This darling silver plate Dutch cow creamer, circa 1900, is beyond functional and exudes personality. The raised treatment of the cow fly, the long circular tail, and the naturalistic fur coat make it unusual. Dimensions are 6-1/2 inches long from nose to tail x 4-1/2 inches high at the tail, 4 inches high at the horns, and 2 inches wide at the flanks. Add this one to your herd!
This spectacular large German 800 silver swing handle wedding basket has beautiful detailing and dates between 1890 and 1920. What's even more unusual about it is that it has a custom-made glass liner that is in perfect condition. Slightly ovoid in shape, the elaborate openwork detailing with cabuchon panels shows a man and a woman in the garden on each side. It is a bit longer than it is wide, and flares from the base to the top with a basketweave rim detail over a scalloped edge. The baske ...click for details
This beautiful German sterling silver miniature sleigh, pulled by a reindeer, serves as a salt cellar due to the glass insert which, incidentally, is devopid of chips. The sleigh is stamped with English import marks when it was imported to Great Britain. They are hard to photograph clearly, but there are the initials E.T.B. in cartouche, the rampant lion, the letter S, and a leopard's head. Dimensions are 6-1/2 inches in length x 1-3/8 inches in width x 2-3/4 inches in height. The glass inse ...click for details
These cups are rare to find in a set. There are 3 cups and each has been monogramed with ' Premium Awarded By the N.Y. State Ag. Soc. Syracuse Sep 30th 1841
Coin Silver
Made by Gale, Wood and Hughes 1833- 1845
New York, New York
These cups are rare to find in a set. There are 3 cups and each has been monogramed with ' Premium Awarded By the N.Y. State Ag. Soc. Syracuse Sep 30th 1841
Coin Silver
Made by Gale, Wood and Hughes 1833- 1845
New York, New York
These cups are rare to find in a set. There are 3 cups and each has been monogramed with ' Premium Awarded By the N.Y. State Ag. Soc. Syracuse Sep 30th 1841
Coin Silver
Made by Gale, Wood and Hughes 1833- 1845
New York, New York
This pretty Victorian sterling silver castor or sugar shaker was made by Birks. Measurements are 7 inches high x 2-5/8 inches at its widest point x 2-1/4 inches at the base. Weight is 4.03 troy ounces.
This fantastic set of 6 sterling silver hunt cups are a very unusual form of drinking vessel. Used specifically for tailgating at steeplechases, usually at Hunt Valley, MD, these hunt cups were made by the Baltimore, Maryland silversmith A.G. Schultz, whose distinctive mark (BY HAND) is stamped on the bottom. The cups weigh on average 8.10 troy ounces. Dimensions are 6 inches in height x 3-1/8 inches in diameter at the rim x 2-1/2 inches in diameter at the base. These handled cups would be perfe ...click for details
This American Victorian sterling silver four-piece child's set was made by William B. Kerr & Co. (Newark, NJ, 1885-1906. An extreme rarity in its completeness, the set consists of a plate, a creamer, a porridge or cereal bowl, and a mug. In 20 years, this is the first complete set we have seen. The Kerr firm was purchased by Gorham in 1906 and eventually moved to Providence in 1927. Each piece is beautifully monogrammed AEH. Dimensions are as follows: Plate, 6-1/2 in. in diameter, weighi ...click for details
This very rare circa 1880 Aesthetic period cigar lighter was crafted by Gorham of mixed metals---sterling silver and bronze.It has a squat globular form with a bronze cast dragon handle, a ribbed conical lid and upturned spout affixed to the lid with a chain. These antique cigar lighters contain no mechanical parts and are hollow. You simply fill the body with lighter fluid, then insert a cotton wick. Dimensions are 2-5/8 inches high, and 4-7/8 inches wide x 3 inches deep. This would be a very t ...click for details
