This is lovely, large-size sterling silver tray by Sheffield silversmiths James Dixon & Son. This lovely oval tray stands on four scroll-bracket feet and is engraved with wonderful neoclassical designs depicting garland swags of bellflowers draw up at intervals with bows, and oval medallions with furling ribbons. Beneath the swags are engraved designs of bellflower wreaths and sunburst medallions. The tray has a heavy, reeded border with lovely upturned, side handles that are also reeded with ... Click for details

This is a lovely sterling silver serving set comprised of a fork and knife by an American maker. Each piece in this beautiful set features a sterling silver handle with shaped sides that encloses realistically modeled strawberry, leaf and vine decoration. Each element has been worked to sculptural effect and includes a wonderful variety of textures. The strawberry and vine decoration meanders across the handle and wraps around the obverse in a wonderful, organic way. Additionally the bowl of t... Click for details

Here is a lovely sterling silver basket by silversmiths James Dixon & Son of Sheffield. This oval basket has a deep bowl with plain field supported on an elegant footring shaped with Rococo scrolls. The sides of the bowl are intricately pierced with a delicate design of scrolls and leaves with charming parakeets hidden within the design. The flaring, wavy rim is accented with a molded scroll border that supports a swing arm handle also in a shaped, scroll design. This basket is in excellent ... Click for details

This is a beautiful sterling silver berry bowl of fine quality and design by the American manufacturers and retailer’s Bailey, Banks & Biddle. This lobed, circular bowl has a deep interior with wavy sides, and a wide border that is stunningly modeled as an openwork trellis with beautiful anemones and flower buds. This design has been executed in high, sculptural relief; the casting is incredibly life-like and has been finished with incredible detail adding interesting texture and light to the ... Click for details

This is an exquisite pair of sterling silver candlesticks executed in the Rococo Revival style by Howard & Company of New York. Each candlestick has a wide shaped, circular base of curling leaves and scrolls that supports a baluster-shaped stem that grows into a leaf-formed socket. The removable circular wax pans are rendered as flower petals to imaginatively form budding flowers. These candlesticks have been modeled in a highly sculptural and decorative way that captures the exuberance of th... Click for details