This Nut Dish Set was made in 1880. It is hallmarked with Gorham’s hallmark and date letter “M” for the year 1880, along with “sterling and other metals” and the pattern number 1660. The set was manufactured during the Japonism movement in decorative arts, which took place circa 1870 through 1890. The set incorporates Japanese motifs and methods of manufacture. Each dish is of circular shape, the base is hand hammered, rim is applied with cast band of geometric design, the body and interior ... Click for details

This is an absolutely charming sterling silver and silver gilt shell dish by the renowned silversmiths at Gorham in a whimsical Victorian design. This large shell-shaped dish stands on two small shell feet in the front and a wirework, spiral ball in the back and has a dynamic scallop, fluted silver-gilt interior that is topped with a wonderful wirework scroll handle that splits to hold both sides of the dish with spiral and has a central double spiral with a leaf scent. A figural mouse has been... Click for details

This is a superb example of American silver at its very best, beautifully crafted by the highly talented silversmiths at the prestigious Gorham Corporation and skillfully enhanced by the addition of mixed metal decoration in the Aesthetic style. Its elegant neo Classical silhouette has been subtly and effectively highlighted at the base, the upper rim and the top of the central column by narrow borders of gadroon work featuring meticulously made leaves surrounded by vines and other organic form... Click for details

This is a charming and highly unusual terrapin soup service by the Gorham Manufacturing Company comprised of a sterling silver soup tureen and six individual soup bowls. The circular, open tureen stands on four scroll feet with leafy, seaweed joints embellished with fantastic sculptural and life-like turtles. The tureen has a wonderful low-bellied profile with a wide, shaped border of seaweed, curling waves and whimsically floating turtles. This wonderful aquatic theme is further carried into... Click for details

This is a truly magnificent museum quality sterling silver bowl, superbly decorated all around with a fabulous repousse design of sea shells in the Aesthetic style. The assorted shells include a variety of scallops, clam-shells and oysters and have been artfully set against a background of seaweed and organic marine motifs. Each has been rendered with such exquisite precision that every motif has an extraordinarily realistic appearance. The quality of the craftsmanship throughout is remarkabl... Click for details

This is a charming and unique set of sterling silver salts with matching slat spoons by renowned American silversmiths Tiffany & Co. that epitomize the era of dining opulence. Each salt dish features a small bowl in the shape of a fish supported on three shell feet. The interiors are each gilt and decorated to indicate the fishes’ fins and scales. Each salt has an accompanying salt spoon, with a round, gilt bowl and beautiful hammered handle, with engraved seaweed designs. Each piece is in v... Click for details

These salt and pepper shakers are a beautiful example of Tiffany & Co.’s acclaimed sterling silver and mixed metalwork and are charmingly decorated in the exotic style of the Aesthetic movement. Each gourd-shaped cylindrical body has a rich hand hammered surface in the Japanese taste. Both have identical decoration of a mixed-metal gourd attached to a curling vine with leaves, also with a mixed metal leaf, and an applied silver butterfly. These artistic scenes are rendered asymmetrically and ... Click for details

This sterling silver and mixed metal butter knife by Gorham is a lovely example of 19th century silver in the Aesthetic taste. The elegantly tapered handle features an all-over hand hammered surface in the Japanese style, with an applied mixed metal leaf, branch and berry motif. The reverse of the blade has been stamped with the identifying marks of the Gorham Manufacturing Co., and the word Sterling. The reverse of the handle has been engraved with the initials T. H. Jr. This spreader measur... Click for details

An exquisite example of the Japanese style in 19th-century silver by Gorham, this sterling silver and mixed metal serving spoon beautifully combines several exotic motifs. The hand-hammered surface of the handle has been embellished with a scene of a mixed metal bird flying above a seascape of mixed metal trees and water formed with applied granulated silver balls. The elongated and shaped bowl has been beautifully engraved with bamboo, leaf, and stylized patterns that have been accented with b... Click for details

A beautiful example of Gorham’s Aesthetic-style silver, this serving spoon combines many decorative motifs and techniques. The handle has a wonderful hammered surface with an applied mixed metal leaf, branch and berry motif, while the elegantly shaped bowl has been engraved with a charming design of flowers and butterflies. This piece is a lovely example of the Japanese taste in late 19th-century metalwork, and includes many of the style’s most emblematic traits. The reverse of the handle has... Click for details

This crumber is a unique and rare find! A lovely example of Aesthetic Movement silver by Gorham, this sterling silver and mixed metal crumber exemplifies the popularity and beauty of this 19th-century style. Featuring an all-over hand hammered surface in the Japanese taste, the shaped rectangular crumb catcher is highly reflective and has a wonderful texture. The hammered handle also has an applied mixed metal leaf, branch and berry motif. The reverse of the handle has been stamped with the ... Click for details