1690s German Silver Wine Taster

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver presentation bowl in the Arts & Crafts style; an addition to our silver presentation collection. This...

A fine and impressive antique Channel Islands silver porringer; an addition to our 19th century silverware collection. This antique 19th century...

An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Swedish silver sauce tureens; an addition to our 18th century silverware collection These exceptional antique Swedish silver sauce tureens have a plain oval shaped form onto a plain oval spreading pedestal foot to a rectangular base and collet rim. The plain body of each antique sauce tureen is embellished with an impressive applied figural medallion to each side. The medallion to one depicts a female carrying an overflowing cornucopia and the other bears a seated female with a turtle to her feet; it can be determined that such an arrangement of figures relates to a historical event or folklore. The upper rim of each tureen is encompassed with applied bead decoration. These exceptional silver tureens retain the original push fit covers ornamented with further bead decoration and surmounted with an impressive cast silver organic acorn style finial. Each antique Swedish tureen is fitted with two impressive silver handles ornamented with a band of applied oval bead decoration to the upper portion. The oval pedestal foot of each tureen is embellished with applied bead decoration to the upper and lower portion. The pedestal foot surmounts a rectangular base ornamented with an impressive floral border to the collet rim. The hallmarks to the surface of each tureen includes: Maker's mark: IWZ (untraced) Silver quality/purity mark: Three Crowns National mark (Swedish, .830, 830/1000) Date mark: I2 (1791) Condition These antique 18th century...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique William III English Britannia silver porringer, an addition to our 18th century silverware collection. This antique William III Britannia standard silver porringer has a circular rounded form. The lower portion of this 17th century silver porringer is embellished with chased alternating fluted decoration accented with an engraved simplified scalloped border. The upper portion is encircled with a chased rope twist decorated girdle. The decoration to the anterior surface displays the contemporary pin struck initials 'R.T A.D' and the date '1697'. This Britannia silver porringer is fitted with two rope twist decorated S scroll handles. Britannia Silver - The Britannia silver standard of 958 (95.84% of fine silver), denoted by the icon of the seated Britannia holding an oval shield, was introduced by William III in 1697. This was to indicate the slightly higher standard of silver from sterling silver standard of 925 (92.5% of Fine silver). Condition This antique silver porringer...

Victorian French Silver Wine Taster embossed with circular pattern with French marks to handle and and body. Great colour and condition.

A fine antique French tastevin. In sterling silver. Having a bowl of shaped, typical from set with ring shaped handle and thumb tab. Struck with a C...

Beautiful centerpiece made entirely of solid silver, of fine Florentine workmanship, marked with the "800" brand which confirms its quality. Dating from the late 19th-early 20th cent...

French silver wine taster, 18th century. Bowl has curved sides; ring handle with engraved scroll-mounted scallop-shell thumb rest. Incised name “F P Fillevi”. Visible handwork. Marke...