Sterling Holloware: Mugs

American Midcentury Modern sterling silver baby cup. Made by Towle in Newburyport, Mass. Drum form with gently flared rim and thick c-scroll handle. Lots of room for engraving. Fully marked and numbered 7871. Good condition with a couple minor handle dents.

Dimensions: H 2 1/2 x W 3 1/2 x D 2 3/8 in. Weight: 3.4 troy ounces. #BR340

Classical sterling silver baby cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Gently upward tapering sides with skirted foot. Raised half fluting and leaf-mounted c-scroll handle with ribbed cap. Rim interior ribbed. Elegant with plenty of room for engraving. Fully marked including pattern no. 8001 and director’s letter T (1892-1902). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/4 x W 4 x D 2 3/4 in. Weight: 6 troy ounces. #BR365

Turn-of-the-century sterling silver baby cup rich in period assumptions. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark.

Upward tapering sides and scroll handle. Acid-etched frieze depicting sailor-suited, flag-holding, all-American boy with exotic coevals in native dress relegated to background. Symbolic imagery enhanced with verse: “Little Indian, Sioux or Crow, little frosty Eskimo, little Turk or Japanese—Oh! Don’t you wish that you were me?”

Ahem.

Fully marked and numbered 1483. Fine... Click for details

Art Deco sterling silver baby cup. Straight sides and c-scroll handle. Engraved circus animals with giraffe, elephant, and dancing dog. A clown holds up a funhouse mirror—a vacant frame for engraving the name of the big top’s star attraction. Fully marked with HR Morss maker's stamp and no. 5624. This maker active in North Attleboro in 1930s. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 3/4 x W 3 3/4 x D 2 5/8 in. Weight: 2.3 troy ounces. #BS811

South American silver mug, 19th century. Curved top and faceted bottom with tooled arcade-inset lozenge border. Fancy leaf-capped s-scroll handle. Dentil rim borders. Unmarked. Very good condition with rich, intact patina.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x W 4 1/4 x D 3 in. Weight: 3.8 troy ounces. #BM436

Large South American silver mug, 19th century. Curved top and faceted bottom with tooled double arcade border interspersed with stylized leaves. Pointille rim borders. Naive animal-form handle with pierced flower head. Shaded initials JC on underside. Unmarked. Very good condition with rich, intact patina.

Dimensions: H 4 1/4 x W 5 1/2 x D 3 5/8 in. Weight: 7.6 troy ounces. #BM434

American Classical coin silver baby cup. Straight and tapering sides, reeded rim and base, and s-scroll handle. Lots of room for engraving. Fully marked including phrase “Pure Silver Coin” and retailer’s stamp for Lincoln & Reed, who were active in Boston from 1838 to 1848. Very good condition with nice period wear. Minor handle dent.

Overall dimensions: H 4 x W 4 1/2 x D 3 in. Weight: 4 troy ounces. #BS774

Edwardian sterling silver baby cup with nursery rhyme motif. Made by Reed & Barton in Taunton, Mass., ca 1910. Curved cone on circular foot. Scroll handle with leaf-wrapped animal head. Applied bead-and-reel rims. Engraved text and imagery for Hey Diddle Diddle with fiddling cat and moon-jumping cow not to mention a laughing dog and running-away dish and spoon. Fully marked and numbered 175. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/4 x W 4 1/8 x D 3 in. Weight: 3.5 troy ounces. #BR142

French Restauration silver beaker, ca 1820. Straight and tapering sides. and flared and flat rim. Engraved near rim are the initials L.G.J. Fully marked with Hippocrates head and maker’s stamp for Theodor Tonnelier, who was active in Paris beginning in 1798. Good condition with attractive period wear and rubbing.

Dimensions: H 4 1/8 x D 3 5/8 in. Weight: 4 troy ounces. #BQ655

Novelty sterling silver baby cup. Made by Webster in North Attleboro, Mass., ca 1920. Straight sides and high-looping scroll handle. Enameled decoration: A clown pounds away with drumsticks, musical notes emanating to the tune of a very special birth announcement. Interior gilt washed. Fully marked. Very good condition. Enamel bright and intact. Minor handle dents.

Overall dimensions: H 2 3/8 x W 3 3/4 x D 2 5/8 in. Weight: 2 troy ounces. #BO109

German Gothic parcel gilt silver tankard, ca 1870. Traditional form with c-scroll handle, leaf-capped and scrolled thumb rest, hinged and domed beehive cover, and four large splayed ball supports. Low-relief frieze depicting king surrounded by spear-bearing infantry. In background is stone fortress. Balls have chased strapwork. An inspired evocation of olden-days Teutonic warriors. Good heft for swinging back a yeasty brew. Fully marked including alloy 13 lot (that is, 812 silver). Excellent... Click for details

German Baroque-style parcel gilt 800 silver beaker, ca 1900. Tapering sides and curved bottom with 3 leaf-mounted pomegranate supports bursting with seeds. Chased and fluid rinceaux floral ornament on stippled ground. Interior gilt. Hallmarked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 1/2 x D 3 3/8 in. Weight: 8.8 troy ounces. #BQ911