A collection of eleven silver coffee spoons Various makers, New York and New England, circa 1730-1760

Most of "Hanoverian" mid-rib form; comprising a spoon by John Burt Lyng (c. 1741-before 1785), New York, NY, circa 1760, incised border to handle and drop to bowl back, the round downturned end engraved, "D/ T*I," marked twice; a spoon by Nathaniel Austin (1734-1818), Boston, MA, circa 1760, with shell and drop to bowl back, underside of handle engraved, "C/ I*A," marked; a spoon by Benjamin Burt (1729-1805), Boston, MA, circa 1760, with shell and drop to bowl back, underside of handle engraved, "R*P," marked; a spoon by Daniel Rogers (1753-1792), Ipswich, MA, circa 1750, with shell and drop to bowl back, the underside of handle engraved, "I*T/ M*A," marked; a spoon by Caleb Beal (1746-1801), Hingham, MA, circa 1760, with shell and drop to bowl back, the underside of handle engraved, "D*C;" a spoon by Hezekiah Silliman (1738-1804), New Haven, CT, circa 1760, with shell and drop to bowl back, the underside of handle engraved, "F*S," marked; a set of four spoons by Ebenezer Chittenden (1726-1821), New Haven, CT, circa 1750, with shell and drop to bowl back, the underside handle engraved, "A*I," marked; and a spoon with no visible mark, circa 1730, with "rattail" to bowl back, the underside of handle engraved, "E*O."

W: 3/4 in. L: 4 1/2 in. (longest), Total weight: 2.9 oz .t

Provenance

Most spoons: Jonathan Trace, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, November 12, 2016

Hezekiah Silliman spoon: Jonathan & J. William Inslee Antique & Sterling Silver, Downingtown, Pennsylvania, September 17, 1995

A private New Jersey collection.