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Live Auction

Day 1: Fine Art & Decorative Works

Fri, Mar 13, 2015 05:00PM EDT - Sat, Mar 14, 2015 05:00PM EDT
Lot 50

Seventeen Charleston Coin Silver Forks

Estimate: $400 - $800

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
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$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
American, mid 19th century, all with upturned tipt front fiddle handles: seven with marks for John Ewan (Charleston, South Carolina, working 1823-1852), monograms front; two marked "Hayden & Gregg" (Nathaniel Hayden and William Gregg, Charleston, South Carolina and New York City, working 1832-1846), monogram on verso; three with marks for retailer Gregg, Hayden & Co. (Charleston, South Carolina, working 1846-1852), pseudo hallmarks for maker William Gale & Son (New York City, working 1850-1853; 1854-1857; and again 1863-1866), monogram verso; four marked "Hayden & Gregg" (Nathaniel Hayden and William Gregg, Charleston, South Carolina and New York City, working 1832-1846) and pseudo hallmark, monogram verso; one with marks for Nathaniel Hayden, (Charleston, South Carolina, working 1832-1843 and New York City, working 1843-1855), pseudo hallmarks, monogram verso, 29.64 oz. T., all with wear and loss to tines. Provenance: Estate of Virginia Self, Greenwood, South Carolina

Condition

all with wear and loss to tines