Description: 18th & 19th CENTURY 1700-1870's (39) EARLY COLONIAL TO CIVIL WAR AMERICAN SILVERMITHS.900 FINE COIN SILVER SALT SPOON COLLECTIONIN THE ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES, AMERICAN SILVERSMITHS PIONEERED A NEW AND SINGULAR AESTHETIC TO CREATE METAL TABLEWARE FOR THEIR WELL TO DO CLIENTELE. FINELY WORKED, STUNNING SILVERWARE THAT LACKED THE OSTENTATION OF WEALTHY EUROPEAN PATRONS WAS WROUGHT WITH A UNIQUE SIMPLICITY AND AESTHETICALLY STRAIGHTFORWARD DESIGN WHICH PERFECTLY SUITED THE TASTES AND LIFESTYLES OF A FLEDGLING AMERICA.BECAUSE SILVER WAS SCARCE IN COLONIAL AMERICA, THE SPANISH AND DUTCH COINS USED AS CURRENCY IN THE BRITISH COLONIES WERE MELTED DOWN AND UTILIZED BY SILVERSMITHS TO CREATE THEIR WARES WHICH WERE A SYMBOL OF STATUS FOR THE WEALTHY. THUS THE TERM “COIN SILVER” IS USED TO DENOTE ITEMS FOR THE TABLE PRODUCED IN THIS FASHION, AND WAS MANUFACTURED FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE 17TH CENTURY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE 19TH CENTURY. USA shipping is per item. All packages fully insured.You can arrange pickup from our Fort Lauderdale storefront locationOur business hours are Monday - Friday 10:00am-5:00pm ESTFlorida Sales Tax applicable to invoice totals under $500 on any NON USA minted itemsINTERNATIONAL SHIPPING & DELIVERYPLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE CRISIS OCCURRING INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY HAS BECOME DELAYED ONCE THE PACKAGE ARRIVES TO CUSTOMS. PLEASE BE PATIENT AS THIS IS A HARD TIME FOR EVERYONE AND PACKAGES ARE GETTING DELIVERED, JUST NOT IN THE NORMAL TIMEFRAME. WE CAN OFFER FEDEX SHIPPING HOWEVER THE COST IS MUCH HIGHER. PLEASE INQUIRE IF INTERESTEDDue to increase in postage rates and loss of first class packages we are now strictly shipping via Priority mail as it is more secure and traceable all the way to your door. *Import taxes and duties are NOT included in the item price or shipping charges. We cannot declare any package as a "gift", ”sample”etc.*We do combine shipping on international auctions won.*We now ship solely via USPS Priority Mail International or Fedex International foryour additional tracking and security and ensure delivery to customs.*Delivery times could get delayed to as much as 4 weeks depending on customs conditions.*It is the buyer's responsibility to check with your country's customs office todetermine what these additional costs (if any) will be prior to bidding or buying.These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up. They are not additional shipping charges by RareCoinCollector. eBay sales tax collection eBay will calculate and add the applicable sales tax at checkout. The buyer will pay both the cost of the item along with the sales tax. eBay will collect and remit the tax. Sellers are not able to opt out of selling items into the states listed above or opt out of eBay automatically collecting sales tax. Based on applicable tax laws, eBay will calculate, collect, and remitsales tax on behalf of sellers for items shipped to customers.
Price: 850 USD
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
End Time: 2024-09-12T19:36:06.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Fineness: 0.9
Composition: Silver
Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Year: 1700's -1870's
