A few examples of appraisal values for
MERIDEN CONN

• The Charles Parker Co., Meriden Conn.,
  The Charles Parker Co., Meriden Conn., USA, No. 449 glass canister wall mount coffee mill, marked with a 1917 pat. date for a "Never Slip" adjusting wingnut. 15"h x 5"w x 7"d Condition: In working condition, wear as expected.
• The Charles Parker Co., Meriden Conn.,
  The Charles Parker Co., Meriden Conn., USA, No. 900 double arm coffee grinder, original paint, stencils/decals and eagle finial, in working condition. 27"h x 20"w x 19.25 wheel dia. Condition: Wear consistent with age.
• VICTORIAN CRAZY QUILT COVERLET INC MASONIC,
  VICTORIAN CRAZY QUILT COVERLET INC MASONIC, C 1885 American Victorian crazy quilt coverlet, circa 1885, embellished with a rare colored pictorial Masonic Knights Templar patch from "St. Elmo Commandery No. 9 / Meriden Conn / Chicago 1880," the patches of silk, grosgrain, velvet, polished cotton, and more sporting embroidered crescent moon, butterfly, flowers, a bullfrog, lucky horseshoe, cherries, and other images, edged with tea-stained tatted lace. 4' 8" X 5' 4". Some silk patches beginning to shatter, tear and minor fabric loss on underside.
• VICTORIAN CRAZY QUILT COVERLET INC MASONIC,
  VICTORIAN CRAZY QUILT COVERLET INC MASONIC, C 1885 American Victorian crazy quilt coverlet, circa 1885, embellished with a rare colored pictorial Masonic Knights Templar patch from "St. Elmo Commandery No. 9 / Meriden Conn / Chicago 1880," the patches of silk, grosgrain, velvet, polished cotton, and more sporting embroidered crescent moon, butterfly, flowers, a bullfrog, lucky horseshoe, cherries, and other images, edged with tea-stained tatted lace. 4' 8" X 5' 4". Some silk patches beginning to shatter, tear and minor fabric loss on underside.
• SILVER PLATED JEWELLERY CASKETAn early
  SILVER PLATED JEWELLERY CASKETAn early 20th century monogrammed locking silver plated jewellery casket, the interior lined in pale green silk, the underside with marks for Wilcox Silver Plate Co. Meriden Connecticut. Condition noted, areas of rubbing, silk interior distressed. Measuring 2.5" high x 6" wide x 4.75" deep.
• PAUL STRISIK (1918-1998) PAINTING, "NOVEMBER
  PAUL STRISIK (1918-1998) PAINTING, "NOVEMBER LIGHT"Framed Paul Strisik watercolor painting, "November Light". Signed lower right. Bears Paul Strisik gallery label verso. Mounted on front, "First Prize / Meriden Conn. 1968". Dimensions: (sight) 20.5"h x 29"w; (overall) 29.5"h x 37.25"w. Strisik was a 20th century Massachusetts artist known for his marine and landscape paintings. Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $175.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Condition: Wear and losses to frame. Toning and discoloration to edges of mat. Did not examine out of frame. Witherell's strives to provide as much information and photographs as possible but encourages in-person inspection by bidders. Condition: statements are only for general guidance and should not be relied upon as complete statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty or assumption of liability by Witherell's. All lots are sold "AS IS" under terms and conditions. Please be advised we do not provide porters nor packing materials for pick ups.
• TRIO OF COCKTAIL SHAKERS: "MANNIE BOWMAN",
  TRIO OF COCKTAIL SHAKERS: "MANNIE BOWMAN", "CHASE", AND...TRIO OF COCKTAIL SHAKERS: "MANNIE BOWMAN", "CHASE", AND "NAPIER" American, 20th century, aluminum and silverplate. Includes a Manning Bowman "Skyscraper" shaker with blonde wood stopper and horizontal graduated lines, with "Manning-Bowman; Meriden Conn. U.S.A.; Patent No. 97.979" mark to underside, designed by Jay Ackerman; a Chase Brass and Copper Co. Blue Doric shaker with ribbed body and strainer along with blue plastic stopper, Chase U.S.A. and Sagittarius marking to underside; and a Napier "Tells You How" recipe cocktail shaker, in silverplate with rotating body listing out different cocktail recipes, Napier mark to underside. Tallest: 12 in. (30.5 cm.) Condition: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
• ANTIQUE CHARLES PARKER CO. NO. 1000
  ANTIQUE CHARLES PARKER CO. NO. 1000 COFFEE MILL Antique Americana Charles Parker Company cast iron coffee grinder mill above one hardwood drawer, remnants of red and gilt paint, marked "No. 1000 / CHAS. PARKER Co. MAKERS. MERIDEN CONN. U.S.A." to wheel and base. 29" H x 19" W x 19" D. Note: The Charles Parker Company, founded in 1832, acquired the Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company in 1940.
• A Charles Parker No. 3000 Painted and
  A Charles Parker No. 3000 Painted and Parcel Gilt Double-Wheeled Cast Iron Coffee Mill Meriden, Connecticut, Circa 1900 embossed The Cha's Parker Co. / Meriden Conn. U.S.A. on wheels, No. 3000 on lid, and The Cha's Parker Co. Makers / Meriden Conn. U.S.A. on top of base. secured to a wooden base with drawer. Height 16 inches. This model is referenced and pictured in Antique Coffee Grinders: American, English, and European by Michael L. White and Judith A. Sivonda (Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2001) on page 190. Property from the Collection of Retta Park, Tucson, Arizona
• EXCEEDINGLY RARE PARKER CUSTOM MADE
  EXCEEDINGLY RARE PARKER CUSTOM MADE LIFTER SIDE LOCK 10 GAUGE SHOTGUN Serial number 1033 on trigger guard tang, water table, under the forend twice, forend pin, and barrel hinge, 30 in. barrels marked PARKER BROS MAKERS MERIDEN CONN DAMASCUS STEEL, elaborate fencing, fine engraving to the receiver with a quail and a setter on the right side, a woodcock and pointer on the left side, a setter head profile on the bottom, finely checkered American walnut stock and forend, skeleton butt plate.
• PJ HANDEL GLASS TOBACCO HUMIDOR WITH
  PJ HANDEL GLASS TOBACCO HUMIDOR WITH INDIAN 8" x 6" Arts & Crafts humidor with hand painted portrait of a Native American with feather headdress and a gun belt. Lid is decorated with the word "Cigars", and base is signed, "Decorated by P.J. Handel, Meriden Conn. and numbered #89/130".
• A Charles Parker No. 700 Painted and
  A Charles Parker No. 700 Painted and Parcel Gilt Double-Wheeled Cast Iron Coffee Mill Meridien, Connecticut, Circa 1900 embossed The Cha's Parker Co. / Meriden Conn. U.S.A. on wheels, No. 700 on lid, The Cha's Parker Co. Makers / Meriden Conn. U.S.A. on top of base, and Pat'd March 9 1897 on body. Height 24 inches. This model is referenced and pictured in Antique Coffee Grinders: American, English, and European by Michael L. White and Judith A. Sivonda (Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2001) on page 191. Property from the Collection of Retta Park, Tucson, Arizona
• ADVERTISING PAPERWEIGHTS Lot of three
  ADVERTISING PAPERWEIGHTS Lot of three all cast iron includes dog on base reads ''Berks Fory '' red vice reads ''Meriden Conn.Parker'' and engine which reads ''York.'' 2 1/4'' to 3'' l. (Exc. - Pristine Cond.)
• Two Meriden Connecticut pewter plates
  Two Meriden Connecticut pewter plates ca. 1820 bearing the touch of Ashbil Griswold 7 3/4" dia. together with a pewter plate by... ?
• Meriden Connecticut pewter teapot ca.
  Meriden Connecticut pewter teapot ca. 1840 bearing the touch of Isaac Lewis & Co. 6 3/4" h. ?
• Meriden Connecticut pewter beaker ca.
  Meriden Connecticut pewter beaker ca. 1820 bearing the touch of Ashbil Griswold 3" h. Provenance: Ledlie Laughlin. ?
• Meriden Connecticut pewter teapot ca.
  Meriden Connecticut pewter teapot ca. 1820 bearing the touch of Ashbil Griswold 6 1/2" h. ?
• Meriden Connecticut pewter basin ca.
  Meriden Connecticut pewter basin ca. 1815 bearing the touch of William & Samuel Yale 2 1/2" h. 10" dia. ?
• Manning Bowman Copper & Pewter TeapotWith
  Manning Bowman Copper & Pewter TeapotWith a hand carved wooden handle decorative scrolling to the lid and side of the pewter top on the bottom Manning Bowman & Co. Meriden Conn. 4 pat'd Jan 24 1899. Circa early 20th century.
• Griswold Pewter Teapot American 19th
  Griswold Pewter Teapot American 19th century. A pewter teapot with domed lid and scroll handle partial interior touchmark for A. Griswold of Meriden Connecticut; ht. 8 in. Condition: Small dents to surface.
• An American Aesthetic Brass Stand late
  An American Aesthetic Brass Stand late 19th c. probably Meriden Connecticut glass top with brass molded tubular legs floral bracketed skirt low shelf in ebony with brass floral inlay hoof feet height 31 1/2 in. width 19 1/2 in. depth 13 1/4 in.
• An American Aesthetic Pierced Brass
  An American Aesthetic Pierced Brass Table c. 1885 Meriden CT top with canted edge and inset Longwy tile supports with trefoil brackets connected by a Longwy tile stretcher above foliate pierced frieze and outswept legs underside of top tier stamped "PAT.APL'D FOR" height 31 in. width 13 1/2 in. Note: The incorporation of Longwy faience tiles and aesthetic motifs on this stand can be attributed to a number of Meriden Connecticut makers but is most commonly found in examples from Bradley and Hubbard Manufacturing Company. Reference: D'Ambrosio. A Brass Menagerie Metalwork of the Aesthetic Movement p 20 pl. 12.
• Parker Bros. 20-gauge DHE grade SxS
  Parker Bros. 20-gauge DHE grade SxS sporting gun circa 1912 serial number 158833; top lever hammerless boxlock with automatic ejectors double triggers marked '' PARKER BROS. MAKERS MERIDEN CONN. TITANIC STEEL'' straight grip fancy American walnut stock with matching splinter forearm skeleton buttplate initial shield engraved ''L.S'' barrels choked cylinder-R and modified-L 2 3/4 inch chamber. overall L44'' barrel L28'' ***Subject to State & Federal Firearms Laws*** Provenance: North Carolina private collection. Other Notes: ''Parker shotgun serial number 158833 was ordered on May 26. 1914 by Dunlap Hardware Company Macon GA and shipped on May 28 1914. According to Parker Bros. Order Book No. 91 it was a DHE hammerless 20-gauge.'' Parker Bros. letter available upon request and original letter will accompany the purchase of this gun. Condition: Very good to excellent. Minor professional repair at wrist. 50% original case colors. 80% original barrel blue. Stock dimensions: Length of Pull: 14''; Drop at Heel: 2 12''; Drop at Comb: 11/2''; Weight: 6lbs; Top lever to right of center. Back    Inquiry      Previous Item   Next Item © Charlton Hall Auctions.  Images descriptions and condition reports used on this site are original copyright material and are not to be reproduced without permission. For further information telephone 803.779.5678     © 2012 CHARLTON HALL GALLERIES INC.
• Three American Art Nouveau Sterling
  Three American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Bowls, first quarter 20th century, including an example by Simpson, Hall and Miller, Meriden Connecticut, of oval form, decorated with naturalistic flowers on a hammered ground, l. 13", w. 8-3/4"; an example by the Whiting Mfg. Co., Providence, Rhode Island, of shaped circular form, the lobed rim and side embossed with dramatic flowers and scrolls, dia. 10-1/2"; and another shaped circular example by the Alvin Corp., Providence, Rhode Island, the lobed rim embossed with flowers on a molded and scrolling band, dia. 8-3/4", 31.32 total t. oz.
• Fine and Rare American Art Deco Sterling
  Fine and Rare American Art Deco Sterling Silver "Eggshell Lacquer" Cigarette Case, second quarter 20th century, by the Napier Company, Meriden Connecticut, the rounded rectangular case decorated on both sides in the "coquille d'oeuf" manner of Jules-Jean Dunand (1877-1942), opening to a gilt interior with pierced and engraved foliate retaining bar, monogrammed in a small rectangular cartouche on the lid, "JPF", l. 4-3/8", w. 3-1/8", 4.82 t. oz.
• One Hundred Twenty-Six-Piece Set of
  One Hundred Twenty-Six-Piece Set of International Silver's "Trianon"-Pattern Sterling Silver Flatware, the pattern introduced in 1921, Meriden Connecticut, including eight dinner forks, l. 7-3/4", six luncheon forks, l. 7-1/4", twelve salad/dessert forks, l. 6-1/8", twelve seafood/cocktail forks, l. 5-3/8", six ice cream forks, l. 5-3/8", nine teaspoons, l. 5-7/8", three five o'clock teaspoons, l. 5-5/8", ten tablespoons, l. 8-1/4", six soup spoons, l. 7", twelve iced tea spoons, l. 7-1/4", twelve demitasse spoons, l. 4-1/8", ten dinner knives, six with bolstered "Old French" stainless steel blades, four with "Old French" close plate blades, l. 9-3/4", six luncheon knives with bolstered "Old French" stainless steel blades, l. 8-3/4", twelve flat butter spreaders, l. 5-1/2", a serving fork, l. 9", and a serving spoon, l. 8-7/8", seventy-four pieces monogrammed "C", thirteen monogrammed "O" and thirty-nine with no monogram, 109.80 total t. oz. (excluding knives).