WHITING KEYSTONE Antique 1888 Sterling Spoon Lot of 2

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I almost always have a lot of good silver listed, so please check out my other auctions~~ We have reasonable shipping, and ship within 24 hours of confirmed payment. We are happy to combine shipping on multiple wins to save you money. This is a nice lot of two antique solid sterling silver spoons, made by the famous maker, Whiting, a company that made high-quality flatware, and that was later acquired by Gorham. They are in the architectural facade-like Keystone pattern, dated 1888 in the books, but the patent marks are much earlier. These spoons look quite old to me. Left to right, first photo: 1. About 6" long with an elongated bowl with a flanged edge near the handle. Egg spoon, maybe? Engraved "C" on the back of the handle, which looks the same as the front. Stamped "Sterling", "Pat'd Sept. 7, 1869" and also stamped with the retailer's name, "N. Matson & Co.". Light overall scratching and wear and it does look like the bowl was buffed at some time. 2. About 5-5/8" long. Engraved "BJW" on the front of the handle. Shows at lot of wear overall, but still okay. Stamped "Pat. 1869 Sterling" with the old lion holding a W hallmark for Whiting. They weigh a total of about 39.2 grams or 1.38 ounces of sterling silver on my digital point scale, so I am starting these at below melt value. PLEASE EMAIL ANY QUESTIONS! RETURN POLICY: If, for any reason, you are unhappy with an item you have won from me, I have a no-questions-asked full refund policy. If I happened to miss something in the description, please do not assume that I am trying to misrepresent the item; I would never do that. I am only human and do make mistakes occasionally. The item must be returned within 14 days in good condition. I'll be happy to combine shipping on multiple purchases! If you win more than one item from me, please wait to pay until I send you an invoice with reduced shipping. Shipping within the US is your choice, $3.50 First Class in a box, or $5.00 Priority Mail shipped in a box, insurance recommended. This rate includes Delivery Confirmation. Everything is shipped in boxes, not envelopes! Shipping by airmail to everyw else is $11.95 Priority International, except to Canada, which is $9.95, actual shipping. Insurance may not be available to some locations. First Class International is $6.00, but can be slow and unreliable, your risk. Payment: We accept Paypal, money orders or checks drawn in US dollars, which may be held for clearance. We also accept Visa and Mastercard within the US through our merchant account. Payment is due within ten days of auction close! If you want to pay some other way, please email us. If the winner of this auction would kindly respond to my after-auction email within three days, it would be greatly appreciated. It is important that you contact me, especially if you are mailing in your payment. Any white, dark or other off-color spots are camera flash or reflection. Please bear in mind that color can vary from monitor to monitor. I always photograph the exact item that I am listing and do not use stock photographs. If you like fine silver, we recommend Silver Magazine as an excellent source of information. I almost always have a lot of good antique and vintage souvenir spoons, flatware, coin silver, sterling scrap and other items listed, so, if you care to, please click on "View Seller's Other Items" above, and bookmark my seller id under "favorite sellers" in your My Ebay for future reference. In fairness to all bidders, I will not end an auction early. I know I have possibly lost money with this policy over the years, but I sleep better! IMPORTANT: If you don't hear from me within 24 hours after the auction close, please contact me. Some spam filters have been blocking emails from me and Ebay. Thanks for looking! read more

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