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Nashville, Tennessee coin silver, Flowers

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Three pieces of Nashville coin silver. Tablespoon or serving spoon (8 1/2") and teaspoon (5 3/4") with rounded tip fiddle handles, both marked "J. Flowers Nashville T" (Joshua Flowers, working Nashville 1840-1860 and later). Both monogrammed MTP on front of handle. Condition: Some denting to bowls and small areas of pitting. Circa 1855. Together with a teaspoon (6") with tip fiddle handle, engraved cornucopia on front of handle and monogram "H" on back of handle. Marked "Gates and Pohlman" (W.T. Gates and William H. Pohlman. According to Tennessee Silversmiths by Benjamin H. Caldwell, the pair began working in Nashville in 1865 and retailed imported silver). Condition: some denting to bowl, slight crimp to handle. Circa 1865. Total weight for all 3 pieces: 2.45 oz troy.

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