Presented is an antique set of 4 American coin silver place, serving or stuffing spoons made by various makers during the early to mid 1800s. The spoons have Fiddle pattern handles and raised decorations at the tip. One of the spoons has a sheaf of wheat decoration, while the others have a beautiful, overflowing bouquet of flowers. The spoons are all monogrammed, as you can see in the photos below. The back 3 of the bowls have an old shell decoration. These spoons are guaranteed to be coin silver purity.
The various makers include: Alfred Lockwood of New York circa 1817-1847, John J. Low & Co of Boston circa 1828, George W. & N.C. Platt of New York circa 1816-1820, William B. North of Connecticut circa 1810-1829, and L. Sawyer (unknown location and date).
This set is in great overall condition for its age. The raised decorations are crisp. All of the bowls are highly polished, undoubtedly some dents must have been removed from the bowls. There are no dents, no breaks, no splits, no monogram removals and no other repairs.
The spoons measure between 8 1/2 and 8 7/8 inches long and the combined weight of the set is 195.6 grams or 6.9 regular ounces. -jm
