4 coin silver tablespoons and 2 teaspoons, fiddle pattern, ca. 1850, marked "T Gowdey". The book TENNESSEE SILVERSMITHS by Dr. Benjamin H. Caldwell lists Thomas Gowdey working as a retailer in Nashville, Tennessee, 1825-1863. 6.07 oz troy combined weight. Provenance: the estate of Margaret Wemyss Connor, Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: Small dents to all bowls, 2 […]
Lot 82: 3 Calhoun Coin Silver Dessert Spoons, Nashville
3 Coin silver dessert spoons, oval tipt handles, ca. 1840: 2 marked "W.H. Calhoun" inside rectangle, 1 with incuse retailer mark "W. H Calhoun Nashville", no monograms. The book TENNESSEE SILVERSMITHS by Dr. Benjamin H. Caldwell lists Calhoun working in Nashville 1839-1865. 2.495 oz troy. Provenance: the estate of Margaret Wemyss Connor, Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: […]
Lot 80: 6 New Orleans Coin Silver Forks
6 Coin silver dinner forks, ca. 1850, retailer mark for H.P. Buckley (working New Orleans, 1842-1903), 10.07 oz troy. Provenance: the estate of Margaret Wemyss Connor, Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: Wear to monograms and ends of bowls
Lot 77: 2 Coin Silver Beakers or Julep Cups
1st item: Coin silver julep cup or beaker with reeded edges and round tapered body, marked "Shreve Brown & Co./Boston/Pure Silver Coin", 4" H – 3.97 oz troy. Circa 1850. 2nd item: 1 miniature or child's Coin silver beaker with threaded rims, marked "Pure Silver Coin" along with mark for Jones, Shreve, Brown & Co., […]
Lot 78: Two A. Rasch Coin Silver Tablespoons, New Orleans
Two coin silver tablespoons, both with rounded fiddle handles and rounded fins, marked A. RASCH / NEW ORLEANS with reversed second N's (Anthony Rasch, working New Orleans 1821-d. 1858). Monogrammed JD in script on back. 8-1/2"L. Provenance: descended in the family of a Lewisburg, Tennessee doctor. Note: Anthony Rasch worked with noted silversmith Simon Chaudron […]
Lot 79: 6 pcs Mobile Alabama Coin silver
2 Coin silver dessert spoons and 2 coin silver teaspoons, all ca. 1850, in the French Thread pattern, marked "A. Knapp"( Alanson Knapp, working Mobile, Alabama, mid 19th century), plus 2 coin silver teaspoons ca. 1830-1840, marked "C. White, Mobile" (Charles White, working Mobile, Ala. 1825-1842). 4.98 oz combined total weight. Provenance: Estate of Margaret […]
Lot 76: Assorted Coin silver flatware, 19 items
Assorted Coin silver flatware, 19 items. 1st group: 6 Assorted Coin tablespoons, mid 19th century fiddle type pattern, makers marks J.B. James; A.F. Burbank (Boston-2), Farrington & Hunnewell, Kinsey (Cincinnati), and 1 rubbed (unknown). 2nd group: 3 coin silver teaspoons ca. 1821 -1850, mark for James Peters, Philadelphia. 3rd group: 4 coin silver teaspoons ca […]
Lot 74: George III sterling silver cake basket
English George III sterling silver cake basket, oval form with reeded edges, handle and footring. Elaborate central monogram, WLW. Marks for London, 1804, maker's mark AK (likely Abstinado King). 4"H x 13-1/2"L x 9"W. 22.34 oz. Provenance: the estate of U.S. General Hanford MacNider, Mason City, Iowa. Condition: Repair to handle, some scratching and a […]
Lot 75: 16 pieces American coin silver flatware inc. Delaw
16 assorted pieces American coin silver flatware, all dating from the 19th century. Includes 6 tablespoons in the fiddle pattern with mark for Ephraim Jefferson, working Smyrna, Delaware circa 1815; 6 tablespoons in a Louis XVI pattern variant with marks for Hotchkiss & Schreuder and retailer mark F. Williams (Palmyra, NY); 1 sugar spoon with […]
Lot 72: Silver Cann, Equestrian Theme, poss. Hanau
Continental silver mug, cup or cann with elaborate repousse decoration depicting a horse and rider on one side, a horse and trainer on the other. Central cartouche with engraved crest of a rampant lion, with scroll and fish scale decoration in the outer reserves. Hollow C scroll handle thumbrest and later monogram L. B. Both […]