KENTUCKY COIN SILVER SPOONS AND SAUCE LADLE, LOT OF FIVE
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KENTUCKY COIN SILVER SPOONS AND SAUCE LADLE, LOT OF FIVE, each having a fiddle handle with pointed shoulders, comprising a set of a teaspoon and a tablespoon with engraved "EC" initials by Thomas King Marsh of Paris, KY (active 1831-1857), a dessert / soup spoon with engraved "RJ" initials by Garner & Winchester of Lexington, KY (active 1842-1862), and two pieces by or retailed by George W. McDannold of Mt. Sterling (active c. 1826), possibly Winchester, and Covington, KY (active c. 1850-1863) of a sauce ladle and a tablespoon. Each with maker's mark, or retailer's mark. Total weight: 5.535 ozt. Second quarter/mid 19th century. 5 3/8" to 8 7/8" LOA.
Provenance:
From the personal collection of Eleanor Hume Offutt, The Wilderness Trail Antique Shop, Frankfort, KY.
Condition
Fair to very good overall with some wear, surface scratches, and other imperfections including nicks, slight bending, one or some dents, and worn bowl tips.
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