Georgian sterling silver teapot, London, 1784, by famous silversmith Robert Hennell. This pot has shaped sides with bright cut and beaded decoration to the cover and top  More »

Georgian sterling silver teapot, London, 1784, by famous silversmith Robert Hennell. This pot has shaped sides with bright cut and beaded decoration to the cover and top portion. Wooden scroll handle and ebony finial. Condition: some old repairs to the underside seam on the bottom, minor dents at base of spout, a non-structural split in wooden handle. Clear hallmarks on base and with original assay office's silver testing scrape marks. Dimensions: 10" across handle x 6.25" height x 4.25" depth.   « Less

Pair of English George I table spoons in the Hanoverian pattern with rat tail bowls, London, 1716 - 1717, Britannia standard (95.84% pure silver), with indistinct maker's  More »

Pair of English George I table spoons in the Hanoverian pattern with rat tail bowls, London, 1716 - 1717, Britannia standard (95.84% pure silver), with indistinct maker's marks. Length: 8 inches. These early Georgian tablespoons have a pronounced midrib to the front of the handles and are engraved with owner's block shaded initials R*C over earlier erased initials. They are bottom marked on the stem with hallmarks that include the date letter for 1716-1717, a seated Britannia and Lion's head erased. Maker's marks are worn and are not legible. Condition is otherwise very good with the bowls retaining their original shapes. The Britannia standard of 95.84% pure silver replaced the sterling standard of 92.5% from 1697-1720 to protect the realm's coinage from being melted down for the making of objects.   « Less

George III two-handled cup or porringer with repousse floral decoration, sterling silver, London, 1763, by silversmith William Cripps, engraved with owner's initials 'S*R'  More »

George III two-handled cup or porringer with repousse floral decoration, sterling silver, London, 1763, by silversmith William Cripps, engraved with owner's initials 'S*R' and date of '1764' in a cartouche. Legible hallmarks struck under base. Size: 6 1/4" across handles x 3 3/4" high x 3 5/8" diameter. Excellent condition with no repairs or erasures.   « Less

A contemporary match safe fashioned in the shape of a hound's head in sterling silver, London, by silversmith David A. Bowles, 2004. This match safe or vesta case is a  More »

A contemporary match safe fashioned in the shape of a hound's head in sterling silver, London, by silversmith David A. Bowles, 2004. This match safe or vesta case is a contemporary copy of a Victorian original. It is very detailed and of heavy weight. The dog's collar hinges open to reveal the matches inside, and there is a striker under the chin. Fully hallmarked for London, 2004. Size: 2 inches length x 1.25 inches depth x 1 inch ht. Excellent original condition, with no damage.   « Less

Rare large size sterling sugar sifter spoon in Mythologique pattern by Gorham, patented 1894. Designed by Antoine Heller. No monogram. Finely pierced round bowl. Size:  More »

Rare large size sterling sugar sifter spoon in Mythologique pattern by Gorham, patented 1894. Designed by Antoine Heller. No monogram. Finely pierced round bowl. Size: 8" length. Excellent condition, minor scratches in bowl. See photos.   « Less

Decorative berry spoon in the Ivory pattern by Whiting, fashioned in sterling silver with an ornate gilded and chased bowl and with a carved ivory handle, which retains most  More »

Decorative berry spoon in the Ivory pattern by Whiting, fashioned in sterling silver with an ornate gilded and chased bowl and with a carved ivory handle, which retains most of its original brown patination. This pattern, #2888, was designed by Charles Osborne and was patented in 1890. Incised owner's monogram on handle. Excellent original condition, with no damage, dents, breaks, or repairs. Size: 8 1/8 inches length. Charles Osborne worked for Tiffany & Co. prior to joining Whiting. There were about 27 pieces produced by Whiting in this line, all with fancy bowls, adorned with ornate piercing and repousse decoration. The ivory handles, for which the pattern is named, were frequently carved and often had a brown stain applied to the lower part of the handle. Engraved monograms could be added to personalize the pieces. For more information about this rare and desirable pattern, see the article featuring it in "Silver Magazine," Jan./Feb. 2001.   « Less

Arts & Crafts sterling silver Paul Revere style bowl by Arthur J. Stone of Gardner, Mass. Circa 1900-1912.Size: 7 1/8" diameter x 3 1/4" ht.Excellent condition  More »

Arts & Crafts sterling silver Paul Revere style bowl by Arthur J. Stone of Gardner, Mass. Circa 1900-1912.Size: 7 1/8" diameter x 3 1/4" ht.Excellent condition with hand-hammered surface.This bowl is marked on the underside with the trademark of the Arthur Stone shop and with a 'T' for Herbert A. Taylor, who was one of the leading silversmiths in the Arthur Stone shop and who would have raised this bowl by hand.Engraved with the original owner's initials 'W over CL' on the underside.   « Less

Scarce Irish sterling silver George III era sugar basket, Dublin, 1799, by silversmith Randall Cashell.A fluted oval basket supported on a high pedestal base, adorned with  More »

Scarce Irish sterling silver George III era sugar basket, Dublin, 1799, by silversmith Randall Cashell.A fluted oval basket supported on a high pedestal base, adorned with crisp bands of pricked and bright-cut decoration, and having a reeded swing handle.On the underside of the base is a full set of legible hallmarks for Dublin, 1799, and with the maker's stamp RC.Size: 6.75" length x 4.25" depth x 8.75" ht.Excellent condition and free of repairs.   « Less

Georgian sterling silver boat shaped sugar basket by Peter and Ann Bateman, London, 1813, with reeded swing handle and supported on an oval pedestal base.No monogram or  More »

Georgian sterling silver boat shaped sugar basket by Peter and Ann Bateman, London, 1813, with reeded swing handle and supported on an oval pedestal base.No monogram or engraving.Excellent condition.Full set of hallmarks struck on underside of base.No repairs or dents.Size: 7" high x 6.25" length x 4.75" depth.Famous Bateman family of silversmiths.   « Less

A rare George III sterling silver set of caddies: including a pair of tea caddies and a larger matching sugar caddy. London, 1771, by the silversmith William Vincent, who  More »

A rare George III sterling silver set of caddies: including a pair of tea caddies and a larger matching sugar caddy. London, 1771, by the silversmith William Vincent, who specialized in wares for the tea table, especially tea caddies. Each is of a rectangular form with serpentine shaped sides, decorated with a repousse floral design, and with acanthus capped feet and floral finials, and each bears an engraved family crest of a dove holding an olive branch in its beak. Stamped on each base with a full set of hallmarks. Two lids are also stamped with the lion passant, while the third cover is unmarked and may be a replacement, although the workmanship matches the other caddies identically, just a slightly thicker gauge to the silver; however, this might also be just a variation within the original silversmith's shop. Condition is very good, though there are a few small pinprick-sized holes in two of the covers at the high spots of some of the flowers and a couple of tiny holes at high spots on the side of one caddy. These are too small for tea to fall through and are often encountered on items of this age. All in all this is a rare set in very nice condition, being offered at a very fair price.   « Less