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Sterling Silver For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 1840s
Henry Chawner Antique 1790s Sterling Silver Salts
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive pair of antique Georgian English sterling silver salts made by Henry Chawner; an addition to our silver cruet and condiment collection.
These fine antique George III sterling silver salts have a plain rounded oval form to an oval pedestal foot.
The surface of each salt is encircled with a plain applies girdle above the contemporary engraved initials 'EPC'.
The oval feet and upper rims of these impressive examples of Georgian silverware are encircled with applied thread decorated borders.
These antique salts, crafted by the renowned London silversmith Henry Chawner, have gilded interiors.
Condition
These antique silver salts...
Category
1790s British George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
French 18th Century Silver “Rafraîchissoir” or “Verrière”, circa 1750-1760
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French 18th century silver “Rafraîchissoir” or “Verrière”, circa 1750-1760
Dimensions: 12.75" W x 8" D x 4" H.
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
19th Century Russian Silver and Niello Beaker
Located in Firenze, IT
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Maker's mark A.K., Moscow, 1844
ta...
Category
1840s Russian Charles X Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Georgian 1780 Sterling Silver Sauceboats or Gravy Boats
By Matthew West
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique George III Irish sterling silver sauceboats or gravy boats; an addition to our Georgian dining silverware collection.
These fine antique Georgian Irish sterling silver sauceboats have a plain oval rounded form.
The body of each piece is embellished with impressive concave fluted decoration emanating from a central point of the underside, accented with graduating circular motifs to the terminals to the sides.
The rims of these impressive sauce boats are encompassed with a band of concave circular motifs.
The sauceboats are fitted with opposing scroll handles featuring chased stylized leaf design to the upper portion, incorporating a scrolling leaf decorated thumbpiece.
Each example of antique Georgian silverware is supported by three impressive applied hoof feet with stylized shell decorated sockets, accented with a sunburst design in junction with the body.
Pairs of Irish silver sauceboats in such exceptional condition are becoming increasingly difficult to locate.
Condition
These antique sauceboats are an exceptional gauge of silver for their type, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition. Full Irish hallmarks struck to the underside of each sauceboat are all very clear in keeping with age and location.
Dimensions
Length from back of handle to tip of lip 21.6cm/8.5".
Width 10.1cm/4".
Height 11.7cm/4.6".
Total Weight: 23.3 troy ounces/725g.
Maker: Matthew West...
Category
1780s Great Britain (UK) George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Stunning Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Centrepiece Basket, London, 1778
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1778 by William Plummer, this delightful, George III, Antique sterling silver basket, features engraved and pierced decoration, and bead borders. The basket m...
Category
1770s English Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
George 11 Silver Flat Chased Coffee Pot, Dated 1735, London, David Willaume 11
Located in London, GB
George 11 silver flat chased coffee pot, dated 1735, London, David Willaume 11
Fine heavy quality flat chased coffee pot, typical of that period with o...
Category
1730s English George II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Charles II Sterling Silver Puritan Spoon 1669 17th Century Early English
Located in London, GB
An excellent traditional Charles II Solid Silver Spoon in the simple, elegant puritan style. The Spoon has the initials SG engraved on the back of the handle.
Made in London, England in 1669 by Stephan Venables.
Approx. Weight - 52g
Approx. Length - 18.3cm
Approx. Width - 5.1cm
This 17th...
Category
17th Century English Charles II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Colonial Silver VOC 'East-India Company' Ingot
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A silver 'V.O.C. AMSTERDAM' ingot
circa 1738, with monogram and the assay mark of the Amsterdam Grill family
With V.O.C. monogram and the A for Amsterdam.
L. approx. 15.5 cm
Weight approx. 2000 grams
Note:
The ingots were salvaged in 2004 from the wreck of the VOC indiaman Rooswijk, equipped by the Amsterdam VOC Chamber. The Rooswijk sank on its second voyage to the Dutch East Indies off the English coast on the Goodwin Sands...
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
George III Antique Sterling Silver 2 Handled Porringer, Circa 1778
Located in London, GB
An antique sterling silver 2 handled porringer from the reign of George III with pretty decoration and a flat base. Embossed decoration with flowers and leaves to the upper body and ...
Category
1770s British George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
George I Silver Handled Kitchen Pepper Shaker London 1721
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Rare George I handled silver Kitchen Pepper shaker pot made in London in 1721. The pot of tankard shape has a flat S shape handle attached to the side a...
Category
Early 18th Century English George I Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
George I Armorial Silver Handled Kitchen Pepper Shaker, London, 1725
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Rare George I armorial handled silver Kitchen Pepper shaker pot made by Meshach Godwin, London in 1725. The pot of tankard shape has a flat S shape hand...
Category
1720s English George I Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Renaissance Style circa 1790 German Sterling Silver Gilt Snuff Box
Located in Firenze, IT
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Germany, circa 1740
Of rectangular...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Louis XV Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Irish Silver, Dublin C. 1780, Sterling Silver Sauce Boat
Located in London, London
Made in Dublin circa 1780, this handsome, antique sterling silver sauce boat, is plain in style, featuring a scalloped border, an acanthus detailed flying C-s...
Category
1780s Irish George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th Century 1750 Georgian Sterling Silver Set of Two Tea Caddies
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Georgian English sterling silver tea caddies; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
These exceptional antique George II sterling silver tea caddies have a circular baluster shaped form.
The surface of each antique tea caddy is embellished with very sharp, finely chased floral and foliate decoration, incorporating a scroll bordered vacant cartouche to either side.
The ornamentation to the body of each piece incorporates a plain applied moulded girdle.
These caddies are fitted with a cylindrical push fit covers encircled with leaf decorated textures.
The covers are surmounted with the original cast sterling silver leaf decorated finials.
These impressive antique tea caddies...
Category
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Henry Chawner Georgian Sterling Silver Ladies Inkstand
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver and glass ladies inkstand; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection
This exceptional antique George III sterling silver desk Standish has a navette shaped form onto four bracket feet.
This inkstand is encompassed with an applied thread decorated border, in addition to the contemporary engraved initials 'WW'.
The rim of the body of the sterling silver inkstand is ornamented with a paralleling applied reed decorated border.
The internal wirework style frame of the stand is divided into three rounded supports.
Each internal compartment retains the original rounded glass bottles with cut glass ornamentation in addition to impressive scalloped bases.
The ink, pen/quill and pounce bottles retain the original plain silver cylindrical mounts fitted with push fit hallmarked covers.
The rim of each circular cover is encircled with applied moulded borders and bears the corresponding functional pierced decorated holes.
This large silver ink Standish was crafted by the renowned London silversmiths Henry Chawner.
Such original ladies examples, in perfect condition, are becoming increasingly difficult to locate.
Condition
This antique inkstand...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, 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...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Newcastle Sterling Silver Old English Pattern Sauce Ladle
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Georgian Newcastle sterling silver Old English pattern sauce ladle made by John Langlands I & John Robertson I; an addition to our silver cutlery collection.
This exceptional antique Georgian sterling silver sauce ladle has been crafted in the Old English pattern.
The anterior surfaces of the handle terminal is embellished with a contemporary bright cut engraved initial 'W'.
This fine example of Georgian flatware has a plain rounded bowl.
The reverse of the ladle features a rounded heel to the bowl and a pip to the handle terminal.
This exceptional silver sauce ladle was crafted by the renowned and collectable Newcastle silversmiths John Langlands I & John Robertson I.
Condition
This antique silver sauce ladle...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Bon Bon Basket
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive and rare antique Victorian English sterling silver swing handled bon bon basket; an addition to our ornamental silve...
Category
1840s British Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Nathaniel Mills Victorian Sterling Silver Card Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver card case made by Nathaniel Mills; an addition to our range of collectable silverware
This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver card case has a rectangular shaped form.
The surface of this collectable card case is embellished with fine and impressive chased and embossed scrolling leaf and floral decoration on a matte background.
The anterior surface of the case incorporates the Scott Monument depicted in relief.
The decoration to the reverse of the case incorporates a shaped, scroll bordered cartouche displaying the contemporary engraved initals 'MVFT'.
The shaped sides of this piece are embellished with plain scrolling borders.
This antique silver card case...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
John Schuppe Antique Sterling Silver Cow Creamer
By John Schuppe
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Georgian English sterling silver cow creamer made by John Schuppe; an addition to our silverware collection
This exceptional antique Georgian sterling silver creamer has been realistically modelled in the form of a cow.
The plain body of this antique silver creamer is embellished with details reproducing the fine definition of the cow's facial and anatomical features.
The jug is fitted with a hinged cover ornamented with floral decoration to the shaped rim and surmounted with an impressive applied finial realistically modelled in the form of a fly.
This impressive Georgian silver cow creamer is fitted with a loop handle, modelled in the form of the cow's tail.
Such original antique examples are becoming increasingly difficult to locate.
Condition
This antique silver cow creamer...
Category
1760s British Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
George 111 Silver Coffee Jug, Dated 1776, London, Makepeace & Carter
Located in London, GB
George 111 silver coffee jug, dated 1776, London, Makepeace & Carter.
Heavy quality weighing 28.2 troy ounces, with a wicker handle.
Made by the famous London silversmith partnership Robert Makepeace and Richard Carter...
Category
1770s English Adam Style Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
George Adams Victorian Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for 12 Persons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver straight single struck Fiddle, Thread & Shell pattern flatware service for 12 persons made by George Adams; an addition to our canteen of cutlery collection
The pieces of this exceptional, antique Victorian straight* sterling silver flatware service for 12 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 fork handle terminal are ornamented with a contemporary engraved crest of a leopard couchant guardant and collared.
The posterior surface of each piece is plain and unembellished, apart from a rounded heel to the bowl of each spoon.
This single struck Fiddle Thread and Shell pattern flatware set consists of 48 pieces:
12 Table forks
12 Table spoons
12 Dessert forks
12 Dessert spoons
Each piece of this service has been crafted by the collectable, renowned silversmith and flatware maker George Adams of Chawner & Co in 1842.
This antique silver service...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
George III Silver-Gilt Trophy Cup & Cover
By Robert Sharp
Located in London, GB
Fine George III silver gilt cup and cover, once the property of the Abel-Smith banking family of Hertfordshire. The Abel-Smiths were also members of th...
Category
1790s English Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Rococo Chocolate Pot Handle by Master F.X. Weixelbaum, Vienna, 1759
Located in Vienna, AT
Silver most elegant chocolate pot
Rococo Period / made 1759
Excellently made silver pot of finest quality.
The pot's form type is that of a pear-shaped item attached to three ...
Category
1750s Austrian Rococo Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th Century Philadelphia Sterling Silver Ladle
Located in High Point, NC
18th century sterling silver large ladle stamped with a bird and what appears to be a WB on the back of the handle. The mark has been attributed to William Bartram, Philadelphia, 176...
Category
18th Century American American Colonial Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique George II Newcastle Sterling Silver Sugar Bowl
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George II Newcastle sterling silver sugar bowl; an addition to our diverse silver Georgian teaware collection.
This exceptional antique George II Newcastle sterling silver bowl has a plain circular shape form.
The surface of this Fine bowl is plain and unembellished, with a band of tooled decoration to the rim.
The sterling silver sugar bowl is supported by a plain circular collet foot.
This exceptional example of Georgian silverware is a desirable and rare piece.
Condition
This antique silver sugar bowl...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Georgian English Sterling Silver Sugar Basket
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver sugar basket; an addition to our Georgian silverware collection
This impressive...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
1796 Georgian Sterling Silver Pierced Oval Basket Centerpiece Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Georgian sterling silver pierced oval basket made in London, Circa 1796. Swing handle attached to an oval body with a beautifully pierced border around the perimeter sittin...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Britannia Standard Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Pair of Sterling Silver Coasters by Joseph Scammell
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive pair of antique Georgian English sterling silver coasters; an addition to our wine and drinks related silverware collection
These fine antique George III sterling silver coasters have an octagonal shaped form onto a stepped base.
Each coaster is embellished with a band of pierced and pin struck decoration to the upper portion and plain pin struck borders to each panel.
The decoration to the body of each piece incorporates a pin struck bordered shaped cartouche displaying a contemporary bright cut engraved crest.
The coasters are fitted with fine and impressive turned mahogany bases.
Each coaster retains the original green baize to the underside.
These impressive Georgian coasters are highly desirable due to design and medial size.
Condition
These antique coasters...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Castle-Top Vinaigrette Windsor Castle
By John Tonge
Located in Uckfield, Sussex
A fine antique Victorian silver Castle-top vinaigrette, has a waisted bag form, chased foliate scroll decoration on a matted background, the hinged cover with a view of the castle wi...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique William III Britannia Standard Silver Lighthouse Style Caster
By John Cory
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique William III English Britannia standard silver lighthouse style caster; an addition to our silver teaware ...
Category
Early 1700s British Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Britannia Standard Silver
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Wick Trimmers
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Victorian English sterling silver wick trimmers; an addition to our silver flatware collection.
This exceptional pair of antique Victorian sterling silver wick trimmers has a hinged scissor action.
The domed anterior surface of these impressive candle wick trimmer...
Category
1840s British Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Louis XIV Combined Retractable Silver Spoon with Two Tine Fork, 1592
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Louis XIV combined retractable silver spoon with two tine fork, 1592.
Very rare French Louis XIV combined retractable silver spoon with two tine fork 1592, traveling utensil. We are proud to offer this exceptional and unusual museum piece to the market. This rare traveling utensil set consists of a combined spoon and retractable fork from the 16th century. It was introduced by Catherine de Medici who brought them from Italy to France in 1553, upon her marriage to the future king, Henry II. Up to this time forks had only two tine. In the late 17th century forks became three pronged. A combined silver flatware set was a personal item, carried by wealthy owners when dining out. Once sacrilegious and controversial, fork and spoon are among the most important inventions in the history of Western culture. In 1633 King Charles I of England declared them, “decent to use” and so the fork, slowly but surely, gained acceptance at the table.
This beautiful solid silver piece has a figural finial and a small seal similar to the Apostle spoons...
Category
16th Century French Louis XIV Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Sterling Silver George II Basket
Located in London, GB
A George II sterling silver bread basket, London 1750 by Samuel Herbert & Co
Of shaped oval form in the Rococo style, all raised upon a cast scallop shell and C scroll foot. The rim...
Category
1750s English George II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Georgian English Sterling Silver Coffee Pot
By John Pollock
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver coffee pot made by John Pollock; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antique George II sterling silver coffee pot has a tapering cylindrical shaped form onto a domed spreading foot.
The upper and lower portion of the vertically fluted body of this Georgian coffee pot...
Category
1750s English George II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
George III Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Teapot & Stand from 1793-1794
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1793 & 1794 by George Smith II & Thomas Hayter, this very handsome, George III, antique sterling silver teapot on stand,...
Category
1790s English Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Striking Engraved Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Tray, London 1798
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1798 by Crispin Fuller, this stunning, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Tray, is in the Neoclassical style, fea...
Category
1790s English Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
George III 1792 5-Piece Silver and Cut Glass Epergne Centerpiece Bowls
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent epergne from 1792, by William Hall, London, the centerpiece with garland frieze and four down swept legs, joined by two rows of incurvate stretchers, and having four bowl...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Britannia Standard Silver
Silver Cased Military Interest Presentation Snuff Box 1847
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and rare antique silver snuffbox reading 'PRESENTED TO St. Mr. P CAMPION, 1st Bn 19th Foot, by His, BROTHER SERJEANTS, As A Mark of Their, Sincere Regard.' in its orig...
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Pair of George III Cased Tea Caddies, London, 1793, William Frisbee
Located in London, GB
The Faulkbourne hall cased tea caddies. An important and very unusual pair of George III tea caddies made in London in 1793 by William Frisbee, all contained within a contemporary velvet and silk lined satinwood case. The hinges and handle also hallmarked for 1793.
The pair of tea caddies are of an unusual oval form with upwardly curved rim. The sides are beautifully engraved with an upper and lower band of bright cut scrolls and foliate motifs on a scratch engraved and prick dot ground. Each side is engraved with an unusual bright cut cartouche with incuse corners. One cartouche is vacant and the other is engraved with a contemporary Scottish Crest with the motto "Nil Conscrire Sibi - Consious of no Wrong " above. The curved, slightly domed, cover is engraved with an outer band identical to those shown on the sides and terminates in a Neo Classical urn finial, also engraved with bright cut designs. The caddies are most unusual as they open from the side, not in the usual manner from the front. The caddies are each in excellent condition and are fully marked in the foot and with the maker's mark and sterling mark on the cover.
The pair of caddies are contained within a most breathtaking satinwood case with hallmarked hinges and escutcheon shaped handle and reeded oval mounts. It is most unusual to find fully hallmarked hinges, and handle, which accurately date the case, as the same date as the caddies. The interior is lined with the original silk, velvet and gold braid.
The Crest and Motto are those of Lieut-Col Jonathan Bullock of Faulkbourne Hall, County Essex. He was M.P. for Essex in many parliaments and, in 1763, married Miss Elizabeth Lante. He died without issue in 1809 and his estates devolved upon his nephew Jonathan Joshua Christopher Watson who, in 1810, assumed the surname and Arms of Bullock by Royal Licence. The Bullock family were descended from Robert Bullock of Herburghfield, County Berkshire. He was Sheriff of County Berks and Oxford under Richard II. He died in 1405.
Faulkbourne Hall is a Grade 1 listed Manor House in the village of Faulkbourne in Essex, the manor being first mentioned under Edward the Confessor. The earliest surviving parts of the Hall, a red brick building with turrets, date from the 15th century. Sir Edward Bullock, Knight, purchased the Hall and Manor of Faulkbourne in 1637. The hall is considered a fine specimen of early Tudor red...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Neoclassical Antique English Sterling Silver Salver, London 1792 John Hutson
By John Hutson
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1792 by John Hutson, this very handsome, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Salver, is plain in style, round in shape, and features reed borders, and reed de...
Category
1790s English Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Dutch Colonial Silver Dish with the Von Pfeffel Coat-of-arms, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An unusual Indonesian lobbed silver dish
Jakarta (Batavia) or Coromandel coast, third quarter 17th century, apparently unmarked
The eight lobbed dish exuberantly decorated with floral motifs, with the middle section replaced, consisting of indistinctly marked German silver from the early 19th century, bearing the coat-of-arms of the Von Pfeffel family.
Diam. 30.5 cm
Weight 461 grams
Note:
Lobbed silver dishes with exuberant floral decorations were characteristic of the decorative arts in the Netherlands in the first half of the 17th century. This style of floral decoration was adopted by silversmiths as well as by furniture makers working on the Coromandel Coast and in Batavia, often by workers who had fled the Coromandel Coast because of war and famine. In Batavia this style was known as “Custwerck” (work from the Bengal coast).
These lobbed dishes are seldom marked. Only after 1667 the use of the town mark became obligatory in Batavia but only for silver made in Batavia not for silver imported in Batavia from other VOC settlements. The engraved coat of arms in the centre is a replacement of the original centre.
The coat of arms can be identified as those of Christian Hubert von Pfeffel (1765- 1834). As a diplomat, statesman, ambassador of Bavaria in London and Saxony and councillor to the King of Bavaria, he was made “Freiherr” in 1828 and since then used this coat of arms. His son Karl Maximilian Friederich Hubert Freiherr von Pfeffel (1811-1890) in 1836 married Karoline Adelheid Pauline von Rottenburg (1805-1872), the natural daughter of Prins Paul von Württemberg (1785-1852) and his mistress Margrethe Porth. Paul was the jounger brother of the King Wilhelm I of Württemberg (1781-1864). The heraldic motto of the von Pfeffels Vur Schande habe den Huot means as much as “Beware of Shame”. Christian Hubert Theodoor Marie Karl von Pfeffel Karl Maximilian’s grandson was the last male in the von Pfeffel line. His daughter, Marie Louise (Paris in 1882 - Cornwall 1944), born and grown-up in France, changed her name in de Pfeffel. She was the great grandmother of Boris Alexander de Pfeffel Johnson, the present British Secretary of State. None of the members of the von Pfeffel family had any direct links with the Dutch East Indies but indirectly by way of the Royal House of Württemberg they did.
Sophia Frederika Mathilda von Württemberg (1818-1877), daughter of Wilhelm I King of Württemberg, in 1839 married Willem III...
Category
Late 17th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique 1791 Swedish Silver Sauce Tureens
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
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...
Category
1790s Swedish Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th Century South American Silver Bowl
Located in New York, NY
South American silver bowl from the 18th century, apparently unmarked, from the Colonial era, with ornate handles on either end and beautiful curved lines around the rim. It measures...
Category
18th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Georgian Irish Sterling Silver Gravy Spoons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Georgian Irish sterling silver gravy spoons; an addition to our silver flatware collection.
This exceptional pair of antique George III Irish sterling silver gravy spoons have been crafted in the Celtic Point pattern.
The anterior surface of each spoon terminal is embellished with a contemporary bright cut engraved crest of a demi griffin holding a dagger.
The reverse of these silver spoons are plain and unembellished with rounded heels.
These impressive examples of Irish silverware are the finest of their type you could hope to acquire.
Condition
These antique Irish silver spoons...
Category
1780s Northern Irish George II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Sauce Boat
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1781, this handsome, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Sauce Boat, features a shaped border, an acanthus detailed ...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
William & Mary Period Sterling Silver Pair of Candlesticks, London 1693
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1693 by Thomas Allen, this handsome pair of William & Mary period, Antique Sterling Silver Candlesticks, are in the traditional fo...
Category
1690s English Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Charles I Sterling Silver Seal-Top Spoon
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Charles I English sterling silver seal-top spoon; an addition to our 17th century silver flatware collection
This exceptional antique Charles I sterling seal top spoon* has a pear-shaped bowl to a faceted stem.
The rounded bowl of this impressive antique silver spoon is plain and unembellished, apart from the feature assay mark.
The faceted stem terminates with a knopped circular seal matrix...
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1630s British Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of George 111 Silver Salt Cellars, Thomas Sharratt, London, 1784
Located in London, GB
Pair of George 111 silver salt cellars,Thomas Sharratt, London,1784
On quite tall hoof feet with crisp rope edge and bristol blue liners.
These salts are hallmarked in 1784 which w...
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1780s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Bachelor's Tea Pot by William Moulson
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Victorian Sterling silver bachelor's tea pot
Tea pot is tapering circular form, has embossed foliate decoration.
The spout and scroll handle with textured bark effect.
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1840s European Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th C. Sterling Silver Wine Label "RUM" by Thomas Willimore, Birmingham, 1789
By Thomas Willmore
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a solid, cast, English sterling silver wine label, marked RUM made by Thomas Willimore, of Birmingham, in 1815. (18th century George 111 peri...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
1790s Newcastle Sterling Silver Old English Pattern Gravy Straining Spoon
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique Georgian sterling silver old English pattern gravy straining spoon; an addition to our collectable flatware collection.
This exceptional...
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1790s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Britannia Standard Silver Cup and Cover
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique William III English Britannia standard silver cup and cover; an addition to our 17th century silve...
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1690s English Other Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Georgian English Sterling Silver Waiters
By Robert Abercromby & George Hindmarsh
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive pair of antique Georgian English sterling silver waiters, an addition to our silver tray, salver and platter collection.
These fine...
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1730s English George II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Neoclassical Set of 4 Antique Sterling Silver Wine Coasters, London, 1787
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1787, this striking set of four George III, Antique Sterling Silver Wine Coasters, feature pierced and eng...
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1780s English Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th Century German Silver Oil and Vinegar Bottle Cruet Set
Located in New York, NY
Continental silver cruet, most likely German and from the 18th century, with exquisite pierced work and cartouches with engraved monograms, standing on 4 animal-shaped feet, with 2 g...
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18th Century German Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Warwick Cruet, George I Period, Antique Sterling Silver, London 1726 Bamford
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1726 by Thomas Bamford I, this magnificent, George I, Antique Sterling Silver Warwick Cruet, comprises two oil bottles, two pepper pots and a sugar caster, all fitted to a scroll detailed frame which stands on four cast shell...
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1720s English George I Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
John Cafe Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Snuffer Tray
By John Cafe
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George II English sterling silver snuffer tray made by John Cafe; an addition to our Georgian silverware colle...
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1740s English George II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling 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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