Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

June 17, 2023: Premier Americana – Day Two

Sat, Jun 17, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 2428

WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA RETAILED COIN SILVER SPOONS, LOT OF THREE

Estimate: $50 - $100

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA RETAILED COIN SILVER SPOONS, LOT OF THREE, comprising a pair of backwards-tipped fiddle-handled teaspoons each with a worn personalized engraving of "H[ow?]ard", and a dessert/soup spoon with a patterned handled having "S R Howard / Sept 18th 1853" engraved to back. Each with a maker's mark for William Gale & Son of New York City, NY and a date mark for 1852 as well as a retailer's mark for Brown & Anderson of Wilmington, NC (active 1850-1871). Total weight: 2.650 ozt. Circa 1852. 5 3/4" and 7 1/4" LOA. 

Condition

Good to very good overall condition with some wear, surface scratches, and other imperfections including nicks, one or a few dents, very slight bending, and/or minor worn spots to raised decoration/bowl tips. 

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Property of a Virginia gentleman.
Hilliard & Co., Madison, VA, 4/2/2022, lot 564.