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Poole Revere Style Sterling Silver Cream & Sugar Set

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Sterling: Pre 1960   item# 462802

Poole Revere Style Sterling Silver Cream & Sugar Set
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$150 

An elegant sterling silver creamer and sugar by Poole Silver Co. The pieces are based on designs originally created by patriot silversmith Paul Revere. The interior of both pieces is parcel gilt. This classic design will complement nearly any table setting. The bottoms are hallmarked by Poole and have the pattern number 300.

Origin: America, ca. 1950. Condition: excellent, no dings or monograms, original gilding intact. Size: creamer, 3-3/4” tall; sugar, 3-7/16” diameter. Weight: 178.5 grams.


Modernist Sterling Silver Tulip-Form Short Candlesticks

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Sterling: Pre 1960   item# 462799

Modernist Sterling Silver Tulip-Form Short Candlesticks
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$160 

Lovely pair of sterling silver short candlesticks, the sockets with an engraved design and flaring outline suggestive of a tulip blossom. The design has a nice Art Deco feel and is really much more interesting than the typical short candlesticks of this type. The bottoms are marked “Sterling” but have no maker’s mark.

Origin: America, ca. 1950. Condition: excellent, the bottom edge of one stick has a few truly pinpoint-sized dings (not really visible except when upside down). Size: 4-3/8” tall; 3-1/2” diameter at base.


Alfredo Sciarrotta Sterling Silver Tobacco Leaf Dish

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Sterling: Pre 1960   item# 460397

Alfredo Sciarrotta Sterling Silver Tobacco Leaf Dish
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$365 

Superb sterling silver leaf-form bowl by acclaimed silversmith Alfredo Sciarrotta. This pattern is sometimes called “Tobacco Leaf”. The designer’s work is instantly recognizable from the quality of workmanship, the heaviness of the material, and of course the naturalistic shapes accented with delicately curling edges. The dish is raised on three dome feet.

The designer was smuggled out of Italy into the US during World War II to work on submarine technology. Afterwards he settled in Newport, Rhode Island and created a small line of hand-made sterling silver holloware. These were retailed in his own shop and eventually by a few of the select stores including Black, Starr & Gorham. This example has the hallmark used by Sciarrotta on his pieces for Black, Starr & Gorham. The pattern number is 11. Sciarotta’s designs are in several museum collections including the Smithsonian.

Origin: America, ca. 1955. Condition: excellent, no dings or monograms. Size: 4” x 8-1/4” x 2” high. Weight: 153.5 grams.


Cartier Alfredo Sciarrotta Sterling Silver Triple Leaf

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Sterling: Pre 1960   item# 457702

Cartier Alfredo Sciarrotta Sterling Silver Triple Leaf
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$625 

Superb sterling silver bowl in the form of three bound leaves by acclaimed silversmith Alfredo Sciarrotta. The triple leaf dish is much less common than the individual leaf dishes. The designer’s work is instantly recognizable from the quality of workmanship, the heaviness of the material, and of course the naturalistic shapes accented with delicately curling edges and engraved veining. The dish is raised on three dome feet.

Sciarrotta was smuggled out of Italy into the US during World War II to work on submarine technology. Afterwards he settled in Newport, RI and created a small line of hand-made sterling silver hollowware. These were retailed in his own shop and eventually by a few select stores including Shreve Crump & Low, Gorham, and Bailey Banks and Biddle. This is the only example we’ve seen with Cartier’s retailer mark. Cartier generally does not allow its designers to sign their work, and in keeping with this policy, the only mark besides the Cartier name is an “S” for Sciarrotta. The pattern number is 9. Sciarrotta’s designs are in several museum collections including the Smithsonian.

Origin: America, ca. 1955. Condition: excellent, no dings or monograms. Size: 8” diameter; 2-9/16” tall. Weight: 236.0 grams.


Art Deco Sorensen Danish Sterling Silver Sugar Tongs

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Sterling: Pre 1940   item# 457699

Art Deco Sorensen Danish Sterling Silver Sugar Tongs
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$135 

A terrific pair of Art Deco sterling silver tension-hinged sugar tongs or “nips” by W. & S. Sorensen. The twisted upper handles are decorated with gilt crown-shaped finials and the tong ends repeat the twisted pattern of the upper handles. The tongs could be used for sugar cubes, candies, or even olives. Hallmarked by Sorensen. The tongs are very well made and are quite heavy.

Origin: Denmark, ca. 1930. Condition: excellent, all original, traces of original gilding intact. Size: 4-3/8” long. Weight: 30.5 grams.


Alfredo Sciarrotta Copper Triple Leaf Dish

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Metals: Copper: Pre 1950   item# 457693

Alfredo Sciarrotta Copper Triple Leaf Dish
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$595 

Superb and very rare copper bowl in the form of three bound leaves by acclaimed silversmith Alfredo Sciarrotta. Most of Sciarrotta’s work was in sterling silver, but he did make a limited line of copper and brass wares early in his career. The designer’s work is instantly recognizable from the quality of workmanship, the heaviness of the material, and of course the naturalistic shapes accented with delicately curling edges and engraved veining. The copper dishes have more realistic appearance than the works in silver, with more detail along the edges of the leaves and in the veining. The dish is raised on three brass ball feet.

Sciarrotta was smuggled out of Italy into the US during World War II to work on submarine technology. Afterwards he settled in Newport, RI and created a small line of hand-made sterling silver hollowware. These were retailed in his own shop and eventually by a few select stores including Shreve Crump & Low, Gorham, Bailey Banks & Biddle, and Cartier. This copper example has the earlier and less common hallmark that Sciarrotta used only at his own studio. Sciarrotta’s designs are in several museum collections including the Smithsonian.

Origin: America, ca. 1948. Condition: excellent, no dings or monograms, excellent patina. Size: 9-7/8” diameter; 3-1/8” tall. Weight: 565.0 grams.


Kirk Sterling Silver REPOUSSE Footed Berry Bowl

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Sterling: Pre 1960   item# 457689

Kirk Sterling Silver REPOUSSE Footed Berry Bowl
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$225 

Sterling silver footed berry bowl in Kirk’s “Repousse” pattern. The bowl is decorated with a mix of fruits such as strawberries, apples, grapes and raspberries accented by flowers and foliage drawn from the “Repousse” pattern. The design matches that used in the bowls of Kirk’s berry spons. The piece is raised on bun feet. The bottom is marked “S. Kirk & Son Sterling 431”, the mark used between 1932 and 1961.

Origin: America, 1932-61. Condition: nearly mint, no monogram. Size: 5-3/4” diameter; 1-1/2” high. Weight: 147.25 grams.


Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Begonia Leaf Dish

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Sterling: Pre 1940   item# 457202

Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Begonia Leaf Dish
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$250 

Large sterling silver dish by Reed & Barton in the form of a begonia leaf. The dish is beautifully decorated with very realistic details—in many ways similar to the silver items produced today by Buccellati. The bottom is hallmarked by Reed & Barton and has the date mark for 1937 that the company used on its higher-quality wares.

Origin: America, 1937. Condition: sharp details, no dings, a 1” hairline near the end that must have been original to the making since there are no associated dents or other damage, doesn’t affect function and is not particularly noticeable except on close inspection. Size: 12-1/2” x 9” x 1-9/16” high. Weight: 443.0 grams.


Edwardian Sterling Silver 3-pc Coffee Set

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Sterling: Pre 1940   item# 444815

Edwardian Sterling Silver 3-pc Coffee Set
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$1195 

Elegant and heavy 3-piece sterling silver coffee service by Fred Hirsch Silver Co. The urn-shaped coffee pot is raised on a foot and rises to a pineapple finial. The bottom rim and the shoulders are highlighted with bands of ornate repousse and chased floral decoration. The sugar and creamer repeat the same design elements. The interior of the creamers retains its original gilding. Each piece is hallmarked by Hirsch and has the pattern number "721".

Origin: America, 1920-45. Condition: excellent, no dings or monograms. Size: coffee pot, 11-1/4" tall. Weight: 1111.0 grams.


Sterling Silver Double Jigger / Shot Glass

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Metals: Silver: Sterling: Pre 1960   item# 444810

Sterling Silver Double Jigger / Shot Glass
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$135 

Nice sterling silver bell-form double jigger by Web. The larger end measures a full shot and the smaller end measures a half-shot. Hallmarked by Web.

Origin: America, ca. 1950. Condition: excellent, no dings or monograms. Size: 4-3/16" tall. Weight: 49.0 grams.

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