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Sterling Silver For Sale
Period: Early 1900s
Period: 1840s
Large Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver Vase, London, 1902
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1902 by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., this very attractive, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Vase, has octagona...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edwardian Neoclassical Revival Sterling Silver Jewellery Box, Pretty Engraving
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1905 by William Comyns, this very attractive, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Jewellery Box, features Neoclassical style decoration throughout, and is line...
Category
Early 1900s English Neoclassical Revival Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Naturalistic Victorian Sterling Silver Ink Stand, Charles & George Fox, 1846
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1846 by Charles & George Fox, this charming, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver ink stand, features an ornate scroll ...
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Benjamin Smith - 20 Inch Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Salver - London 1844
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1844 by Benjamin Smith, this striking, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Salver, features a shell and scroll border, engraved d...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Paul Storr Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Salts, Circa 1840
By Paul Storr
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Victorian English sterling silver salts made by Paul Storr; an addition to our silver cruet and condiment collection.
These excep...
Category
1840s British Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Rare Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver Pig Model, Berthold Muller Chester, 1903
Located in London, London
Carrying import marks for Chester in 1903 by Berthold Muller, this charming, Antique Sterling Silver Model of a Pig, is wonderfully modelled, and features a removable head. The pig m...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Queen Anne Style Edwardian Sterling Silver Spirit Tea Kettle
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver spirit tea kettle made in the Queen Anne style; an addition to our antique silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antique Edwardian silver spirit kettle, in sterling standard, has a plain oval rounded form.
The lower portion of the body is embellished with fine and impressive embossed fluted decoration, in the Queen Anne style.
This antique tea kettle is fitted with a flush hinged hallmarked cover, which also features fluted decoration and retains the original and impressive carved painted wood and sterling silver oval fluted shaped finial; the flush hinge indicates the high quality of the piece.
This fine example of antique teaware is fitted with an impressive incurved ribbed handle with impressive lobed sockets to either side of the central original carved painted wood handpiece; the handpiece is ornamented with a continuation of the ribbed design to the handle.
The antique spirit kettle...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Breadbasket
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are just crazy for this sterling silver Art Nouveau breadbasket by William Durgin. It has a fluted rim with clusters of flowers and open work. Designed in the Art Nouveau style it...
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 4 English Edwardian Figural Wise Bird Owl Place Card Holders
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 Edwardian sterling silver figural place card holders. Made by Levi & Salaman in Birmingham 1906. Each: Pair of perched owls with scrolled back clip on raised and round base....
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Vanity Set, circa 1901
Located in High Point, NC
Three piece sterling silver vanity set with hallmarks for Walker and Hall, Sheffield, 1901. They are engraved with he dates 1877 and 1902, so it could have been a birthday gift or an...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Antique Sterling SIlver Basket - Sheffield 1845 - Hawksworth Eyres
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1845 by Hawksworth Eyres & Co., this attractive, Antique Sterling Silver Basket, is ornate in design, standi...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Crystal Square Shape Delicate Pair Silver Ewers Mounted by Boivin C.1900
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of very refined ewers in engraved crystal beautifully mounted, part of the silver sterling base is like lace! a work that few silversmiths could do.
The octagonal base is decora...
Category
Early 1900s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Neoclassical Style, Victorian Period Sterling Silver Tazza by Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical style, Victorian period, sterling silver tazza, Gorham Manufacturing Co., Providence, Rhode Island, year hallmarked for 1901. Decorated with grapes and mythological face...
Category
Early 1900s American Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Drinks Tray
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver drinks tray; an addition to our silver tray collection
Thi...
Category
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Victorian Silver and Bone Canteen Fish Serving Fork and Knife Set
Located in London, GB
A Victorian silver and bone fish serving fork and knife set with serving knife and fork.
Engraved blades knives and Forks. S.A.C, hallmarked.
A very pretty antique Victorian sterling silver and bone-handled fish set for twelve people, having hand-engraved blades and tines with floral decoration, and fitted into their original dark blue velvet and satin-lined walnut presentation box. All made by Hammond, Creake & Co, Sheffield in 1900. The dimensions of these fine hand-made antique silver fish...
Category
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Inkwell with Silver Top and Silver Overlay
Located in Folkestone, GB
An unusual circular glass inkwell covered with filigree silver overlay and with hinged hexagonal finial-set top with silver collar.
London 1900 by Comyns of London.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Rivet Design - Rare Antique Sterling Silver Candelabra - J. Dixon 1908/09
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1908 & 1909 by James Dixon & Sons, this very stylish pair of Antique Sterling Silver Candelabra, are a tr...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stunning Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver Basket or Centrepiece, London 1905
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1905 by Charles Stuart Harris, this attractive, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Basket, is wonderfully decor...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Silver Basting Spoon
Located in Folkestone, GB
Large silver basting or serving spoon, London 1901 by Charles & Richard Comyns. In Excellent condition with almost no sign of ware or damage. Engraved with a fascinating crest of a s...
Category
Early 1900s English Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Victorian 800 Silver Ornate Vase Holder
Located in Riverdale, NY
Late 19th century heavy gauge 800 silver vase base with repousse and open work motifs. Motifs include putti, rams heads, bird and swags. The glass line...
Category
Early 1900s German Rococo Revival Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Cased Pair of Silver Spoons
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Edwardian sterling silver cased pair of silver spoons.
Made in England, London 1905
Maker: Unidentified
Fully hallmarked.
Length x width x height: 18 x 5.1 x 1.7 cm
...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Pair of American Edwardian Sterling Silver Candlesticks by Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Edwardian sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1905. Each: Ovoid, tapering, and fluted shaft with interlaced script monogram; stepped oval foot. Urn ...
Category
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver vesta case; an addition to our theatrical related silverware collection
This fine antique Edwardian English sterling silver vesta case has a plain rectangular rounded form.
The anterior surface of the vesta case is embellished with the applied inscription 'Adelphi Theatre, 1906' to the cover and 'With Otho Stuart's Compliments' to the body.
The posterior surface of the cover bears the applied inscription 'Souvenir of A Midsummer Night's Dream'
The reverse of the case features an impressive embossed scene from a Midsummer Night's Dream Act IV scene I; this scene depicts the character Bottom with the ears of an ass being doted on by Titania.
This fine sterling silver vesta case has a hinged cover which incorporates a plain thumbpiece to the anterior edge.
There is an integrated serrated panel/match striker to the underside.
Condition
This antique silver vesta case...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Edwardian Quality Silver Plated Biscuit Barrel
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian quality silver plated biscuit barrel having a quality shaped lift of lid with a shaped finial above a circular barrel ra...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver Combo Match Box Holder and Ashbox
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Art Deco sterling silver combo match box holder and ashbox.
Maker : Asprey
Registration Number. 685977
Made in England, London, 1921
Full...
Category
Early 1900s British Art Deco Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Art Nouveau Glass Carafes with Silver Fittings, by Ferdinand Vogl Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Two carafes made of clear glass with a conical body, a twelve-point, wavy thickened wall on the inside, decorated near the bottom with parallel cuts in a serrated shape, a bottom sta...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Edwardian Large and Heavy Sterling Silver Tankard
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Edwardian Large and heavy sterling silver tankard.
Made in England, London, 1908
Maker: Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd.
Fully hallmarked.
Ap...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
James Ballantyne & Son Antique Edwardian 1908 Sterling Silver Dish
By James Ballantyne & Son
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver dish; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Edwardian sterling silver dish has a square shaped rounded plain form onto a domed quatrefoil panelled pedestal base.
This antique silver serving dish...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Empire Set of Four French Sterling Silver '.950' Footed Open Salt Cellars-Venner
By Isabelle Venner
Located in New York, NY
Set of four Empire, sterling silver (.950), footed open salt cellars with matching spoons and liners, Paris, circa 1900, Isabelle Venner, maker. Each ...
Category
Early 1900s French Empire Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gold
Art Nouveau Glass Carafe With Silver Fitting, by Alexander Sturm Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Carafe made of clear glass with a conical body, the inside twelve-point, wave-shaped thickened wall, chiseled floral decoration with feathered leaves and vine leaves, silver fitting ...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Pair of Antique Sterling Silver Sugar Casters, 1908 & 1911 by J. Parkes & Co.
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1908 & 1911 by J. Parkes & Co., this handsome pair of antique sterling silver sugar casters, are faithful reproductions of the traditional George III style. E...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Snuff Box by Yapp & Woodward, 1845
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1845 by Yapp & Woodward, this attractive, Victorian, antique sterling silver snuff box, features cast flo...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
1900s Antique Chinese Export Silver Box
By Luen Hing
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese export silver box; an addition to our range of silver boxes and cases
This exceptional antique Chinese Silver box...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Scottish Victorian Sterling Silver Salver, Marshall & Sons
Located in Glasgow, GB
An early Victorian Scottish sterling silver salver. The salver is of circular form, with scroll and foliate cast rim, chased and engraved with scrolls, the centre engraved with folia...
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1840s British Early Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Silver Aesthetic Rose Bowl
Located in London, GB
This amazing antique Edwardian sterling silver bowl is entirely handmade and styled after a Chinese design. The reliefs of chrysanthemums and fighting cocks are exceptional, being ha...
Category
Early 1900s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stylish Swing Handled Antique Sterling Silver Jam Pot - Heath & Middleton 1905
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1906 by Heath & Middleton, this handsome, Antique Sterling Silver Jam Pot, features a glass body with reed detailing and sta...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Chocolate Pot
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are happy to offer you this sterling silver chocolate pot. It has a French look to it but is in fact American, early 20th century. The base is rectang...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Silver Centerpiece with Karyatides and Glass Bowl, Vienna, ca 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Large centerpiece on a cambered, round, engine-turned base with three equilaterally placed feet decorated with branches, vines and leaves, the base converging in the middle and formi...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Victorian Sterling Silver Decorative Mug with Handle
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Victorian sterling silver decorative mug with handle.
Made in England, London, 1847
Maker: George Ivory
Fully hallmarked.
Approx. Dimensions -
Length x width x heig...
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1840s British Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Christening Mug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver christening mug; an addition to our silver presentation collection.
This exceptional antique Edwardia...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Antique Sterling Silver Pair of Graduated Wine Coasters, Robert Garrard
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1842 & 1844 by Robert Garrard II, this very rare pair of graduated Antique Sterling Silver Wine Coasters, feature pierced sides, silver bases, and engraved co...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver and Wood Bridge Marker
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Edwardian English sterling silver and wood bridge marker; an addition to our diverse silverware collection.
This exceptional and rare antique Edwardian sterling silver bridge marker has a heart-shaped form.
The original carved, stained hard wood base is embellished with an impressive applied hallmarked motif realistically modelled in the form of four splayed playing cards: one of each suit.
The heart-shaped base features a handpiece to the upper portion, ornamented with a secondary silver mount displaying an engraved heart encompassed with scrolling leaf decoration.
The surface of this exceptional antique example is encompassed with two rows of marker holes, paralleling the shaped outer rim.
The underside bears a swing hinged compartment, allowing access to four markers.
This impressive example of Edwardian silverware is supported by three bun style feet.
Condition
This antique bridge...
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Searle & Co Walter Henry Searle Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Porringer
By Searle & Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver porringer; an addition to our silver presentation collection
This exceptional antique Edwardian sterl...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Glass Decanter with Silver Plated Mount, WMF, Germany, 1903-1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau carafe made of clear glass with a round, upwardly tapering body, front and back two facet bands tapering from bottom to top, the lower, ...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver Plate
Crisford & Norris, Birmingham Edwardian Silver Roller Skate Pin Cushion 1909
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Charming Edwardian silver roller skate pin cushion by Chisford & Norris, Birmingham 1909. The roller skate is well constructed and stands fitted to a roller skate base with life like sideway movements on swivel axle wheels which also turn. The boot is nicely detailed with a raised ankle support holding a purple replacement velvet pin cushion...
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Large Victorian Silver Presentation Jug
Located in London, GB
An impressive silver beer jug with high-relief, chased scenes of a stag hunt among scrolling foliage and floral designs. This substantial piece, made by a fine silversmith, has a cas...
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1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
French 1st Standard Sauceboat and Stand Tetard Freres, circa 1900
Located in Toronto, Ontario
French 1st standard sauceboat and stand Tetard Freres, circa 1900. Double lipped Sauce Boat and fixed stand, reed and tie borders, curved open bow foliate handles. 1st standard (.950...
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Early 1900s Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Glass Carafe With Lion & Coat Of Arms Silver Fitting, London, Early 20th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Carafe made of clear glass with a bulged stand and narrowed straight neck, cut bottom star, silver fitting over the upper area of the neck piece, volute-shaped handle, which is also ...
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Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Worshipful Company of Horners, Presentation Tray, Antique Sterling Silver, 1904
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1904 by William Mammatt & Son, this attractive, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Tray, features a pierced gallery border, and is engraved to the centre w...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair Victorian Cast Silver Scallop Shell Caddy Spoons
By George Hunt
Located in Montreal, QC
A very fine quality pair of caddy spoons with scallop shell bowls, twisted handles and whelk-shell terminals, by John S Hunt. For a collector of caddy spoons, spoons, or fine silver there can be no greater name nor finer quality.
On the death of Paul Storr in 1838, his business (Storr & Mortimer) was continued by his nephew John Samuel Hunt under the name of Mortimer & Hunt. In 1843 the company became Hunt & Roskell until 1897.
Paul Storr entered into business with Rundell, Bridge & Rundell in 1807 who were the Royal Goldsmiths...
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1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Tiffany Edwardian Modern Sterling Silver Basket
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Modern sterling silver basket. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Tapering and “squashed” ovoid body with flared mouth and spread foot. Reeded and tapering stationary handl...
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Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Dark Blue Gilded Tray, Italy, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Blue gilded tray is an design object realized in the 1930s in Italy
Cobalt and gold enamel, with gold trim and flower decoration. Handkerchief body.
Not ...
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Early 1900s Italian Art Deco Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Ceramic
Reid & Sons Antique Edwardian Arts & Crafts Style Sterling Silver Teapot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver teapot in the Arts and crafts style, made by Reid & Sons; part of our di...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Edwardian Antique English Silver Tray, Hallmarked in London in 1905
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1905 by Hawksworth Eyres & Co, this heavy, Edwardian, antique Sterling Silver Tray, features flat chased floral and scroll decoration to the body with a shape...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Edwardian 925 Sterling Silver Box
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Edwardian 925 sterling silver box.
Made in England, London, 1908
Maker: Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd.
Fully hallmarked.
Dimensions -
Size: Length x width x heigh...
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver and Glass Biscuit Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique English sterling silver and glass biscuit box in the Arts and Crafts style; an addition to our diverse silver box collection.
This exce...
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Early 1900s English Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Edwardian English Sterling Silver Monteith Bowl
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver Monteith bowl; an addition to our range of collectable silverware.
This magnificent antique Edwardian sterling silver bowl has a large Monteith form onto a spreading foot.
The body of this antique Edwardian monteith bowl is ornamented with exceptional panels of flat engraved decoration, incorporating dynamic chinoiserie characters amongst foliate and towering structures; it can be determined that such a frieze of figures relates to a historical event or folklore.
Each panel is segmented with concave fluted pales to a matte textured plateau.
The decoration to the body incorporates a leaf bordered cartouche to one side, displaying a contemporary bright cut engraved coat of arms, all above the motto 'Vix Ea Nostra Voco' - I scarce call these deeds of our ancestors ours*.
These heraldic markings are surmounted with the contemporary bright cut engraved crest of on a mount, a hind lodged in front of a hawthorn-tree, ducally gorged and chained*.
This exceptional example of antique silverware is fitted with two cast and applied handles, each fashioned in the form of lion's masks grasping a hallmarked drop-ring handle.
The detachable shaped rim of this antique Monteith bowl...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Silver Cup Holder, Depicting an Elephant’s Head, Moscou 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Cup holder with handle, made of 875/1000 silver (84 Zolotniki), depicting, with the embossed technique, two elephant’s heads. Delta letter hallmark for the ...
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Early 1900s Russian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Vintage, New and Antique Sterling Silver
Dining and entertaining changed drastically when we began to set our tables with sterling silver for holiday gatherings, wedding receptions, engagement parties and, in some of today’s homes, everyday meals.
Often called the “Queen of metals,” silver has been universally adored for thousands of years. It is easy to see why it has always been sought after: It is durable, strong and beautiful. (Louis XIV had tables made entirely of silver.) Sterling silver is an alloy that is made of 92.5 percent silver — the “925” stamp that identifies sterling-silver jewelry refers to this number. The other 7.5 percent in sterling silver is typically sourced from copper.
Neoclassical-style sterling-silver goods in Europe gained popularity in the late 18th century — a taste for sterling-silver tableware as well as tea sets had taken shape — while in the United States, beginning in the 19th century, preparing the dinner table with sterling-silver flatware had become somewhat of a standard practice. Indeed, owning lots of silver goods during the Victorian era was a big deal. Back then, displaying fine silver at home was a status symbol for middle-class American families. And this domestic silver craze meant great profitability for legendary silversmith manufacturers such as Reed & Barton, Gorham Manufacturing Company and the International Silver Company, which was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898, a major hub of silver manufacturing nicknamed “Silver City.”
Today, special occasions might call for ceremonial silver designed by Tiffany & Co. or the seductive sterling-silver cutlery from remarkable Danish silversmith Georg Jensen, but there really doesn’t have to be an event on the calendar to trot out your finest tableware.
Event- and wedding-planning company maestro Tara Guérard says that some “investment pieces,” such as this widely enamored alloy, should see everyday use, and we’re inclined to agree.
“Sterling-silver flatware is a must-have that you can use every single day, even to eat cereal,” she says. “Personally, I want a sterling-silver goblet set for 12 to 20; I would use them every time I had a dinner party. Ultimately, there are no criteria for buying vintage pieces: Buy what you love, and make it work.”
Whether you’re thinking “ceremonial” or “cereal,” browse a versatile collection of vintage, new and antique sterling-silver wares on 1stDibs today.
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