This is a lovely antique sterling silver water pitcher by the premier American silversmiths at Gorham in a renowned neoclassical pattern named Maintenon. Standing on a circular base this pitcher has a vase-form body with a high arched inverted helmet-shaped spout. The base is trimmed with a garland border and is decorated with strapwork and paterae, while the body is elaborately chased with scrolls, strapwork, and flowers that surround vacant cartouches on each side of the pitcher. The spout h... Click for details

This is a gorgeous sterling silver loving cup made by the premier American silversmiths at Reed & Barton in a lovely Art Nouveau design. This elegant loving cup features a flaring cylindrical low-bellied body with three elegantly curved and bifurcated handles with curled and leafy ends that resemble vines. The everted, wavy rim is decorated with deeply chased flowers and roses that are sculptural and dramatic. This loving cup is in excellent condition, and has not been monogrammed though it coul... Click for details

This is a beautiful sterling silver trophy cup made by the premier New York silversmiths at Howard & Co. in a timeless design with Rococo Revival decoration. This elegant trophy cup has a classic flaring cup-shaped body that stands on a circular pedestal base. It has a high-domed lid with a flower bud finial. The base, lid, and body are all exuberantly decorated with spiral gadrooning, shells, leaves, grapes, flowers and scrolls. The decoration is sculptural and naturalistic with wonderful m... Click for details

This is a pair of heavy gauge antique 950 silver vegetable dishes, beautifully made by the esteemed French silversmith, G. Keller of Paris, and handsomely embellished on the lids with superbly crafted depictions of broccoli stalks and leaves. Each of the dishes consists of 3 parts; an elegantly curving body with a pair of carrying handles, a removable gilded insert for ease in serving at the table, and the whimsically decorated lid. The bodies have each been subtly enhanced by decorative leafy... Click for details

This is a beautiful and unusual pair of sterling silver compotes handmade by Canadian silversmith Carl Poul Petersen in the Arts and Crafts tradition. Petersen received his training from the renowned Danish silversmith Georg Jensen. These lovely compotes or standing dishes stand on a circular base and have a quartered openwork stem formed as leaves that supports a large lobed leaf dish with a dramatic sweeping C-shaped handle that is formed as a stem floral bud with seedpods. The bud and pod mo... Click for details