Baby Gifts

Victorian silver baby cup. Made by S. Kirk & Son in Baltimore, ca 1850. Drum form with plain rim. Foot same with beaded and linear borders. Double-scroll handle with engraved feathering. Repousse landscape with vernacular buildings and bridge. Floral garland at bottom. Plain and shaped frame engraved with script monogram. A nice flower and tower design in the historic regional taste. Marks include maker’s stamp (1846-1861). Condition: A nice collector’s piece. Deep patina. Handle has a few... Click for details

Large Classical coin silver baby cup. Made by Grosjean & Woodward for Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1855. Gently tapering sides with molded and beaded foot and scroll bracket handle. Chased leafing scroll frame (vacant) with flowers. Maker’s and retailer’s stamps. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 4 x W 4 1/2 x D 3 1/8 in. Weight: 6.6 troy ounces. #BX745

Victorian silver baby cup. Made by S. Kirk, ca 1840. Gently upward tapering sides, molded rims, and leaf-capped double-scroll handle. Two chased floral garlands. Engraved script monogram. Marks include maker’s stamp (1830-46). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 x W 3 5/8 x D 2 5/8 in. Weight: 4.7 troy ounces. #BX748

Victorian Classical coin silver baby cup. Made by Wood & Hughes in New York, ca 1860. Curved and tapering bowl. Flared rim and spread foot with leaf-and-dart border on lined ground. Scroll bracket handle with quatrefoil mounts. Heart-shaped leafing scroll frame (vacant) surrounded by tendrils and flowers. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 4. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/4 x W 4 3/8 x D 3 1/8 in. Weight: 4.4 troy ounces. #BX724

Craftsman sterling silver porringer. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1910. Traditional form. Unusual open geometric handle. Allover spot hammering. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. A5235. Very good condition with nice shimmer.

Dimensions: H 2 x W 6 5/8 x D 4 3/4 in. Weight: 7.8 troy ounces. #BX326

Victorian Classical sterling silver baby cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Gently curved sides and concave bottom. Small c-scroll handle with outsized leaf mounts. Lots of room for engraving. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 9975, and director’s letter T (1892-1902). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/8 x W 4 x D 2 7/8 in. Weight: 5.8 troy ounces. #BX420

American Classical coin silver baby cup, ca 1840. Retailed by Lincoln & Reed in Boston Gently tapering sides with high-looping s-scroll handle. Reeded rims. Beautifully engraved ornament: scrolled frame (vacant) surrounded by leafing scrolls and flowers. Visible handwork on interior. Marked “Lincoln & Reed / Boston / Pure Silver Coin”. Very good condition with strong definition.

Overall dimensions: H 4 1/2 x W 4 5/8 x D 3 3/8 in. Weight: 7.5 troy ounces. #BX151

Victorian sterling silver baby cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Straight sides and banded scroll-bracket handle. Low-relief base ornament with stylized flower heads and beading. Acid-etched depiction of Goosey Gander, an English nursery rhyme that has been subject to various religious and moral interpretations. Shown here a sassy New Woman brandishing a crook and a nattily dressed and bespectacled goose. Gilt-washed interior. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 4254, and... Click for details

Colonial Revival sterling silver baby cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1916. Straight sides with gently flared rim, s-scroll handle and molded base. Lots of room for engraving. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 19184 (first produced in 1916), and director’s letter m, as well as phrases “Original in the / Clearwater Collection / Metropolitan / Museum of Art” and “Reproduction / Original by / John Dixwell / Boston / 1680 1725”. Very good... Click for details

Turn-of-the-century sterling silver baby set rich in period assumptions. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark. This set comprises cup, bowl, and plate.

Cup has acid-etched frieze depicting sailor-suited, flag-holding, all-American boy with exotic coevals in native dress relegated to background. 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.

Bowl sides feature modes of transportation... Click for details

Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau sterling silver 3-piece baby set. Made by Kerr in Newark. This set comprises cup, bowl, and plate. Acid-etched tree-framed fairytale scenes depicting beguiling maidens, stooped crones, and credulous children. Two monogram frames (vacant) on cup and bowl. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s (Spaulding & Co.) stamps and no. 4568. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Cup: H 2 3/4 x W 4 x D 3 in. Bowl: H 2 x D 4 3/8 in. Plate: H 1/2 x D 6 1/2 in. Total... Click for details

Classical coin silver christening mug. Made by Tifft & Whiting in North Attleboro, Mass., ca 1850. Straight and tapering sides with beaded rims. Three names and 3 birthyears (1851, 1877, and 1908) engraved in leafing scrolled frame. Leaf-capped s-scroll handle. Maker’s stamp and phrase “Pure Silver Coin”. Good condition with attractive period wear and nicely sunk engraving.

Overall dimensions: H 3 1/4 x W 3 3/4 x D 2 1/2 in. Weight: 2 troy ounces. #BR811