Housed in a gothic style ebonized wood shadowbox frame with applied brass angel. Icon – 8 1/4" H x 6 1/4" W. Framed – 16 1/4" H x 11" W. Early 20th […]
Lot 75: Two Coin Silver Forks, Bell & Bros. TX
Two (2) coin silver forks, fiddle thread pattern handles stamped "coin" with incuse retailer marks "BELL & BROTHERS," San Antonio, Texas, plus pseudohallmark for James Watt (Philadelphia, PA, working 1835-1881). 7 1/2" L. 3.230 total troy ounces. Circa 1860. Note: Samuel Bell, born 1797, worked as a silversmith in Knoxville from 1819-1852 before moving to […]
Lot 76: 4 Pcs. Russian Silver, incl Enameled
Four (4) pieces Russian silver and silver gilt enamel flatware plus presentation case. 1st item: Silver presentation case depicting three hunters resting, sleeping, and drinking in the forest with their rifles and a dog, hallmarked 84 standard, Moscow Kokoshnik mark, circa 1908-1917, unidentified makerâs mark "KK". Cyrillic inscription en verso. 3 1/2" H x 5" […]
Lot 73: Brower Bros. New Orleans Silver Sugar & Creamer
S. & B. Brower, New Orleans, Louisiana, classical coin silver sugar bowl and cream jug, lobed melon-form bodies and lobed bases with acanthus leaf c-scroll handles, the sugar bowl lid having a floriform finial. Marked S & B. BROWER, 17 CAMP ST, and NEW . ORLEANS in rectangles to underside of bases. (Note: The firm […]
Lot 74: Alabama Coin Silver Sugar & Creamer, W. V. Moore
Scarce Alabama coin silver covered sugar bowl and cream pitcher, marked W.V. MOORE in rectangle (W. V. Moore & Co., silversmith & jeweler, working Mobile, c. 1844-1861), each having lobed bodies with repousse and chased floral decoration, cast floral handles and floriform finials, the lids and spout with repousse floral decoration, each resting on pierced […]
Lot 71: 3 Coin Silver Mint Julep Cups, Washington Family Crest
3 Coin Silver Mint Julep Cups, Washington family history. All bear engraved monograms similar to the George Washington family crest and by oral history came from Washington family descendants at Wessyngton Plantation or Washington Hall in Tennessee. 1 julep has beaded rim and incuse mark for Thomas Gowdy (retailer/jeweler working Nashville, 1825-d. 1863), 1 has […]
Lot 72: 16 pcs. Coin Silver, incl. TN Calhoun Knot Pattern
1st-12th items: 12 pieces coin silver flatware in the rare Knot pattern, all marked W.H. Calhoun in rectangle (William H. Calhoun, working Nashville, 1835-d. 1865). Includes 6 forks (7 3/4" L), 2 tablespoons, 1 dessert spoon, and 3 teaspoons. A few pieces have other tiny assorted illegible marks, possibly journeyman marks, next to the Calhoun […]
Lot 69: 4 Mint Julep Cups inc. Kinsey, Baldwin
Group of 4 assorted coin silver mint julep cups. 1st & 2nd items: Pair of coin silver mint julep cups or beakers with triple reeded rims and footrings incuse mark "D. Kinsey" for David Kinsey (Cincinnati, OH, ca. 1861-1871). 3 1/2" H. 3rd item: Unmarked coin silver julep cup, tapered form with beaded rim and […]
Lot 70: 28 pcs coin silver inc. KY and TN Medallion pattern
Group of Coin Silver including Tennessee and Kentucky related. Includes 6 coin silver medallion pattern forks, incuse marks for retailer F.H. Clark & Co. (Frederick Harvey Clark, working Memphis, Tennessee circa 1850-d. 1866 as F.H. Clark & Co), 7" L; 1 coin silver sauce ladle with incuse retailer mark Gates & Pohlman (W.T. Gates and […]
Lot 68: 2 Coin Silver Cups, incl. Hudson & Dolfinger
Two (2) KY Coin Silver Cups. 1st item: Kentucky coin silver julep cup with beaded rim and foot ring, by Henry Hudson and Jacob Dolfinger (Louisville, KY, c. 1855-1858) with incuse mark "Hudson & Dolfinger" to base. 4" H. 2nd item: American Coin Silver Mug, c. 1850, stamped for Ball, Black and Company, New York […]