London F. Perrenoud 14K (plated) fired gilt pocketwatch housed in a London sterling case made by James Beebe, 1801, London. Watch gold movement signed and dated F. PERRENOUD 1827 LONDON. Sterling case with British hallmarks and date mark with maker's mark for James Beebe. Later retailed in America by the Southern clock and watch maker […]
Lot 50: New Orleans Coin Silver Punch Ladle
New Orleans coin silver punch or soup ladle with upturned tipt handle and broad, flat bowl, monogrammed on reverse MAC, marked in rectangle HYDE & GOODRICH. 13"L, 5.94 oz troy. Provenance: Private Middle Tennessee collection. Condition: Some light denting and scratching to bowl, overall very condition.
Lot 47: 4 Hope & Miller Knoxville Coin Spoons
A grouping of four early Knoxville, Tennessee silver tablespoons and teaspoons, fiddle tipt pattern, all marked on back "Hope and Miller" (Knoxville, circa 1870). Item 1: Two teaspoons, one engraved for Johnnie and the other for Frankie, 5-5/8" L. Item 2: Two teaspoons also marked "W and H" for Wood and Hughes, New York, engraved […]
Lot 48: Six Nashville coin silver spoons, Gates & Pohlman
Six coin silver teaspoons, rounded fins and fiddle tipt handles monogrammed KSA with incuse marks on back GATES & POHLMAN. 5-3/4"L. 3.05 oz troy total weight. Note: According to TENNESSEE SILVERSMITHS by Dr. Benjamin H. Caldwell, William Pohlman and W.T. Gates went into business together in 1865, succeeding G.W. Donigan in his old shop at […]
Lot 49: Kentucky Coin Silver Ladle, Kitts
Kentucky coin silver ladle marked Kitts (John Kitts, Louisville, KY, working 1836 – 1878). Fiddle tipt handle, pointed fins and oval bowl. Monogrammed "JM". 13 3/8" L. 7.975 total troy ounces. Provenance: Private Wisconsin collection. Condition: Overall good condition with general surface scratching.
Lot 46: 6 Blount County, TN silver teaspoons by JB Wells
Six James B. Wells (Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, 1860) coin silver teaspoons with reverse fiddle ends and maker's mark: JB Wells, 5-1/2" L. 2.83 ounces troy. Condition: Dents in all bowls of spoons.
Lot 42: Two Nashville coin silver spoons, E. Raworth
Two coin silver tablespoons or serving spoons with downturned fiddle handles, monogrammed RNA and marked on back E. Raworth in rectangle. 9-1/8" L, 4.12 oz troy. Note: According to TENNESSEE SILVERSMITHS by Dr. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Edward Raworth was one of Nashville's earliest silversmiths, working there as early as 1808. His final ad ran in […]
Lot 43: Tennessee Coin Silver handled Walking Stick
Hickory walking stick with coin silver handle, faceted and engraved PRESENTED TO L. SYPERT OF LEBANON TENNESSEE BY W.C. SYPERT OF NACOGDOCHES TEXAS / MADE BY JOHN RAGLAND LEBANON JANUARY 1853, over a floral engraved band reading IN MEMORIAM. Floral engraved tip also engraved in script L SYPERT. White metal tip with later rubber cap. […]
Lot 44: Nashville Coin Silver Soup Ladle, T. Gowdey
Coin silver soup or punch ladle in an Olive variant pattern, monogrammed TOWLER on handle, incuse mark on back T. GOWDY. The book TENNESSEE SILVERSMITHS by Dr. Benjamin H. Caldwell lists Thomas Gowdey working as a retailer in Nashville, Tennessee, 1825-1863. 12-1/2" L, 6.09 oz troy. Condition: Very good condition with light surface scratches.
Lot 45: Four Nashville coin silver spoons, Paul Negrin
Four Nashville, Tennessee coin silver teaspoons with rounded fiddle handles and rounded fins, marked in rectangle P. NEGRIN (The book TENNESSEE SILVERSMITHS by Dr. Benjamin H. Caldwell lists Paul Negrin working in Nashville from 1823-1844. He was one of the eight men who formed the Association of Watchmakers, Silversmiths and Jewellers of Nashville in 1836.). […]