Puckering's Antiques Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

A handsome and very stylish biscuit box dating to circa 1890 by the top notch silversmith, John Grinsell & Sons of Sheffield. Made from solid English oak, the box is fitted with e...

A magnificent large wine jug, wonderful quality made from a hefty piece of crystal beautifully hand-cut. The naturalistic handle is just lovely, the collar and lid smothered with ...

A rare and quite wonderful find, and fun too. Victorian in era and dating to circa 1880, this travelling trolley or cart is made to travel down the cent...

A rare and stunning cigar box made from English sterling silver hallmarked for London 1913, a true antique example. The makers initials are also prese...

A late 19th century Anglo-Indian sterling silver beaker beautifully decorated with scroll and floral motifs. Unmarked (but tests as sterling), I would suspect this example to have...

A handsome late Victorian decanter made from glass and topped with English Sterling 925 silver fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1893, a true Victorian piece and signed by the well ren...

A handsome English Edwardian match strike made from clear glass, hand cut in an attractive bark-effect topped with a solid sterling silver mount...

A wonderful large Art Deco silver plated cocktail shaker signed by the well renowned silversmith, James Dixon and Sons, the underside marked EP for Electro-Plated Nickel Silver and also marked Made In England. It is the most desirable example of it's type, with an integral lemon reamer...

A very smart large serving / drinks tray; more usually found with silver plated fittings, this grand tray is fitted with solid English silver fittings fully hallmarked for Birmingham...

A highly sought-after silver plated jug designed by the famous French designers (see below) Louis Süe and André Mare for the Orfèvrerie Gallia / Maison Christofle c.1925. Just back from our silversmith's workshop, it has been professionally cleaned and polished, restoring it to it's former glory; any shading are reflections; minor wear to the interior commensurate with age and use. A magnificent piece of history and as relevant for today's interiors as it was nearly 100 years ago. Excellent condition spanning 7 1/2" handle to spout x 4" x 7" tall. Any black marks seen on the body of the jug / pitcher are shadows not marks. Item: 44016 FREE Worldwide Registered Airmail Directly From the UK Sue et Mare The spirit of collaboration was alive in the age of Art Deco. No duo quite exemplified this ideal more than the one known as Süe et Mare. Taking their knowledge of fine art and their shared experiences in the war with them, Louis Süe and André Mare were able to shape trends in the shift from Art Nouveau to Art Deco and beyond. Their designs, inspired by Cubism, excited the Paris Salon of the time and remain relevant even today. Louis Süe was born in Bordeaux in 1875 to a wine merchant and his wife. Drawn to the arts, Süe abandoned a path which would have led him into the École Polytechnique to attend the École des Beaux-Arts in 1893. There he studied painting as well as architecture design, and in 1902 was able to exhibit with a number of his contemporaries in the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d’Automne. After working in various Parisian artists’ workshops and spending time in Vienna (where he was introduced to Cubism), Süe joined L’Atelier Français, an interior design firm made up of a number of his contemporaries, and where he first met André Mare. André Mare was born in the Norman town of Argentan in 1885. Feeling stifled by his conventional upbringing, he left in 1904 to enroll in the École des Arts Decoratifs. In 1906, Mare also exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d’Automne, showing his furniture design and setting himself apart as a leader among his cohort. In 1912, along with Marcel Duchamp and others (and concurrent to his involvement with L’Atelier Français) Mare created La Maison Cubiste, a section at that year’s Salon d’Automne dedicated to radical interior design. The outbreak of the First World War briefly interrupted the two men’s collaboration. Süe was drafted into the French Army and served in the Greek campaign. Mare, meanwhile, developed new camouflage techniques for the French, British, and Italian armies using his knowledge of Cubism. But this function did not keep him from the front. In 1916, he was wounded by shrapnel in Picardy while helping establish a lookout post, and in the same year was awarded the Military Cross by George V of England. In 1919, Süe and Mare resumed their professional relationship by cooperating with Gustave Jaulmes on designing the victory celebrations in Paris for the war’s end. The next year the pair founded the Compagnie des arts français, focusing on creating designs for furnishings and interior accessories. While adhering to the Art Deco style, their designs were more conventional, harking back to the Louis XIV and earlier periods, and less focused on geometric intricacy. Highly decorative, their pieces featured flair such as sculpted floral and fruit motifs, scalloped edges, and inlays of ivory and mother of pearl. Working primarily as decorators and furniture designers, Süe and Mare did find time to continue participating in exhibitions, particularly the 1925 Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes, where they constructed an actual museum of contemporary art. Other projects included the booth for the Ambassade de France and the interiors of the steamship SS Île de France.

In all the years I have been in this business, I have never seen a salver / tray of this size, it's the most impressive centrepiece by the creme de la creme of silversmith's, "Goldsm...

So lovely to find a pair of large sterling silver picture frames with smart linear engine turned decoration each with a small circular vacant cartouche to the top. The backs are m...

A rare opportunity to acquire an Edwardian Oak tray with solid silver fittings, rather than silver plate usually found. Everything you see in "silver" is solid English silver, a good heavy gauge, there is a good weight of silver here, there are many hallmarks for Sheffield 1904 together with the maker's mark for the well renowned Martin Hall. Richard Martin & Ebenezer Hall (Martin, Hall & Co.) The original firm was formed in Sheffield in the year 1820 by Henry Wilkinson and John Roberts who traded as Wilkinson & Roberts. The firm's chronology is: John Roberts (1836), Roberts & Hall ( 1846), Martin Hall & Co (1854), Martin Hall & Co Ltd (1866-1936). Martin Hall & Co was one of the best known British manufacturers and participated to many international exhibitions including the Crystal Palace 1851 Great Exhibition...

A magnificent piece of Mid-Century Modern barware, an iconic centrepiece for the finest of cocktail / dinner parties. Made from silverplate, it has just been returned from our silversmith's workshop having been professionally cleaned and polished, restoring it to it's former glory, minor wear on the interior commensurate with age and use. A stylish modernist design to accommodate four wine bottles with a circular cut-out handle. Made in Italy by Argenteria Sabattini signed on the underside. Excellent condition measuring 9 3/4" x 8 3/4" x 11 1/2" tall. Lino Sabattini Lino Sabattini (born Corregio, Italy, September 23, 1925–died 2016...

A stunning vintage Art Deco silver plated Asparagus serving set just back from our silversmith's workshop, where it has been professionally cleaned and polished, restoring it to it's former glory. It consists of three pieces, the serving tray, draining rack...

Rarely do we come across these towering large 1 1/2 Pint shakers, particularly by such a highly regarded maker, Mappin and Webb of London and Sheffield. Just back from our silvers...

A magnificent piece of mid-century modern barware, an iconic centrepiece for the finest of cocktail parties. Made from silverplate, it was black with tarnish when it arrived with us, but once polished, restoring it to it's former glory, it was clear to see this has been stored away for the last 50 years remaining in superb undamaged condition. Ice would be stored in the base and chilled shots of Vodka or similar would sit in the cut-outs to the lid. Made in Italy by Argenteria Sabattini signed on the underside. Excellent condition spanning 9 3/4" across the top x 4 1/4" tall to top of glasses; each glass spanning 2 1/4" in diameter across the rim x 4" tall. Excellent condition retaining all six original glasses, undamaged. Lino Sabattini Lino Sabattini (born Corregio, Italy, September 23, 1925–died...

A handsome and highly sought-after Champagne bucket designed by Luc Lanel for Chrsitofle, Paris. This "Vulcan" design was created by Luc Lanel for the transatlantic liner "Ile-de-...

A fabulous and rare little pepper pot or pepperette by the top-notch English silversmith, Mappin and Webb. Of course what makes this a rare piece is the it being in the form of a ...

A most unusual Victorian novelty spoon warmer in the form of a sauce or gravy boat. The warmer stands on three handsome legs leading down to Lion's paw feet. The hinged lid is ...

A very smart antique French Champagne bucket or wine cooler by the top-notch and highly collectable silversmith, Emile Puiforcat. Ju...

Hefty Italian silver was used to create this mid-century modern box with a stylish cast silver chain belt and buckle across the top and down the front, beautiful quality and engineer...

A rare French Recipe cocktail shaker made in silver plate in the form of a champagne bottle. What makes this one so special and collectable is the engraved mount to the front engrave...

A handsome 1 pint cocktail shaker in silver plate by the top-notch silversmith, Mappin & Webb of London and Sheffield. This one is lucky enough to have an integral ice breaker...

A stunning large antique English circular drinks tray made in silver plate by the top notch silversmith, Elkington and Co.; fully marked on the underside. Being Elkington, we are abl...

A handsome burnished / hammered silver plated cocktail shaker by the well renowned Carl Deffner of Esslingen. Just back from our silversmith's workshop where it has been professio...

A fabulous top-notch champagne bucket or wine cooler by Baccarat, beautiful thick heavy crystal with a simple linear cut decoration. Each of the handles is made from gilded bronze...

Always highly sought-after and hard to find, this vintage Art Deco cocktail shaker has an integral Lemon squeezer or reamer built into...

The ultimate lemon squeezer for the bar, made from English silver plate and a cut glass reamer, rarely found. The underside is fully marked for the well renowned silversmith, John Grinsell and Sons...

A handsome and rare pair of silver plated dishes or bowls jointed together with a decorative Horse Bit handle in the centre. Just back from our silversmith's workshop where it has...

A rare Victorian silver plated novelty inkwell fashioned in the form of a barrel on stand, in turn standing on a brick paving; beautiful detail such as...

A handsome 1 pint cocktail shaker in silver plate by the top-notch silversmith, Mappin & Webb of London and Sheffield. The underside is fully marked together with the trademark "Mappin Plate...

A fabulous and rare pair of candlesticks made from silverplate made by the well renowned silversmith, Albert Edward Jones for the stylish top-notch London retailer, Liberty and Co. ...

A truly stylish and really unusual champagne bucket or wine cooler made from silver plate, lovely quality and weight. The underside is signed but I have not been able to identify ...

Rare to come across one of these highly sought-after desk bells in sterling silver. It is the "shell" of the tortoise is what is made from sterling silver, t...

A magnificent, stylish and Modernist silver plated Champagne bucket designed by the world famous Lino Sabatinni, the preeminent figure in modern Italian silver and metalware design. ...

A fabulous vintage French cocktail shaker made from silver plate and just back from our silversmith's workshop where it has been professionally ...

A handsome large silver plated cocktail shaker, French in origin, fully marked on the underside as the per the photographs. Art Deco in era dating to the 1930's. Just back from ou...

A wonderful top quality letter opener by the well renowned modern silversmith, Sarah Jones. This beautiful example has a handle created from an elegant Swan's head with it's long neck blending into the opener's blade. The silver is fully hallmarked for London 1984, the makers mark is also present for the highly collectable silversmith, Sarah Jones. Excellent condition measuring 5 1/4" x 3/4" x 1/2" Sarah Jones is well known for her small decorative silver which is held in numerous collections including those of the royal family. Having sold her work for ten years at Camden Lock...

A smart Bauhaus style two-part cocktail shaker with it's sleek modernist design in silver plate. Made by the top-notch Parisian silversmith, Christofle of Paris, signed on both pi...

A rare and highly prized silver plated modernist wine cooler or ice bucket ready to chill the finest bottle. Designed by the well renowned Italian designer, Lino Sabattini when he...

A stunning Art Deco wine cooler / Ice bucket ready to chill the finest of wines and Champagnes. Just back from our silversmith's workshop where it has been professionally cleaned...

A fabulous twentieth century solid sterling silver letter opener, English in origin and made from solid sterling silver fully hallmarked for London 1984. Cast in the form of a gol...

A wonderfully handsome and unusual jewelry box in the form of a bow fronted drawers on legs or a dressing table with two solid silver knobs to the fron...

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...

An unusual and highly sought-after vintage silver plated letter opener by the world renowned, Christian Dior. The letter opener is fashioned in the form of a belt with engraved "s...

A stunning tall vanity / dressing table jar, probably used for either hatpins or a toothbrush, hence the little cork lining to the interior of the base. The glass is channel cut...

A fabulous ice minimalist / modernist silver plated ice bucket, I believe in the Windsor pattern, designed c.1960 by the world famous Lino Sabatinni, the preeminent figure in modern...

A rarely found model with it's footed base and two very elegant scroll handles, this silver plated champagne bucket was made by the top-notch Parisian silver and goldsmith's, Orfèvre...

A magnificent cocktail set which came to us as a set but started life on two different sides of the Atlantic; New York meets London! The cocktail shaker was made by the top-notch ...

A stunning match striker made from clear glass and decorated with spun red ribs and cut. The mounted match holder is made from solid English sterling silver fully hallmarked for Birm...

A fabulous and very on-trend French Champagne bucket, silver plate with modernist gold plated handles dating to the 1980's. Just back from our silversmith's workshop where it has ...

A fabulous modernist silver plated bar or cocktail jug; about as stylish as they get. Made even more interesting as this example was used during the 1963 ...

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...

A wonderful find, this magnificent combined ruler and letter opener is made from a good gauge piece of English sterling silver weighing 80.5 Grams / 2.58 Troy Ounces. Made by the ...

A really unusual lidded serving box, this design usually coming in the form of preserve jars, biscuit boxes etc.; mostly by John Grinsell or Hukin and Heath. This large example I ...

An absolutely stunning huge cocktail shaker in American sterling silver by the Boston silversmith, Tuttle. This towering example towers 14" tall with a diameter measuring 4 1/2" and weighing in at 36.70 Troy ounces or 1141.4 Grams, over a kilo of sterling silver! The underside is fully marked "Sterling" and "3 Pints". During the term of office of President Calvin Coolidge, Tuttle adopted the custom of marking each piece with a crescent and the initials of the incumbent President of the United States. The Roman numeral under the crescent indicates on what year...

An outstanding large covered bowl or dish made from heavy hand-cut crystal, a true grand centrepiece. The Dutch silver mount is marked with the s...

A rare and very large pair of vintage Italian Venini photograph frames, extremely heavy and in beautiful condition. The twisted glass is flecked with gold with gilded brass fittings....

Not a cocktail shaker, a work of art by master Norwegian goldsmith's, David Andersen; certainly a rare and important piece of holloware for the David Andersen devotee or advanced barware collector. We have never seen a cocktail shaker by this artist or any cocktail shaker covered in guilloche enamel; it could possibly have been commissioned piece dating to the 1950's. The shaker is made from solid sterling silver and is fully marked on the underside and signed by David Andersen, Norway. The elegant modernist shape is engine turned and in turn showcased by the glossy golden yellow enamel, all without damage. The lid once removed acts as a cup. Museum quality in superb condition measuring approximately 4" max. in diameter x 9" tall. David Andersen The David Andersen company is a fourth generation family owned business. David Andersen (1843 -1901) was the son of a Norwegian tenant farmer. At 19 he became an apprentice to a Silversmith in Oslo where he studied enamelling technique. These were incorporated into designs made for English firms in London. During 1876, Andersen opened his own goldsmith workshop in Christiania (Oslo.) He became one of Norway's most renowned and celebrated silversmiths. In 1899 his firm had 121 employees, 29 of which were women. By the time of his death in 1901 his Oslo workshop was producing flatware, holloware, and jewellery which was exhibited at International Expos in Europe. Since the 1920s many fine contemporary designers have worked for the David Andersen firm. including the modernist designer Harry Sorby...