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AMERICAN VICT. COMPLETE 4-PC STERLING SILVER CHILDS SET Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Sterling: Pre 1910 item# 872322 (stock# ChildsSet)
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This American Victorian sterling silver four-piece child's set was made by William B. Kerr & Co. (Newark, NJ, 1885-1906. An extreme rarity in its completeness, the set consists of a plate, a creamer, a porridge or cereal bowl, and a mug. In 20 years, this is the first complete set we have seen. The Kerr firm was purchased by Gorham in 1906 and eventually moved to Providence in 1927. Each piece is beautifully monogrammed AEH. Dimensions are as follows: Plate, 6-1/2 in. in diameter, weighi ...click for details

c.1880 AESTHETIC STERLING/BRONZE CIGAR LIGHTER/GORHAM Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Sterling: Pre 1900 item# 844214 (stock# GorhamLightr)
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This very rare circa 1880 Aesthetic period cigar lighter was crafted by Gorham of mixed metals---sterling silver and bronze.It has a squat globular form with a bronze cast dragon handle, a ribbed conical lid and upturned spout affixed to the lid with a chain. These antique cigar lighters contain no mechanical parts and are hollow. You simply fill the body with lighter fluid, then insert a cotton wick. Dimensions are 2-5/8 inches high, and 4-7/8 inches wide x 3 inches deep. This would be a very t ...click for details

c. 1840s LARGE SOUTHERN COIN SILVER CHOP TONGS 11.25 IN Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Coin: Pre 1900 item# 773541 (stock# ChopTongs)
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These large Southern coin silver chop tongs are extremely rare. Made by Joseph M. Freeman (1806-1882, Norfolk, Virginia) circa 1840, they measure 11-1/4 inches in length and weigh a hefty 9 troy ounces. They are decorated with a gorgeous period script monogram EML. Functional yet very scarce, these are only the second Southern tongs we've seen.

ART NOUVEAU STERLING SILVER SERVING SPOON 1880s Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Sterling: Pre 1910 item# 763895 (stock# LilyServer)
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This gorgeous Art Nouveau sterling silver serving spoon was made by Frank W. Smith who began his company in 1886 in Gardner, Massachusetts. It was probably a special order pattern that is reminiscent of Whiting's Lily pattern. In 1958 the Webster Company purchased all of Smith's flatware tools and dies, trade marks and trade name. The spoon measures 9 inches in length with a 3-1/8 x 3-1/2-inch bowl.

BLACK STARR& FROST c.1890 STERLING SILVER MIRROR 17.5" Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Sterling: Pre 1900 item# 751017 (stock# BSF1890Mirro)
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This gorgeous large sterling silver mirror by New York City silversmiths Black Starr & Frost was crafted circa 1890. It measures 17-1/2 x 14-1/2 inches. Black Starr & Frost began business in 1874 as the successors to Ball Black & Co., founded by William Black and Henry Ball in 1851. Black Starr & Frost were excellent quality makers and retailers of sterling silver holloware and novelties, as exemplified by the work that went into this mirror. This mirror is a great size and in fi ...click for details

COIN SILVER AGRICULTURAL PREMIUM CUP 1856 Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Coin: Pre 1900 item# 712882 (stock# KinseyAg)
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This wonderful coin silver agricultural premium cup was a prize given by the Highland County (Ohio) Agricultural Society, as per the engraving in beautiful period script. County fairs were known to give prizes of silver cups to the winners of various classes in the 1850s. The cup bears the mark of Edward and David Kinsey, who worked in partnership between 1844 and 1861 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dimensions: 3 in. tall, 2-5/8 in. in diameter at the top, 2-1/8 in. in diameter at the bottom. Weight is 3. ...click for details

c. 1865 3-PC COIN SILVER BUTTER DISH/BALL BLACK NY Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Coin: Pre 1900 item# 428411 (stock# c1865BallB)
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This stylish three-piece coin silver butter dish was made circa 1865 by Ball Black & Company, New York City. It is etched and engraved with cat tails and is stamped with the maker's mark and English Sterling, but it is definitely coin. Dimensions of this handsome dish are 7 inches in height to the top of the finial and 6-3/4 inches in diameter. Silver scholars claim that Ball, Black & Co. was the leading jewelry house in the nation until it was overtaken by Tiffany & Co. The ...click for details

GORHAM COIN SILVER PORRINGER c. 1855-1865 Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Coin: Pre 1900 item# 369854 (stock# GorhamPorr)
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Gorham made this coin silver porringer circa 1855-1865. Beside the Gorham mark, it is stamped COIN. Dimensions: 6-1/4 inches in length including the handle, 4-1/2 inch bowl, and 1-5/8 inches high. Weight is 4.63 troy ounces. The porringer has later engraving on the bottom, which might make it more interesting to some---"John Adams Loud III From Great uncle Richard Pigeon Christmas 1947". All in all, a very nice coin silver porringer. These always make a great baby dish.

ENGLISH SILVER&GLASS BUTTER DISH/G. ANGELL 1864 Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Sterling: Pre 1900 item# 363876 (stock# EngButterD)
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This lovely and unusual English butter dish is hallmarked George Angell London 1864. The glass bowl and silver lid are in pristine condition. On the lid are two cartouches, each engraved with T.B. and a family crest. A flower finial graces the silver lid. The dish measures 3 inches to the top of the finial and 5-3/4 inches from handle to handle. Weight is 2.82 troy ounces. The Angells were known for their quality silver in London and this butter dish is a good example.

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