Here is an extremely important Chinese Export tea service made during the China Trade Period, c.1785-1840. There is not a lot of information on this silversmith, but there are a few of his articles in various collections and museums around the world.
The marks are imitations of the maker's marks of W.Eley, W.Fearn & W.Chawner, together with the British hallmarks of the period with a date letter of P. All the articles, except the creamer, have identical marks. The two teapots and the sug ...click for details
A very attractive large Art Nouveau, sterling overlay vase by the LaPierre Manufacturing Company, of Newark and New York. They were bought by the International Silver Company in 1929. The base has large engraved leaves which seem to sprout exotic bulbs and flowers until they meet the plain sterling band around the rim.
In perfect condition, engraving still clear and sharp. No monogram. No cracks, flakes or missing overlay. Marked along the base, faint but clear.
Dimensions: Height 12.5&qu ...click for details
Here is a large sterling tea tray by Gorham in the Chantilly-Countess pattern. In very good condition. Has a 3-letter monogram but its quite decorative, pictured.
Fully marked on the underneath, as pictured, with the date letter for 1948.
Dimensions: 25.5" by 17.25". Weight: 125 Troy oz.
In very good condition apart form the expected light usage abrasions to the blade. No monogram
Fully marked with the manufacturer's logo and sterling, together with the retailer ' Lebolt & Company'.
Dimensions: 9.4" by 2.1". Weight 136 gms.
A fine heavy all-sterling pie server in the Lily pattern (Pat.1902) by The Watson Company, which is now part of Wallace Silversmiths. Stamped with the old pre-1905 mark.
Very good condition. Some slight surface abrasions on the blade. No monogram.
Dimensions: 9.75" by 3.1". Weight 130 gms.
This must be a Charleston form as this is the third goblet of this form and decoration I have had from Charleston. This one is a bit later, with marks, pictured, for A.H.Hayden who, with W.G.Whilden, represented the last partnership of this dynasty which began in 1838 with his brothers Nathaniel and Sidney. This last partnership ended in 1863 when Hayden was in the Confederate Army and they subsequently set up business separately. This goblet must then date from about 1865 onwards.
In fairly go ...click for details
Here is a wonderful and amusing sterling cheese knife by Whiting with chased figures of a cat and a mouse. It is constructed of a heavy gauge of silver with a spiral stem..
It is a rare article in pristine condition.
Dimensions: 7.5" long.
A very pretty and elegant sterling bowl with some of the finest engraving you would ever see.
In each of three panels there is a very fine engraving of an elaborate hanging basket with overflowing with various flowers and trailing vines. The other three panels is simple floral engraving. The whole is topped with a Persian- influenced frieze of raised decoration, all bordered with a 14 ct gold band.
The workmanship is outstanding. This is only the second article I have owned by The Sweetser Co ...click for details
Here is a striking beautiful sterling bowl by the Whiting Company. It is described as repousse in the title, but that was purely descriptive. The floral work on this bowl is applied and chased, which is a much more skilled and painstaking process. These applied flowers and leaves seem to 'grow' out of a background of acid-etched shrubbery. All this decoration is over a hammered texture to the bowl. In short this bowl has undergone three different methods of decoration.
In that respect i ...click for details
Here is a wonderful sterling bowl by Gorham, dated with a B for 1869, adorned with two cast silver lion's heads. These are of very stylized forms, with Persian influences. They have swept back ears, hooded eyes and prominent moustaches. They each also have a strange collar.
It is in amazing condition for its age and delicacy. The gilding and engraving in the bowl is intact although the gilding is a bit pale with years of polishing. There are no dents, repairs or monograms.
Fully marked on ...click for details
