176. A Fine Civil War Regimental Presentation Coin Silver Pitcher, c. 1861, Bigelow, Brothers & Kennard, Boston, wc. 1845-1863, engraved with vignettes of war camps, the tents marked “Co. B” and “N.E.G.”; the large void cartouche flanked by soldiers in dress and fighting uniforms, above an eagle with banner marked “Our Nation’s Honor The Bond of Union” over a “B”, height 12 in., weight 30.35 troy ozs.
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W 173. A Set of American Coin
Silver Flatware, “Leaf” pattern, marked “PATENT 1855”, “COIN” and “R”, probably originally patented by John Polhemus or Henry Hebbard, comprising 10 dinner forks (length 8 in.), 8 forks (length 6 3/4 in.), 17 teaspoons (length 6 in.), 8 dessert spoons (length 7 1/4 in.), and 9 soup or tablespoons (length 8 1/2 in.), engraved script initials “M.R.G.” on upperface, weight 60.25 troy ozs., (52 pcs.)
$2000/3000
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$1500/2000 Note: George Shiebler later obtained the tools and dies of John Polhemus, Henry Hebbard and others in the 1840s and 1880s. He is listed as introducing “Leaf” c. 1880.
Note: “In 1861 the New England Guard, a Boston military organization, was nearing its halfcentury mark. Organized in 1812, for almost fifty years it had been one of the best drilled companies in the Commonwealth. From the beginning its personnel consisted of the very finest afforded by the foremost city in New England; men who were capable of appreciating and, if need be, exemplifying its motto, viz.: “Our Nation’s Honor the Bond of Union.” When 1861 began, the Guards, under the command of Captain Harrison Ritchie, constituted Company B of the Second Battalion of Infantry. In those days military spirit ran high, for the war between North and South seemed imminent.”
W 174. A Large Taylor &
Lawrie Coin Silver Serving Fork, Philadelphia, active 1837-1852, retailed by Bailey & Co., active 1848-1865, brightcut engraved Old English pattern with script monogram “JMR” with shield on upper face of handle, heart cut out, reverse engraved “Belonged to Chief Justice /John Meredith Read 1797-1874/and inherited by his son/General John Meredith Read”, length 14 3/8 in., weight 7.25 troy ozs. $800/1200 Note: The senior Read was one of the founders of the Republican Party and Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The junior Read was a Civil War general and diplomat.
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Reference: Alfred Seeley Roe, The Twenty-Fourth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, 1861-1866, New England Guard Regiment, 1907, Worcester, MA, pg. 9.
177. A Rare American Classical Coin Silver Entrée Dish, c. 1820, New York, with pseudo hallmarks, maker not identified, gadrooned cover and base, of rectangular form with original removable handle, fine condition, 8 3/4 in. x 12 in., weight 50 troy ozs., 45 dwts. $4000/6000
175. A Tennessee Coin Silver Julep Cup, Thomas Gowdey, Nashville, wc. 1825-1863, incised mark “T. GOWDY” (sic), tapered form with molded rims and beading, period script monogram, height 3 5/8 in., weight 4.30 troy ozs.
W 178. A Continental .800 Silver Sucrier and Cover in the
$1200/1800
$400/600
Reference: Caldwell, Benjamin Hubbard, Jr., Tennessee Silversmiths, pp.94-99
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Neoclassical Taste, 19th c., probably Venice, with French import mark, urn form on plinth with ball feet, height 9 in, weight 12.20 troy ozs. Reference: Tardy, p. 207; Dictionnaire des Poncoins, Tome I, p. 88.