Antique Danish Silver Tumbler

Antiques: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Continental Pre 1900: item #22603
154AAA

Bearing the Copenhagen silver standard mark for the year 1887, this elegant small tumbler is decorated with subtly bright-cut engraving of floral branches centering on the name “Ingeborg.” Other mark indicate the maker, “C.Hertz,” and the assay master’s cipher. Excellent condition. Approximately three inches tall and 2-5/8 inches in diameter at the rim.

Antique Austrian Solid Silver Beaker

Antiques: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Continental Pre 1900: item #21295
135AAA

On this truly fine Austrian beaker the flared body is delicately machine turned with a central shield inscribed, “Hoch,Ehre-Freiheit Recht!” An additional tribute is engraved on the rim of the base: “Am 20 October 1848 Pannasch!” Beautiful condition with one slight dimple on the upper back, hardly noticeable. Hallmarks for Vienna 1847, maker “FT.” Approximately 5-1/4 inches tall and 3-1/4 inches in diameter.

Sterling & Cut Glass Dresser Jar

Antiques: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Continental Pre 1920: item #19198

Lovely cut glass powder jar with a silver lid. The finial is a beautifully-detailed strawberry. The edges of the lid are decorated with classical bound reeding. The lid is also monogramed "FC". Hallmarks are European and the silver content is 916/1000.

Origin: Europe, ca. 1910. Condition: excellent. Size: 3-3/4" diam.; 4" tall.

Victorian French Silver Fish Serving Knife

Antiques: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Continental Pre 1900: item #19193

Lovely Louis XVI style sterling silver fish slice. The elegant spade-shaped matte vermeil blade is engraved with the crossed quiver and torch design originally popular in the late 18th century. The blade and handle are marked by the maker, Pot & Cie., and the handle is marked with a French silver hallmark.

Origin: France, ca. 1890. Condition: very good; a bit of discoloration on the blade and very light wear on the h... Click for details

Rare Imperial Russian Silver Child's Fork

Antiques: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Continental Pre 1900: item #19149

Very rare Imperial Russian silver child's fork with vermeil and engraved floral decoration. In fact, I've never before seen a piece of Russian children's flatware. The maker's hallmark on the back is slightly obscured by the design, but the assayer's mark (AA/1895), the standard mark (84), and the city mark (Moscow) are very clear.

Origin: Moscow, 1895. Condition: mint. Size: 4-3/4" long.

French Silver Sugar Sifter

Antiques: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Continental Pre 1900: item #18213

Outstanding French silver sugar sifter in its original velvet lined box. The vermeil bowl is ribbed and is pierced in a foliate design. The handle is decorated with a motif of foliage and ribbons. Fully hallmarked with the French 1st standard mark and the maker's mark.

Origin: France, ca. 1890. Size: 7-3/4" long. Condition: near mint; no monogram; box has appropriate wear.

A Very Rare Renaissance Silver Platter

Antiques: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Continental Pre 1700: item #15033
70AAA

A rare example of High Renaissance metal craft is this small oval platter, hand repousséd brass with a heavy coating of silver which was then carefully polished to simulate the real thing, all this in a time when labor was cheap and silver the main expression of status. The central scene is chinoiserie, an oriental court tableau of a potentate and his consort being serenaded by a standing figure playing an enormous trumpet. Oh, what joy! The condition of the thing is very good, its only noti... Click for details

Silver Snuffbox: Vienna, 1814 - 1819

Antiques: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Continental Pre 1837 VR: item #13641
24AAA

A finely detailed and hefty snuffbox in the Louis XVI-Empire style decorated on all surfaces with classical designs of lambriquins, fronds, flambeaux and a pair of shields among leafy borders and imbricated panels. On the bottom there is engraved in the central lozenge "MA" in probably contemporaneous script with added above and below it in light Roman letters Presented to" and "By S. Berwin, June, 1916." The beautifully preserved vermeil interior bears on the lid the Austrian purity mark of "... Click for details