Set of Four Silver & Tortoise Shell Menu Place Card Holders 1913-16 Bird Fish

A lovely Antique George I solid Silver Cup with two elegant scroll handle. The elegant two-handled Cup stands on a low spread foot and has a band around the centre. It is unembellish...

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...

A magnificent Antique Sterling Silver Table Clock decorated with an impressive Art Nouveau design showing a Tree of Life design with two figures picking a basket of apples from the t...

A lovely Antique Silver Novelty Pepper Shaker in the shape of a Dog. This Pepperette has yellow and black inset eyes and the head is removable to refill the pepper. The Dog has a won...

A fine and impressive set of six antique George V English sterling silver menu / card holders - boxed; an addition to our diverse dining silverware collection. These fine antique George V sterling silver menu card holders have circular shaped bases. Each piece is surmounted with an impressive wishbone* shaped design with a paralleling shaped support. The subtly convex bases are encircled with an elevated scalloped border. The weighted bases of these impressive menu holders are fitted with green baize to the underside. This impressive set of antique silver menu card holders is fitted to the original hinged leatherette box with satin and velvet lined interior, secured with two hinged catches. The interior of the box bears the retailer's mark 'Robert Stewart (Jewellers) Ltd, 75 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow'. A wishbone, otherwise known as the furcular, is a forked bone found in birds and some dinosaurs. The main function of the bone is to provide strength between the neck and breast, to protect the creature during battle. The Ancient Romans perceived this bone as a symbol of luck which allowed the progression of breaking a dried chicken wishbone apart whilst making a wish; this procedure determined the person with the bigger half would receive their wish or have good fortune. This tradition has travelled through Europe and is an adopted practice in many countries. Condition These impressive antique menu holders...

An exceptional, fine and impressive set of four antique Edwardian English sterling silver menu / card holders, boxed, an addition to our diverse dining silverware collection. These exceptional and rare antique Edwardian cast sterling silver menu/card holders have a circular rounded form. These antique silver...

An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique German cast sterling silver card/menu holders; an addition to our animal related silverware collection. These exceptional German cast sterling silver menu holders have been realistically modelled in the form of two figures in period, 18th century attire. The surface of one piece is embellished with a gentleman figure raising a filled glass, stood in front of a balustrade with an array of floral and fruit ornamentation around a bottle and further glasses. The second holder is modelled in the form of a maiden walking down some stairs carrying a tea tray. These antique silver menu holders...

Elegant set consisting of 2 boxes containing 12 shell-shaped placeholders in solid 800 silver. The placeholders were made with the casting technique and finely chiselled. The finish ...