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", […]
Lot 50: Hope & Miller silver tablespoons, 3 pcs.
Lot of 3 early Knoxville, Tennessee-retailed sterling silver tablespoons, fiddle tipt pattern, marked on back "Hope & Miller" (working Knoxville, circa 1870) and "W & H" for Wood & Hughes, New York. All pieces monogrammed. All pieces in excellent condition. 8-1/4" length, 3.8 troy oz. Provenance: Knoxville, TN collection.
Lot 47: Nashville stoneware advertising jar
Stoneware pottery advertising jar with double lug handles, marked "From Spire and Duff, Nashville Tenn" in a banner (note Nashville is mispelled), below a 4-gallon capacity mark, with freehand cobalt line decoration at neck and bottom. Brown Albany slip interior. Condition: repaired area through the front of the jar, restoration of stencil lettering through this […]
Lot 45: Large Stoneware Jar, attrib. Buncombe Co., NC
Large North Carolina stoneware pottery stoneware jar with brown alkaline glaze, attrib. Buncombe Co., NC. Stamped "8" on the base, denoting gallon capacity. Overall very good condition with couple of flea bites to to lug handles. 19-1/2" H.
Lot 41: Middle TN Stoneware Items, Lot of 2
Lot of two Middle Tennessee pottery vases. 1ST ITEM: Middle TN stoneware two-handled jar, vase form, with double-dip glaze, tan to brown and applied strap handles. Very good condition. 7-1/2" H. Late 19th/Early 20th century. 2ND ITEM: Middle TN stoneware jar, vase form, unglazed, with applied strap handles. Excellent condition. 7-1/4" H. Late 19th/Early 20th […]
Lot 42: SW VA / E TN Stoneware Cobalt-decorated Jug
Southwest Virginia / East Tennessee stoneware pottery jug with tulip cobalt decoration, attributed to Charles Decker. Condition: faint hairline crack to upper left shoulder. 12" H. 3rd quarter, 19th century.
Lot 43: Large East TN redware storage jar, attrib. Cain pottery
Large East Tennessee redware pottery storage jar, lead glaze body with manganese stripe decoration, sine wave incising around upper shoulder, extruded or pulled smooth handles, attributed to Sullivan Co., Tennessee or Southwest Virginia. For a similar example of a large decorated jar, refer to the article, “Earthenware Potters Along the Great Road in Virginia and […]