A few examples of appraisal values for
DUHME FORK

• 18 PCS TN,OH SPIRAL HANDLE
  18 PCS TN,OH SPIRAL HANDLE FLATWAREAssembled set of coin silver flatware with engraved handles, the spoons and ladle with twist or spiral shafts, 18 pcs total. Includes 8 teaspoons with C O mark attributed to Clement Oscamp (working Cincinnati, circa 1849-1865), monogram L or I; 1 sugar shell spoon with horse head and chevron pseudohallmarks for James Watts of Philadelphia; and 1 large punch or soup ladle marked Jos. Mendel in cartouche, 13-1/2"L. Also includes 4 forks marked for W.C. Byrd & Co. (working Memphis, 1859-1874) and 4 marked Duhme & Co., Cincinnati, (working 1842-1896). Teaspoons monogrammed L, Duhme forks monogrammed M or W. 27.22 oz troy. Provenance: the collection of John Montague, Memphis, Tenn. Condition: Very good condition.
• CINCINNATI COIN SILVER FLATWARE, 44
  CINCINNATI COIN SILVER FLATWARE, 44 PCSLarge group of coin silver flatware in the fiddle swell pattern with marks for various Cincinnati makers (most maker's names marked in rectangles). Includes Sixteen (16) E. & D. Kinsey Coin silver teaspoons (12 monogrammed "M', 2 monogrammed "GWD" and 1 monogrammed DAE, the other not monogrammed); Eleven (11) dessert spoons in the Fiddle Swell Pattern with incuse marks for Kent & Ritchie (10 monogrammed A. Johnson and 1 not monogrammed); Five (5) David Kinsey tablespoons monogrammed SEM; and twelve (12) Duhme forks, 6 5/8"L, monogrammed CR. All mid 19th century. 43.85 oz troy combined weight. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: 1 teaspoon has two deep scratches to handle. Other items in good condition with some wear to handles/monograms and a few scattered light dents to bowls.