18th c. Georgian sterling silver cake basket, marks for Edward Aldridge, London, date mark illegible. C-scroll form handle with gadrooned edge and pierced foliate work with applied center cartouche; the body of basket with gadrooned border, pierced and chased foliate and bird decoration, raised oval base with pierced and chased foliate decoration and gadrooned foot. […]
Lot 61: Assorted lot of coin silver, American, 6 pcs.
Assorted lot of coin silver, American, 6 pcs. Includes 3 oval-handled tablespoons marked J. Lownes (Joseph Lownes, working Philadelphia c. 1780), monogrammed, 9-1/4" L and 3 oval-handled tablespoons with marks for William Van Buren (New York, working c. 1796) with bright-cut leaf decoration, monogrammed, wear to edges of bowls, 8 3/4" L. 10.85 troy oz. […]
Lot 62: Ass'd lot of coin & sterling spoons + 1 pie server, 27 pcs.
Assembled lot of 26 spoons, all coin and early sterling silver, plus one coin silver pie server. Includes: 10 teaspoons marked Starr & Marcus sterling, 12 teaspoons with early Wallace mark, 2 teaspoons marked W.L. Pitkin Coin, 1 sugar shell with marks for Albert Coles, 1 sugar spoon with early Wallace mark (shows discoloration and […]
Lot 60: Lot of 15 coin & early sterling silver tablespoons
Lot of 15 table or serving spoons, all coin or early sterling, various makers. Includes: 3 matching Whiting sterling spoons, 4 matching Dominick & Haff sterling spoons, 4 matching Gorham sterling spoons and 4 single spoons marked Sterling, Albert Coles (2), and Wood & Hughes (2). Monogrammed. Condition: some with pitting and wear to bowls, […]
Lot 57: Silver Nutmeg Grater
Cylindrical silver nutmeg grater, plain form, unmarked, good condition with some rust to grill, 1-1/8" W x 2-1/2" H. 1.78 troy oz. Probably English, 18th century. Provenance: Collection of Reverend Henry Munro Bruen, Knoxville, TN.
Lot 58: Lot of 2 coin silver mugs, 19th c.
Lot of 2 coin silver mugs. 1ST ITEM: Round mug with Repousse floral decoration, inscribed in cartouche "From C.B.M. to James D. Bruen." Hallmarked "W&H" (Wood & Hughes, New York, working 1845-1899). Overall excellent condition. 2-1/2" W x 3-1/2" H. 2ND ITEM: Flared and faceted form with engraved decoration, double monogrammed "HMB" and "HMB Jr", […]
Lot 59: Ass'd lot Gale, Wood & Hughes coin flatware, 13 pcs
Assembled lot of coin flatware in the fiddle thread pattern by Gale, Wood & Hughes, New York, circa 1840. Includes: 1 fish knife, 1 gravy ladle, 6 place spoons and 4 teaspoons. All monogrammed. Overall very good condition, wear to fork tines. 5-3/4" L to 12" L. Also includes 1 fork, marks for Robert Monteith, […]
Lot 56: Pair of Philadelphia coin silver chalices
Pair of coin silver chalices or goblets by Robert and William Wilson, Philadelphia, 1825-1846. Each with a molded rim, bell-shaped bowl and tapered stem on a stepped circular base. Very good condition with minor dents, scratching. One cup has a possibly later cover with ball finial. 20.68 troy oz. total weight. Provenance: Collection of Reverend […]
Lot 53: 3 Virginia Coin Silver Spoons, Wm. Richardson
Lot of 3 Virginia coin silver tablespoons, oval downturned handle with marks for William Richardson (Richmond, Virginia, working 1777-1809). Monogrammed "C." Overall very good condition with minor pitting to bowls and slight bend to one bowl. 7" L, 3.110 troy oz. total weight.
Lot 49: Samuel Bell Tennessee Coin Silver Teaspoon
One coin silver teaspoon, downturned tip back fiddle handle, marks for Samuel Bell (1797-1881). Condition: marks worn, some small areas of denting and pitting. 4-3/4" L, 0.3 troy oz. Silversmith Samuel Bell was active in Knoxville from 1819-1852 and the mark on this spoon is similar to the mark illustrated in Benjamin Caldwell's "Tennessee Silversmiths", […]