Meissen porcelain allegorical musical figural group, depicting two putti playing instruments and another putti seated below, central obelisk with bust, all on a shaped base. Underglaze blue cross swords mark in to base along with incised numbers. 12 1/2" H x 6 7/8" W x 5 1/2" D. Late 19th century. Provenance: Sevier County, TN […]
Lot 241: Meissen Porcelain Grouping, The Decisive Choice
Meissen figural porcelain grouping titled "The Decisive Choice" depicting a central female embracing her male lover while spurning her weeping rival, raised on a naturalistic oval base with relief floral decoration. Blue crossed swords mark to the underside along with an impressed mark "J.49". 12 1/4" H. Late 19th century. Provenance: Baltimore estates of Virginia […]
Lot 240: 4 silver novelties inc. Geo III patch box
4 silver novelties. 1st item: Continental oval snuff box, the top with chased cherub in landscape decoration over inset stained horn, sides chased in a foliate scroll design. Unidentified hallmarks to base, likely Hanau, circa 1800. 2" W. 2nd item: Oval snuff box with shell design on one side and lobed engraved design to other. […]
Lot 239: 28 Assd. Silver Spoons, inc. 25 coin & 3 sterling
28 assorted coin and sterling silver spoons, various makers, with a mixture of handles including fiddle, fiddle tipt, and double swell fiddle. 1st-24th items: 24 coin silver teaspoons with various makers including 4 with retailer marks "N. Matson" (Newell Matson, working ca. 1840s-1870s, New York, NY, Chicago, IL, Milwaukee, WI), 3 marked "E & D […]
Lot 237: 2 Coin Silver Mugs: Gorham, Wood & Hughes
2 Coin Silver Mugs. 1st item: Gorham coin silver mug with all-over engine turned decoration to body, central cartouche engraved with monogram CCR, marked on underside with lion-anchor-G mark and COIN 02. 3" H. 2nd item: Small Wood and Hughes coin silver mug or cup with bands of engine turned decoration surrounding a central engraved […]
Lot 238: German .900 Silver Repousse Footed Bowl
German .900 Silver repousse footed pedestal centerpiece bowl, marks for Carl Weishaupt (1802-1864). Oval shaped bowl with scalloped and reeded border over fruit and foliate repousse decoration on a pedetal center with repeating repousse decoration to the flaring base, terminating in a scalloped and reeded foot. Base marked "900 C. Weishaupt" with additional German hallmarks. […]
Lot 236: 3 Coin and Sterling Silver Ladles, inc. NY and Boston
2 Coin silver ladles and 1 sterling silver serving spoon, 3 items total. 1st item: Coin silver or early sterling silver punch ladle of California interest, Gothic Revival pattern with fluted bowl, incuse retailer mark for John Walker Tucker (active 1852-1886, San Francisco, California), illegible three part monogram, 12" L. 2nd item: Coin silver punch […]
Lot 235: 17 American Tablespoons, most 18th C.
17 American Federal coin silver table or serving spoons, most 18th century. Includes 6 tablespoons with mid rib handles; slashed drops and Hanoverian style monograms en verso HIL, with double marks: EMBREE in rectangle for Effingham Embree (working New York, circa 1785-1794) , and IB in rectangle, attributed Jacob Boelen III (working New York circa […]
Lot 234: 22 Colonial and Federal Spoons
Group of 22 American Colonial and Federal coin silver spoons, most with oval handles, some having bright cut decoration. Makers include Anthony Rasch of Philadelphia, working c. 1807; Houghton Perkins of Boston, working c. 1756; Niles Potter of Westerly, RI, working 1780-1790 (3); Daniel Dupuy of New York and Pennsylvania, c. 1719-d. 1807 (3); Daniel […]
Lot 233: 35 pieces New York & Phila. Coin Silver
35 pieces of New York and Philadelphia coin silver flatware, including some 18th century Federal spoons. 10 pieces of Philadelphia flatware includes: 1 pair tongs in the Kings Pattern monogrammed WWW on bridge and marked BAILEY & KITCHEN in rectangle with pseudohallmarks, 1832-1846; 2 shell pattern dessert spoons monogrammed ABH and marked CURREY & PRESTON […]