Bidspirit auction | A Group of Eight Sterling

A Group of Eight Sterling Silver Serving and Specialty Flatware Pieces - An assortment of eight sterling silver serving and specialty flatware pieces. The collection includes three small spoons with shell-shaped bowls, two of which feature cast handles with floral and grape motifs and one with a simpler handle. Also included is one food pusher with a T-shaped head and a decorative fiddle-shaped handle with scrolled edges. The group features one hammered silver spoon with a round bowl and a tapering flat handle with clipped corners at the terminal. There are two additional round-bowl spoons, one with a slender handle and another with a wider flat handle. Completing the set are one oval-bowl spoon with a pointed terminal and one small three-tined serving fork/spork with a handle terminal. The reverse of the pieces shows various markings. Several pieces are impressed with the word STERLING in block letters. The script name Tallman is engraved on the handles of the two floral shell-bowl spoons and the food pusher. One spoon handle is impressed with the letters H A L L M A R K. Additional smaller maker marks and patent dates are present on the shanks but are not clearly legible. One piece features a script monogram on the front terminal that appears to be the letter B. Weight: 126 grams.