Cailar Bayard Furniture

This is a delightful antique Victorian English silver plated engraved and embossed mug, circa 1870 in date. Condition: In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation....

A lovely antique silverplate mirror plateau, circa 1920. No maker's mark. This beautiful plateau has an ornate floral design in a lovely silver patina and retains the original bevele...

Please read the entire description carefully, as we aim to provide detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our items. This important and opulent English Old Sheffield Plate tray...

This is a Victorian silver-plated oil lamp or table lighter, made by the Derby Silver Company, as indicated by the hallmark on the underside. The piece likely dates from the late 19t...

A rare English made antique Victorian silver plate woven basket with two handles is a delightful and intricate piece that reflects the ornate design sensibilities of the Victorian e...

A fabulous vintage French silver plated bottle opener created c.1960's for the "Cordage" range, a range of exceptional items for the home and office. Stamped Hermes, Paris and Mad...

Mappin & Webb Princess Sheffield Silver Plate Basket with Handle Offered for sale is an English Sheffield silver-plated reticulated b...

Offered is a stunning Sheffield silver keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a clean interior and rounded corners. The box is free of names or initials, but would have been used to house keepsakes such as jewelry or cufflinks. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver collection. Trinket or keepsake boxes have taken on many forms since their first conception in ancient times. However their purpose remains the same; to store jewelry and other items precious to the owner. Originally, these boxes were used specifically for jewelry. These were in common use as early as 5000 BC in Ancient Egypt, when the majority of Egyptians, both male and female, wore jewelry. Boxes were used to keep these gemstone encrusted items safe. In Ancient Rome, jewelry was a status symbol. Rings and brooches were utilized to represent ones status in society. Again, boxes were needed for security and storage purposes. Finding early examples of these are quite rare. Victorian and Edwardian examples of trinket boxes are far more common. This is because owning jewellery was a luxury until the Victorian era- let alone possessing so much a box was needed to store it all. Fine jewelry and other items became available to the masses after the industrial revolution due to the reduction in production costs. This led to a demand for trinket boxes, which were much smaller than jewelry boxes and therefore better suited to the needs of the middle class who did not yet possess an abundance of jewelry. In Victorian households, collectables and other items of interested were also stashed inside these boxes. This is why they are known as trinket or keepsake boxes, rather than just jewelry boxes, although of course jewelry was also stored in them. Trinket boxes were produced in large numbers around this time. Many were lined with colored plush or velvet or rich wood. More elaborate designs had interior divisions and trays for rings and other pieces of jewellery. It was also common to see trinket boxes so small that they could only contain one item, such as a single ring. Ornate exteriors were created to reflect the value of the trinket boxes contents. The Edwardian era saw the introduction of new styles of trinket box. These included small circular or oblong boxes...

An antique large Rideau silver plate rectangular serving tray with engraving interior and ornate border with handles.

20th century Paris, France. A set of 12 "Rencontre" silver-plated domed plate covers with acorn handles by Ercuis. The Rencontre collection distinguishes i...

19th-century English silver plated mug or cup with handle. Measures: 5.5" W x 4.75" D x 4.25" H. 18th century pewter one-pint measuring cup hammered. We have a silver-plated English ...

A superb French cocktail shaker just back from our silversmith's workshop having been professionally cleaned and polished returning it to it's former glory dating to c.1935. Christofle is a goldsmith and tableware company, founded in Paris in 1830 by Charles Christofle...