Metal Barware

Hallmarked in London in 1995 by Garrard Ltd., this Elizabeth II, Sterling Silver Wine Decanting Set, comprises a wine coaster, a wine funnel and wine funnel stand, all plain in desig...

Enhance your barware collection with this exquisite Antique Hand Painted Bone China Liquor Bottle Tag by Hammersley. Crafted from fine bone china porcelain, this tag features a class...

A fine antique figural Victorian ice bucket or server. In silver plate. Attributed to Henry Wilkinson or Elkington. The rim with pendant icicles around the circumference, the bowl...

A 1950s Mid-Century Modern pewter and red Goatskin Thermos Carafe designed by Aldo Tura and manufactured by Tura Creazioni Milano, it's in lovely conditions, red goatskin is in good ...

Set of 8 Art Deco sterling silver cocktail cups. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1915. Each: Cone on baluster support mounted to round foot. Engraved bird over French motto “Co...

This rare Mid-Century Modern amber and green Goatskin and brass ice bucket by Aldo Tura is a luxurious and unique piece of decor designed and manufactured in Italy, This ice bucket h...

Enhance your barware collection with this exquisite Antique Hand Painted Bone China Liquor Bottle Tag by Hammersley. Crafted from fine bone china porcelain, this tag features a class...

Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1910 by William Hutton & Sons, this stylish, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Claret Jug, is unusually shaped as a "Chota Peg", however it will take a f...

Tortoise High Ball Glasses & Brass Bamboo Style Caddy Each glass measures 5.75 H X 2.75 D

A fine French boxed set of a silver plated corkscrew and wine bottle stopper in the Folio design created in the mid 1990's in a modernist / art deco design by the world famous Maison...

A really smart and unusual handled cocktail tray with a stunning raised border running around the tray and two handles. Standing on four original bun feet, the tray has just arrived...

Late 19th / early 20th century sterling silver overlaid corkscrew in the "Rustic" taste, having a sterling overlay of scrolled leaves over ivory carved as a piece of a branch with ra...

12 French Art Deco Chinese cocktail picks, France, 1930s. Chrome, wood and bakelite. 12 cocktail picks. Measures: Width : 15cm - 5.9", height : 13cm - 5.1", depth : 7cm - 2.75". Some...

Late 19th century silver plated wine bottle holder from England. This is a lovely form. There are two handles, one on wither side, which have acanthus leaves at the top of the hand...

Modern wine and walnuts after-dinner set with nutcracker and bottle stopper. Made by Christofle in France. Nut cracker reeded with interior ribbing; wood baluster handles with “topie...

BIRKS - Fine quality sterling silver and cut glass coaster - featuring a wheel cut glass insert - signed BIRKS STERLING on the base - Canada (Montreal) - late 20th century. Excellen...

Pair of Modern sterling silver mint juleps. Made by International in Connecticut. Each: Straight and tapering sides, molded mouth rim, and skirted foot. For a sultry day twosome. Ful...

A rare chance to acquire a complete vintage set of six silver plated animal stirrup cups beautifully executed and signed by the luxury fashion house of Gucci. Highly collectable and...

American silver overlaid carved ivory handle c.1900. The rope twist carved ivory handle with sterling silver overlaid scrolling leaves.

Midcentury Modern sterling silver and red glass figural decanter. Retailed by Cartier in New York. A funny flamboyant cockatoo. Ovoid glass body with wings represented by cut curved ...

Terrific bronze parcel gilt iron tripod stand with black ice bucket container, Spain, 1940s This baroque style iron ice bucket serving stand is entirely made by hand. The handwrought...

19th / 20th century corkscrew with cupids bow carved ivory handle with sterling silver overlay.

Just back from our silversmith's workshop where this fabulous shaker and been professionally cleaned and polished, restoring it to it's former glory. The top portion of the shaker h...

A French Laurent Siret direct pull corkscrew circa 1940. Made with a grapewood handle and steel worm, marked Laurent Siret and Rochfort sur Loire on the stem. Rochfort sur Loire is t...

Vintage Serving Carrying Storage Wood and Rope Round Tray. Round wood base with sides woven with rope metal handles with metal top cutout openings for 1 bottle with glasses. Vodka ca...

5.5" x 8.5" 5.5" x 10.3" Not everything is organic in northern Argentinean hills. As we cast our eyes on the landscapes, we also find geometry that makes us travel with our imagina...

Pair of Art Deco silver plate "1-finfer / 2-finger" spirit measures / jiggers by Napier Co. Each tapering measure with a hand attached at the top the smaller with one finger raised t...

Four sterling silver mint julep cups. Made by Manchester in Providence. Each: Straight and tapering sides and reeded rim and foot. A fun starter set. Fully marked including maker’s s...

Champagne bucket by Jean Despres, France, circa 1950. Important hammered silver plated champagne bucket with cylindrical hammered body presenting two scrolled handles underlined with spheres and decorated at the top of the Jean Despres flat link chain. Incised signature "J.Després" under the base (see photo). A similar model is illustrated in the book "Jean Després, jeweler and goldsmith between Art Deco and modernity" by Melissa Gabardi, page 151, to Editions Norma (see photos). Jean Despres, born June 15, 1889 in Souvigny (Allier), and died in 1980 in Avallon (Yonne), is a French goldsmith, creator of jewelry, objects and furniture of Art Deco style, specializing in the work of the silver. Jean Despres was born into a descendant family of master glassmakers, Després de Loisy, and glaziers, Turlin. The family moved in Avallon in 1890 to open an articles of paintings and art store at no. 27 rue de Paris and then at no. 20 place Vauban. He attended school and college in Avallon without being a very bright student. His passion was cycling and competitions. He obtained his patent in 1905. His father placed him in apprenticeship with a friend, goldsmith in Paris in the Marais district. At the same time, he completed his training by following the drawing classes in the schools of the city of Paris and frequented the Bateau-Lavoir, where he met Amedeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso, Paul Signac, Giorgio De Chirico, Marie Laurencin, Chaim Soutine, Maurice Utrillo and Georges Braque, whom will be his best friend. He is passionate about cubism. During World War I, Jean Despres was assigned as a draftsman mechanic in the workshops of the military aviation. This double experience will durably mark him and feed all his work. He participated in the Art Deco movement. He had many friends in the avant-garde of the time, such as Paul Jouve or Maurice de Vlaminck. In the 1920s and 1930s, he took over his parents' store in Avallon and set up his studio where he created motor jewelry, whose pure forms inspired by aeronautical mechanical parts were part of the avant-garde movement. Craftsman of metal, gold, silver, tin, Despres shaped material, invented new forms. Like his contemporaries Marcel Sandoz or Raymond Templier, he was one of those pioneers who renounce the codes of high jewelry and the use of precious stones. He participated, with the help of Paul Signac, in his first Salon des Indépendants in 1926. He also participated in the revival of the forms of goldsmithing by removing the classic ornaments, to create pieces with massive shapes, silver, pewter, usually silver metal, everyone recognizable by its hammered appearance. In 1935, he took care of the Art and Fashion Gallery at No. 39 rue du Colisée in Paris. In 1936, he married Simone Delattre, painter and decorator on embroidered fabrics. He was rewarded by the Aeroclub which awards him a gold medal in 1937. These works were beginning to be known abroad. The following year, he was named Knight of the Legion of Honor. He run his gallery and kept his studio in Avallon. In 1940, he was President of the Goldsmiths' Union, a professional delegate for artistic protection at the international jewelry-goldsmith's office. He was the goldsmith's rapporteur on the awards commission of the Society for the Promotion of Art and Industry. In 1943, he came to live on rue de La Trémoille in Paris, where he had a shop at the same address. Among his friends, he counted Pierre Vigoureux and frequented Jules Cavaillès, Worms, Peltier, Lalique, Robert and Sonia Delaunay, Fernand Léger and many others. He counted Josephine Baker among his famous clients. After the war, Jean Despres will expose several times, with the support of the State, in different foreign countries. In 1972, he offered the city of Avallon sixty-eight of his works. Exhibitions 1925: Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris, with Rose Adler and the painter Étienne Cournault 1925: International Exhibition of Decorative Arts 1926: Salon des indépendants 1928: Salon of the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts 1928: Salon des Artistes-Decorateurs 1930: Union des Artistes Modernes, at the Pavillon de Marsan, he exhibits surrealist jewelry...

Mid Century Modern gilt bamboo motif rollover or "Bottom Up" spirit measure / jigger by Napier Co.

Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly collectable Alfred Dunhill Faux Book front hidden drinks cabinet with Sparklets soda maker A very good ...

Art Deco silver plate "2-finger" spirit measure / jigger by Napier Co. The conical bowl with attached hand with thumb folded in and two fingers extended. Marked "Napier" on the bottom.

Brand New Condition With damage to box only.

A fine antique English claret jug or wine decanter. In cut glass. With a sterling silver mount and handle by Robert Pringle of London. Claret is a term often linked to French red Bordeaux wines. Dates to 1906. Simply a wonderful antique wine decanter...

Pair of mid-century silver plate jiggers or spirit measures in the form of boots each with a different measure liner and marked on the heels "Silver Plate / Grenadier England"

A lovely cocktail shaker by the top-notch London silversmiths, "Mappin & Webb", fully marked on the underside Made from silver plate, what makes this example highly sought-after is ...

Art Deco Ice bowl with a glass liner with horizontal ribs in a low conforming chrome holder with applied pierced handles with mottled green Bakelite bars rolled into the top.

Art Deco spirit measure / jigger. Bottom up / roll over type of hemispheric form made to rest on top of your glass or shaker then roll to empty contents.

Art Deco silver plate spirit measure / jigger in the form of a bucket with swing handle and gold washed interior, engraved "BUCKET FULL" on the front and calibrated for 1 - 4 ounces ...

Art Deco clear glass cocktail shaker by Hawkes etched with a duck in flight and topped with a sterling silver collar and lid. The base of the glass with the Hawkes clover mark as wel...

Mid century gold plated bar tools, stir spoon and olive fork with long bamboo form handles and ovoid bowls.

A beautiful Italian Lacquered Goatskin Tray by Aldo Tura. The goatskin is in great condition as are the brass handles - the base is wood and is a compliment to many spaces. A gre...

A gorgeous vintage Mid-20th Century Italian black and gold tole lidded urn style ice bucket with a bakelite interior lining. Marked "Made In Italy" on reverse. This stylish ice bucke...

Mid Century Modern bar tools by Napier, a bar knife and stir spoon each with weighted gilt handles formed as bundles of bamboo.

Pair of George III sterling silver goblets. Made by Peter and William Bateman in London in 1805. Each: Ovoid bowl on cylindrical stem flowing into raised foot. Tooled bands. Bowl int...

Nice 1930s tall Skyscraper Art Deco silver stripe & frosted glass cocktail shaker set with 6 matching glasses. The drink glasses have...

Mid-century brass shotgun shell spirit measure with plastic liner, the words "JUST A SHOT" engraved on the front, the bottom marked 1.5oz / Made in Italy.

Stunning vintage French small Jean Couzon stainless steel Champagne ice bucket. Jean Couzon 18/10 stainless steel wine bucket is well made and heavy with a sleek design and ring hand...

Aldo Tura Shaker/Thermos (ca. 1950s, Italy). Composed of a hollow wooden exterior wrapped in dyed red goatskin with gilt inlay finished in a clear acr...

Edwardian-Style (made in the Art Deco Period), sterling silver mounted glass and leather flask having a hinged lid, Sheffield, England, James Dixon and Sons - makers. Retailed at Finnegans of London...

Art Deco cobalt blue glass cocktail shaker with sterling silver panels of stylized scrolled vines and leaves on three sides and connected by single tendrils. The two part chrome lid ...

Pair of midcentury silver plated finger jiggers by Napier. Larger is 2.25” tall x 2” diameter. 1.25”tall x 1.75” wide.

We are very pleased to offer an exquisite barware set, by Culver, circa the 1960s. This set epitomizes the quintessential Mid-century modern design era with a captivating pattern, e...

Art Deco geometrically carved ivory t-form corkscrew with stepped sterling silver endcaps (one end monogrammed).

Late 19th century boar's tusk corkscrew with sterling silver end cap. This is a beautiful piece and would be a wonderful addition to any dining room or bar.

English mid-century silver plate cobbler type cocktail shaker with incised line decoration. Marked Cooper Ludlum.

A high end quality ice bucket / bottle holder that doubles as a chic table sculpture. It features a swiveling lid and copper bottle holder insert. Extremely heavy with a warm vintage...

Silver plate combination bar tool by Napier Silver Co. in the form of a cocktail shaker, the bottom calibrated to measure spirits with the capped lid doubling as a funnel to fill a f...