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Important Gorham sterling polar bear ice tongs with full marks on the pierced engraved bowl. The arms are in the form of a whale harpoon with all the ropes and eyelets in the right place and nothing missing. Monogrammed on the front of the handle. Weight: 5.3 troy ounces. Length: 12". A polar bear is secured to the top of the handle as a finial with the original silver screw.

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EX2756 Museum Quality Gorham Narragansett Fish Servers 12" & 8 1/2"

A pair of sterling silver Gorham Narragansett fish servers with cast shells, fish and other sea creatures applied individually to the handles. Monogrammed on the reverse of the handle. Gold washed only in the interior of one shell at the back of the handle. Combined weight: 9.7 troy ounces. Please check with us for availability and price.

EX2687 Rare Tiffany Indian Serving Fork

A rare sterling silver serving fork with five tines. Engraved with Indian symbols and enamel highlights on the reverse of the terminal. Weight: 4.10 troy ounces. Length: 9 1/8". The drum on the figure at the top of the handle is gilted and patinated.

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EX2700 Gorham Hound Waffle Server

A rare Gorham sterling silver waffle server with a whippet held in place by two original screws. Finely engraved on the front of the blade. Circa 1870. Length: 9 1/4". Weight: 2.9 troy ounces.

Price: $2,400.00

EX2658 Gorham Sterling Olive Spear and Spoon

A sterling silver olive spear in excellent condition with finely engraved pierced bowl, applied olive and leaf and pointed spear. Slightly gold washed.

Price; $875.00

EX2720 English Silver Serving Set with Figures Seven Stages of Man by William Shakespeare

A set of large sterling silver cast spoons comprising a sifter and six serving spoons with leaf shaped bowls. The terminals are cast figures of the seven stages of man in great detail by Shakespeare. The dates are London 1886. Maker EF.HT Length of spoons 10" and sifter 7". Combined weight: 21.65 troy ounces.

Price: $5,500.00 set of seven

EX2601 Eight Gorham Applied Hammered Fruit Forks

Eight sterling silver two tine hammered fruit forks with applied fish and other sea creatures. Circa 1880. Length: 6 1/8"

Price: $225.00 each

EX2648 George Sharp Scoop

A George sharp Gothic Dome scoop with pierced and engraved bowl. There is a cherub medallion applied to the inside of the bowl and a light gold wash over the whole bowl. Monogrammed on the Gothic dome. Length: 10". Weight: 3.7 troy ounces. Circa 1865. Retailed by J E Caldwell of Phil. Pa

Price: $1,150.00

EX2571 George Sharp Morning Glory Fish serving set in original box

A fine sterling silver fish serving set by George Sharp in the original box. The blades are satin finished, engraved and gold washed on the top. Monogrammed on the reverse of the blades. Length: 12 3/4" and 10 1/2"

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EX2594 Shiebler Sterling and 14K Salad Set

A sterling silver two piece salad serving set by Shiebler with 14K medallion on the front of the terminals. There is a single medallion in the center of the bowl of the spoon. Good weight: 8.05 troy ounces. Length: 9 1/2". Never monogrammed.

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EX2580 Whiting Ice Cream Serving Knife

A large heavy sterling silver ice cream knife with twist handle and gold washed bright cut blade. Weight: 5.6 troy ounces. Length: 12 1/4". Never monogrammed.

Price: $775.00

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EX7732 Gorham Crab Salad Set

A rare and important salad serving set by Gorham with gold washed bowls. Circa 1875. Applied crabs on the front of the handles at the junction with the bowls and naturalistic "twig" handles. Length: 11 1/2"; weight 9.9 troy ounces.

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EX2437 Gorham Bird's Nest Master Butter Knife

A Gorham sterling silver butter knife in the Bird's Nest pattern with nice sharp engraving on the blade and an applied bird on the handle. Fully marked. Length: 8 1/4".

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EX2390 Gorham Egyptian Sifter Spoon

A Gorham sterling silver spoon with a cast Egyptian sphinx head at the top of the handle. Original gilt in the bowl and on the bust at the top of the handle. Three ivy leaves at the top of the bowl. Length: 8 1/4". Weight: 2.15 troy ounces.

Price: $935.00

EX2442 Gorham Bird's Nest Bucket Cream Ladle

A Gorham sterling bird's nest pattern ladle, monogrammed with three large Gothic letters at the back of the bowl. There is an applied bird on the handle and light gold wash in the nest and in the bowl. Length: 6 1/4"

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EX2517 Rare and Important salad set Theodore B Starr

A very rare two piece oversize salad serving set with sterling gold washed bowls and stag horn handles decorated in the Japanese taste. The length is 14 3/4". These are probably the work of Gorham and retailed by Theodore B Starr. Circa 1880. The work is similar to the Gorham Hizen pattern but these servers are way over the top.

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EX2465 Pair of Tiffany Sterling Cast Nut Picks

Two large Tiffany sterling circa 1870 but picks with squirrels on a naturalistic branch. Very heavy 2.7 troy ounces for the pair. Length 4 3/4". The pick has a gold wash.

Price: $795.00 pair

EX2466 Six Shiebler Hammered Spoons

Six unusual Shiebler sterling silver spoons, circa 1880. Lightly monogrammed on the backs of the handles. The bowls of the spoons are hammered and the handles have a slight satin finish. The bowls are hand formed and have an irregular shape. Length: 4". Combined weight: 2.9 troy ounces.

Price: $1,150.00 set

EX1627 Whiting Sterling Silver Antique Salad Set, circa 1880

A sterling silver salad set by Whiting and applied fish net silver wire over a satin finished handle depicting the head of a cod under the wire. Monogrammed on the reverse of the handle. Length: 8 5/8". Combined weight: 4.65 troy ounces. So many of Whiting's motifs of this period feature sea life, fish or shells in unique forms and designs.

Price: $2,200.00 pair

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EX2350 Sterling Asparagus Tongs

A Victorian American sterling silver Victorian asparagus tongs marked sterling only and engraved "Anna". Circa 1875. The blades are gold washed and the handles and blades are all finely engraved. The top section is riveted to the larger bottom half. Length: 10 1/2". Note: Good example of a rather unusual style of American silver asparagus tongs.

Price: $1,295.00

EX8635 Important Shiebler Two Piece Antique Silver Fish Set

A sterling fish serving set by Shiebler with applied cast sea creatures including fish, octopus, starfish and seaweed. Length of slice: 11" Trident fork: 9 1/2". Combined weight: 9.75 troy ounces. Small neat Gothic "M" monogram.

Note: Competition for the Gorham's Narragansett pattern. The application is more sparse but tastefully done. These are rare examples and must have been expensive when purchased at the time.

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EX8501 Two Piece Shiebler Sterling Salad Set

Two piece salad serving set similar to the fish set above with small "M" monogram. Length of fork: 9 1/2" Spoon: 9 1/2". Combined weight: 8.5 troy ounces. Applied flatware by makers Shiebler and Gorham represent the most adventurous design of the 1870's. Pieces of this design, quality and manufacture are considered museum quality.

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EX2217 Whiting Sterling Silver Exotic Fish Serving Set

A two piece sterling silver fish set, monogrammed on the back of the handles, with applied net over a satin finished embossed fish on the front of the handles. Slice length: 12 1/4". Fork length: 9" Combined weight: 8.85 troy ounces. Note: Whiting's unique and distinctive design once again combining some hand work (the applied netting) with carefully thought out nautical and sea life motifs. In this case the slight satin finish under the applied wire just sets off the handle; a subtle process but one that makes one turn and look twice.

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Exotic Applied Antique Silver Fish Slice presumably by Wendt. 12"

A sterling fish slice, circa 1865 probably by John Wendt with two finely cast fish screwed to the handle. The blade is finely engraved. Length: 12". Excellent patina a detail.

Price: $1,395.00

EX2227 Gorham Olive Spoon 6 1/8"

An unusual antique sterling silver olive spoon with pierced floral embossed bowl and applied three dimensional olive and leaves on a naturalistic handle. Length: 6 1/8". Circa 1890. Monogrammed and inscribed on the olive. Note: This version of the Gorham three dimensional sterling olive spoon is less common than the olive spears of the same period made by Gorham.

Price: $475.00

EX2126 Shiebler Sardine Fork

A Shiebler sterling silver sardine fork in mint condition with applied fish and flowers on the handle. The applications are gold washed in pink and yellow gold. Length: 6"

Price: $1,150.00

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EX2082 Shiebler Sterling & 14K Etruscan large bowl serving spoon

A Shiebler sterling spoon with a weight of 4.25 troy ounces and length of 9 1/4". Crisp condition, with the medallion at the top of the handle done in 14K.

Price: $1,595.00

EX2011 Set of 12 Whiting Mixed Metals Spoons

12 sterling silver spoons with gold washed satin finished bowls and hand hammered handles. The handles are engraved with the name "Romaine" and are applied with a copper leaf, turtle, bird or flower and engraved in the background. Perfect condition. Length: 5 3/4"

Price: $1,750.00 for the set of 12

EX2019 Whiting Sterling Macaroni Server

A sterling silver macaroni server by Whiting with a twisted handle. Length: 11"

Price: $295.00

EX1936 Emperor pattern by Knowles and Ladd

A fabulous three dimensional spoon with applied cast bird on an engraved bowl. In brilliant crisp condition with a gold washed satin finished engraved bowl. Length: 9 1/2". The purpose of the bird in the bowl is difficult to fathom but it is original to the piece. It makes the spoon unique in design. Note: It is quite possible that the applied bird acted as a barrier to catch berries when serving from a bowl. Knowles did some wonderful gilding, and very good quality work during this period. I would date the spoon about 1870. The firm was in Providence, Rhode Island.

Price: $2,450.00

EX1885 Large Aesthetic Sterling Ice Cream Knife

Aesthetic ice cream knife, very large and heavy by Dominick & Haff depicting lily pads on a pond (hence the name "Pond" pattern) as well as dragonflies, all on a hand hammered surface. The reverse of the blade has an intricate monogram. Length 12". Weight 6.35 troy ounces. See our fish set in the same pattern. Note: This series by Dominick & Haff is usually somewhat heavy and very good quality. The larger pieces are quite magnificent and museum quality. The design is very distinctive and for a collector of the finest American flatware a single piece of this series would made sense because it usually shows the best of Japanese influence tastefully executed.

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Two wonderful ladles, one soup and the other sauce

A pair of hand made Victorian ladles circa 1865 marked sterling only and presumably by Whiting with applied cast three dimensional bird on the handles and ivy hand applied to the handles. The handle join the gold washed engraved bowl with three ivy leaves and silver wire on the reverse of the bowl. Pristine condition. Length of soup ladle is 14"; length of sauce ladle 9"

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EX1059 George Sharp Sterling Silver Nut Scoop and 12 Matching Nut Picks

A complete set of 12 nut picks with the nut scoop by George Sharp, circa 1865. Marked Patent and the mark most commonly found on Sharp indicating sterling purity. Length of the scoop: 10 1/2". Length of the picks: 4 1/2"

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Large Wood & Hughes Sterling Silver Scoop

A large scoop by Wood & Hughes with cast vines and grapes on the handle. Length: 11 1/4" Gold washed satin finished bowl. weight: 3.15 troy ounces.

Price: $1,250.00

EX1731 Towle Three Dimensional Rose Spoon

A wonderful hand made spoon by Towle retailed by Wilson Brothers. Length 7 3/4". The handle has a textured finish giving it a naturalistic appearance and the flowers and leaves are applied leaf by leaf. A large rose with all leaves applied protrudes from the top of the handle.

Price: $395.00

Unusual Shiebler Preserve Spoon

A sterling silver hand hammered Shiebler spoon with four medallions on the handle and a gold washed bowl. Length 7 3/4". Excellent condition.

Price: $695.00