A collection of thirteen silver serving utensils and flatware, various makers, primarily New York, NY, circa 1780-1810
Comprising a punch ladle by maker “IG,” engraved with monogram, “HL,” marked twice; a punch ladle with coffin-end, by William Garret Forbes (1751-1840), New York, NY, engraved with monogram, “TEC,” marked; a pair of tablespoons, by Philip Parisen (1761-1822), New York, NY, with drops at bowl backs, engraved with monogram, “C.E.,” marked; two tablespoons by John Sayre (1771-1852), New York, NY, with drops at bowl backs, engraved respectively with monograms, “AL” and “RA,” marked; a pair of fiddle-end teaspoons, by Joseph Sewell Porter (1783-1862), Utica, NY, engraved with monogram, “SK,” marked; a fiddle-end teaspoon, unidentified maker, “T.B,” engraved with monogram, “AS,” marked; a fiddle-end teaspoon, by Timothy Chandler (1762-after 1848), Concord, NH, engraved with monogram, “NS,” marked; a pair of teaspoons by Joseph Dubois (1767-1798), New York, NY, engraved with monogram, “IDB,” marked; and a silver toddy ladle with baleen handle, engraved to underside, “W To B 96,” apparently unmarked.
L: 14 ½ in. (longest), Total weight: 20.605 oz. t. (all silver only)
Provenance:
Estate of William G. Tinsley, Jr., Denver, Colorado.
