Coin silver pap boat or invalid feeder of oblong form with rolled rim and tapering spout, marked F.M. in rectangle for Frederick Marquand, (working Savannah, Georgia, 1819-1826 and New York City, 1826-1839). 5 1/2"L, 2.44 oz troy. PROVENANCE: Private Southern Collection, acquired in early 1990s from collector/dealer Ted Strickney of Alabama, who acquired it in […]

Georgia coin silver mint julep cup or beaker, stamped HORTON & RIKEMAN in rectangle (Humphrey Horton and Cornelius Rikeman, working Savannah, GA, c. 1850-1856), with beaded upper and lower rims and tapering sides; inscribed "M.C. from A.M.R. & Lizzy". 3 1/2" H. 4.4 oz troy. PROVENANCE: Private Southern Collection. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition with a […]

Large Kentucky coin silver soup or punch ladle with floral and scroll decoration to handle and back of bowl. Incuse mark en verso for Eli C. Garner of Lexington, Kentucky, working 1838-1842. 13 1/8" L. 7.81 oz troy. PROVENANCE: Private Southern Collection. CONDITION: Wear to design on handle, overall good condition.

Two (2) early coin silver flatware items attributed to Paris and Lexington, KY silversmiths Thomas Phillips and Alexander Frazier. 1st item: Coffin handle tablespoon, marked PARIS and TP in separate rectangles, attributed to Thomas Phillips, working Paris, KY, circa 1795-1827. Monogram I*C for Revolutionary War veteran Isaac Clinckenbeard (b. 1758). Note: Genealogical information and a […]

1st item: Coin silver calling card case, cartouche shape with engraved grape and leaf decoration, hinged lid, chain handle, and incuse stamp on interior rim for James Innes Lemon, working Louisville, 1841-1858. 3 1/2" x 2 1/4". Note: James I. Lennon appears as both a silversmith and a jeweler in the 1840s. At least one […]

Seven (7) Frank Smith sterling silver mint julep cups or beakers with reeded footrings and flared lips, monogrammed EFH, retailed by Bogaert, Lexington, Kentucky. Stamped with maker's mark, Sterling, numbering, and BOGAERT. 3 5/8" H x 2 7/8" dia. Combined weight: 24.56 total troy ounces. Provenance: From the collection of Patsey Field Harney Madden, a […]

Twenty-three (23) pieces of coin silver flatware, primarily Tennessee makers. 1st-2nd items: One (1) fiddlehead teaspoon and one (1) fiddle tipt table/serving spoon with marks for John Campbell (working Fayetteville, NC 1834-1836; Cheraw, SC, 1836; Nashville, TN, 1836-c.1857). 3rd-7th items: Five (5) fiddle tip teaspoons marked "J, Adam Alex" and "10-15" stamped in rectangle for […]

Southern coin silver sugar tongs with shell form bowls and shaped handles each stamped J. LEVY in rectangle, monogrammed to one side (CY?C), 6 3/4"L, 1.53 oz troy. Note: This rare mark may be that of Jonas Levy (born England, c. 1799-1808), working Pulaski County, Arkansas c. 1850 and Memphis, Tennessee, 1855-1860+, or of John […]

Six (6) rare West Tennessee coin silver tablespoons stamped EVERMAN & STROCK / JACKSON TENN, incuse, for the previously unknown partnership of L.B. Everman and D.H. Strock, c. 1860. Pointed fins and fiddle swell tipt handles, monogrammed. 8 5/8" L, 9.14 oz troy. Note: According to TENNESSEE SILVERSMITHS by Dr. Benjamin Caldwell, Kentucky-born Lewis B. […]

Group of Nashville, Tennessee related coin silver flatware including 1 Campbell & Donigan Gravy Ladle, 1 John Campbell condiment ladle, 2 Thomas McCowat teaspoons, 1 JM Smith Teaspoon, and 6 Gates & Pohlman tablespoons. 1st item: Coin silver gravy ladle, stamped CAMPBELL & DONIGAN in rectangle with elephant pseudohallmark for John Campbell and George Washington […]