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Early Tennessee coin silver spoon by Samuel Bell,

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Rare and historic Tennessee coin tablespoon with the mark of Knoxville silversmith, Samuel Bell (1797-1881). The tablespoon has the "EAB" monogram for Tennessee Governor W.G. Brownlow's wife, Eliza Ann O'Brien Brownlow. Silversmith Samuel Bell was active in Knoxville from 1819-1852 and the mark on this spoon is similar to the mark illustrated in Benjamin Caldwell's "Tennessee Silversmiths", p.33-34. Samuel Bell also served two terms as Knoxville's mayor from 1840-42 and 1844-46. In 1852, Bell moved to San Antonio, Texas and continued his vocation as a silversmith. Provenance - Fritts estate of Knoxville (Helen Fritts was a Brownlow descendant). Condition - old repair to handle, obscuring the "S" and a fraction of the "B" on the "S. Bell" mark. Minor denting to bottom of bowl, wear to the tip. 8 1/2" length.

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