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c. 1825 William Alexander Williams and William Mitchell Coin Silver from Mulberry Place in Caroline County, VA - Jourdan Woolfolk

$1,600.00
These two groups of spoons were made before the Civil War for Jourdan Woolfolk in Virginia by William Mitchell of Richmond [working: 1825-1845] and by William A. Williams of Alexandria, Virginia [working: 1809-1826]. These spoons were subsequently purchased in 1975 from Sotheby's at the estate sale of the Woolfolk family where they had descended [reference: Sotheby's: "Property from the Collection of the Late Mr. and Mrs. E Winston Woolfolk at Mulberry Place, Bowling Green, Virginia: October 4, 1975."]. The purchaser was a NYC school teacher named Rita Gans. Gans then sold the spoons on to a Virginia collector who sold them to me. They remained with the purchaser outside Richmond until recently when I recovered them and uncovered the exact history. The eleven W A Williams dessert spoons are engraved with the monogram of "J. W." for Jourdan Woolfolk (1796-1868), owner of Mulberry Place, and husband of Elizabeth Powers Broadnax. The ten Mitchell teaspoons are marked 'W', likely also Jourdan's. Silver of this era, made in Virginia that can be tied to a particular named individual is scarce. Condition is antique with surface scratching and two of the Williams spoons have bowl tears (repairable). Length is about: 5.25" and 7" respectively Weight: 505 grams Check out some of my other sterling silver flatware here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP?ref=search_shop_redirect§ion_id=7399760 Or just browse around the shop! https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP
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These two groups of spoons were made before the Civil War for Jourdan Woolfolk in Virginia by William Mitchell of Richmond [working: 1825-1845] and by William A. Williams of Alexandria, Virginia [working: 1809-1826]. These spoons were subsequently purchased in 1975 from Sotheby's at the estate sale of the Woolfolk family where they had descended [reference: Sotheby's: "Property from the Collection of the Late Mr. and Mrs. E Winston Woolfolk at Mulberry Place, Bowling Green, Virginia: October 4, 1975."]. The purchaser was a NYC school teacher named Rita Gans. Gans then sold the spoons on to a Virginia collector who sold them to me. They remained with the purchaser outside Richmond until recently when I recovered them and uncovered the exact history. The eleven W A Williams dessert spoons are engraved with the monogram of "J. W." for Jourdan Woolfolk (1796-1868), owner of Mulberry Place, and husband of Elizabeth Powers Broadnax. The ten Mitchell teaspoons are marked 'W', likely also Jourdan's. Silver of this era, made in Virginia that can be tied to a particular named individual is scarce. Condition is antique with surface scratching and two of the Williams spoons have bowl tears (repairable). Length is about: 5.25" and 7" respectively Weight: 505 grams Check out some of my other sterling silver flatware here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP?ref=search_shop_redirect§ion_id=7399760 Or just browse around the shop! https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP
These two groups of spoons were made before the Civil War for Jourdan Woolfolk in Virginia by William Mitchell of Richmond [working: 1825-1845] and by William A. Williams of Alexandria, Virginia [working: 1809-1826]. These spoons were subsequently purchased in 1975 from Sotheby's at the estate sale of the Woolfolk family where they had descended [reference: Sotheby's: "Property from the Collection of the Late Mr. and Mrs. E Winston Woolfolk at Mulberry Place, Bowling Green, Virginia: October 4, 1975."]. The purchaser was a NYC school teacher named Rita Gans. Gans then sold the spoons on to a Virginia collector who sold them to me. They remained with the purchaser outside Richmond until recently when I recovered them and uncovered the exact history. The eleven W A Williams dessert spoons are engraved with the monogram of "J. W." for Jourdan Woolfolk (1796-1868), owner of Mulberry Place, and husband of Elizabeth Powers Broadnax. The ten Mitchell teaspoons are marked 'W', likely also Jourdan's. Silver of this era, made in Virginia that can be tied to a particular named individual is scarce. Condition is antique with surface scratching and two of the Williams spoons have bowl tears (repairable). Length is about: 5.25" and 7" respectively Weight: 505 grams Check out some of my other sterling silver flatware here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP?ref=search_shop_redirect§ion_id=7399760 Or just browse around the shop! https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP