A SET OF FIVE ANTIQUE AMERICAN STERLING SILVER TEASPOONS, BY WHITING MFG. CO,STAMPED MAKER'S MARKS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1871, each with a palmette detailed neck and stylized shell tipped handle, above an engraved monogram "IIS," reversing to stamped marks: (griffin with W), "STERLING, PAT APPL FOR," length: 5 7/8", approximate total weight: 3.540 troy oz.