A beautiful example of Gorham’s Aesthetic-style silver, this three piece set of salt and pepper shakers and a condiment jar features exquisite decoration in the Japanese taste. Both shakers have an elegant vase-shaped body with a long neck. The sterling silver bodies are banded to create a textured and lustrous surface, which has been ornamented with applied mixed metal motifs. One shaker features a crab, floating entwined lily-pads and pods, and a seascape of lily-pads and seagrass on a gran... Click for details

This sterling silver and mixed metal napkin ring is a lovely example of Aesthetic Movement silver by Gorham, one of America’s leading silverware firms. Its richly hand hammered surface provides wonderful sparkle and texture. This napkin ring features applied mixed metal decoration of two entwined flowers on a ground of applied granulated metal. These beautifully modeled flowers are formed in three-dimensions, and are realistically bent and curled. The interior stamped with the identifying ma... Click for details

This elegant and unusual sterling silver and mixed metal oil lamp is a truly unique item! Designed by premier American silversmiths the Gorham Manufacturing Company, this teapot represents the exoticism of the Japanese taste in the 19th century. The dramatically shaped low circular body has an elongated spout and plain, high-arched shaped silver handle. The surface of the body has been deeply hammered, tapering to the base in a highly decorative manner. Applied mixed metal decoration playfull... Click for details

This is a charming small sterling silver and mixed metal condiment jar by well-known American silversmiths Dominick & Haff of New York in the Aesthetic style. The entire surface of the urn-form body has been chased with a stylized foliate motif, and with applied mixed metal decorations of various scattered leaves and branches, attended by a single crane-like bird. In particular the leaves are very artistically rendered, and the asymmetrical arrangement makes this emblematic of the Japanese tas... Click for details

This lovely urn-formed condiment jar by well-known American silversmiths Dominick & Haff of New York is a unique example of sterling silver and mixed metal in the Aesthetic style. The entire surface has been chased with a stylized ivy motif, and with applied mixed metal decorations of leafy bamboo branches and a butterfly. This piece is a lovely example of the Japanese taste, and includes many of the style’s most emblematic motifs. The jar is stamped under the base with the maker’s mark of Dom... Click for details