A lovely repousse sterling marrow scoop with an elaborate pattern of roses, patented 1902. The mark is that of Blackington Company. Towle purchases many of the dies when the company went under.
About 6.8" long, fine condition with no damage. Fancy script "S" monogram.
A striking 1839 London sterling teapot with ivory separators by Charles Fox, member of an important 19th century London goldsmith family. This is one of those graceful low bulbous designs with a very pronounced handle and spout which seems to soar, very stable. Nice floral & vine design. Good detail of design on the under side of the spout as well. Finial on the hinged top is attached by a wing nut. Full London marks on the bottom, date code (fancy "D") for 1839 (2nd year of Queen ...click for details
A lovely art nouveau style sterling fish knife by Martinsen from Norway. Scandanavian silver has that distinctive look made famous by designers like Jensen and Andersen.
About 9" long, fine condition with no damage and no monogram.
A beautiful English sterling serving (table) spoon from the period of George III (1760-1820). This is an early example of repousse, and the silver is heavy gauge. You can see in the close-up that stipple and chasing were added over the punched up repousse designs. Lots of fine detail. Plenty of deep chase work on the handle as well.
London sterling hallmark for the years 1807-8. The maker's mark is for Ri ...click for details
A lovely Dominick & Half Blossom pattern cream or gravy ladle. This is antique American silver in a popular 1905 pattern. No monogram, detailed & crisp flowers and a wonderful lobe or petal shape to the bowl. Marked as shown.
7.3" long nice patina. Very good condition no dings. Came from an estate with fine silver.
A finely detailed set of sterling sugar tongs or claws by Gorham. It is the 1870 Eglantine pattern, for which the relief work was cast for show on both sides of the silver. You can see that the top blossom on the outside is a different one from the blossom on the inside. Unlike repousse, one side is not the reverse of the other. Each side is worked as a new picture which looks at the stem from a different angle. See the 3rd picture which roughly positions both sides. An example of American ...click for details
A fine 1880 Gorham sterling crumber server in a nicely detailed scroll pattern called Domestic. Scalloped relief on the back edge. Very useful for serving ice cream, cake or dessert since crumbers are not often used. Fancy script "S" or "P" or "F" monogram.
12.2" long in very good condition with no damage. Good weight.
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A sterling silver nail buff or polisher dated 1900 with a favorite Art Nouveau theme... a repousse figure of a girl with flowing long hair and a pair of wings. The oval shaped pad is in a beige leather suede. Old hallmark of Towle with "sterling 1900".
3 1/2" long and of oval form. Silver is in very good condition with ...click for details
A beautiful Gorham sterling serving spoon in the very desirable Lilly pattern (Terry Hagan book p. 77). The pattern was introduced by Whiting, a division of Gorham in 1902. Also the server has an unusual scalloped bowl often referred to as oyster servers. This one has a crisp Gorham mark see pic. No monogram. Quite hefty in the hand.
9.2" long about 5 oz. No dings scratches or cracks. A fine antique server in ...click for details
This is a large 11" diameter sterling center bowl with an art nouveau design. Polishes beautifully. See the cute eagle mark of the old Boston carriage trade store Shreve Crump & Low. Design patented 1893. Fancy monogram as shown. Shreve sterling is always high quality, not too many around.
Very good condition, a couple of faint dimples in center. Nice example of American sterling silver.
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