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Family Estate Antique

Large COIN SILVER SERVING SPOON

19th Century mid- to late-1800s, very old style

stamp: 'H. WALTER' in rectangle

Pretty script hand engraved monogram “E M”

This is from one of two rare Silversmiths, one pre-Civil War/the other pre-1886: Coin Silver Serving Spoon - One similar is going for $112 on Replacements -- We are pricing at a lower opening bid to give it a new home

Great Used Condition considering age, use, storage, Antique coin serving spoon -- The monogram "E.M." hand chased is for Eva Merrill (1852-1936), the daughter of a prominent Maine ship captain (Look up Reuben Merrill House)

Based on the estate it was in, we believe it could be made by one of two silversmiths -- We lean toward the first because the stamp is one many American silversmiths used in that era.

(1) Our first guess is maker out of Baltimore Maryland, H. Walter, back before the Civil War. FYI: Jacob Walter (1782-1869) was active as a Maryland silversmith and watchmaker circa 1810-1840. It is believed H. Walter was his son, an apprenticed silversmith, but little can be found. If you know let us know.

(2) The other possibility is Herman Walter, a 19th Century maker out of Halle, Germany in the eastern part of the country. It has a number 12 – which could be a 12 loth mark for fineness (12/16 equals 750 fine, a value that appears before 1886 (when Coin Silver had to be marked 800). Any silver out of old Eastern Germany is extremely RARE because when Germany was divided and East Germany put under Soviet Union occupation, nearly all silver was melted down for human survival. Because Eva’s father was a wealthy shipping merchant with a fleet of clipper ships, it is possible this spoon originated in Europe.

Either way, its a nice big serving spoon, beautifully made, will be a wonderful and unique wedding, engagement, or anniversary gift, birthday, Christmas, Hanukkah...

DETAILS:

Maker: H. Walter

HALLMARK: name stamped in rectangle

Pattern: Fiddle

Coin Silver (.750-.900)

Appx 9.5”

Appx 52 +/- grams, a wide "give or take" due to old postage scale...

American Coin silver was made literally from coins, before the silver mines in western USA were discovered after the Civil War. Silversmiths relied on imports, making sterling very expensive to import... and with gold and silver foreign coins circulating, silversmiths could easily melt down coins to make their goods.

---This was passed down in our family 5 known generations -- we now wish to move it forward… Now you can pass it down in your family!!

--Should belong to a true silver collector or someone who loves to entertain!! Using silver on a daily basis is what gives it the beautiful patina.

will make a beautiful gift to commemorate an event, celebrate a birthday or anniversary, or for your Antique silver collector, historian

We think it has wonderful details, LOVELY!!

We'd love to see this go to someone who will enjoy and use it!!!

Will come in its suede-cloth bag as found (newer than spoon's age)

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PLEASE READ ENTIRE LISTING & VIEW ALL PHOTOS

Ask questions, Sold As-Is, No returns.

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We'd love to see someone adopt and enjoy!

We are a smoke-free home with a hypoallergenic dog (Standard Poodle) – We usually mail w/in a day or two of payment, but have 5-10 day handling for health reasons, but if you need sooner LET US KNOW right away, we will do our best to accommodate if we can

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---We combine shipping where safe to do so. Internationals, we use Ebay Global Shipping only. Many of our items are from an old Yankee New England Maine Family estate We are just plain folks looking to move things forward, not dealers, not experts, we do our best to describe but might miss something. Ask questions.

---USE PHOTOS: Pictures are part of the description. Be aware that camera flash and your color monitor can cause color difference –-Remember pics are often closeups and thus exaggerated, so use photos with ruler or coin AND/OR the description for better estimate of actual size

---Used Items: Expect typical evidence of use wear handling and/or storage. Ignore any vintage pricing.

—We’re old, moving things forward, so no returns

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