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My aunt has been collecting this Civil War Era Flatware for some time now and she would like to sell it. If you are interested please contact me thx!

I have 3 scalloped small Gibney spoons in what looks to be their original box from Champney & Smitten Jewelers 317 &319 Fulton St Brooklyn - 2 small spoons length just shy 3.5" 1 ounce marked Patent 1862, the longer spoon is more ladle-like 5" long 1 ounce

1 Very Large Gibney Ladle Scalloped a little over 11" long 4 ounces marks- sterling patent 1862

1 smaller Gibney scalloped spoon a little over 6.5" long 1.5 ounces engravings Dunham & From S. Mary? MARKS Starr &Marcus Sterling Patent 1862

1 Gibney serving knife? heavily decorated 7.25" long, 1.5 ounces engraving JM,
MARKS 925 W.J. Behan Patent 1862

5 sets of Gibney forks:

4 small with a deer engraved, 5" long right 2 tines are the same and the one on the left is thicker with a cutout like a claw. MARKS 925 STARR&MARCUS patent 1862, 1 ounce each (desert?)

9 -5.5" long Gibney forks all engraved ABN, similiar style to the smaller ones with the exception on clawed tines on the outer. MARKS 925 C. AMFNCY& SMITTEN patent 1862, 1 ounce each (Salad?)

5 -6.5" long Gibney regular looking flatware no engraving on front backs engraved with a T MARKS STARR&MARCUS, sterling patent 1862, 1.5 ounce each

17- 7.5" long Gibney Forks mainly 3 different sets of engraving with one odd man out.. "MMK" engraving 1 Fork MARKS; Ball Black & Co sterling patent 1862, weight 2 ounces

           "ABS" 6 forks MARKS; STARR & MARCUS, sterling, patent 1862, weight 2 ounces each

            "MBP?" 6 forks MARKS; STARR & MARCUS, sterling, patent 1862, 2 ounces

            "CRS" 4 forks MARKS; BROWNE & SPAULDING, 925, patent 1862 2 ounces

Gibson Spoons 3 sizes

9- 6"long pointy tips engraving "R. Davies" MARKS; BALL & BLACK, sterling, patent 1862 1 ounce each (includes) two spoons which appear to have the pointy part removed or filed off "HFA" MARKS; Gibney 1862 1 ounce

9- 6.75" long medium all pointy tipped; 1 "R.Davies" Ball Black & Co Patent 1862, 2"Gd&EF" STARR & MARCUS sterling patent 1862 1.5 ounces, 6 "W" Ball & Black Co Patent 1862

7- 8.5" long large spoon all pointy tipped; 2 "A. Davies" Ball Black & Co, sterling, patent 1862 2 ounces, 5 "FCG" STARR& MARCUS, sterling patent 1862