Engraved monogram ESS, Undersided stamped with company marks, numbered 20181 7870.  37 ozs. troy.; together with a American silver fruit knife and fork, Albert Coles, New York, circa 1850, in an original fitted case, retailed by J. E. Caldwell & Co., Philadelphia, knife blade with maker's mark.  Handle to fork splitting, case damaged, worn;  and an American silver pickle fork with ivory handle, possibly Whiting, circa 1889, stamped STERLING 2888, handle engraved J.D.G/M.A.G, 1839/1889, in retailer's original fitted case, J.E. Caldwell & Co.  One tine slightly bent

an american silver oval platter, tiffany & co, 1907-47

Important Americana

comprising 2 salad servers and 1 serving spoon with hibiscus, 2 serving spoons with water lilies, 1 punch ladle with lilies, all by Whiting; 2 salad servers in Iris pattern by Durgin Co.; 1 serving spoon with hibiscus by R. Blackinton & Co.; 2 salad servers with roses by Alvin Mfg. Co.; 1 serving spoon with daffodils by Towle. Together with 2 serving spoons with chrysanthemum bowls, possibly Chinese Export, one stamped Sterling, the other K&K and with Chinese characters, 14 pieces

a group of american silver servers, circa 1900 |

Densely chased in low relief with exotic floral scrollwork, the set comprising a square tray, teapot, creamer, and open twin-handled sugar bowl, underside of all stamped with company mark/STERLING/445 (tray with 644X), tray engraved July 1st 1893.  Total gross weight 35 ozs. troy.  5 items

an american chased silver individual tea service with additional teapot, whiting mfg. co., circa 1893

Lily pattern, engraved with various monograms, comprising:

Lily pattern, engraved with various monograms, comprising:twelve dinner knivestwelve dinner forkstwelve lunch knivestwelve lunch forksseventeen butter spreadersten fish forkstwelve cocktail forkstwelve strawberry forks, of similar patterntwelve teaspoonseighteen cream soup spoonstwelve tablespoonstwelve bouillon spoonssix demitasse spoonsone cake serverone cream ladle, of similar pattern, by Mechanics Sterling Companyone serving forkone berry spoon, of similar pattern, by Wallace163 pieces, in two fitted cases

an american silver flatware service, whiting mfg. co., new york, 20th century

Engraved with monogram LWD, stamped company marks/STERLING/3341.  Rim slightly bent.  Total weight 42 ozs. troy

an american silver rococo style footed centerpiece bowl with pierced rim, whiting & co., circa 1905

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MONTBLANC A LIMITED EDITION SET OF STERLING SILVER AND BLACK LACQUER WRITING INSTRUMENTS, CONSISTING OF ONE FOUNTAIN PEN AND ONE BALLPOINT PEN, MADE TO COMMEMORATE ALFRED HITCHCOCK, CIRCA 2012 fountain pen (no.2013/3000) and ballpoint pen (no. 2995/3000) in sterling silver with engraved black lacquer, cap and barrel with sterling silver accents and clip, cap with Montblanc emblem on top, further engraved ‘Dir. Mr. Alfred Hitchcock, Phoenix Arizona, Friday Decemeber the eleventh, two forty three p.m.’ • fountain pen with an 18k gold nib signed Montblanc overall length of fountain pen, 14 cm overall length of ballpoint pen, 14 cm Please see shipping calculator link: click here.

montblanc | a limited edition set of sterling silver and black lacquer writing instruments, consisting of one fountain pen and one ballpoint pen, made to commemorate alfred hitchcock, circa 2012

Luxury Pens Online: A Capsule Collection

MONTBLANC A SET OF TWO WRITING INSTRUMENTS, INCLUDING ONE FOUNTAIN PEN AND ONE MECHANICAL PENCIL, CIRCA 2000 Type: Fountain and Pencil Model: Writers Edition, Agatha Christie Number: 00574/30000, 0574/7000 Cap: Black resin with sterling silver accents and snake clip with sapphire-set eyes Barrel: Black resin with sterling silver accents Nib/Tip: Fountain pen with 18k white gold nib, Pencil with silver accent tip Signed: Cap signed Montblanc Overall length: Approximately 14 cm Accessories: Accompanied by presentation box, outer packaging, and International service certificate

montblanc | a set of two writing instruments, including one fountain pen and one mechanical pencil, circa 2000

Important Sports Memorabilia and Cards

This Gorham sterling silver box was given to a lucky member of the 1952 World Champion New York Yankees organization. Embossed with the Yankees logo and wreath on the cover, the inside cover features 29 embossed facsimile signatures of the team and manager. The bottom is stamped "Gorham" and "Sterling." In 1952 the Dodgers and their "Bum" fans were tired of waiting until next year. The club was firing on all cylinders, winning the division by four and a half games over the Giants. In the World Series, the team had the Yankees just where they wanted them, up 3-2 with Game 6 at their home at Ebbets Field. But Mantle and Berra slugged homers and fastballer Vic Raschi kept the Dodger lineup in check save for Duke Snider's two clouts, and the Yankees eked out at 3-2 win. In Game 7, Mantle and Woodling took Joe Black deep and the Yanks' "Big Three" of starters Lopat, Raschi and Reynolds cobbled together an outing, helped by second baseman Billy Martin's game saving catch of a wayward pop up, to win their fourth straight championship, four games to two, equaling the mark of the 1936-1939 teams.

1952 new york yankees world championship gorham sterling silver presentation box

History of Science & Technology, Including Fossils, Minerals, & Meteorites

Property From The Family Of Richard P. Feynman

Property From The Family Of Richard P. Feynman Feynman, Richard P. RICHARD FEYNMAN'S OERSTED, NIELS BOHR, AND NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE AWARD MEDALS, 1972-1979 Group of three medals and one tie pin: 1. Hans Christian Oersted Teacher Scientist 1820. [1972]. 5 cm sterling silver medal, obverse with a teacher demonstrating a science experiments, reverse reading "American Association of Physics Teachers/ For/ Notable/ Contributions/ To The Teaching of Physics/ Awarded To/ Richard P. Feynman". Housed in brown leatherette case. 2. Niels Bohr International Gold Medal. 6 cm gold medal, obverse with bust of Bohr reading "Niels Bohr 1885 1955", reverse with a depiction of an atom, and reading "Contraria Sunt Complementa." Edge of medal engraved with "Richard P. Feynman." Housed in a red leather case. 3. National Medal of Science. 8.8 cm bronze medal by Medallic Art Co, obverse with depiction of a man surrounded by earth, sea, and sky, endeavouring to understand nature, writing an equation in the sand. Reverse reading "Awarded By/ The President/ Of The/ United States/ Of America/ To/ Richard Phillips Feynman/ 1979." Housed in leather case. WITH: National Medal of Science 2 cm 14 k gold tie pin by Medallic Art Co., replicating the design of the National Medal of Science. “I don’t like honors. I appreciate it for the work that I did and I know that there’s a lot of physicists who use my work. I don’t need anything else… I’ve already got the prize: the prize is the pleasure of finding the thing out…” (Sykes, No Ordinary Genius, p. 82). Of all the numerous awards conferred upon Feynman throughout his career, including his Nobel in Physics, he was most proud of the Oersted Medal, awarded by the American Association of Physics Teachers for notable contributions to the teaching of physics. The Feynman Lectures on Physics (see lot 62 for Feynman's own copy) transcribed from his undergraduate lectures at Caltech from 1961-64 are legendary. “Feynman was a remarkably effective educator. The Feynman Lectures on Physics…were described by a reviewer on Scientific American as ‘tough, but nourishing and full of flavor After 25 years it is the guide for teachers, and the best of beginning students’ …about 80 percent [of Feynman’s 1961-63 class] recall Feynman’s lectures as highlights of their college years. ‘It was like going to church.’ The lectures were a transformational experience ,’ ‘the experience of a lifetime, probably the most important thing I got from CalTech.’” (Kip Thorne, introduction to The Feynman Lectures on Physics, sixth edition.) The Niels Bohr International Gold Medal is conferred for "outstanding work by an engineer or physicist for the peaceful utilization of atomic energy." There have only been 12 recipients since its inception in 1955 (with Bohr himself being the first). The National Medal of Science was established in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy and given to individuals “deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, or engineering sciences.”

View 1 of Lot 60: Richard Feynman's Oersted, Niels Bohr, and National Medal of Science Award Medals, 1972-1979

richard feynman's oersted, niels bohr, and national medal of science award medals, 1972-1979

A rare pearl-set gold and enamel singing bird box

A rare pearl-set gold and enamel singing bird box the grille above the movement engraved: 'Hry. Maillardet, London', the case with makers' mark of Guidon, Gide & Blondel fils, Geneva, circa 1801-1804 of oval form, the oval lid painted en plein with Le Colin-maillard, split pearl frame and border, the ground, sides and base enamelled in translucent blue enamel over engine-turning with a bold sous-email lozenge pattern, the sides divided by appropriate taille d'epargne songbirds in cages between swags, the centre lid opening to reveal the brightly-plumaged automaton which sings and moves, the base with hinged compartment, small damage to enamel on lid width 8.8 cm, 3 1/2 in Henry Maillardet is a well-known but rather obscure figure in the world of automata in comparison with his more famous associates, James Cox, Pierre and Henri-Louis Jaquet-Droz and Jean-Frederic Leschot. One cannot be sure whether he was more of a middleman, salesman and showman, or an inventor/creator of automats in his own right. Certainly, like the others and often through circumstances outside their control, his career teetered precariously between success and more frequent financial difficulty. The printed facts about Maillardet and his family of clockmakers are often contradictory; original evidence appears to be widely scattered. Jean-Henri-Nicolas, second son of Henri Maillardet and Marguerite Kolbe of La Chaux-de-Fonds, was baptised at Meyriez in Switzerland, on 21 November 1745. He and his two brothers are said to have been trained in the Jaquet-Droz workshops before establishing themselves as clockmakers in the village of Fontaines. In fact all three appear to have travelled extensively in Europe. Henry and Jean-David are recorded in 1769 as pendulistes under Huguenin working for Frederick the Great in Berlin; Jean-David spent time in Paris and Geneva and all the brothers are said to have visited London at various dates; one nephew died in Calcutta in 1807 and another is thought to have perished, according to the letters of J.F. Leschot, on a journey to Canton in 1793. It is well-recorded, however, that a contract witnessed by James Cox was signed between Henry-Louis Jaquet-Droz and Henry Maillardet on 10 May 1783 establishing a London branch of the Jaquet-Droz business, called Jaquet-Droz & Leschot. Maillardet, was employed to run the firm's London business and workshop in Bartlett's Buildings. The tools belonged to the two partners equally and Maillardet was to receive a pension of £27 annually and the same sum for each of the workmen that he needed to feed and house. Jaquet-Droz promised to visit London from Geneva, where he was established in 1784, once a year to supervise the business. On the strength of this, Henry married Louise Mourer of Lausanne; their daughter, Louisa Henrietta, was christened at St Andrew, Holborn on 20 March 1785 and their son, Edward Frederick, on 21 August 1786. Success was short-lived as the firm was in trouble by the late 80s and in liquidation in both London and Geneva after Pierre Jaquet-Droz's death in 1790 and that of his son Henri-Louis in 1791. Despite the originality and craftsmanship of the clocks, watches and automata created by the firm, they had invested too heavily in the China trade on their own account and in partnership with various London merchants and Cox & Beale of Canton. The years between 1791 and 1798 were spent by Leschot in Geneva and Maillardet in London, trying to recreate the earlier successes of Jaquet-Droz and Leschot. Historical events were against them; Leschot's oft-quoted correspondence for these years, when read as a narrative, gives a vivid picture of his efforts to link up with Jaquet-Droz's former clients in London, Constantinople, Berlin and Paris; his efforts to continue producing innovative objects despite losing his best workmen at the threat of French invasion and his heroic efforts to keep supplying his biggest clients in London despite the successive closure of the ports in Calais and Ostend. All goods had to be sent via Hamburg greatly adding to the cost of cartage and insurance. Furthermore, the distance to Canton meant that the affairs of the original Jaquet-Droz businesses could not be finally settled for at least five years after the liquidation. By 1798, after a reputed failed partnership with a neuchatelois called Matthey (perhaps Simeon Matthey), Henri Maillardet seems to have decided to change direction and set himself up as a showman. He took over the former premises of Cox's Museum, the Great Promenade Rooms in Spring Gardens (Proprietor: Mr Wigley, 'Inventor and Manufacturer of Elastic Spring Bands'), to show his 'Wonderful Automatons ... consisting of the Mechanical Musical Lady; the entertaining Fortune-Teller; the pleasing Tumbler; and the wonderful Writing Boy, with the beautiful Singing Bird in a Gold Snuff-box. Also a Siberian mouse etc., etc.' These were shown in various sessions until 1810 (1811 with Philippstal; 1817 according to Altick). It is still disputed as to whether these large automatons were actually the work of Maillardet himself or the Maillardet family. Some believe they were formerly made by the Jaquet-Droz Leschot or even partially left over from Cox's Museum. It is not currently known what then became of Henri or these machines and in 1827 his brother Jean-David wrote to his grandsons in England asking them to try and find out whether Henri was still alive. That same year, in fact, Henri had drafted his will in Malines (Mechelen) in Flanders where he died sometime before 24 August 1830 when the will was proved in London. He did not die in prosperity as he writes: 'the little I now possess consists of some moveables and immoveables and about nine hundred pounds sterling due to me' from George Home of Dublin and 325 pounds or thereabouts on three bonds 'due to me these twenty four years past in Chancery'. It is possible to date this snuff box between 1801 and 1804, the years that Joseph Guidon, David Gide and Denis Blondel fils were in partnership 'pour suivre la fabrication et faire le commerce de bijouterie'. According to Leschot's Livre d'Ouvriers, the firm supplied him with : 2 tabatieres ovales en bleu ... au medaillon rapporte sur le Baton & ornement des 2 grandes cadres. Although by this date, he was no longer sending goods to Henri Maillardet in London, Leschot is known to have supplied Jean-David Maillardet with a singing bird box (a sa parfaite satisfaction) for which he was claiming payment of 130 louis d'or in September 1804. Thanks to the detail in Leschot's correspondence, enough can be gathered about his production to realise that at this date nobody but Leschot in Geneva and his colleague and ex-chef d'atelier, Jacob Frisard in Bienne, could have produced such a box. The first singing bird boxes had been by made Jaquet-Droz & Leschot around 1790 (see Winter-Jensen, no.8). When writing to the retailer Louis George in Berlin in February 1793, Leschot says: As for the singing bird snuffbox which you have seen, this mechanical piece certainly comes from our workshop. I had the honour to inform you a few years ago that we do this sort of work putting a mechanical bird into a jewelled object such as a snuff box or scent bottle. We have always had the name engraved as if the piece had come from England because the general opinion is that everything which is made in that country is better worked, more refined and more substantial than from anywhere else ... Louis George was told that prices ranged between £135 and £140 for the basic bird box; £148 to £155 with two pearl borders and if diamond mounts were wanted, their value should be added to the prices quoted. Writing to Henri Maillardet in London in December of the same year about singing bird boxes, however, Leschot states that: I make them in three shapes: oval, round and rectangular [with cut corners]. I don't have any free at the moment but they cost between £110 and £130 each depending on the weight and the pearls with which they are decorated. Usually there is a little pearl frame round the edge of the medallion and for the oval and round ones we add a larger pearl frame round the edge of the snuff box. He states elsewhere that they can be enamelled in blue, turquoise or purple and the best and most up to date enamel paintings will be chosen for the medallions. He goes on to say that if Maillardet wants to buy bird boxes on his own account, he is going to have to come to an arrangement with Jn. Duval & Sons, the London merchants and exporters to the East, as Jaquet-Droz had previously promised them the exclusive rights in London. This, he felt, would not cause a problem since Maillardet already worked closely with the Duvals, apparently putting together and checking the pieces that Leschot sent to London from Geneva. An interesting footnote to these letters, from the consumer's point of view, was given by Sir Horace Walpole writing on 5 March 1791 to the Misses Berry: 'I have been at Sir Joseph Banks's saturnalia, where was a Parisian [sic] watchmaker, who produced the smallest automaton that I suppose was ever created. It was a rich snuffbox, not too large for a woman. On opening the lid, an enamelled bird started up, sat on the rim, turned round, fluttered itswings, and piped in a delightful tone the notes of different birds, particularly the jug, jug, of the nightingale. It is the prettiest plaything you ever saw - the price tempting - only five hundred pounds [sic]. The economist the P[rince] of W[ales] could not resist it and has bought one of the dickeybirds'. Literature: L. Montandon & A. Chapuis, 'Les Maillardet', Musee Neuchatelois, 1917-18; C. Perregaux & F.L. Perrot, Les Jaquet-Droz et Leschot, Neuchatel, 1916; A. Chapuis & E. Gelis, Le Monde des Automates. Paris, 1928; R. Altick, The Shows of London, Cambridge, 1978; A. Winter-Jensen, Automates et Musiques, Musee de l'Horlogerie, Geneva, 1985; and archival sources in Geneva and London

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