If You"ve Found it Hard To Find Old Pierced Ornate , This is The Place For You!
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 2 Gorham VERSAILLES Sterling Silver SALAD PASTRY FORK  US $189.99
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 RARE OLD Alvin BRIDAL ROSE Sterling Silver ICE SPOON US $575.00
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 RARE Internat FRONTENAC Sterling Silver CUCUMBER SERVR US $350.00
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 Sterling GORHAM 6 1 4 Tomato Server ETRUSCAN 1913 US $95.00
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 Wonderful Sterling BON BON NUT SPOON Very Ornate Floral pattern US $195.00
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 ELEGANT ENGLISH 10 STERLING TABLE SERVING FORK 1856 US $249.00
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 EARLY Gorham VERSAILLES Sterling Silver SALAD SET US $525.00
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 Gorham Sterling CHANTILLY Ice Spoon RARE US $535.00
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 Towle OLD COLONIAL Sterling Preserve Spoon 8 1898386 US $137.95
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 Towle OLD COLONIAL Sterling Gumbo Soup Spoon 737821 US $97.95
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 RB LES 6 FLEURS Sterling Silver COLD MEAT FORKNo Mono US $125.00
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 RARE Sterling S KIRK SON CO Asparagus Tongs REPOUSSE 925 1000 US $895.00
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 OLD RB LOVE DISARMED Sterling Silver ASPARAGUS FORKNM US $625.00
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 OLD RB LOVE DISARMED Sterling Silver ASPARAGUS SERVER US $625.00
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 Gorham STRASBOURG Pierced Confection Spoon US $160.00
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 Towle Silver OLD COLONIAL Sterling Lobster Pick Fork US $44.99
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 SPRING GLORY Sterling Spoon Ring DBL SPIRAL Sz 6 1 2 8 US $89.00
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 EARLY Gorham VERSAILLES Sterling VEGETABLE FORK COPYR US $395.00
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 OLD Towle GEORGIAN Sterling Silver PIERCED LETTUCE FORK US $237.50
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 Wallace KING CHRISTIAN Sterling Spoon Ring SPIRAL 7 10 US $59.00
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 NIAGRA FALLS INDIAN Sterling Silver Spoon Ring Sz 6 10 US $69.00
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 Huge Antique CHRISTOFLE Asparagus Servng Tray RARE US $675.00
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 Ornate Sterling Silver Candy Dish Pierced Pattern US $508.95
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 Alvin Sterling MAJESTIC Pierced Tomato Server ORCHIDS US $210.00
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 Towle OLD COLONIAL Sterling Dessert Soup Spoon 1271769 US $127.95
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 Early Sterling GEORGE SHARP Fish Server BAILEY Serpent US $495.00
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 Incredible Dutch 833 Silver TEA STRAINER ornate w face US $245.00
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 Fabulous Sterling GORHAM Purse Frame Figural Cherubs US $495.00
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 Sterling DOMINICK HAFF Sugar Sifter MEDALLION 1907 US $75.00
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 Estate 800 Silver 8 Kidney Shaped pierced Spoon ornate US $125.00
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 Reed Barton FRANCIS I STERLING Pierced Tablespoon US $209.95
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 Towle OLD COLONIAL 7 Jelly Spoon 7 1 8 1147521 US $97.95
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 Towle OLD COLONIAL 7 Jelly Spoon 7 1 8 2642581 US $97.95
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 Fabulous German Hanau 800 Silver Lg Ornamental Spoon US $245.00
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 Dutch 833 Silver 8 1 2 Ornamental Spoon c1889 US $150.00
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 Dutch 833 Silver 13 5 8 Serving Slice figural c1901 US $295.00
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 Rare Sterling TOWLE Bon Bon Scoop OLD NEWBURY 1900 US $195.00
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 Georgian Silver 6 7 8 Sifter Pierced Ladle LONDON 1803 US $110.00
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 Sterling pierced Serving Spoon AESTHETIC applied leaves US $595.00
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 Georgian Silver Fish Server Slice LONDON c1844 G Adams US $350.00
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 6 Sterling TIFFANY CO footed Nut Candy Dishes c1898 US $495.00
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 Oneida MEDITERRANEA Sterling Silver Spoon Ring Sz 5 10 US $49.00
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 Towle OLD COLONIAL Sterling Old Style Salad Fork US $97.95
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 ONEIDA COMMUNITY SOUTH SEAS SILVERPLATE BERRY SPOON US $5.99
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 Colorado COLUMBINE Sterling Silver Spoon Ring Sz 7 10 US $95.00
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 Saart ROSE Sterling Spoon Ring Pierced Sz 7 11 CRISP US $139.00
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 Towle OLD COLONIAL Sterling Medium Cheese Scoop 6481586 US $87.95
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 Towle Silver OLD COLONIAL Sterling Lemon Fork 737761 US $50.99
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 Rare Sterling GORHAM Asparagus Fork CHANTILLY 1895 US $495.00
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 Estate Sterling SCHOFIELD Tomato Cucumber Server US $125.00
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 RARE Durgin CHRYSANTHEMUM Sterling Silver PIERCED ICE SPOON US $1,050.00
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 Holmes Edwards DOLLY MADISON 1911 cake serving fork W US $22.50
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 Holmes Edwards DOLLY MADISON 1912 6 HH fruit knives US $42.50
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 Towle OLD COLONIAL Sterling Teaspoon 737711 US $54.99
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 2 VINTAGE Alvin BRIDAL ROSE Sterling Silver SALAD FORKS US $195.00
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 International FRONTENAC Sterling Silver ICE SPOON US $650.00
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 Towle OLD COLONIAL 9 Lettuce Fork 9 1 2 2155914 US $199.95
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 Towle OLD COLONIAL Serving Spoon 11 1 8 4054188 US $42.99
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 Towle OLD COLONIAL Gravy Ladle 7 3 8 737784 US $127.95
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 Towle OLD COLONIAL Sterling Knife 8 3 4 6949233 US $42.99
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 Towle OLD COLONIAL Knife 9 1 2 7009651 US $42.99
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 Towle Silver OLD COLONIAL Sterling Bouillon Soup Spoon US $54.99
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 Towle OLD COLONIAL Sterling Corn Butterer 4713943 US $38.99
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 Towle OLD COLONIAL Sterling Fish Serving Knife 4024323 US $40.99
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 Towle OLD COLONIAL STERLING Short Oyster Fork 3896773 US $50.99
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 Towle OLD COLONIAL STERLING Flat Butter Spreader 737726 US $56.99
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Is Odd Odder Than Unusual?
In 1737 three fingers, a vertebra and a tooth were removed from Galileo's body while it was being transferred from storage to his elaborate tomb. One finger and the vertebra were found quickly, but the tooth and the other two fingers remained in an Italian marquis' family until 1905, when the family no longer remembered what was in the ornate, wooden box and sold it. The box turned up at auction in 2009. The relics were authenticated by cultural officials in Florence and will be displayed in a Florence museum - allowing the earth to revolve around the sun happily ever after.
In 1909 British polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton had 2 crates of McKinlay Scottish whiskey shipped to Antarctica. Although Shackleton abandoned this polar expedition, the whiskey was found in 2006 frozen in ice under an expedition hut near Cape Royds. In 2009 the present owners of the whiskey distillery asked New Zealand's Antarctic Heritage Trust to drill through the ice to the crates. Although most of the bottles must stay where they are for historical reasons, the distillery owners want to taste the 100-year-old whiskey in hopes of replicating it for sale. Maybe it should be tasted over ice.
In 2009 a London law firm was selling Christmas gift vouchers for divorce advice. According to a spokesperson for the firm, Christmas is an especially stressful time for families, resulting in a large increase in people wanting divorce advice in January. More than 60 gift vouchers were sold the first week. Lloyd Platt & Company usually charges $530 an hour for advice, but with the gift voucher a half hour costs $203. According to my math, that's a saving of $62 for half an hour. One would think at Christmas the emphasis would be put on saving marriages - not money.
Finally, in most parts of the western world 13 is thought unlucky. However, in much of East Asia 4 is considered unlucky. That is because the word for 4 sounds like the word for death in both Japanese and Mandarin. In Italy 17 is considered unlucky. In Roman numerals 17 is XVII. That is an anagram for VIXI, which in the Italian language means "I'm dead". In Russia a dozen flowers are never given as a gift because even numbers of flowers are used only in funeral arrangements. Obviously, when traveling there are numbers you can't count on.
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