ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA COIN SILVER TEASPOONS, LOT OF NINE, each piece with a pointed oval bowl on a fiddle handle, comprising a set of eight teaspoons with engraved "B" initials by John Adam of Alexandria, VA (active c. 1796-98; 1801-1848) and Georgetown, DC (active 1801), and a teaspoon by Henry White of Fredericksburg, VA (active 1772-1827) possibly with worn or scratched out personalized engraving to handle. Each with maker's mark. Total weight: 3.295 ozt. Late 18th/first half 19th century. 5 1/8" to 5 1/4" LOA.
Literature: Hollan -
Virginia Silversmiths, p. 8, mark e, and p. 795, mark e.
Condition
Good to very good overall condition with some wear, surface scratches, and other imperfections including nicks, slight bending, and one or more dents to bowls.