All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1488542 (stock #BZ286)
German silver tea scoop. Imported to England in 1892 by Thomas Glaser. Leaf-form bowl with veins and wispy, irregular tips. Woody stem with coiled tendril mounts. German maker's marks and English sterling-standard import marks including London assay stamp. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 x L 4 1/8 x W 1 7/8 in. Weight: 1 troy ounce. #BZ286

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1423491 (stock #39B71-1317)
Antique Continental silver tea cup with saucer. Germany. Circa 1870s-1880s. Size: 5.5 in. x 3.5 in. ht. Gilded interior, .750 silver standard. Engraved monogram - 'G.B.'
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1471012 (stock #BX657)
Equestrian-themed silver tankard with German imperial association, ca 1875. Straight and paneled sides with low-relief frieze depicting galloping riders, racing through the countryside, trees and buildings in the background; branch borders. Split-mounted s-scroll handle with thumb rest. At bottom applied branch and leaf border and open supports...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1475078
Global Ceramics
$120.00
Small and beautiful silver basket bowl made in Germany c 1890. Empire style boat shape, the reticulated and engraved decoration in Rococo style with flowers and rocaille ornaments. Marks for Martin Meyer in Mainz, a leading German silversmith (1888 - ), producer of cutlery as well as Jugendstil jewelry. German control mark: crescent and crown plus 800 for the silver content. On the border a French importation mark, in use from 1864 to 1893: a small insect, a weevil...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1453161 (stock #BV809)
Austrian Rococo silver candle snuffer, 1827. Hinged with flower-head mount and flat vertical blade that fits into rectangular box with curved and lobed top. Ring handles on s-scroll mounts. Three baluster supports. Marks include year and alloy, which is 13 loths (that is 812 silver). Very good condition. Dimensions: H 6 1/2 x W 2 1/4 x D 1 5/8 in.

With: Austrian Rococo silver stand, 1847. Waisted rectangle with dynamic scrollwork surrounding plain and lobed well...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #433108
Elegant Napoleon III ivory letter opener and book mark with a French silver handle with repousse decoration. The piece serve as a paper cutter or letter opener, but the double blade can slip over the edge of a page to serve as a book mark. The handle is decorated in a foral pattern and has a reserve which was never monogramed. The end has a loop so that the opener/mark could have a ribbon attached or so that it could be worn from a chatelaine...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #572796 (stock #1492)
A Pair of Sterling Silver (800 silver) Grape Shears, Made in Germany, circa 1885. Dimensions; 6.75" in length. excellent condition.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1481841 (stock #BV975)
Pair of Portuguese Classical silver candlesticks, ca 1840. Each: Globular socket with turned downleaf-and-dart rim; knopped and baluster shaft on domed foot mounted to shaped square base with applied leaf rim and splayed corner paw supports. Dentil, diaper, pointille, guilloche, and gadrooned ornament. Marked. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 8 3/8 x W 3 7/8 x D 3 7/8 in. Total weight: 22 troy ounces. #BV975

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1490933 (stock #BZ551)
Pair of Antique Russian Classical Silver Candlesticks, ca 1888. Each: Round socket; flared rim mounted with pierced and scalloped border. Baluster spool socket with floral garland knop and leaf flanges on domed foot mounted to square base. Chased and tooled leaf-and-dart ornament. Marks include assayer’s stamp (Josef Sosnkowski) dated 1888, city stamp (St Petersburg), and 84 alloy stamp (that is, 84/96 or 875 silver). Very good condition.

Dimensions (taller): H 14 x W 4 5/8 x D 4 5/8 in...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1436257 (stock #20210102-04)

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Offered is a lovely set of 19th Century French silver tea or coffee spoons by Paris silversmith François Pamphile Josan; these date to the post-1838 period. The gilding on each spoon is strong, and the design is nicely struck. Each spoon bears Josan's maker's mark and a fineness mark, perhaps for second standard (800/1000 fineness)...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1006475
A lovely pair of imperial Russian spoons, the backs of the bowls decorated with finely engraved scenes depicting portions of the Arsenal and the State Historical Museum on Moscow’s Red Square. The handles are finished in the traditional twist motif. The surfaces are gilt, and the engraving is worked through the gilding in some areas and more lightly in others, allowing a nice contrast of colors within the design...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1220867 (stock #gaWC10139)
Gideon Antiques
$140.00
Function and form make up this silver shoe horn, featuring a decorative intricately brite-cut flora/fauna design enhanced with a centered design bird on a fence. The finish looks like brocade and the defined design stands out subtly from the silver. Monogrammed JKS brings instant relatives from the past into the present. Measuring 6 7/8" in length x 1 3/4" at the widest point, it weighs 60.8 grams. Unmarked but tested 850...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1488918 (stock #BY586)
German Renaissance 800 silver wine bottle coaster, ca 1890. Round and deep well. Central rondel (vacant) in engine-turned frame radiating leaf and scroll ornament on lined ground. Wide and flat rim with embossed curvilinear scrollwork and ovals (vacant) between beaded borders. Fully marked including maker’s (Koch & Bergfeld) and retailer’s (Gebrüder Friedländer) stamps. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 1/4 x D 6 1/2 in. Well diameter: 4 in. Weight: 3.5 troy ounces. #BY...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1471186 (stock #BX487)
Two pairs of German 800 silver 2-light candelabra. Made by M. H. Wilkens & Söhne in Germany, ca 1890. Each: tapering pillar on raised foot with spread c-scroll supports. Garland-entwined figure mounted to pillar top. On two, a bosomy, drapery-clad caryatid; on other two, a naked atlantes. Soft youthful flesh that contrasts with the statuary pillar. Each figure holds a stem with two open and scrolled branches terminating in single socket. Fluid and dynamic Art Nouveau mixed with frothy Rococo. ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1488682 (stock #D289)
Superb quality, antique European pair of solid silver marriage spoons. The spoons have a deep oval bowl with an elaborate stem. The front and back of the stems are finely hand-chiseled and engraved, and the finials are in the form of a 17th-century bust of a woman. The quality of the spoons is superb, and they are in excellent condition.

The stem's lower part bears a heraldic shield with the date 1625. The backs of the shields are adorned with mascarons. These spoons are exquisitely hand-c...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1474545 (stock #BX670)
Twelve French Classical 950 silver plates. Made by Jean-Baptiste Gustave Odiot in Paris, ca 1870. Round well and shoulder with shaped frames; serpentine guilloche rim. Engraved armorial with Latin motto “Non sine labore”. The super sumptuous set to bring out when the book club gets round to Proust. Fully marked with Minerva head and maker’s stamp. Ten numbered 2690 (2), 3670 (1) 7225 (5), 7328 (1), 7329 (1). Very good condition with minor fire scale in well.

Dimensions: H 7/8 x D 10 5/8 ...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1335904
David Anthony
$280.00
A nicely detailed pierced Rococo Revival boat with exceptionally detailed swags, flowers, and cross hatching for a formal setting. The shape mimics a boat and may have once had a liner. Condition is very good with no material defects. Underside is marked Depose 800, which in normal circumstances might be French, but we believe that the crown and possibly crescent to its left indicates a German article, dating c. 1890-1910. Another mark appears to the right of 800 - a spoked wheel and star. Di...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1036055
Description: This is an attractive French .950 silver and stone-mounted dresser jar, from third quarter 19th century, hallmarked,round, with husk-embossed rims and engine-turned ground, the lid set to center with a faceted blue stone, likely a synthetic sapphire, flanked by two small diamonds, gold-wash interior. Size: This superb jar Measures 4" in diameter. Condition: The box is in good condition, minor age wear. Shipping is FREE within the U.S, items paid with credit card will be...