Posts Tagged ‘Vase’

Bachelor’s Tea Set, Lighthouse Caster, Victorian Dressing Table Candlesticks, London

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Bachelor’s Tea Set, Lighthouse Caster, Victorian Dressing Table Candlesticks, London
A three piece   Bachelor’s Tea Set, Sheffield, 1901, foliate scroll chased oval inverted pear shaped, pad supports, reverted collars, tries pot with composition handle and wood button, 25oz. (all in)    .
A William IV Cake Basket, Sheffield, 1835, waved circular, vine leaf and grape bunch applied border [...]

Claret Jugs and a Decanter, A Salver on Foot, A Tea Kettle on lamp stand

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Claret Jugs and a Decanter, A Salver on Foot, A Tea Kettle on lamp stand
Two silver-mounted cut-glass
Claret Jugs and a Decanter, Mappin &Webb, Birmingham, 1908, Gibson &
Longman, Sheffield, 1891 and William
Hutton & Sons, London, 1905, the
former with ovoid and tapered
cylindrical bodies, one with plain collar,
flat cover and angular handle mounts,
the other with collar, domed cover [...]

A Victorian Salt Cellar, A Victorian Mustard Pot, A Victorian Christening Cup

Friday, January 15th, 2010

A Victorian Salt Cellar, A Victorian Mustard Pot, A Victorian Christening Cup
A Victorian Salt Cellar, Benjamin Smith, London, 1845, the compressed company shaped body with applied grape and vine border above a spreading textured base applied with two realistically detailed doves, gilt interior, 8oz. 5in. diam.
A Victorian Trinket Box, George Fox, London, 1889, of oblong [...]

GEORGE III OBLONG SILVER CAKE BASKET, GEORGE III OVAL SALT CELLARS, GEORGE III SILVER BOAT-SHAPED SAUCE TUREENS AND COVERS, PEAR-SHAPED SILVER TEAPOT

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

GEORGE III OBLONG SILVER CAKE BASKET, GEORGE III OVAL SALT CELLARS, GEORGE III SILVER BOAT-SHAPED SAUCE TUREENS AND COVERS, PEAR-SHAPED SILVER TEAPOT
A PUNCH LADLE, the circular bowl inset with а
coin, twisted whalebone handle, unmarked, circa
1790.
A GEORGE IV CHEESE SCOOP, with ivory handle, by Barber and Whitwell, York, 1821.
A GEORGE III OBLONG CAKE BASKET, engraved with [...]

A Pair of Victorian Silver Candlesticks - A Victorian Punch Bowl - A Silver Caster

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

A Pair of Victorian Silver Candlesticks - A Victorian Punch Bowl - A Silver Caster
A two bottle Inkstand, London, 1925, oblong casket form, the inscribed hinged cover revealing two well sockets and a pen depression.
A silver-rimmed cut-glass Vase, Sheffield, 1925, tapered cylindrical, 7in.; and a silver-mounted faceted-glass Flask, London, 1919, silver cap and beaker base.
A [...]

ANTIQUE SILVER MUGS

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

ANTIQUE SILVER TANKARDS AND MUGS
Up to the end of the seventeenth century covered tankards and porringers are, I suppose, the two most commonly found pieces of silver. The increasing sophistication of the eighteenth century introduced an ever wider range of table silver together with ali the apparatus for the recently introduced tea, coffee and chocolate. [...]

Antique Silver Sweet and Sugar Baskets

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

SILVER SWEET BASKETS AND SUGAR BASKETS
Sweet baskets are like miniature sterling silver cake baskets about five inches across. They reflect all the period styles, from the late English George 11 ones of the so-called cast type, to the boat-shaped French antique ones of the 1790’s. Silver basckets are not like sterling silver boxes and  are [...]

Antique Silver Wine Coolers

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

SILVER WINE COOLERS
Winecoolers are unusual in that their value is far more affected by the quality and appearance than by the date: generally the more elaborate the more valuable. With the exception of rare and rather doubtful examples, winecoolers are not generally found earlier than George III.
A pair of the 1790’s antique silver winecoolers reflecting [...]