Europe - Sterling Silver

Set of six butter knives in original box with label Alexander Clark London. Made for Goldsmith and Silversmith. Hallmarks Alexander Clark and Co. Handles in mother-of-pearl. Blades e...

Large rectangular table cigar box with rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloche and hand engraving, with two-tone stripes on ...

Serving Cutlery is a pair of a precious decorative object realized in silver 800 by French manufacturer in the 19th century. The lot consist in two ...

Tureen in sterling silver in Baroque style. The dish measures 31cm in diameter and was left smooth with the brim raised. On the plate, scrolls and shells typical of the Italian Bar...

Hallmarked in London in 1890/1 by Elkington & Co., this spectacular pair of 5 light, Antique, Victorian, sterling silver candelabra are in the Adams Style, decorated with rams’ heads...

Magnificent PITCHER in hammered sterling silver decorated with hops leaves, reeds and a stork, flanked by a hammered handle applied as an applique. Japanese decor. Dimensions: height...

Pair of Silver Vases is an original artwork realized in Germany in the 1930s. Original silver metal. Design attributed to Fritz August Breuhau...

An exceptional, fine and impressive set of four antique George V English sterling silver and cabochon hardstone Arts and Crafts style napkin rings made by Guild of Handicraft; part o...

Solid sterling silver bull and bullfighter miniature. Both the bull and the bullfighter were made with the casting technique and then chiseled to bring out the details. The precisi...

Cesa 1882 sterling silver 06-piece tea and coffee set in an elegant, geometric design reminiscent of the Art Deco style, consisting of: a stand with a burner, measuring cm 15 x 13 ...

Six Art Deco multi-colored Norwegian silver and enamel salt shakers, 1940s.

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver sugar sifter spoon and bowl - boxed; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver teaware set consists of a sugar bowl and sifter spoon. The bowl has an oval rounded form to an oval spreading foot. The surface of the bowl is embellished with exceptional chased floral and scrolling leaf ornamentation accented with trellis designs, all on a matte background. The decoration to the sterling silver bowl incorporates a cartouche to either side; one bears the feature hallmarks and the other remains vacant. The upper portion of this exceptional bowl is encircled with a swept, elevated pierced decorated shaped border, emanating from the aforementioned floral and foliate designs. The lower portion of the bowl is embellished with concave fluted decoration, to a pierced decorated conjoined bracket style foot, reflecting the design of the border. The exceptional sugar sifter ladle is embellished with further trellis and scrolling leaf ornamentation, reflecting the design to that of the bowl. The shell shaped bowl is embellished with scrolling pierced 'sifter' holes to each scalloped flute. The interior of the exceptional sugar bowl retains the original gilding. This antique sugar sifter...

Nelson Dawson, probably made by his wife Edith Dawson. A rare Arts & Crafts silver bowl with a red enamel lid and a particular E Dawson floral decoration...

Georg Jensen Silver Hand Pierced Fruit Spoon Dated circa 1915, Pattern no 38 Made in Copenhagen,Denmark This serving piece has a lovely weight, is 3.44 troy ounces and is hand wrou...

Set Of 6 Russian Silver Gilt Teaspoons Dated 1886 Moscow Russia Assayed by Viktor Saninkov, made by Ivan Alekseevich Alekseev Nice scene of a building with a clock tower on the back ...

Camera miniature in sterling silver. Completely handmade and "bellows lens" in black enamelled silver.

An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver five piece condiment / cruet set made in the Adams style; an addition to our dining silverware collection This exceptional and large vintage 5 piece condiment set in sterling silver consists of two salts, two pepper pots and a mustard pot. The peppers of this fine vintage condiment set have an oval shaped form, all in the Adams style. The surface of each piece is encompassed with two pierced decorated borders accented with scrolling motifs, in addition to central engraved foliate festoon designs. The decoration to each body incorporates a vacant oval cartouche to one side and a pierced decorated urn motif to the other. The upper rim of each piece is ornamented with an undulating applied bead decorated border. The vintage mustard pot...

Hallmarked in London in 1898 by William Hutton & Sons, this attractive, Victorian, antique sterling silver claret jug, has a plain sterling silver mount and an oval cut glass body. T...

An exceptional, fine and impressive set of antique Georgian Irish sterling silver serving set; an addition to our silver flatware collection This exceptional antique George III Irish sterling silver flatware service has been crafted in the Old English pattern. The anterior surface of each spoon and ladle terminal is embellished with a contemporary bright cut engraved crest of a wolf's head erased. The reverse of these sterling silver spoons are plain and unembellished with rounded heels. This antique flatware set...

4640-5320 - Rectangular tray with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels on guilloché, cm. 9 x 17.5. For fountain pen (4568-5201) with two-tone st...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Dutch silver bachelor teapot; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This exceptional, fine and impressive antique Dutch sterling silver bachelor teapot has a circular rounded form onto a circular collet foot. The surface of this antique bachelor teapot...

A fine Sheffield hall marked silver cased table service by Frederick Elkington The seven piece suite comprising;- a tiered epergne, four footed sweet...

Direct from Paris, a stunning sterling silver table serving set of 2 magnificent round serving platters and 1 covered vegetable server with sterling interior by one of the world’s pr...

Large photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with painted fire enamels like lapis lazuli stone. Shaping taken from the tiles of the North Door of the Baptistery of the F...

Sterling silver photo frame. The frame was made in Italy by the Argenteria Raddi of Florence. The design is typically Libeerty with the characteristic flowers, festoons and ribbons...

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 very early and extensive Georg Jensen silverware service in the Akkeleje pattern, design #77 by Georg Jensen from 1918. Its unusual to find a large...

Georg Jensen, Viking, a set of twelve dessert spoons in sterling silver (7) and 830 silver (5). Seven spoons with 1915-1932 hallmark. Three spoons with 1933-1944 hallmark. Two spoons...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V sterling silver gilt medallion; an addition to our ornamental presentation collection. This exceptional antique George V cast sterling silver medallion has a circular form. The anterior surface of this antique silver medallion...

Large Georg Jensen "Melon" serving platter in sterling silver. Model number 159B. In a mahogany case from Georg Jensen. It is rare to find pieces in the "Melon" design. Measures: 6...

A wonderful Italian silver bowl modelled as a Rhino. Marked with a 925 purity stamp (the same as sterling silver), makers number & province mark, 665 MI dating it post 1970 and the m...

Double bass player in 800 solid silver. The double bass is in briar with silver details. The double bass bow is in silver. The player and the double bass ...

C R Ashbee for the guild of handicraft. A rare pair of Arts & Crafts silver salt bowls with roll-over rims and dot decoration to the bowl edges stood on fou...

Antique sterling silver pair of Art Deco solid silver candlesticks, pressed, cast, and chased. Circular, curved feet with hinged. Tested with the scratch test, height approx. 16.5 cm...

Heron by Alcino Silversmith 1902 is a handcrafted piece in 925 sterling silver with orange agate application. The piece is totally handcrafted, hammered and chiseled by excellent ...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver pig salt; an addition to our novelty silver tableware collection. This fine and impressive antique Georg...

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 exceptional, fine and impressive, antique George IV English sterling silver egg cruet set for three persons; part of our dining silverware collection. This exceptional antique George IV sterling silver egg cruet set consists of three egg cups and three associated spoons, displayed on a functional original purpose-made stand. The original hallmarked egg cups have a bell shaped form onto a circular spreading pedestal foot. These silver egg cups are embellished with cast and applied floral and foliate decorated borders to the upper portions, in addition to a band of leaf decoration to the each foot. The three associated hallmarked English sterling silver spoons have a plain tapering form with leaf ornamentation to the terminals. This silver cruet set is supported and displayed on the original and impressive cast sterling silver circular rounded stand, ornamented with foliate decoration. The surface of the stand bears three circular receivers enabling the egg cups to stand securely in situ; these supports alternate with integrated receivers for the three egg spoons. The receivers surmount an exceptional pedestal constructed of three putto figures stood with their arms elevated, bracing scrolling supports to the plain circular boss. The original antique stand features a central carrying handle modelled in the form of a foliate wreath. Each antique egg cup and egg spoon retains the original gilt interior. The initials displayed within the maker's marks, in addition to the standardization of the surround could pertain to a multitude of antique silversmiths; these silversmiths include William Eaton, Ellerby, Esterbrook and Eley II. In art and culture, a putto (plural: putti) is a chubby male child, usually nude and occasionally bearing wings. Condition These antique sterling silver egg cruet...

German 18th century silver Hanukkah lamp by Herfurth German, c. 1760 Height 17.5cm, width 23cm, depth 7cm This exceptional German Hanukkah lamp was produced in the 18th century ...

Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1920 by John Collard Vickery, this stylish, Antique Sterling Silver Cigar Lighter is modelled to look like an...

William 1V Castle Top Card Case,Abbotsford & Newstead Abbey,Nat Mills,1836 Fine two scene silver card case in original fitted leather and velvet lined c...

Three-piece tea set in 925 sterling silver completely handmade. Teapot: H 23, D 15cm. The body is round, rounded and shaped with a hammered recess. The handle and lid are made o...

Antique George 111 Irish Silver Counter Tray dated circa 1770 Assayed In Dublin This heavy gauge beautiful dish is made by Matthew West a prolific Dublin maker. It weighs 2.64 troy o...

Shaped snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with perforated, embossed and hand-engraved lid, with fine oval miniature cm. 3.2 x 4.5 hand painted in tempera on vegetable i...

This elegant pair of antique silver nips is composed by two pieces, one is cast with shells and the other one with a little shovel shape. Fully silver London marker. With certifi...

This superb Table Cigar Box two-tone stripes enamel is in 925/1000 sterling silver. it has a rectangular shape with rounded sides Table Cigar Box has hand engraving, with orange and ...

Heading : Georgian sterling silver coffee pot with acornfinial Date : Hallmarked in London in 1769 For Whipham and Wright Period : George III Origin : London, England Decoration : Ba...

Embossed and engraved silver plaque La Madonna del lago (The Madonna of the Lake) Probably Milan, post 1824 Brass frame It measures 16.14 in x 13.85 in (41 x 35.2 cm) and it weighs 10.357 pounds (4.698 g): silver 1.31 pounds (598 g) + brass 9.03 pounds (4.100 g) State of conservation: some abrasions on the bottom. The frame is old, but not original. The plaque is made up of a sheet of embossed and engraved silver, and held in a solid brass frame. It depicts the “Madonna del lago” – “Madonna of the Lake” - (the Madonna with Child and San Giovannino) by Marco d'Oggiono (Oggiono, 1474 circa - Milan, 1524 circa), while changing only the background landscape. Almost certainly the subject reproduced in the plaque was taken from a famous engraving by Giuseppe Longhi (Monza, 1766 - Milan, 1831), one of the greatest engravers of his era. The silver is unmarked, probably because originally the Madonna was due to be exposed in a church: sometimes precious metals destined for worship and liturgical use would be exempted from payment and were, therefore, not marked. It is very likely that the plaque was made in Milan because in this city in 1824 the engraving by Giuseppe Longhi was made and printed. In addition, in Milan, the alleged lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci in his Milanese period (1482-1500) would be produced; this is the painting from which Marco d'Oggiono took his version. The painting Marco d?Oggiono was one of Leonardo da Vinci's most brilliant students and collaborators (D. Sedini, Marco d’Oggiono, tradizione e rinnovamento in Lombardia tra Quattrocento e Cinquecento, Roma 1989, pp. 151-153, n. 56; p. 225, n. 124, with previous bibliography). His style reflects in every way that of the Tuscan Maestro, so much so that he was the one who executed some copies of da Vinci's paintings. The execution of the “Madonna del Lago” probably draws inspiration from a lost painting by the Maestro, created while he was living in Milan (1482-1500). There are many similarities with other works by Leonardo such as the “Vergine delle rocce” or the “Vergine con il Bambino e San Giovannino, Sant’Anna e l’Agnello”. The painting, from which the drawing and then the famous engraving were taken, is found today at the M&G Museum of Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, where it came to rest after the sale of the Harrington Collection in London in 1917. The work appears in the inventories of the collection of Napoleon and Joséphine Bonaparte at the castle of Malmaison, before 1809. The Malmaison building was born and developed in the 17th and 18th centuries. In the 18th century it belonged to Jacques-Jean Le Coulteux du Molay, a wealthy banker. Later, during the Directory, Joséphine Bonaparte de Beauharnais bought it on April 21st, 1799, but settled at the castle definitively only after her husband separated from her in 1809. She remained there until 1814, the year of her death. When Joséphine died, the estate passed to her son Eugène de Beauharnais, who moved to Munich with his whole family in 1815, bringing with him the collection of paintings he inherited from his mother. Eugène died in 1824 and his wife Augusta of Bavaria (von Bayern), unable to keep it, in 1828 sold the Malmaison to the Swedish banker Jonas-Philip Hagerman. It is likely that in this period Augusta also sold part of the paintings inherited from her husband, including the “Madonna del Lago”. This painting then came into the possession of Leicester Stanhope, fifth Earl of Harrington (1784 - 1862) and then was passed down to his descendants. In 1917, at the death of Charles, eighth Earl of Harrington, his brother Dudley inherited the title and properties and he put up a part of his collections for sale. Among these, precisely, the painting by Marco d'Oggiono was to be found. On the occasion of that auction the painting was presented as a work by Cesare da Sesto, by virtue of a handwritten note by the Countess of Harrington on the back of the table. However, already in 1857, the German critic Gustav Waagen had identified Marco d'Oggiono as the author of the painting, then exhibited in the dining room of Harrington House in London (Treasures of Art in Great Britain, in 4 volumes, London, 1854 and 1857). The engraving Giuseppe Longhi was one of the most renowned engravers in Italy between the end of the 18th century and the first quarter of the 19th century. In 1824 Giuseppe Longhi, based on a design by Paolo Caronni, made a famous engraving of the painting of Marco d?Oggiono. The activity of Longhi was then at the peak of his notoriety, enough to earn him very substantial commissions; it is not risky to suppose that some of his successful engravings were also reproduced using other means: in our case in silver. (A. Crespi, a cura di, Giuseppe Longhi 1766–1831 e Raffaello Morghen...

Pair of beakers in sterling silver. The cup of the beaker is chiseled with a torchon motif and internally gilded. Under the cup, just above the stem, bunches of grapes and vine lea...

An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Victorian English sterling silver goblets; an addition to our range of wine and drink related silverware These exceptional anti...

An antique afternoon tea set. An English Sheffield, silver 3-pieces set with a serving tray, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Attractive ...

A fine and impressive pair of antique George II English cast sterling silver candlesticks, an addition of our ornamental Georgian silverware collection. These impressive antique G...

A handcrafted sterling silver 925 octagonal box, made in the USA circa 1950s, by renowned silversmith Wolfgang Karl Schroth and featuring enamel artwork by Daniel Sigal. The hinged l...

Pair of sterling silver candlesticks in Milanese baroque style, completely handmade. The candlesticks are made with the casting technique and then finely chiselled. The base is round...

A superb vintage 20th Century solid silver cigar box by Hermès. The box showcases an engine-turned diagonal pattern on the exterior, adorned with a gilt central belt buckle design on...

Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamel, hand-painted with spotted zebra fur type in a modern contemporary style. External measurements cm. ...

Clock Red fired enamel on guillochè, with columns in Neoclassico Salimbeni. Small gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver table clock with translucent fired enamel on guillochè, with co...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver wine goblet; an addition to our Georgian wine and d...

A magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver tea tray made by Elkington & Co; an addition to our silver tray collection. This magnificent antique Vic...

An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique Victorian English sterling silver and wood galleried tray; an addition to our Victorian teaware collecti...