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C S Harris & Sons Ltd Furniture

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Although little information exists about London silversmith Charles Stuart Harris, his exquisite sterling silverware and serveware — the ornate and distinctive bowls encircled with chased scrolling leaf decoration, the platters featuring Vitruvian scrollwork, the centerpieces with their leaf-capped and scrolled arms he designed as well as those produced by the family firm C.S. Harris & Sons Ltd. — is a testament to an age of refinement and elegance.

Harris was from a family of silversmiths active in London in the mid-19th century. In 1817, the firm now known as C.S. Harris & Sons Ltd. was founded by John Mark Harris, a spoon maker. His son, John Robert Harris, took over the family company in 1843, listed as a silver spoon and fork manufacturer.

Neoclassical-style sterling-silver goods in Europe gained popularity in the late 18th century — a taste for sterling-silver tableware, as well as tea sets, had taken shape — while in the United States, beginning in the 19th century, preparing the dinner table with sterling-silver flatware had become somewhat of a standard practice. 

Around 1852, the business passed to Charles Harris, who was registered as an electroplater and gilder, a maker of spoons and forks as well as a silversmith. At first, under Harris, the family firm continued as a manufacturer of spoons and forks; however, they later expanded into making cutlery and flatware.

By 1881, the company was formally registered under Harris’s name — Charles Stuart Harris — and it earned a reputation for its utilitarian flatware. In 1897, when the business became known as C.S. Harris & Sons Ltd., they were listed as manufacturers and dealers in gold and silverplate. By this time, the company produced additional furnishings and objects such as serveware, candle holders and tea caddies. They also retailed in wire and lace, silver and gold diamond jewelry and watches. 

It is said that by 1900, C.S. Harris & Sons Ltd. sent more silver to London’s Assay Office to be hallmarked than any other silversmith company. Shortly after the turn of the 20th century, Harris retired. In 1933, C.S. Harris & Sons Ltd. merged with I. Freeman and Company.

Today, items produced by C.S. Harris & Sons Ltd. remain highly coveted by collectors of Victorian and Edwardian sterling silverware and decorative objects.

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Antique Sterling Silver Presentation Cup and Cover by C S Harris & Sons
By C S Harris & Sons Ltd
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver cup with cover made by C S Harris & Sons Ltd, an addition to our presentation silverware collection. This exceptional antique sterling silver cup with cover has a plain bell shaped form onto a circular spreading pedestal foot and plain square base. The lower portion of the body is encircled with chased layered acanthus and water leaf designs. The upper portion of this antique silver cup is embellished with an exceptional applied band of scroll and palmette style foliate decoration, accented with bead ornamentation to the lower portion. The upper rim is encompassed with a plain applied moulded border. This exceptional example of antique silverware retains the original hallmarked domed push fit cover ornamented with further chased layered leaf designs accented with an exceptional leaf decorated border to the rim. The swept upper portion of the cover is embellished with further bead decoration, surmounted with the original hallmarked cast and applied foliate style finial. This silver antique presentation cup is fitted with two impressive casts and applied narrow loop style handles accented with scrolling leaf ornamentation to the upper portion of the handpiece and enveloped with further elongated leaf designs to the lower portion. The circular pedestal foot is encompassed with a tiered leaf decorated border. The interior of the cup and cover retains the original gilding. If required, this antique cup and cover could be supplied with a bespoke ebonised black plinth with sterling silver plaque or band, suitable for a personal engraved inscription. This service would take approximately 6 weeks, whereas the cup can be dispatched separately prior to completion. This exceptional cup and cover was crafted by the renowned London silversmiths C S Harris & Sons Ltd. Condition This sterling silver cup with cover is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition. The applied, cast and chased decoration is all very sharp. Full hallmarks struck to the surface of the cup and rim of the cover are all very clear; the hallmarks are struck deeply due to the exceptional gauge of silver. Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this antique silver trophy cup...
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C S Harris & Sons Ltd furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

C S Harris & Sons Ltd furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of sterling silver and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of C S Harris & Sons Ltd furniture, although silver editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by C S Harris & Sons Ltd were created in the Victorian style in united kingdom during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by William Comyns & Sons, William Comyns, Holland, Aldwinckle, and & Slater. Prices for C S Harris & Sons Ltd furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at £2,203 and can go as high as £5,560, while a piece like these, on average, fetch £3,882.

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