A really fine quality German .800 grade silver gilt Art Nouveau six piece christening set in its original silk lined fitted leather covered box c1890. This unusual and ornate set was retailed by V. Mayers & Sohne, a retailer of fine silver from Austria, but was made by Koch & Bergfeld of Bremen. This parcel gilt silver set consists of the following: the two handled food bowl or porringer (5-3/8" across, 1-7/8" deep at the handles, 6-3/4" across the handles, fancy hand engr ...click for details
A stylish set of four Austrian silver child's spoons c1880s-90s. This set consists of four graduated spoons in .800 silver, and each has the Minerva head mark for Austria silver in use from 1886-1922. It has the "3" code for .800, and the maker's mark GK. The set has fine high-relief designs on the underside of the handles (European flatware was placed face down on the table), and the spoons measure 8-1/2", 7-1/4", 5-5/8" (flat pan-shaped bowl) and 4-1/2" ...click for details
A very rare Fedor Petrov Russian silver covered jam or mustard pot c1760. It is our pleasure to offer this wonderful piece of 250 year old Russian silver. It stands 4-1/4" tall on its three ball feet, and it measures 2-1/2" in diameter. The repousse work is superb, as is the stippling and design of this pot, and it a fine example of Petrov's work. This piece bears the marks of Mikhail Bobrovshchikov (the Mb mark), the assay master from Moscow from 1755-68. It also has the semi ...click for details
A stunning, top quality German 800 silver tall claret jug from the Arts and Crafts period. This c.1900 vintage claret decanter has a heavy sterling handle and hinged top with a ball thumb rest mounted on a tall ribbed cut crystal decanter. It measures 13-7/8" tall and 5-1/2" across the cut crystal base. It is stamped Gebr. Friedland, a Berlin jewellery firm, operated by the sons after the death of the founder Friedland in 1829. It has the German silver marks (post-1888 crescent & c ...click for details
