Grouping of items from a Staunton, Virginia estate including 6 coin silver tipt end teaspoons (4.63 oz troy), marked "J. W. BEAR" (Jehu W. Bear, working Harrisonburg, Charlottesville, and Luray, Va. c. 1822-1858) plus 1 coffin-end tablespoon marked "JB" (likely James Black, working Philadelphia, circa 1795-1819), together with a watercolor and ink portrait of a […]

Group of seventeen (17) pieces coin silver flatware attrib. R. & A. Campbell (brothers Robert & Andrew Campbell, working Baltimore, MD ca. 1835-1854), all having fiddle, thread and shell-decorated handles (front and back), rounded fins and engraved rampant lion crest. Five (5) spoons (8 3/4"L) bear a partial mark within a rectangle, six (6) spoons […]

1 Gorham coin silver "Medallion" pattern handled cup or mug, with beaded upper and lower edge, the slightly tapering sides adorned with female mask, the side engraved "To Fannie, July 24,1869". Old lion-anchor-g marks to underside with number 53. Oral history states that this cup was purchased in Houston by a Civil War soldier who […]

Missouri Agricultural Coin Silver cream pitcher with c-scroll handle, beaded band on spout, shoulder and stepped foot, bright cut foliate and scroll cartouche to center of body, script engraving "Premium", worn incuse mark on underside for Grimes and Venible (believed to have been working Lafayette County, Missouri, mid 19th century). 6 1/4"H. 5.675 oz troy. […]

A silver-gilt dessert spoon purchased by President Andrew Jackson for use in the White House from the Baron de Tuyll service, made by Pierre-Joseph Dehanne of Paris (born 1751, master 1785, active 1806-circa 1820). Oval threaded handle, monogrammed on front "President's House" and engraved with the image of a Federal eagle on reverse, also marked […]

Victorian Renaissance Revival vermeil mug or cup in original leather presentation case, by Henry Holland of London. Cup of circular form with matte gilt and silver exterior finish and shiny gold interior; decorated with a beaded rim, foot, and central cartouche (vacant), with bands of raised bosses at upper and lower edge and smaller bosses […]

George III sterling silver cream pitcher plus Continental silver hinged snuff box. 1st item: English sterling cream pitcher, helmet shaped with scroll handle, bright cut floral sprays and bow with center monogrammed cartouche, tapered foot on square base. Hallmarks for George Baskerville, London, 1827. 5 3/4"H. 4.03 oz troy. 2nd item: Silver hinged oval box […]

George III sterling silver cann with s-scroll handle having applied acanthus leaf decoration; flared rim and shaped body with stepped base. Lion passant, London hallmark, date mark: 1768, maker's mark (obscured) on base. 5"H, 11.8 oz troy. Provenance: Property of a private Kansas collection. Condition: Overall good condition. Minor scattered dents to body and one […]

Victorian sterling silver ewer, marks for Edward and John Barnard, London, 1859-60, hinged lid having an elaborate lily and leaf finial, a naturalistic grapevine handle, the spout with applied grape clusters engraved cartouche, and the lobed body adorned around the belly with cartouches enclosing repousse fruit and foliate decorations, on a round lobed footring with […]

Mexican modernist design sterling silver 5-piece service including coffee pot with hinged lid (11-3/4"H total), tea pot with hinged lid (11" total), covered sugar, creamer and waste bowl (2-3/4 to 3-3/4"H) and double-handled oval sterling tray (3/4"H x 26-3/8"W x 17"D). All marked Famsa, Sterling, 925, Mexico. 155.205 oz troy total. Not monogrammed. Condition: Overall […]