This is a superb museum-quality hand-made coin silver tureen, magnificently decorated with truly exceptional figural Rocky Mountain elk by the highly esteemed silversmiths at Wood & Hughes of New York. It rises from an oval base which has been handsomely accented all around with a combination of scrolling leafy foliage and beadwork, all topped by a border of gadroon work. This gadroon work has been repeated at the upper level of the base and also around the upper border of the tureen to great s... Click for details

This is an exceptional sterling silver tureen by the premier American silversmiths at Tiffany & Co. in an exotic design with Eastern influence. Standing on a shaped and bracketed base with applied flowers at each side accenting the cut out designs of the base that produce an architectural affect this tureen has a bold form mixed with elegant decoration of chinoiserie taste. The lobed oval body is trimmed with a border of floral, leaf and poppy bud designs with two bracket side handles embellis... Click for details

This is a charming and highly unusual terrapin soup service by the Gorham Manufacturing Company comprised of a sterling silver soup tureen and six individual soup bowls. The circular, open tureen stands on four scroll feet with leafy, seaweed joints embellished with fantastic sculptural and life-like turtles. The tureen has a wonderful low-bellied profile with a wide, shaped border of seaweed, curling waves and whimsically floating turtles. This wonderful aquatic theme is further carried into... Click for details

This is a magnificent sterling silver tureen by the Gorham Manufacturing Company. This oval tureen stands on an oval base with a band of shell and acanthus leaf designs and with four scroll supports with leafy embellishments. The body is elaborately decorated with chasing and repoussé, the lower portion has a strapwork design with leaves at intervals, while the center portion features a large, vacant scroll cartouche on either side, with floral bouquets and lion’s heads in strapwork. This tur... Click for details