AN AMERICAN SILVER AND SILVER GILT MEDALLION NUT SCOOP. George B. Sharp, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1866. Marks: (lio...

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AN AMERICAN SILVER AND SILVER GILT MEDALLION NUT SCOOP
George B. Sharp, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1866
Marks: (lion), S, (lion), PATENT 1866, BROWNE & SPAULDING
11-1/8 inches long (28.3 cm)
5.01 troy ounces

The nut scoop with beaded columnar stem and lion head medallion terminal, the fluted pierced gilt bowl with a cast and applied figure of a sitting boy wearing a hat, holding a plate, monogrammed to the reverse of the terminal 1847, WH, 1872. Originally retailed by Browne & Spaulding of New York, New York.

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