1880s Sterling Silver

An exceptional 19th-century English flatware service by Carrington & Co, 130 Regent Street, London — one of the most prestigious silversmiths and jewellers of the Victorian and Edwar...

An example we have never seen in ever before making it a particularly rare, fun and special piece. Made from solid English sterling silver, it is fixed with four castors on the un...

Neoclassical-Style, Continental Silver (.800), paw-footed chocolate pot with wood handle and hinged lid, Dutch, year-hallmarked for 1886, Ate deGroot Boersma Sneek - maker. Beautifu...

This is a turn-of-the-19th-century sterling silver decorative bowl, designed and crafted by silversmith Odiot, Paris. The piece was crafted in France circa 1880. The rounded shape, r...

19th Century Italian sterling silver decorative vase with two side handles and exterior design details. The vase features a finely chase body with applied foliate motifs and semi pre...

Antique Italian Silver & Crystal Claret Jug – Decorative Glass Pitcher with Etched Leaves, Bird & Human Mask Handle, Circa 1880s An exceptional antique Italian silver and glass clar...

Exquisite Antique Chinese Silver & Copper Decorative Vessel with Dragon and Mythical Beast Motifs – Xuande Mark An outstanding example of antique Chinese silver and copper craftsman...

This sterling silver vase, crafted around 1880 by Simpson, Hall, Miller & Company of Wallingford, Connecticut, reflects the elegance and refinement of America’s Gilded Age. Stan...

A charming example of a sterling silver baby rattle complete with working whistle and an iridescent Mother of Pearl teething ring. The rattle has four bells and everything in great condition, these make the most wonderful heirloom gifts for the new little one in the family. This one is hallmarked for Birmingham 1887, making this a true Victorian example. The back of the whistle is where the makers initials can be found, GU, for the highly collectible silversmith, George Unite. 4" in length including Nacre...

A very elegant set of six antique Russian Imperial silver spoons, by Fedor Rückert, Moscow, 1889. These very attractive Russian silver spoons were made by Fedor Rückert who was a wor...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver spirit kettle; an addition to our Victorian silver teaware collection. This exceptional antique sterlin...

An antique sterling silver jewelry dish with repoussé floral design, by Wilcox and Wagoner, New York, circa late-19th century. Dish, in...

An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique Victorian English sterling silver cup; an addition to our Victorian silverware collection This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver presentation cup has a campania shaped form to a circular domed foot. The bulbous, shaped lower portion of this silver cup is embellished with impressive chased and embossed leaf and floral decoration. The plain tapering surface of the cup incorporates the contemporary engraved coat of arms depicting a chevron between three roses, barbed, seeded on a chief of the second a lion passant guardant between two closed books paleways, clasped and garnished of the last, the clasps to the dexter, all above the motto 'Virtus vera nobilitas' - Virtue is true nobility*. The opposing side of this presentation piece incorporates the contemporary engraved inscription 'This Oration Prize the legacy of Dr Hooper adjudged to John Maurice Schulhof by Trinity college Cambridge, 1880' The upper rim of the cup is encompassed with an applied moulded decorated border. This impressive Victorian cup...

Neoclassical, sterling silver mug/cup, Providence, Rhode Island, Ca. 1880's, Whiting Mfg. Co. - maker. Measures almost 4 inches high x 4 1/2 inches wide fr...

Very unique and highly unusual "Boar's Tusk Handled Fork with Sterling Silver Shoulder Mount"; substantial in stature measuring 11" long x 4" wide x 3/4" deep", this carving fork uti...

An exceptional, fine and impressive, and rare pair of antique Victorian English sterling silver seal peppers; an addition to our 19th century novelty silver cruets/condiments collect...

A good & finely engraved antique Russian Kiddush cup or beaker of larger size, Moscow, 1888. The cup with a flared rim and profusely engraved with ...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver fruit serving set - boxed; an addition to our dining silverware collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver fruit serving set consists of a knife, pair of fruit serving spoons...

English Victorian Georgian sterling silver mug, 1884. Baluster bowl with leaf-capped double-scroll handle and stepped foot. Engraved ornament with paterae and floral garlands forming...

Silver-Mounted Glass Duck Wine Dove Decanter, Antique English Art Nouveau Style An exquisite antique silver-mounted glass duck/dove decanter, finely crafted in the English Art Nouvea...

An outstanding large covered bowl or dish made from heavy hand-cut crystal, a true grand centrepiece. The Dutch silver mount is marked with the s...

A fine antique Russian Imperial silver gilt & cloisonne enamel tea caddy spoon, Moscow, circa 1880. The shovel shaped spoon having a gilded ground, the handle and rear of the spoon is finely decorated with multicolored floral cloisonne, with jewel tone colors of blue, turquoise, ivory and red. The spoon stem having turned and gilded decoration, the spoon is stamped to the rear of the stem with the maker's marks, silver mark of 84 and the mark for Moscow. Condition is excellent, silver weight is 30 grams, a very beautiful Imperial Russian antique...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver table bell; an addition to our range of ornamental silverware. This exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian sterling silver table bell has a circular bell-shaped form. The surface of the body is embellished with chased fluted decoration, accented with an inverted arabesque arch designs and applied festoons to the upper portion. This antique silver bell...

This 2 part candle snuffer is from the late 19th century Victorian. The snuffer shears are sterling silver except for the part that puts out the flame. It has many hallmarks. The tra...

Heading : Pair of sterling silver candelabra with detatchable sconces Date : Hallmarked in 1883 in Sheffield for Charles Favell Period : Victoria Origin : Sheffield, Yorkshire, Engla...

A substantial and finely detailed pair of antique American sterling silver serving tongs by Bailey & Co., Philadelphia, late 19th century. Measuring an impressive 10 inches in lengt...

Antique Victorian silver large trophy cup. Made in England, London, 1886 Maker: Elkington & Co (Frederick Elkington) Fully hallmarked. Approx dime...

Spice tower has a square base with a filigree leaf designed stem branching upward and encompassed with a ball in center. Spice container is square shaped with a floral design in the ...

Although the purpose was once for "erasing" ink, this antique English piece can very well be used as a letter opener. It probably did serve a dual purpose way back when. The eraser...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver three-piece tea service / tea set made by Frederick Elkington of Elkington & Co., part of our silver tea...

Beautiful, 19th century, continental (.800) silver-mounted (unmarked, but tested), pedestal based punch bowl (which can also be used as a soup tureen) with removable lid, probably Austrian, circa 1880's. Ladle is silver...

An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Victorian English sterling silver cruet sets; part of our silverware collection. This impressive pair of antique sterling silver cruet sets...

A fine and impressive pair of antique Victorian English sterling silver novelty pepper shakers in the form of champagne bottles; an addition to our silver cruets or condiments collection. These impressive antique Victorian silver peppers...

Hallmarked in London in 1882 by Daniel & Charles Houle, this attractive, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Kettle, features a cast stand wh...

A fine and impressive, unusual set of three antique Victorian English sterling silver napkin rings; an addition to our dining silverware collection. This fine set of antique Victorian sterling silver napkin rings consists of three napkin rings, each with a square form. Each side of these unusual napkin rings are embellished with bright cut engraved floral bud and trefoil motifs accented with circular pierced decoration. Condition These Victorian napkin rings...

Sterling silver and crystal flask, Tiffany and Co., 1893. Decorated with aquatic motifs, including waves and bubbles Made for the 1893 Chicago World's ...

We are thrilled to offer this sterling silver tray made by Gorham Silversmiths of Providence, Rhode Island circa 1880. This one hundred and forty five year old antique piece has a s...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver spirit tea kettle made in the design style, an addition to our antique silver teaware collection. This exceptional antique sterling silver spirit tea kettle has a plain circular tapering form, in the design style. The posterior surface of this plain kettle is embellished with a contemporary bright cut engraved crest displaying a bird of prey addorsed and elevated, grasping in the claws a serpent nowed. Either side of the kettle is ornamented with two plain sterling silver dowel style pegs, allowing the kettle to sit securely on the stand. This Victorian kettle...

Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Centrepiece Bowl, oval on four paw feet and with the rim decorated with fern leaves and blossoms. The interior still has some of the original gilding wh...

Artfully decorated silver gilded table clock by a Viennese master: Flat, rectangular corpus containing the musical mechanism, standing on four elaborately decorated volute feet attac...

Being offered is a sterling silver sectional dish by the world renowned Tiffany & CO. Dating to the 1880’s this piece is oval shaped with a reticulat...

An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique Victorian sterling silver combination whistle and rattle; part of our diverse silverware collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver baby rattle and whistle has a bulbous shaped form. The panelled surface of the knopped body is plain and unembellished, with bead decorated borders to the central bulbous portion. The impressive antique silver rattle is fitted with four articulated, functional bells attached intermittently around the bulbous body. This large sterling silver rattle/whistle articulates and suspends from a circular ring loop style handpiece. The body of this Victorian baby rattle...

Sterling silver stilton cheese scoop by Dominick & Haff in the "Old English Antique Pattern-Hammered". Deeply incised hallmark on the reverse and void o...

Set of 2 Elkington & Co. English sterling silver fish serving fork and knife from 1886 (Victorian era) with ornate engravings. The fork measures 10 1/4'' in length while the knife me...

Tiffany's "Vine" pattern is not just one pattern, but thirteen different motifs of flowers, grains, vegetables and fruits. Produced between 1872-1904 this weighty sterling silver cold meat fork has the wraparound pea pod motif. Tiffany produced this pattern during the Aesthetic movement...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian Newcastle sterling silver sugar sifter spoon - boxed; an addition to our silver cutl...

Pair of Victorian novelty sterling silver salt and pepper shakers. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1881. Ball form in form of male head. The so-called Man in the Moon represented as ...

Elegant silver teapot with typical Queen Anne decoration: oval-bellied body, curved lines, semi-godronated walls, offset shoulder and flush, side-hinged lid with godronated dome and ...

An exceptional, fine and impressive, unusual antique Victorian English sterling silver table lighter modelled in the form of a hunting horn; an addition to our Victorian silverware collection. This exceptional antique Victorian silver lighter, in sterling standard, has been realistically modelled in the form of a fox hunting horn. The swept cylindrical body of this novelty silver straight trumpet is embellished with the original gilding to the lower portion representing the copper bell. The bell is ornamented with the contemporary engraved inscription 'P. Saltmarshe, Esq, 1889, from Major General Ravenhill'. The rim of the antique lighter bell is encompassed with bands of tooled decoration. The upper portion of this antique lighter is encircled with further bands of tooled decoration and retains the original screw fit mouthpiece; once removed this allows access to the wick. Such solid silver examples bearing the traditional hunting horn copper effect are rare. This Victorian hunting horn table lighter...

Chinese Export Silver Biscuit Box, circa 1895, with British import marks for Glasgow 1902, and a later blue-glass liner. The box is pierced with two pairs of opposing dragons, and th...

A Chinese Silver Card Case embossed and chased with figural scenes of Chinese scholars among bamboo and pine trees on a matte background.The card case...

Chinese Export Silver Goblet, with prunus decoration. The goblet weighs 258g and dates from around 1885. Marked WH for Wang Hing '宏兴‘ whi...

With two large coupes on scroll legs. Surmounted by a winged victory holding a laurel wreath and a cornucopia.

A pair of tall festive silver candelabra on a stepped funnel-shaped stand, based on four lion feet with volute and foliate decoration, radial pleated decoration to the lower rim, the fluting and cone of the foot of plain design with two applied oval panels to the front and back, framed by elaborate volute and floral decoration, on a round, domed disc, in the centre a fully sculpted caryatid in an ancient Greek dress...

Hallmarked in London in 1881 by Henry William Curry, this attractive, Victorian, Antique sterling silver teapot, features engraved detailing throughout, a wooden handle and finial, a...

Charles Stuart Harris, English, sterling silver 1888, two-handled rare spoon warmer with an elegant design standing on 4 legs with fluted motifs at the bottom and an engraved eagle n...

An exceptional, unusual, fine and impressive pair of antique Victorian English sterling silver acorn peppers; an addition to our silver cruets/condiments collection. These exceptional antique Victorian English cast sterling silver peppers are realistically modelled in the form of acorns. The hallmarked screw fit plain rounded nut/cover of these silver peppers incorporate an array of pierced 'pepper' holes to the upper portion. Each lower portion of these unusual antique peppers...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian Scottish sterling silver Christening bowl and spoon set - boxed; part of our diverse christening silverware collection This exceptional antique Victorian Scottish sterling silver christening set consists of a presentation bowl and a spoon. The impressive christening bowl has a cylindrical rounded form, modelled in the form of an antique cream pail...

The outer cage is crafted from high-quality sterling silver with an intricate reticulated (pierced or openwork) design that allows the vibrant red glass to shine through. The openwor...

Being offered is a sterling silver antique ring tray hallmarked 1886. It has a chased floral pattern around the edge and has a scalloped rim. The ...