This beautiful sterling vegetable serving dish with lid by Gorham was someone's silver (25-year) wedding anniversary gift, as evidenced by the glorious engraving in the interior bottom of the dish. Engraved are the dates 1865 and 1890 and the period monograms GJM and SM. This serving dish employs great silver work. On the bottom of the dish are stamps for Gorham, Sterling and the icon date letter that refers to the year 1886. Dimensions: 7-1/4 inches square x 3-3/4 inches high at top of lid ...click for details
This handsome coin silver cann was made by Edwin Stebbins & Co., New York City, anywhere between 1835 and 1845. It is a weighty 13.76 troy ounces and measures 5-1/4 inches in height at the rim and 5-1/2 inches at the top of the handle. It is 3-1/2 inches in diameter at the top and 4-1/8 inches in diameter at the base. This cann is a very nice example and is elegant in its simplicity.
This handsome and appealing 3-piece coin silver butter dish was made by Wood & Hughes, New York City circa 1834-1841. It's an interesting form, measuring 5-1/4 inches at the top of the cow finial x 5-3/8 inches in diameter, with a beautiful period monogram "ASR" decorating the base. It weighs 17.36 troy ounces.
This ornate 3-piece coin silver butter dish was made by Cann & Dunn, NYC, circa 1834-1838. Etched and engraved with flowers and leaves and topped with a seed pod finial, this butter dish is further decorated with a beautiful period monogram. Dimensions: 5-1/2 inches high at the finial x 9 inches handle to handle. Weight is 19.61 troy ounces.
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.
This 18K gold vinaigrette dates from 1910 and made in Sheffield, England. It measures 1 inch x 1 inch x 5/8 inch in height. A vinaigrette is a small receptacle to contain scented vinegar used by ladies to ward off faintness. The earliest-known examples in separate form dates from 1492 and were especially popular from the mid-18th century. They came in innumerable forms and styles (such as circular, oval, polygonal, heart-shaped or shell-shaped, and in fantasy forms, such as a shoe, book, watch-c ...click for details
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.
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
This beautiful 3-piece Victorian coin silver butter dish is decorated with beading, an acorn finial, and etched and engraved with leaves and acorns. It is engraved in beautiful period script SAC in one cartouche; the other is not engraved, but could be. There is no maker's mark. Dimensions: 4-1/2 inches in height at the finial x 6 inches in diameter. It weighs 12.86 troy ounces. This is a great opportunity to obtain a lovely coin silver serving piece which is truly functional. Great for your ...click for details
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
