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Legends of the West: Western & Native American Sale

Sat, Sep 23, 2023 11:00AM EDT
Lot 303

Ca. 1840- Large Decorative Sterling Spoons (19)

Estimate: $600 - $800

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$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
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$30,000 $2,500
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For your consideration are nineteen large, sterling spoons from various makers circa 1840-1970s. The first set of spoons in this collection were made by F. S. Thompson circa 1870-1890s in Belgium. The spoons show a polished sterling construction with engravings on the top of the handles. The bottom of the necks show a Belgium stamp as well as the makers stamp reading, "Sterling F. S. Thompson". The next set of spoons are two made by J. H. James circa 1910-1930s. The two spoons show a simple design on the neck of the spoon with initials on the top of the handle reading, "MF". The bottom of the neck also shows a simple design with leaves extruding onto the bottom of the bowl. On the neck it reads, "J. H. Thompson, Columbia". The next spoon in this lot was made by P. A. Lie Jewelers in 1904 and is .830 sterling. The spoon shows an embossed design on the outer edge of the handle white the top of the handle reads, "Augustine". The bottom of the handle reads, "P.A. Lie 83CS / 28-4-1904".The next set of three spoons were made in Holland circa 1900-1920s. The spoons shows ornate floral designs on the handles and a large bowl. The back of the necks show a simple design and feature Holland stamps and "Sterling" reading on the neck. The tips of the bowls show some slight wear. The next two spoons in this collection are also a set and were made by the Italian silversmith company, Alessio Cesa & Company circa 1960-1970s. The spoons show a simple, yet elegant design on the top of the handle with stampings seen on the bottom of the neck. The stampings read, "ARG 800 X". The next set of four spoons show no makers mark but are stamped sterling on the back of the necks. The spoons shows a simple line design on the outer edge of the the neck with initials or a design on the top of the handle. The seventeenth spoon in this collection was made by Walter Pitkin in Hartford, Connecticut circa 1840-60s. He was a partner from 1830 to 1840 with John Pitkin, his brother, in East Hartford CT as J. O. & W. PITKIN. In 1840 John retired and Walter worked from 1840 to 1860 as a silversmith and jeweler in East Hartford CT after his brother's retirement, continuing the company until the factory was destroyed by fire. Walter passed away on September 12th, 1885 in Hartford, CT. The spoon shows a polished coin silver construction with no designs present. The top of the handle shows initials reading, "AD", while the bottom of the neck is stamped reading, "W. Pitkin / Root x Chaffee". The eighteenth spoon in this lot features a sterling construction but shows no makers marks. The spoon shows a small, simple stamped design on the top of the handle and the letter "F". The bottom of the neck shows a small stamp and reads, "Sterling". The final spoon in this collection was made by William A. Rogers circa 1910-1930s. The spoon features a silver plate construction and shows no designs on the spoon. the back of the neck shows stampings reading, "Wm. A. Rogers A1". The spoons in this collection show good condition overall with wear from their age and use over the years. The spoons show varying degrees of patinas but no signs of obvious damage are present. The spoons measure from 8 5/8" L x 1 13/16" W to 7 1/16" L x 1 7/16" W. The collective weight of the spoons is 1020.7 grams (1.02 kilograms).

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