Unusual German Silver Plate Creamer & Sugar. Fashioned to resemble cabbage leaves, the creamer and sugar are supported on simple ball feet. Maker: Wurtten-Bergische Metall-Waren-Fabrik. Circa 1880. Size: Creamer - 5.125" L x 3.375" W x 2.75" H(top of handle); Sugar bowl - 5.25" L x 4.75" W x 2.125" H.

Silverplate Handled Champagne Bucket. Engraved "H" with floral scrolls on handles, base and rim. Removable interior liner. Size: 10.25" H x 9.625" W(handle to handle).

Sheffield Silverplate Chamberstick. Heavy relief floral and scroll design with traces of copper showing. Complete with removable bobeche and snuffer. Circa 1860. Size: 7.875" Dia(including handle) x 3.5" H.

Silverplate Reed & Barton Tea Urn With Tilting Base.

Pair Quadruple Plate Candlesticks. A scrolling base of exaggerated tendrils complemented with grape clusters and leaves give rise to the grape and leaf clustered shank. Circa 1900. Size: 7.75" H.

Circa 1890. Size: 6.25" L x 3.75" W.

Engraved Silverplate Butter Server. When ice is added to lower half, butter is kept cold and dry on the pierced insert. The appealing shape makes this intriguing object a cause for curiosity. Size: 7.5" H x 8" W(handle to handle). Circa 1890.

Substantial Silverplate Serving Tray. Elaborate handles create an easy grip for even the biggest hands. Classic leafy scrolls transition from the handle to a heavy cast floral border that includes flowers, grapes and leaves. Anthemions at each corner of the central engraved field complete a timeless look with universal appeal. Weight: 10 lbs. Maker: E.G. Webster & Son. Circa 1900. Size: 30" L (handle to handle) x 18.5" W.

Early Sheffield Chamber Stick, complete with snuffer and wick trimmer. Flowers centered by scroll work and leaves decorate this quintessential English classic. The wick trimmer held together with a tudor rose. It was necessary to trim the wick as it curled because it would cause the tallow to smoke. When tallow was replaced with beeswax this problem was alleviated (the drudgery of wick trimming had been necessary at half hour intervals). Marked: Roberts, Cadman & Co. Circa 1785...

High Quality Double Branch Sheffield Candelabrum with nozzles for three candles. The center nozzle camouflaged with a finial-topped snuffer. The branches remove and the candelabrum metamorphize into a pair of single nozzle candlesticks. Convenient when the occassion calls for something a little less grand. The trace of copper at the base tell the unmistakable story that these are English Sheffield. Marks: Ellis Barker & England. Circa 1900...

English Silver Plate Biscuit/Muffin Holder. Intriguing mechanism allows this muffin holder to close like a clam shell. Each side protected with beautifully pierced covers that are raised by elegant wreath shape handles. The example is particularly elaborate, having volute scroll detailing on the shell surfaces that elevate this item to an object of art. Circa 1910. Size: 12.75" L (fully open) x 10.25" H.

English Silver Plate Toast Rack With Nice Weight. This is the quintessential english classic. Nice weight with interesting stacked ball and cube feet. The bottom sides with ball and double baluster detail. The carrying handle has it's own post and attaches to the bottom structure, making for an exceeding sturdy toast rack. No marks. Toast racks date as early as the late eighteenth century, prior to which toast was served horizontally, even wrapped in a napkin, with consequent inability to dry...