Kentucky - Virginia coin silver

[Kentuckysilver]

Coffin-handled teaspoon partial mark ending in "sett" with eagle cartouche. I am look for a matching mark.

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[Traintime]

I think what looks like TSETT is actually a corrupted SSETT, so have a look at BASSETT Albany NY here: https://www.sterlingflatwarefashions.co ... /SSB4.html

[Traintime]

The eagle neck looks right and even the "E" turns down at the outer top.

[Traintime]

Best source now : https://www.americansilversmiths.org/ma ... 132501.htm

Note: Thorn (1949) held like rectangle mark to be that of Francis Bassett New York NY circa 1774. WEV's project notes an earlier Francis Bassett having no mark sample. I think the Federal eagle should be enough here to credit N.B., but it might be worth waiting for further confirmation or concensus.

[Traintime]

SMP Silver Salon Forums thread displaying within a sample of a coffin end spoon by Nehemiah Bassett with eagle and rectangle maker mark: https://www.smpub.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/003286.html

[Kentuckysilver]

Thanks. I'm sure you're right. We were hoping for Blansett, given where we're from, but no such luck.