$125.00
It is fitted with an original, removable, cardboard liner that has a cloth base and purple "velvet" interior. The silver apart from this weighs 4.0 T. oz.
The bottom is flat and the walls are entirely smooth and straight sided, while the top is faintly domed and is acid etched in an intricate floral and ...
$70.00
It could be argued the two patterns are variants of the same design, with the former incorporating English style detail and the latter French, as intimated by their respective names. Buckingham is also more robust, i.e. generally heavier weight, than Chantilly, and often has more elaborated serving ends.
T...
$24.00
This 5 1/8" long, .45 T. oz., is model number "H239" from that series.
A lemon fork, it has the requisite three, narrow and splayed, tines that define its function.
Evidencing the precision of finish and substance of H series items, it has an open work handle that is reminiscent of the Chippendale style, rendered i...
$100.00
Marked on the underside "International" alongside the "C in a crescent" emblem of the Watrous division of that company, and "Sterling," it is identified as a model number "608/1" child's bowl with a likely early 20th century date.
Well-made, it has a sturdy applied upper rim, a rounded lower edge, and a flat bottom with a brushed finish on the underside.
The sidewall is acid etched in two sc...
$215.00
The later design incorporates a double lined border handle with a knob top. The central portion of the handle has a raised feature that appears to be, appropriate to the line name, a fleur de lis or the feathers in the Prince of Wales's badge.
This item is an 8 3/4...
$100.00
Although without any other identifier, "English Sterling" was a short-lived term generally only used by makers John Wendt and William Gale, both New York City, and often appears on pieces retailed by Ball, Black & Co., also New York City.
A solid silver master salt dish, this is cauldron shaped, with a bowl that measures 2 1/8" across. It stands 1 ...
$165.00
It features a dense arabesque background surrounding a central bird with upraised wings. There is a shield-shaped reserve area, which in this instance is engraved with an Old English "H" monogram.
This example is a lengthy, 9 5/16", and weighty at 3.34 T. oz., berry or other serving spoon, such as casserole in contemporary usage or a rice spoon in Southern custom.
The bowls that Gorham produced in this lin...
$60.00
The pattern is Nuremburg, issued by Alvin in 1903.
The design incorporates the face of a horned, devil-like, figure masked in the detail of the overall pattern. This image is presumably meant to suggest the grotesque medieval gargoyles for which the German city of Nuremberg in known.
The handle front is engraved in script with an "O'L" mo...
$65.00
The pattern is Panel Antique or possibly the similar Moulton. It has a slender, elongated, handle, with chamfered margins and a Tipt backside and overall subtle ...
$55.00
This example is the larger of two sizes of sugar tongs available in the line. It measures 5" long and weighs a robust 1.3 T. oz.
The flower is iris, which appears at the top and mid portions of the handle, and impressively, on the talon form grips.
The margins of the handle and lower section show trailing, sinuous, leaves, all in keeping with the Art Nouve...
$85.00
Its leaf and anthemion subject, with tight, circular, elements reminiscent of fern fronds suggests Aesthetic influences, which is in keeping with its 1885 date of introduction.
This item is a 6" long, just under 1.0 T. oz. (30 grams), ice cream spoon.
The bowl is len...
$135.00
Catherine Hollan in her encyclopedic Philadelphia Silversmiths notes Butler was a partner with Watts for "only one year 1867, then successfully continued independently manufacturing silverware with engraved patterns th...
Never monogrammed, they have plain backs save for the marks, which are "S. Kirk & Son," which Rainwater dates 1932-61, along with "Sterling."
In spite of their considerable age, they are in exceptionally fine condition, showing no evidence they were ever used. The pattern is sharply defined, the bowls a...
$265.00
A highly decorative item, the uplifted and rounded walls have a 5/8" wide banded rim, which has a beaded margin bordering a chased design of repeating urns, rosettes, acanthus leaves and fan...
$55.00
This is an unusually proportioned piece. It measures 7" long, with a handle that is lengthy in comparison to the 2" by 1 1/2" by 1/2" deep oval bowl. It weighs 1.1 T. oz.
The patt...
$44.00
This example made by Towle in its 1893 Canterbury follows that form and is fully original, i.e. not made up or custom as many such pieces currently available are. It measures 6 1/4" long, weighs an unexpectedly heavy .5 T. oz., and has the requisite cupped bowl with a rounded end.
As befits the name, Canterbury is a statel...
$185.00
Evolving from the immediately preceding 17th century English Trefid style with a three-lobed handle tip, this is a turn of the 18th century Dognose piece with a single, extended, slightly upturned, knobbed end.
Scarce items, Dognose forks are all the more so relative to spoons.
This has an interesting, and telling to anyone versed in such things, crest on the handle backside that portrays ...
$60.00
There is a lined script "R" monogram engraved in the area between the shell and honeysuckle.
This example is a 6 1/8" long, 1.1 T. oz., sol...