Mid-19th Century Serving Pieces

Martin Hall and Company sterling silver ewer claret jug with gold wash inside with one handle, circa 1854. The family crest Macte in Latin.

C Meigh & Son Pottery - for over almost a century, was run successfully by Charles Meigh, beginning in 1834, when he took over the helm from his father, Joe and worked out of “Old Hall Pottery...

This large mid-19th century French Napoleon III period hand painted metal tole tray features a central marine scene with sailors stranded on a rock and...

Rare Eglinton tournament ironstone plate by Ridgway, Morley, Wear and Co., Broad Street, Shelton, Hanley, Staffordshire (1836-1842) Transfer printed with a continuous band of fleur-de-lys, circa 1839-1840. Printed with a collection of medieval arms, armour and flags. The back is impressed 'Opaque Granite China' and WR and Co between lion and unicorn, and also printed with a small coat of arms with the banner 'Eglintoun' above R M W and Co. Size: 19 inches by 15 inches Condition: Good, showing carving knife use as expected. The Eglinton (Eglintoun) Tournament of 1839 was a re-enactment of a medieval joust and Revel held in Scotland on Friday 30th August. It was funded and organized by Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton, and took place at Eglinton Castle, near Kilwinning in Scotland. The Queen of Beauty was Georgiana Sheridan, the wife of Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset and sister of noted author Caroline Norton. Many distinguished visitors took part, including the future Emperor Napoleon 3rd of France. Widely publicized and open to the public, it was a deliberate set piece of Romanticism, in the face of widespread social and idealogical upheaval experienced by Europe during the 1830s. A hugely popular and significant phenomenon (planned for 4,000 people, it drew 100,000 spectators; significant impact on attitudes to Gothic Revival. This typical English platter would have taken pride of place as it was brought into the dining room bearing a large roast beef...

Minton Majolica game pie dish which features a hare, mallard and blackbird on a bed of fern and oak leaves. Coloration: brown, green, turquoise,...

Antique mahogany serving piece. Referred to as a cheese coaster. Made in England perhaps early to mid-18th century. Has 2 visible cracks but is still i...

A magnificent, fine, large and impressive antique early Victorian English sterling silver salver by William Ker Reid; part of our antique salver collection. This magnificent antiq...

Minton Majolica chestnut server which features chestnuts and chestnut leaves. Coloration: Green, turquoise, brown, are predominant. The piece bears mak...

English Scenic porcelain Dessert service, mid-19th century, polychrome hand-painted with three various romantic landscape scenes in a round cartouches on a pink border, decorated wit...

A pair of Arts & Crafts sterling silver sugar casters by the esteemed Silversmith Omar Ramsden. These Sugar Shakers have a tapered hexagonal shape and stand on spread pedestal feet. ...

English mahogany cheese caddy with scrolled ends and flanking carved medallions. Early 19th Century

Pair of fabulous quality antique English Chamberlains and Co. (Worcester) hand-painted porcelain "Kakiemon" decor small platters with rare impressed "Chamberlains" mark on lower rare of one of the pair of platters.

Continental silver (.800) soup or punch ladle, with turned wood handle, circa 1860s. Bowl of ladle is etched and is gilded. Measures: Almost 14 1/2 inches long x 4 inches deep (at de...

Exceptional quality large hand engraved cake, fruit, flower or bread basket with exceptional "Rose" motif on handle and along applied border. Very tiny ding noted in well of basket ...

English gilt painted shell form serving dish. Lobed shell shaped sweetmeat dish/plate with gold and blue band centering on small flowers and butterflies....

English late 19th-century white porcelain oval serving platter with delicate pink trim. The base features a small indentation to catch sauce and drippings, and is accented by a simpl...

English monumental polished steel carving set with inlaid eagle bone handles depicting E. pluribus unum motto. Stamped with Hallmarks in Silver S.H. Samue...

A rare Paris figural porcelain three-tier dessert Tazza, three graduated plates with floral decoration, gilt and "Blue Celeste" border, Finial with a bus...

William IV, sterling silver, double-sided marrow scoop, London, 1836, Mary Chawner - maker. Dimensions: 9 1/4 inches long x 1 inch wide at widest point x ...

This complete and original handblown opaline crystal water set sits perfectly on the circular matching tray. Each piece has hand-painted gilded decor...

An antique French oval-shaped tray, made of metal and painted with flowers on its surface, with a green background. This particular tray is of French origin and dates back to 1960.

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique English sterling silver straight fiddle, thread and shell pattern flatware service for six persons made by George Adams; an addition to our flatware collection. The pieces of this exceptional, antique Victorian straight sterling silver flatware set for six persons have been crafted in the fiddle, thread and shell pattern. The surface of each handle is embellished with a paralleling thread decorated border accented with a shell design to the terminal and reverse of each bowl. The anterior surface of each spoon and posterior surface of each fork handle terminal are ornamented with a contemporary bright cut engraved crest of a hawk rousant. This Fiddle Thread and Shell pattern flatware set consists of 32 pieces: Basic service: Six table forks Six table spoons Six dessert forks Six dessert spoons Six teaspoons Additional pieces: Pair of sugar tongs Sauce ladle The fundamental pieces of this service have been crafted by the collectable, renowned silversmith and flatware maker George Adams of Chawner & Co in 1846. This antique silver service can be purchased with knives if so desired, either a traditional Thread and Shell pattern or Fiddle Thread and Shell pattern can be arranged. This antique flatware service is supplied in felt cutlery rolls; which not only protect the items in storage but significantly reduces tarnishing. "Straight" means all the pieces are made by the same maker in the same year. Condition This fiddle thread and shell pattern flatware set is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional presentation condition. The pattern decoration is very sharp and the bright cut engraved crests are all very crisp. Full hallmarks struck to the reverse of each piece are all very clear. Dimensions Table fork 20.7cm/8.1" Table spoon 22.5cm/8.9" Dessert fork 17.4cm/6.9" Dessert spoon 18.2cm/7.2" Teaspoon 14.5cm/5.7" Sugar tongs 14.8cm/5.8" Sauce ladle 18.2cm/7.2" Total Weight 72.1 troy ounces/2242g Video: A video of this fine piece is available upon request. Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this impressive example of antique German silverware.

A special piece by Spode Felspar Porcelain with a great finial, elongated pedestal feet and a gadrooned edge. Great hunter green color and clea...