SILVER: Thirteen pieces of hollowware, all sterling unless otherwise noted: Black Starr & Frost sugar bowl, pat. 341; Preisner sugar and creamer set, pat. 767; oblong Gorham footed dish, round bowl with elaborate pierced rim and small basket; Wallace bowl with raised decoration to rim, pat. H105; round footed dish with pierced gallery marked "900"; pierced round tray; scalloped rim plate by Webster Co.; and three footed bowls, all pieces with expected wear including scratches, minor dents and oxidation. Total weight: 48 ozt.
(lot of 6) American sterling silver tableware, including: (2 piece) creamer and covered sugar bowl, Fessenden & Company, with bracket handles, (2) Black, Starr & Frost salt and pepper shakes, (1) baby cup, Towle, (1) baby cup, Webster Company; all pieces monogrammed, dented, largest: approx 3.5"h, 5.75"w, 4"d, 14.25ozt total
A quantity of sterling table articles
Comprising: Victorian double lipped, double handled pap boat, George Fox, London, 1881, retailed by Lambert, length: 4 3/4in; Victorian pair of dishes with chased and applied decoration, Wakely & Wheeler, London, 1888, diameter: 6in; pair knife rests bearing Georgian hallmarks; oval bread tray, # 4463, Gorham, length: 12in; Dublin sauce boat with under tray, # X600, Reed & Barton, length: 8 3/8in; set 3 stemmed cups retailed by Cartier, height: 5in; Paul Revere 1768 Reproduction cream pitcher and sugar bowl, # 727, monogrammed, Fisher, height of pitcher: 3in; coaster, # 283, Black, Starr & Frost, Gorham, diameter: 3in; octagonal ashtray, # 20667, Tiffany, width: 2 1/2in; English silver ashtray, monogrammed, Crichton Ltd., diameter: 3 3/4in; circular coaster, diameter: 5in; (57 oz. 2 dwts.); and small pan with wooden side handle, length: 4in.
19th-20th Century COLLECTION OF TABLEWARES sterling silver, silver gilt1½ h × 12½ w × 7 d in (4 × 32 × 18 cm) Dish with undulating pierced rim decorated with flowers and buds by Black, Starr, & Frost, New York, 1874-1908.
Basket with floral cross-hatching and scroll handle.
Creamer and sugar bowl with lion head and paw feet by Poole Silver & Co., Taunton, 1892-1971.
Cake knife and fork set with presentation box by John Gilbert, Birmingham, c. 1875.
All marked. Provenance:
(6) AMERICAN STERLING SILVER TABLEWARE, 14.25OZT(lot of 6) American sterling silver tableware, including: (2 piece) creamer and covered sugar bowl, Fessenden & Company, with bracket handles, (2) Black, Starr & Frost salt and pepper shakes, (1) baby cup, Towle, (1) baby cup, Webster Company; all pieces monogrammed, dented, largest: approx 3.5"h, 5.75"w, 4"d, 14.25ozt total
American silver cream jug and sugar bowl, Black, Starr & Frost, and an American silver cream and sugar 1) Black, Starr & Frost: pattern 173, Neoclassical style with gadroon trim; 2) marked "R.B"; 16.25 ozt. t.w.
An American Silver Five-Piece Tea Service: An American Silver Five-Piece Tea Service Black, Starr & Frost, New York, NY, 19th Century comprising a water kettle-on-stand, teapot, creamer, covered sugar and waste bowl, each with an engraved monogram. each marked 'Sterling' on underside 94 ozt 14 dwts gross Height of kettle-on-stand 11 1/2 inches.
THREE SILVER SUGAR BOWLS AND CREAMER SETSTHREE SILVER SUGAR BOWLS AND CREAMER SETS, creamer and sugar twist by Black, Starr and Frost, New York, dated inscription to underside 1888; English export creamer/jug, dated 1912; monogrammed creamer and sugar, marked sterling and dated 1912; and a double handled sugar marked sterling 27.5 ozt (6)
BLACK, STARR & FROST, N.Y., NY, LATE 19TH CENTURY Three-piece sterling silver coffee set, a pot, sugar bowl, and creamer, neoclassical style footed urn form with fluted sides, engraved decoration and angular handles. Weight 25 troy ...
Estimate: 450.00 - 500.00
Assembled Tiffany & Co. Silverplate Six-Piece Tea and Coffee Service Comprising kettle, teapot, coffee pot, hot milk jug, cream pitcher and sugar bowl. Together with a Black, Starr and Frost sterling silver cream pitcher and a pair of sterling silver sugar tongs; coffee pot and jug 9 in.
Collection of Sterling Silver and Silver Plated Tablewares, including a pair of silver plated serving dishes, a Gorham sterling silver creamer and open sugar bowl, a silver plated presentation cup from the Litchfield Horse Show, 1917, a Black Starr & Frost sterling cigarette box, six sterling handled knives, a large sterling silver presentation Revere-type presentation bowl, a group of Gorham flatware, etc.
3 PIECE BLACK STARR & FROST STERLING TEA SET pattern #241; (1) teapot with hinged lid and wood handle 7.5''H; (1) cream pitcher and (1) sugar bowl. Total gross weight: 21.8 troy ozs. The tea set is monogrammed?and appears to read?''CMSW.''? The set is in good overall condition.? The creamer has a ding to the side and the base is bent down.? The teapot has a few dents and small dings and the handle appears to have been repaired and is missing one pin.
Black Starr & Frost sterling silver three-piece coffee service, coffeepot 10”h., creamer, sugar bowl together with an oval sterling silver tray 14”x9.5”
BLACK, STARR, & FROST STERLING TEA & COFFEE SERVICEcomprising a kettle on stand, coffee pot, teapot, creamer, covered sugar bowl, and a waste bowl; together with a two-handled tray 210 total troy ounces the tray: 25 3/4 inches wide; the kettle on stand: 10 1/2 total inches high Condition:
TOWLE STERLING SILVER 3-PIECE TEA SET, Victorian, with elongated form and square base, includes the teapot, 10.5" H; double handled open sugar bowl, gilt interior, 5.25" H; together with the cream pitcher, gilt interior, 6.5" H. Towle trademark as well as the retailer, Black, Starr &Frost underfoot. Total weight: 39.42 Troy ozs.
BLACK STARR & FROST STERLING SILVER QUEEN ANNE PATTERN ...Black Starr & Frost Sterling Silver Queen Anne Pattern Six Piece Tea and Coffee Set to include a tilting teapot, coffee pot, sugar, creamer, along with a waste bowl, teapot height 5 inches, length 11 inches, 98.2 t.oz Condition: : presents well, in obvious need of polishing, each piece with minor dings to body
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BLACK STARR & FROST SILVER FOUR-PIECE COFFEE SET After a circa 1770 original comprising a pear-form pot covered sugar bowl creamer and pail with gadroon rims; 3 3/8 to 10 in. 55 oz.
GORHAM SILVER FOUR PIECE TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE AND FOUR OTHER PIECES the service with date code for 1962, shape nos. 1141 - 1144, retailed by Black Starr & Frost, including a coffee pot, a teapot, a covered sugar and a cream jug; the other pieces include a Gorham silver dish with spiral gadrooned rim, shape no. 1077 - dia: 10 in.; a Gorham silver sugar bowl, date code for 1958, shape no. 609; a Manchester silver small Revere bowl, no. 874 - dia: 5 in.; and a silverplated two-handled tray - l: 21.5 in., over handles (8)
A BLACK, STARR AND FROST STERLING SILVER COFFEE SERVICEA Black, Starr and Frost sterling silver coffee service, Early 20th century Marked: Black, Starr and Frost; three numbered: 7371-200; one numbered: 7363-200 Comprising a coffee pot (10.25" H x 8.25" W x 4.325" D), a creamer (5" H x 4.5" W x 3" D), a sugar bowl (4.325" H x 5.5" W x 3.325" D), and a serving tray (0.5" H x 12" Dia.), 4 pieces Dimensions: 42.445 gross oz. troy approximately
Whiting Mfg. Co. Five-Piece Sterling Coffee and Tea Service
Providence, Late 19th Century
Consisting of a coffeepot, teapot, cream jug, covered sugar bowl and waste bowl. Each piece, except teapot, impressed with factory mark; each impressed 510 and with retailer's mark Black, Starr & Frost. Coffeepot with dent to edge of base.
Height of coffeepot: 7-1/2 in (19.1 cm)
Total weight: 70.6 oz
American repousse sterling -piece coffee set
Black, Starr & Frost, including: coffee pot (6 in. H.), covered sugar bowl, cream pitcher, and waste bowl, 49.98 ozt.
STERLING. Assorted American Sterling Hollow Ware. : Includes a Mueck-Carey Co. sterling pedestal bowl with handles and scalloped edge; a pair of Wm. B. Durgin footed open salts and matched shakers, no. 801; a sterling creamer with slightly hand hammered finish and laurel wreath cartouche; (3) Black Starr & Frost Gorham shell form nut dishes with ball feet, no. 1748SH; (2) Wallace sterling shell form nut dishes, no. 393; a pair of English silver shakers with repousse floral decoration - dents to bases; a pair of monogrammed Lunt Paul Revere Reproduction pedestal bowls; a monogrammed Gorham sterling creamer - no. A2314; a Gorham sterling teapot with familial crest and inscription of Holt, no. A5006, dent to underside; a sterling pedestal bowl; and a Mueck-Carey Co. weighted sterling creamer and sugar. Total approx. weight is 55. 63 troy oz, excluding the weighted creamer and sugar. From a Rye, NY estate. Condition Good, with surface scratches and dings/dents. Many items monogrammed.
SILVER: Black Starr & Frost sterling tea service, seven pieces, floral swag and Greek key motifs, all hallmarked underside, all pieces excluding tray numbered 6324/161, tray numbered 6322/161: oblong tray with two pierced handles at sides, 26 3/4" l. x 17 1/4" w.; covered teapot, bone handle bands, 8 3/4" h. x 1" w.; covered hot water pot, bone handle bands, 11 1/2" h. x 10" w. and burner stand, 7" h. x 7" dia.; covered sugar bowl, 7 3/4" h. x 7 1/2" w.; cream pitcher, 6" h. x 6" w.; waste bowl, 4 1/2" h. x 5 1/8" w., light wear throughout includes minor scratches, approximate total weight: 281.74 ozt.
STERLING: BLACK, STARR & FROST TEA SERVICE, SEVEN PIECES, ALL WITH ETCHED FOLIATE SCROLL AND VINE DESIGN, URN FINIALS, FLUTED BODIES...STERLING: Black, Starr & Frost tea service, seven pieces, all with etched foliate scroll and vine design, urn finials, fluted bodies, and raised on shaped pedestal feet, all marked sterling on base, monogrammed, details include: teapot with swing handle on warming stand, marked sterling on pot, stand and on burner (unmarked interior cylinder not included in weight), stand: 28 ozt., teapot: 42.5 ozt., burner: 4 ozt.; tall coffeepot, 10 3/4" h., 28.2 ozt; smaller teapot, 10" h., 28.6 ozt; covered sugar bowl with double handle, 8 1/2" h., 24.6 ozt; creamer, 7 1/4" h., 11.2 ozt.; and a waste bowl, 6 5/8" h., 12.3 ozt., all pieces with wear consistent with age and use which may include minor dents, scratches, etc. [Total Weight of all pieces except burner cylinder: 179.4 ozt. tw.]
BLACK, STARR, & FROST STERLING TEA & COFFEE SERVICEcomprising a kettle on stand, coffee pot, teapot, creamer, covered sugar bowl, and a waste bowl; together with a two-handled tray 210 total troy ounces the tray: 25 3/4 inches wide; the kettle on stand: 10 1/2 total inches high Condition:
BLACK STARR AND FROST FIVE PIECE STERLING SILVER TEA AN...Black Starr and Frost Five Piece Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Set To include, two teapots, one creamer, one open bowl along with one double handled closed sugar. Tallest teapot height 7 inches, length 10 1/2 inches, 58.7 t.oz.
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STERLING: Black, Starr & Frost tea service, seven pieces, all with etched foliate scroll and vine design, urn finials, fluted bodies, and raised on shaped pedestal feet, all marked sterling on base, monogrammed, details include: teapot with swing handle on warming stand, marked sterling on pot, stand and on burner (unmarked interior cylinder not included in weight), stand: 28 ozt., teapot: 42.5 ozt., burner: 4 ozt.; tall coffeepot, 10 3/4" h., 28.2 ozt; smaller teapot, 10" h., 28.6 ozt; covered sugar bowl with double handle, 8 1/2" h., 24.6 ozt; creamer, 7 1/4" h., 11.2 ozt.; and a waste bowl, 6 5/8" h., 12.3 ozt., all pieces with wear consistent with age and use which may include minor dents, scratches, etc. [Total Weight of all pieces except burner cylinder: 179.4 ozt. tw.]
Gorham Sterling Silver Coffee and Tea Service, incl. coffee pot, teapot, covered sugar, creamer and waste bowl, each octagonal paneled vase form with urn finial, coffee pot h. 10 in.; WITH complementary Black, Starr & Frost sterling octagonal tea tray, 26 in. x 26 1/2 in., total wt. 168.45 troy ozs. Provenance: Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, NY, 1971
Five-piece Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Service, New York, coffeepot 1898-1902, remainder 1902-07, each with a gadrooned body and engraved monogram to neck, coffeepot, teapot, covered sugar, creamer, and waste bowl, coffeepot ht. 8 3/8 in., together with a Black, Starr & Frost strainer with monogram and wood handle, and a pair of Gorham monogrammed sugar tongs; approx. 57.8 troy oz. total weighable silver. Estimate $1,000-1,500 Coffeepot: Handle loose. Teapot: Shallow rim and footrim dents, handle loose. Creamer and covered sugar: Very shallow footrim dent. Strainer with loose lynch pin. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
GORHAM STERLING COFFEE AND TEA SERVICEGorham Sterling Silver Coffee and Tea Service, incl. coffee pot, teapot, covered sugar, creamer and waste bowl, each octagonal paneled vase form with urn finial, coffee pot h. 10 in.; WITH complementary Black, Starr & Frost sterling octagonal tea tray, 26 in. x 26 1/2 in., total wt. 168.45 troy ozs. Provenance: Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, NY, 1971