English sterling silver wine cooler. Made by James Barclay Hennell in London in 1879. Round and curved bowl with beaded rim and lion’s head mounts with loose-mounted rings at sides. Leafing scrollwork on beaded ground, and two scrolled and bead-and-reel frames with trefoil mounts. In one the horses amble contentedly in the enclosed paddock. In the other they have broken out and run wild without order or direction. Elegant and nimble thoroughbreds illustrating a very Victorian moral. Plain supp...
American Edwardian Regency sterling silver centerpiece bowl, ca 1910. Deep and tapering bowl, and turned-down, pierced, and scrolled rim with garlands, leaves, and flower-inset pelta shields. Foot raised with engraved leafing scrolls and flowers. Fully marked including Black, Starr & Frost stamp, phrase “Exclusive Design”, and no. 3559. Very good condition with deep patina.
Dimensions: H 7 1/2 x D 12 1/4 in. Weight: 39.5 troy ounces. #BW192
English Victorian Georgian silver mustard pot, 1899. Drum form with skirted foot. Cover flat, hinged, and overhanging. Leaf-capped s-scroll handle. Beaded and leaf-and-dart borders and gadrooned rim. Marks: Britannia standard, erased lion, Chester assay stamp, date letter, maker’s initials OO, and (inexplicably) import letter F. Very good condition.
Overall dimensions: H 3 1/4 x W 3 7/8 x D 2 3/4 in. Weight: 4.7 troy ounces. #BW771
English Victorian silverplated novelty condiment set, ca 1872. Oval base with “bricked” floor mounted with water-pump pepper shaker: Rectilinear shaft with pierced and faceted cover and ball finial set in same shaft with 2 fixed handles and spout. Also, bucket-form open salt with tooled staves and loose-mounted handle, and milk-can mustard pot with hinged cover and same handle. Finally, a u-form box with hinged cover engraved “Cayenne". A quenching, hydrating theme for serving spices and s...
Adams-style sterling silver centerpiece bowl on plateau. Made by Black, Starr & Frost in New York, ca 1890.
Bowl: Curved and steeply tapering with turned-down rim and domed foot. Plateau: Octagonal and domed on corner bracket supports. Curvilinear frames and Adams-style ornament in form of garlands, beribboned wreaths, scallop shells, and volute pilasters. Bowl has loose-mounted wreath rings. A sumptuous adaptation of late 18th-century design.
Hallmarks include no. 53/7779 and phrase Exclus...
Pair of Victorian Neoclassical sterling silver 3-light candelabra. Made by Walker & Hall in Sheffield in 1898. Tapering and fluted shaft on raised square foot. Central socket on knopped base to which are mounted two leaf-capped and -wrapped scrolled arms, each terminating in single socket munted to wax pan. Sockets urn form on raised foot. Beading, ribboned swags, garlands, paterae, ram’s heads, and leaf-and-dart ornament. Fully marked. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 18 1/4 x W 15 x D 5 ...