Nashville, Tennessee coin silver soup or punch ladle, fiddle tipt pattern, the back marked G.W. Donigan in rectangle (George Washington Donigan, working Nashville, 1850-1864), front of handle monogrammed MMC. Circa 1850. 12-1/2"L, 5.15 oz troy. Provenance: the collection of John Montague, Memphis, Tenn. CONDITION: Very good condition with minor wear and small dents to bowl.

Nashville, Tennessee retailed coin silver mug or cup with repousse floral design, monogrammed "Lula" in cartouche, with beaded lip and slightly raised beaded footring, acanthus decorated C-shaped handle. Incuse mark "T. Gowdy" (Thomas Gowdey, b. 1795, working Nashville, 1825-d. 1863). Note: the misspelling on Gowdy's name in this mark, and on other Gowdey pieces, suggests […]

11 Tennessee coin silver spoons (3 table or serving spoons, 6 dessert spoons and 3 teaspoons), all marked ".Sehorn" in rectangle with additional mark of a horse's head profile over a chevron, in shield, and "Coin", possibly George Sehorn (working Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee 1823-1843?). For a discussion of the various Sehorn marks associated with […]

Nashville, Tennessee coin silver mug or cup, slightly longer than usual form with molded lip and footring, C scroll handle, incuse mark on base "J.S.B. & CO COIN". 4-1/4"H, 4.66 oz troy. Note this cup and its mark nearly identical to the cup and mark pictured on p. 43 of "Tennessee Silversmiths" by Dr. Benjamin […]

6 East Tennessee coin silver teaspoons by David Large Hope (working Knoxville, Tenn. 1828-1869), all in the fiddle pattern, marked "Hope" (3 with mark in rectangle and 3 with mark in serrated rectangle). All monogrammed HT in script. 6"L. 3.3 oz troy. Provenance: the collection of John Montague, Memphis, Tenn. CONDITION: Very good condition with […]

Rare pair of sugar tongs with shaped handles and round grips, marked R.T. in rectangle (attributed to Robert Titus, working Knoxville, circa 1826-1827; ref. "Tennessee Silversmiths" by Benjamin H. Caldwell Jr., page 161). No monograms. 6-1/8"L. 0.77 oz troy. Provenance: the collection of John Montague, Memphis, Tenn. CONDITION: Couple of shallow small dents. Deep 1/4" […]

Seven Kentucky coin silver spoons – one table or serving spoon and six teaspoons – all with unusual angled fiddle pattern handles, monogrammed JMM, and marked on back D H Spears in rectangle (David Huston Spears, b. 1798-d. 1876, working Springfield, Kentucky). Combined total weight 5.06 oz troy. Third quarter 19th century. CONDITION: Excellent condition.

Rare set of twelve Knoxville, Tennessee coin silver dessert spoons with downturned coffin handles having mid-rib backs, 7-1/4"L, all monogrammed AEN on front of handles and marked S. Bell in rectangle on reverse (Samuel Bell, b. 1797-d. 1881, working Knoxville, TN 1819-1852 and later,Texas). According to "Tennessee Silversmiths" by Dr. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Jr., this […]

10 Lexington, Ky coin silver spoons. Includes 1 Kings Pattern tablespoon marked S.S.Cutler & Co. and Lex KY in separate rectangles, 9"L; and 9 other spoons, all in the Fiddle Swell pattern and marked Poindexter in rectangle (attrib. William P. Poindexter, working Lexington c. 1820-1859), including 5 tablespoons monogrammed LMB and 4 dessert spoons monogrammed […]

12 Paducah, Kentucky coin silver spoons – 6 tablespoons and 6 teaspoons in the fiddle swell pattern, all with incuse marks on backs of handles: Jno. A. Miller Paducah KY with additional marks Pure Coin in rectangles (John A. Miller, working Paducah circa 1870). Ref. "Silversmiths of Kentucky" by Marquis Boultinghouse, p.206. All pieces monogrammed […]