Frederick Elkington

A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver vase with military interest (Durham Light Infantry); an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This fine antique Victorian sterling silver vase has a tapering cylindrical form to a domed circular spreading foot. The upper and lower portions of the body of the vase are embellished with embossed and chased stylized scrolling leaf and bead decoration in a swirl design. The body is further ornamented with a band of six cartouches amidst a shaped border accented with a leaf motif between each; four of the cartouches remain vacant. To one side there is a contemporary bright cut engraved crest of the Durham Light Infantry amidst the inscription ‘Presented to Officers, 3rd Bn, The Durham Light Infantry’, with the presentation inscription ‘Officers Race, won by, Lieut H J Sowerby, 1887’ to the other side. The upper rim of this impressive vase is encircled with an applied moulded border to the rim. The vase retains the original gilt interior. In 1758 General John Lambton of County Durham first raised the 68th Regiment of Foot as part of the British Army. This later amalgamated with another regiment to become The Durham Light Infantry in 1881. Condition This antique Victorian vase...

19th century silver claret jug by frederick elkington circa 1878. Frederick Elkington was one of the finest silversmiths of the 19th century. Sterling silver and weighing 17 troy o...

A magnificent, fine and impressive, large antique Victorian English sterling silver Monteith style presentation bowl; an addition to our ornamental ...

A magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver tazza with parcel gilt highlights; part of our ornamental silverware collection This exceptional antique...

A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver vase with military interest (Durham Light Infantry); an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This fine...

Each with six curved candle branches, the reeded column raised on a foliate shell and griffin tripartite base and decorated with hanging chains. Bearing the marks for the year 1865. Literature: Elkington and Company, formed by the brothers George and Henry, was founded in the 1830s, after perfecting their newly patented method of electro plating in gold and silver, for which their first patent was granted in 1840. They exhibited at the European and British nineteenth century Great Exhibitions, and were given permission by Queen Victoria in 1868 to copy the collection of Royal Plate...

A fine Sheffield hall marked silver cased table service by Frederick Elkington The seven piece suite comprising;- a tiered epergne, four footed sweet...

Regimental: an Extremely Rare Silver Gilt Kettle Drum Bowl Made in Birmingham in 1878 by Frederick Elkington. The Bowl is silver gilt and is modelled as a K...