Sterling Holloware: Mugs

Turn-of-the-century Love’s Dream sterling silver having mug. Made by Unger Bros in Newark. Traditional form with flared rim and c-scroll handle. On front Love in the figure of a smooth-cheeked winged cherub embraces Venus amidst fluffy clouds. Interior has pierced partition for holding brush. Fully marked and numbered 762. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 x W 4 3/8 x D 3 1/8 in. Weight: 3.5 troy ounces. #BR686

Midcentury Modern sterling silver baby cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Plain with flared rim and c-scroll handle. Lots of room for engraving. Fully marked including director’s letter M (1947-56) and pattern no. 23245 (first produced in 1947). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 3/8 x W 3 x D 2 3/8 in. Weight: 3 troy ounces. #BT014

Bird’s Nest sterling silver baby cup. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1868. Straight and upward tapering sides, and bracket handle. On front is cast figure of nesting bird mounted to chased and engraved irregular ground with leaves and acorns. A rare hollowware adaptation of the figural flatware pattern introduced by Gorham in 1865. Fully marked including date letter and no. 547. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 x W 4 1/2 x D 2 7/8 in. Weight: 5 troy ounces. #BT146

Victorian Aesthetic sterling silver baby cup. Made by George R. Unite in Birmingham in 1877. Straight sides, and molded rim and foot inset with beading. Capped double-scroll handle with graduated beading. On body are engraved fronds forming two frames (vacant). Fully marked. Excellent condition with strong definition.

Overall dimensions: H 3 3/4 x W 4 x D 2 5/8 in. Weight: 4 troy ounces. #BR532

American Classical coin silver baby cup ca 1850. Drum-form with molded rim and base, and s-scroll handle. Engraved scrolled frames with leafy-scrolls and scallop shells, of which 2 filled with engine-turned ornament, and 1 inset with scrolled trefoil (inset). Flower shoots between frames. Unidentified mark with arm-and-hammer, letter F, and anchor. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 3 1/4 x W 4 1/8 x D 2 3/4 in. Weight: 2.5 troy ounces. #BT055

George III sterling silver christening mug. Made by Robert & Samuel Hennell in London in 1803. Barrel body with reeded hoops and scroll bracket handle. A great baby gift that anticipates grownup enjoyment. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/8 x W 3 1/2 x D 2 1/2 in. Weight: 3.5 troy ounces. #BR536

Turn-of-the-century American sterling silver baby cup. Straight sides and short inset foot. Rim molded with pendant fleurs de lys. Restrained ornament and lots of room for engraving with the fancy bits confined to the high-looping, double-scroll, leaf-capped handle. Fully marked including no. 48 and Boston retailer’s stamp A. Stowell. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 3 7/8 x W 4 1/2 x D 3 in. Weight: 6.5 troy ounces. #BT059

Finest quality sterling silver baby cup in rare Bird’s Nest pattern. Made by John C. Moore & Son for Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1865-70. Ovoid bowl on stepped foot. Scroll handle with squiggle tail. Bowl has shaped pointille ornament and wire scrollwork applied with fluttering and flapping birds. Beading. Oval frame engraved with interlaced monogram. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s stamps and pattern no. 1063. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/8 x W 4 3/4 x D 3 1/8... Click for details

Stylish American Classical coin silver baby cup. Made by Wood & Hughes in New York, ca 1860. Straight sides with stepped and skirted foot, and leaf-capped s-scroll handle. Body has engine-turned bands and strapwork cartouche (vacant). Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/8 x W 3 1/4 x D 2 3/8 in. Weight: 2.2 troy ounces. #BR535

Art Deco sterling silver baby cup. Straight sides and c-scroll handle. On exterior, a girl with ringlets and another with a bob lean against stacks of lettered boxes, some with springing jacks. All letters represented, starting with A for adorable, B for bouncing, and C for cuddly—and so on through the alphabet. Room at top and bottom for spelling out a special announcement. Fully marked including maker’s stamp (HR Morss) and no. 999. Morss was active in Attleboro, Mass., from the 1930s to... Click for details

Edwardian Sterling silver baby cup. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1910 Gently upwards tapering sides, scrolled bracket handle, and flat rim. Gilt-washed interior. Two acid-etched frames with little girls from around the world (each in national costume) giving thanks at table. A third frame, bordered by potted rose bushes, is vacant. Below is phrase: “It is very nice to think the world is full of meat and drink / with little children saying grace in every Christian kind of place”.

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American Classical coin silver baby cup. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1865. Straight sides with skirted foot and bracket handle. Scrolled and leafy frame (vacant) on engine-turned wavy ground. Beading. Bold and sophisticated. Fully marked and numbered 106. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x W 4 1/8 x D 2 7/8 in. Weight: 5.8 troy ounces. #BT053