Sterling Holloware: Mugs

Modern sterling silver baby cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Barrel form with bracket handle. Acid-etched frames inset with sporting tots golfing, skating, batting, and serving, alternating with vacant pilasters. Sweet figures with round faces and chubby limbs. Hallmark includes pattern no. 20850B and director’s letter M (1947-56). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 7/8 x W 3 7/8 x D 2 3/4 in. Weight: 5.3 troy ounces. #BN862

Classical sterling silver baby cup. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1896. Drum-form with leaf-capped scrolled handle. Chased leaf-and-dart border at bottom with lots of room leftover for engraving. Gilt interior. Hallmark includes no. 5230 and date symbol. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 1/2 x W 3 1/2 x D 2 3/8 in. Weight: 2.2 troy ounces. #BN864

Stylistically advanced Art Nouveau sterling silver baby cup. Made by Whiting in New York, ca 1900. Drum form with spread foot and scroll bracket handle. Stylized and fluid acid-etched ornament with flowers and ribbon between scalloped borders. An exciting signpost on the road to abstraction. Gilt interior. Plenty of room for engraving. Hallmark includes maker’s stamp and no. 404F. Very good condition with crisp definition.

Dimensions: H 3 x W 4 3/8 x D 3 1/8 in. Weight: 3.8 troy ounces.... Click for details

Pretty sterling silver baby cup. Made by Whiting in New York, ca 1880. Straight sides with curved bottom, inset foot ring, and c-scroll handle with graduated twisting. Engraved and repousse floral garland and fluid slash gadrooning. Top vacant. Hallmark includes no. 100A. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/8 x W 4 1/2 x D 3 in. Weight: 5.7 troy ounces. #BQ547

Sterling silver baby cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Tapering bowl with flared rim, s-scroll handle, and raised foot. Tooled bands of flowers and foliage as well as fruiting berry branch. Gilt interior. Lots of room for engraving. Hallmark includes pattern no. 10772 (first produced in 1890) and director’s letter M (1873-91). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 1/4 x W 4 1/2 x D 3 1/4 in. Weight: 6 troy ounces. #BQ476

Sterling silver christening mug. Made by Durgin (later part of Gorham) in Concord, New Hampshire, ca 1900. Barrel form with molded rim and leaf-capped scrolled handle. At base tooled Classical ornament with alternating scallop shells and palmettes. Lots of room for engraving. Gilt-washed interior. Hallmark includes no. 45 and retailer’s stamp Spaulding & Co. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/4 x W 4 1/2 x D 3 in. Weight: 6.3 troy ounces. #BJ982

American Art Nouveau sterling silver baby cup. Straight sides and s-scroll handle. Applied flowering branch wraps around base: repeating pattern with pansy-style flower joined by scrolled stems. Fresh and pretty with plenty of room for engraving. Hallmarked Hartford Sterling Co., a Philadelphia maker active from ca 1900-1924. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/8 x W 4 1/4 x D 2 7/8 in. Weight: 4.2 troy ounces. #BN549

Sterling silver baby cup. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1882. Straight and gently upward tapering sides and bracket handle with reeded bands. Low-relief frieze with exotic personages including a dancer, axman, sandal-shod indigene, and kimono-clad parasol-twirler. An eclectic parade. Top part vacant. Hallmark includes date letter and no. 3707. Good condition with some wear and rubbing.

Dimensions: H 3 3/8 x W 4 1/4 x D 3 1/8 in. Weight: 6 troy ounces. #BM924

Sterling silver baby cup. Made by Meriden Britannia (part of International) in Meriden, Conn., ca 1920. Straight sides, beaded rim, and c-scroll handle. On front are acid-etched a hands-on-hips girl in sailor dress and her dog beside the proclamation: Resolved / that a good / child should / drink his / milk every / morning. Hallmark includes no. C1606. Good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/8 x W 4 x D 2 5/8 in. Weight: 2.9 troy ounces. #BO787

German silver beaker, 18th C. Ovoid with slightly flattened form. Rim has incised and gilt band. A beautiful piece rich in history. Nuremberg hallmark. Condition: Good with period patina. The gilding is mellowed to pale yellow. Attractive handling wear.

Dimensions: H 3 1/4 x W 3 3/8 x D 2 5/8 in. Weight: 4.5 troy ounces. #BM870

Sterling silver baby cup. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1890. Flared rim, notched stroll handle, and studded base. At bottom is chased (and chaste) troubadour scene: Men in tunics and hose and women in gowns and wimples dance amidst leafing tendrils. Strapwork cartouche (vacant). Interior lightly gilt. Hallmark includes no. 8/3965. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x W 4 1/2 x D 3 1/4 in. Weight: 6.7 troy ounces. #BP404

Sterling silver baby cup. Made by R. Wallace in Wallingford, Connecticut, ca 1900. Baluster body with scroll handle and short foot. On front are engraved two little girls holding hands. One appears to be wiping away tears. A possible commentary on the strains and consolations of female friendship. Back vacant. Hallmark includes no. 266. Good condition with repair on back. Sold as is.

Dimensions: H 3 x W 3 3/4 x D 2 3/4 in. Weight: 2.4 troy ounces. #BN193