AMERICAN STERLING AND COIN SILVER FLATWARE AND SHAKERS, LOT OF TEN
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Description
AMERICAN STERLING AND COIN SILVER FLATWARE AND SHAKERS, LOT OF TEN, comprising a coin silver teaspoon by Watts & Harper of Philadelphia, PA with retailer's mark for Benjamin Barton, Jr. of Alexandria, VA (active 1816-1887), and the remainder sterling pieces consisting of a set of three dessert/soup spoons with engraved decoration to handles by J. Stuart MacDonald of Baltimore, MD, a "Louis XV" strawberry fork by Durgin / Gorham Mfg. Co., a 1901 Pan-American Exposition souvenir teaspoon by Alvin Mfg. Co., a Niagara Falls souvenir teaspoon with figural handle depicting the Legend of the White Canoe, a Mt. Rainier, Seattle souvenir teaspoon with Native American figural handle by Mechanics Sterling Co., and a pair of squat square-form salt and pepper shakers by Baldwin, Miller Co., Inc., some pieces with personalized engravings. Most with maker's / retailer's marks, sterling pieces each marked for fineness. Total weight: 9.095 ozt. Second half 19th/20th century. Shakers 1 1/2" HOA, 1 1/2" SQ base.
Provenance:
Collection of the late Al and Billy Steidel, Alexandria, VA.
Condition
Good to excellent overall condition with minor to moderate wear, surface scratches, and other imperfections including nicks, slight bending, one or a few minute/small dents, and/or worn spots to raised decoration.
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