1850 Set of Six Coin Silver Forks by William Gale & Son

c.1850 Set of 11 coin silver dinner forks, Wood & Hughes, NY, NY. Pointed thread pattern. Reverse monogram. 18.80 troy oz. 7 3/4" x 1". Whitehall Antiques is a family business that ...

1845-1866 Set of four large dinner forks, coin silver "Olive" pattern by Mitchell & Tyler, Richmond, VA. Monogram "EER". 7.05 troy oz. Heavy, handsome & fi...

c.1850s assembled set of 10 teaspoons, coin silver by Newell Harding, Boston, MA. Scroll & bead. Six for the Barker family. 7.70 troy oz. 5 7/8" x 1 1/8". Whitehall Antiques is a fa...

Set of 8 sterling silver dinner forks by Peter & William Bateman, London, 1806. The son and grandson of Hester Bateman. 4-tine forks. Each with crest of a bull passant issuing from a...

Set of 12 sterling silver seafood forks "King" pattern by Dominick & Haff, circa 1900. Retailed by Bailey, Banks & Biddle. Pattern patent c.1880. Monogram "W". Crisp condition. 5.95 ...

Set of 12 Baltimore, 1816, coin silver tablespoons by John Erwin. A superb set with the assay mark of that year to a purity of 91.66% (sterling is 92.5%). Given the popularity of sou...

Medallion wine ewer designed by William Gale & Son. Very rare and important piece of the American silversmith history. This fabulous wine ewer was made by the William Gale & Son Company, just five years before the American Civil War (1861-1865) in the 1856. The rich design and the delicate composition reflects the extreme opulence of the northern United States in these period and the degree of sophistication when serving a table. By other part, this wine ewer is full of symbolisms, where the degree of knowledge and understanding of the characters of Greek and Roman mythology is demonstrated. This one-of-a-kind piece was carefully crafted with impeccable details in solid .925/.999 sterling silver. It is fully decorated with ancient Etruscan and Greek revival patterns and architectural neo-classic elements, such the small two balusters and the rosettes located in the handle. The most significant are the two medallions depicting the classical figures of the helmeted & bearded portrait bust of Dionysus and the portrait bust of his daughter Methe, wearing a diadem made of vine leaves. This rare pitcher has a total weight of 750.43 grams and a measure of 12 by 7.5 inches (30.5 x 19 cm). The base has a diameter of 4.75 inches (12 cm). Fully stamped in the underneath, with the silver assay hallmarks, the maker's cartouche GS, the year of production 1856 and signed in full, "W. GALE & SON NEW YORK .925 STERLING GS 1856". Dionysus, (Bacchus for the Romans), was the god of the grape-harvest, winemaking and wine, of fertility, orchards and fruit, vegetation, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, festivity and theatre in the ancient Greek culture. The iconographic theme on this sheet refer to the legend of the triumph of Dionysus, or as the Romans called him, Bacchus the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, the son of Zeus and Semele. The Bacchanalia was a religious festival in honor of the wine god, Dionysus. Methe, was the goddess-nymph of drunkenness in the ancient Greek mythology. She was the daughter and companion of the god Dionysus. She was also the wife of Staphylos (bunch of grapes) and mother of Botrys (grapes). History: The founder of the firm was William Gale (1799-1867) and the company was located in the number 447 at Broome street in New York. W. Gale invented and patented in 1826 a process for making spoons with ornamental patterns by cutting the ornament on rollers, both the upper and the lower rollers being cut with the pattern. this made the production of pattern spoons much less expensive than the former method of hand hammering patterns by the use of dies. William Gale was succeeded in the business by his son William Gale Jr. (1825-1885) who, after few years, ceased the control of the firm to H.B. Dominick & Leroy B. Haff until 1928 when the business was finally purchased by Reed & Barton. Note: The signature and hallmarks stamped at the bottom of this piece, correspond to the pieces produced before the US civil war...

William Gale American sterling silver crumb scoop slice, circa 1860. Beautiful engine turned and foliate engraved with spiral stem to shaped handle. Monogr...

A super scarce set of six Coin silver teaspoons, made by Butler & McCarty or James P. Butler, Philadelphia, circa 1850-1862. In the Granville pattern, entirely and beautifully made ...

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Georg Jensen, Caravel, a set of six lunch forks in sterling silver. Modernist and sleek design. Designed by Henning Koppel. From the 1960s. Stamped with the hallmark used after 1944....

Georg Jensen Pyramid, a set of six dinner forks in sterling silver. Stamped with post-1944 hallmark. In excellent condition. Dimensions: L 18.2 cm.