1830s Centerpieces

Very charming and rare Egg Rack for 30 eggs. Made in birch during late Karl Johan period around the1830s - 1840s. Wear consistent with age and use.

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver wine or champagne cooler; an addition to our presentation silverware collection This exceptional antique sterling silver...

Dessert stand with caryatides figures by Waterhouse & Co. 1833, good conditions overall, this item is published in the book 2 history of old Sheffield plate 2 by Frederick Bradbury.

A magnificent, fine and impressive antique William IV English sterling silver presentation bowl made by William Bateman II; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection This ...

This impeccable antique sterling silver and crystal Paul Storr centerpiece is a visual feast. It was made in the "Modern French" style that foresaw the Rococo Revival Movement in Eng...

Antique 19th Century unique and exceptional Indian Colonial solid silver presentation trophy cup and cover, the massive campana-shaped body on a circular stepped foot chased with flowers and scrolling foliage, the body chased with a band of trailing vine on a matted background, the lower part also chased with scrolling leaves incorporating elephant and tiger's heads, extremely fine, crisp and detailed. The body is applied with large double-scroll handles surmounted by tigers, the interior is richly gilded, the matching cover is also chased with scrolling foliage in relief and surmounted by a massive cast finial modelled as a horse. The design is unique and original, as mixes elements of the cups made in the Regency period by royal silversmiths such as Paul Storr, Benjamin Smith and Robert Garrard with elements derived from the Indian culture, such as elephants, tigers and other animals, very naturalistically modelled. The cup was made to be presented as a trophy for a horse race held in Bangalore in 1832. One side bearing the original inscription "This Cup value 1000 Rupees was given by the Officers of the 7th Light Cavalry to be run for the BANGALORE Races in November 1832 Free for all Arab Horses weight for Age and Inches, 14 Hands and Aged_Carrying_8 Stone_10 lbs_Heats_2 Miles Won by Beating", on the other side a later presentation inscription, relating to George VI's coronation: "This Cup was run for again in Madras on December 15th 1937 To Commemorate The Coronation of King George the Sixth Won by "Old Fogey" The property of the Lady Marjorie Erskine". The base bearing the Hallmark "GG&Co" for George Gordon & Co, one of the most important dynasty of silversmiths active in Madras since the early 19th Century (see Wilkinson 1987, p.71. George Gordon was later under the partnership of Peter Orr...

A fine and impressive antique early Victorian sterling silver wine cooler; part of our antique wine / drink related silverware collection This fine antique Victorian sterling silver wine cooler has a campania shaped form onto a cast square pedestal base. The plain body of the wine cooler is embellished with chased and embossed leaf decoration accented with applied floral motifs to the lower portions. The rim of this antique wine cooler is ornamented with applied scroll and acanthus leaf decoration accented with floral motifs. This wine cooler is fitted with two impressive cast scrolling acanthus leaf handles with a bifurcating upper terminal. The impressive cast pedestal of this antique sterling silver...

A large porcelain carnation rests on the top of the cover of this Ridgway Porcelain basket. The soft yellow color of the latticework basket is enhanced by the pale pastel colors of t...

The Chamberlain Worcester seashell centerpiece or paperweight is a beautiful tour de force of porcelain making with a grouping of beautiful natur...