RICHMOND, VIRGINIA COIN SILVER SPOONS, LOT OF TEN
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Description
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA COIN SILVER SPOONS, LOT OF TEN, each having a pointed oval bowl on a fiddle handle with pointed shoulders, comprising a set of four teaspoons by Charles Gennet, Jr. of Richmond, VA (active c. 1830-1887), and six spoons by William Mitchell, Jr. of Richmond, VA (active 1818-1845) consisting of a set of five dessert / soup spoons with engraved "H" initials and a teaspoon. Each with maker's mark. Total weight: 6.725 ozt. Second and third quarter 19th century. 4 7/8" to 6 3/4" LOA.
Literature: Hollan - Virginia Silversmiths, p. 324, mark h, and p. 541, mark i.
Provenance:
From the collection of Robert and Margaret Mayo, Gloucester, VA.
Condition
Fair to very good overall condition with some wear, surface scratches, and other imperfections including nicks, bending, one or more dents, and/or worn bowl tips; one Mitchell dessert / soup spoon with a short split and denting near bowl tip.
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