Four Antique and Unique Teaspoons
Three are Sterling and One Silver Plated
Beautifully Detailed and Ornate
One Teaspoon 5 ¾” long in the La Touraine Pattern
Patent December 10, 1895
Designed hotsell by Austin F. Jackson
By Reed & Barton
Monogrammed
Engraved “Clarence” on the front of teaspoon
Hallmarked with the "Eagle R Lion" & “Sterling”
(Hallmark Used From 1889 to 1949)
Also marked with the “Patent Date of Dec. 10, 1895”
Extremely Tiny – need magnifying glass to see Patent Date.
Weighs 29 grams
Very Good Condition
Exquisitely Detailed, Decorative & Striking Design
One Teaspoon 6” long
Labors of Cupid
(Multi-Motif) Pattern
Patent in 1891
Designed by Gilbert L. Crowell
By Dominick Haff
Monogrammed
Engraved “Kittie” on the front of teaspoon and
On the backside the year “92”
Purchased through Sturgeon & Warren Established Company back in Detroit, Michigan.
Sturgeon & Warren Company History
“The parlors of Sturgeon & Warren, located at 17 State Street, were decorated to evoke Parisian salons de bijoux. The partnership was relatively short-lived, as Warren soon left to start Charles W. Warren & Co., while Sturgeon continued with other partners, under the name Smith, Sturgeon & Co. and W.A. Sturgeon & Co at 237-241 Woodward Avenue (a few doors from Traub Bros., Detroit's oldest jewelry firm, est. in 1850 as Duncan and Traub).”
Source: We brake for Griffins Friday, January 11, 2013
Gilded Age diamond merchants
Charles Warren and William Sturgeon
Source: Detroit in History and Commerce, 1891
Hallmarked with a “Rectangle, Circle, and Diamond” & marked “Sterling Pat'd “91”
Weighs 25 grams
Very Good Condition
Elegant and Ornate Design
One Teaspoon 5 ½” long in the Melrose Pattern
Designed by Frederick Habensack
By Alvin & Company
ALVIN CORPORATION - Providence, RI
Created as Alvin Mfg. Co. in Irvington in 1886.
Moved to Long Island NJ in 1895. Name changed in Alvin Silver Co. in 1919.
Now a division of Gorham Corporation
Monogrammed
Engraved “Mary” on the front of teaspoon
Hallmarked with the “Eagle A Anchor” & “Sterling”
Weighs 20 grams
Good to Fair Condition
The face of the spoon has many tiny dents or dimples and the edges around the face is bumpy not smooth.
Elegant and Ornate Design
One Teaspoon 5” long in the Rhineback or Saint Elmo Pattern of 1900
By WM A. Rogers LTD
“The firm was founded in the 1890s by Wm. A. Rogers a small storekeeper of New York using the "(R) ROGERS (R)" trademark from c. 1901 and the "1881 (R) ROGERS (R)" from c. 1910. The firm succeeded the Niagara Silver Co. (c. 1904) and bought Simeon L. & Geo. H. Rogers Co. in 1918. The firm was an Ontario corporation active in New York and North Hampton, MA, when was bought by Oneida in 1929”
Source: Sterling Flatware Fashions
Monogrammed
Engraved “C.D.B” on the front of teaspoon and strands for Clarence David Busch, a family member.
Marked on the back of the spoon “Wm A. Rogers A1 Trademark - X”
Weighs 13 grams (only silver plate)
Very Good Condition
A total of 74 grams
Please review the photographs for they are part of the description.
Thank you.
Product code: 3 Sterling Teasspoons from the late 1800s and 1 Silver plated Teaspoon all hotsell with Monograms