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Georgian Sterling Silver Ruby Glass Wine Bottle Coaster
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Pre 1800 item# 969107
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A phenomenal and extremely rare George III sterling silver footed wine bottle or decanter coaster retaining its original ruby glass liner. Bottle or decanter coasters of the period are typically formed as simple round collars over turned wooden bases, perhaps enhanced with a bit of engraving or a border. This example is much finer than most others, with its ornately hand-sawn pierced gallery and undulating rim, the whole raised on tall volute feet with scrolled terminals and acanthus leaf capitals. Laurel wreath swags complete the design. The stand is finished with a blown ruby glass liner, precisely cut to fit the silver (it aligns with the silver only if placed exactly correctly). The pierced gallery has a small reserve that appears never to have been engraved. The silver is fully hallmarked for London, 1774-75. As was the practice, the hallmarks were applied before the decoration was complete, and when the piercing was performed, the maker's mark and duty mark were obliterated. Only the edges of those two punches are visible amongst the piercing.Origin: England, 1774-75. Condition: excellent, all original, no repairs, a few tiny fleabites on the rim of the glass liner. Size: 5-3/8" diameter; 4-1/2" high. Silver Weight: 322.0 grams.
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Victorian Gorham Sterling Silver Wine Coaster
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Pre 1900 item# 967412
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$275
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A very good sterling silver wine bottle or decanter coaster by Gorham. The flared lip is heavily decorated with a floral scrolled border in the Rococo style. The repousse decoration is finely done. The bottom of the coaster is fully hallmarked with one of the older Gorham hallmarks, the design copyright date 1889, the pattern number 325 and the date symbol for 1891.Origin: America, 1891. Condition: excellent, one pinpoint ding visible on very close inspection, no monogram. Size: 6-3/4" diameter. Weight: 135.6 grams.
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12 Wallace Sterling Silver WILD ROSE Dessert Spoons
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Pre 1920 item# 965553
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A very fine set of 12 Victorian or Art Nouveau sterling silver dessert and ice cream spoons by Wallace & Sons. The bowl of each spoon is fashioned as a full-blown wild rose blossom, while the stem is formed from its winding vine. The handle is enhanced with deeply veined leaves and a pair of spent rose hips. The detail and workmanship is superb. A design of this sort certainly was only made as a special dessert service and was not intended to match the larger dinner service. The back of each spoon is marked with one of the earlier Wallace hallmarks.Origin: America, ca. 1910. Condition: excellent, sharp detail. Size: 4-5/8" long. Weight: 126.2 grams.
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Frederick Bucher Sterling Silver Repousse Trumpet Vase
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Pre 1900 item# 952288
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An elegant sterling silver trumpet vase with an opaque glass liner by either Jenkins or Armiger for F. Bucher & Sons. This silver is ornately decorated wthroses, forget-me-nots, wild roses, chamomiles and daises against a stippled background. Bucher was a retailer who stamped wares with his own mark, even though they were actually made by Jenkins, Armiger, Schofield or other leading Baltimore silversmiths of the day. The treatment of the chamomile blossoms and the use of cyma scrolls in the narrow borders are distinctly similar to Jenkins’ work, but the use of ferns amongst the foliage is more often seen in Armiger’s. The liner is opaque white glass with a translucent pink border at the undulating, flaring rim, and appears to be original. The base is marked “F. Bucher & Sons. Sterling”.Origin: America, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, sharp detail. Size: 10-3/8” tall. Silver Weight: 161.4 grams.
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Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Baird-North Serving Fork
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Pre 1910 item# 873186
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A lovely sterling silver fancy serving fork in an unnamed Art Nouveau pattern by the Baird-North Co. The handle is beautifully decorated with a thorny vine of wild roses. The back is decorated in a simpler design of roses. The splayed tines are ornately pierced. A fork of this shape would probably have been used to serve bacon, but it might also be useful for cold meats. The reverse is marked “Sterling/Pat. 1903”. There is no maker’s mark (maker’s marks were not legally required until 1906), but we’ve had pieces in this pattern that have bear Baird-North’s hallmark.Origin: America, ca. 1903-1906. Condition: excellent, sharp detail, no monograms. Size: 8” long. Weight: 35.5 grams.
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Pair Gorham Sterling Silver Georgian Style Candlesticks
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Pre 1920 item# 852643
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A handsome pair of Georgian revival sterling silver candlesticks, the reeded Corinthian columns rising from stepped square bases toward candle sockets decorated with ornate acanthus leaves. The tops are finished with removable silver bobeches with beaded edges and canted corners. The bottoms are marked with an older Gorham hallmark and the pattern number "A3205".Origin: America, ca. 1915. Condition: excellent, all original, some minute pinpoint dings on bases (only visible on very close inspection). Size: 7-1/2" tall. Weight: 714.0 grams (bases weighted).
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Gorham Sterling Neoclassical Handled Basket Centerpiece
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Pre 1900 item# 836298
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An oustanding sterling silver centerpiece basket by Gorham. The sides and handle are decorated with extremely ornate bright-cut engraving in a swirling foliate pattern. The motif is repeated to great effect in the gilt feet that raise up the basket. The intersection of the handle and feet is finished with an applied classical lion mask. The surfaces are finished in an acid-finished matte texture. The reeded border and the feet are enhanced with matte gilding, while the interior is finished with highly polished gilding. The centerpiece is an excellent example of Gorham's work for an elite market in the years immediately following the Civil War. The bottom is stamped with Gorham's hallmark, the date mark for 1871, and with Gorham's retail location at Union Square in New York.Origin: America, 1871. Condition: very good, the interior has some small dings and light wear to the gilding visible in raking light only when the centerpiece is empty. Weight: 737.0 grams. Size: 7-1/4" x 10-1/4" x 8-1/4" tall.
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6 Victorian Sterling Silver & Mother of Pearl Nut Picks
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Pre 1900 item# 823921
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An uncommon set of six nut picks, the mother of pearl handles attached to the silverplate picks with sterling silver ferules. The ferules are decorated with ropetwist borders flanking an ornate acanthus leaf pattern. In the Victorian era, fresh nuts would have been served alongside and cheese and fruit as a dessert course. The ferules are marked "Sterling".Most sterling silver flatware services before 1900 had mother of pearl cutlery instead of knives that matched the rest of the service. Mother of pearl pieces such as a nut picks are considerable less common than knives. Origin: America, ca. 1890. Condition: excellent, no plating loss. Size: 5-1/4".
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