MAKER'S MARK OF J.E. CALDWELL, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1890, WITH FRENCH IMPORT MARK FOR 1864-1893
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Part of an American silver table-service
Maker's mark of J.E. Caldwell, Philadelphia, circa 1890, with French import mark for 1864-1893
Shaped fiddle-pattern, the tops with tied knot borders, the reverse engraved with intials S, comprising:
- Twenty-seven table-spoons
- Thirty-seven table-forks
- Twelve dessert-spoons
- Thirty-five dessert-forks
- Fifty-seven teaspoons
- Twelve salt-shovels
- Three fluted sauce-ladles
- Four fluted fruit-serving spoons
- A fluted suger-sifter
- A soup-ladle
- A gravy-spoon
- A cheese-scoop
- A fish-slice
- A pair of asparagus-tongs
- Two pairs of ice-serving tongs
- A pair of meat-serving tongs
- A cake-slice
- Two butter-knives
- Twelve circular salt-cellars each on three hoof feet
All stamped J.E. Caldwell sterling and the salt-cellars J.E. CALDWELL & CO PURE COIN PHILAD.
12,640 GR. (406 OZ.) (211)
Maker's mark of J.E. Caldwell, Philadelphia, circa 1890, with French import mark for 1864-1893
Shaped fiddle-pattern, the tops with tied knot borders, the reverse engraved with intials S, comprising:
- Twenty-seven table-spoons
- Thirty-seven table-forks
- Twelve dessert-spoons
- Thirty-five dessert-forks
- Fifty-seven teaspoons
- Twelve salt-shovels
- Three fluted sauce-ladles
- Four fluted fruit-serving spoons
- A fluted suger-sifter
- A soup-ladle
- A gravy-spoon
- A cheese-scoop
- A fish-slice
- A pair of asparagus-tongs
- Two pairs of ice-serving tongs
- A pair of meat-serving tongs
- A cake-slice
- Two butter-knives
- Twelve circular salt-cellars each on three hoof feet
All stamped J.E. Caldwell sterling and the salt-cellars J.E. CALDWELL & CO PURE COIN PHILAD.
12,640 GR. (406 OZ.) (211)
Provenance
JULIUS L. STEWART, THENCE BY DESCENT TO THE PRESENT OWNER.
Engraved
THE INITIAL S IS FOR THE WELL-KNOWN AMERICAN GENRE AND LANDSCAPE ARTIST JULIUS L. STEWART (1855-1919). HE STUDIED IN PARIS WITH GéRôME AND R. DE MADRAZO. DURING HIS CAREER HE WON NUMEROUS PRIZES IN PARIS AND ELSEWHERE IN EUROPE AND HIS WORK IS NOW TO BE FOUND IN VARIOUS AMERICAN MUSEUMS INCLUDING THE ART INSTITUTE IN CHICAGO.