This sterling silver compote by silversmiths Mappin & Webb of Sheffield has uncommonly pretty decoration. The dish of the compote has a plain field that contrasts nicely with the wide border of pierced floral motifs. The delicately pierced scrolls and leaves have been accented with engraved shading, which adds texture to this piece. The edge of the dish has been realistically molded into the shape of curling vines and grapes. The dish is supported on a low, circular footring. This compote is... Click for details

Here is a pair of beautiful sterling silver compotes by Theodore B. Starr that are an exquisite Victorian design. These large circular compotes stand on pedestal bases, and are very decorative. Both the rim of the compote and the base are both exquisitely decorated with pierced, fan-like motifs, and a scalloped band of chased and repoussé flowers and scrolls. Also, both the edge of the compote and the base are trimmed with a molded shell and scroll border. All of the elements are rendered in... Click for details

Here is a smart and stylish English sterling silver and blue guilloche enamel 5-piece dressing table set in the Art Deco style. The set consists of an elegant hand mirror, 2 hair brushes and a pair of clothes brushes. The pieces all have the sleekly elegant streamlined shape which defines Art Deco, but the addition of gently curving lines at the corners has cleverly added a subtle touch of softness and femininty while still retaining the essential elements of the Art Deco form. The guilloche ... Click for details

Here is a lovely sterling silver salver by London silversmith Edward Charles Brown that is a charming design. This circular salver is supported on three openwork, scroll bracket feet. The field is engraved around the perimeter with a band of heart-shaped leaves accented with bright-cutting and with flowers above scrolling brackets at intervals. Below this band is a dotted-design in the shape of a flower with six petals, and in each petal is a bouquet of various flowers. The salver has a plai... Click for details

This is a striking sterling silver salver by silversmiths Thomas Bradbury and John Henderson, a partnership from the well-known family firm of Bradbury and Sons, Sheffield. This circular salver is supported on four scroll and hoof feet, the center is engraved with a coat-of-arms, crest and motto “NON CRUX SED LUX” centered in a cartouche of crossed laurel branches. The salver has a deep rim with a molded and pierced decorative border featuring laurel swags hung at intervals from neoclassical u... Click for details