ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA AND GEORGETOWN, DC COIN SILVER SPOONS, LOT OF FIVE, comprising two small teaspoons by John Adam of Alexandria, VA (active c. 1796-1798; 1801-1848) and Georgetown, DC (active 1801) each with a fiddle handle and partially worn engraved initials, a tablespoon by or retailed by William Wallace Adam of Alexandria, VA (active c. 1831-1877) with forward-tipped fiddle handle having pointed shoulders, and two pieces with engraved "B" initials by Charles A. Burnett of Alexandria, VA (active 1793-c. 1796) and Georgetown, DC (active 1796-c. 1840), who also worked in Fredericksburg, VA (active 1788-1793), consisting of a small teaspoon and a dessert/soup spoon with slightly curved fiddle handle having pointed shoulders. Each piece marked to back. Total weight: 3.270 ozt. Late 18th/19th century. 5 1/8" to 8 1/4" LOA.
Literature: Hollan - Virginia Silversmiths, p. 8, mark d; p. 14, mark c; and p. 111, mark a and b.

Collection of the late Al and Billy Steidel, Alexandria, VA.

Fair to good overall condition with some wear, surface scratches, and other imperfections including nicks, one or more dents, slight bending, and/or worn bowl tips; one Adam teaspoon with several dents to bowl and handle.