Baby Gifts

Midcentury Modern sterling silver and enamel baby cup. Straight sides, gently flared rim, and c-scroll handle. Three enameled tin soldiers – a boyish, martial motif that leaves lots of room for engraving. Hallmark includes postwar pattern no. 23845P and director’s letter L (1956-ca 1965). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 7/8 x W 3 7/8 x D 2 7/8 in. Weight: 4 troy ounces. #BN997

Art Nouveau sterling silver baby cup. Made by Kerr in Newark. Straight sides and bracket handle. Acid-etched fairy tale witches and maidens. The elongated figures stoop and bend in frames delineated by sinister tree trunks. Hallmark includes no. 4568. Excellent condition with crisp definition.

Dimensions: H 2 5/8 x W 4 x D 2 7/8 in. Weight: 3 troy ounces. #BQ754

Edwardian sterling silver porringer. Made by Kerr in Newark. Straight sides and waisted handle. Acid-etched nursery rhyme characters, including Little Jack Horner, Jack Sprat and his non-lean eating missus, and Mary kneeling before her little lamb. A sweet design with lots of benign animals. Also, scrolled frame (vacant) surrounded by scrolls, flowers, and birds. Second frame (also vacant) on handle. Hallmark includes no. 5176/2. Very good condition with strong definition.

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Contemporary sterling silver plate and spoon. Retailed by Asprey in London. Plate: Round with well and wide shoulder. Applied figure of Humpty Dumpty merrily waving. He is seated on a brick wall (engraved). Spoon: Tapering handle with oval bowl. Leather-bound case with fitted red velvet and silk lining with retailer’s stamp. Both pieces made in 1985. The plate has Sheffield maker’s initials SC. The spoon has Asprey stamp. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Plate: H 1/4 x D 6 1/2 in. Spoon:... Click for details

Edwardian sterling silver baby cup with peekaboo kitty cat. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Drum form with molded base and bracket handle. Two heads with pointy ears and fat paws peep above a brick wall. Fine evocation of the intense and super-serious feline stare that does not yet appear to have noticed the lone mouse. Hallmark includes pattern no. 17093A (first produced in 1907) and director’s letter m (1907-47). Very good condition.

Dimensions; H 3 x W 4 x D 2 7/8 in. Weight: 7.3 troy... Click for details

American coin silver christening mug, mid-19th century. Straight and tapering sides, scrolled bracket handle, and beading. Engraved ornament. At top: Pendant strapwork frames inset with leaves. At bottom: Beading in stippled frames. Hallmarked “Coin” and numbered 4. Good condition with age-related wear and use. A few handle pings. Visible rim repair.

Dimensions: H 3 3/8 x W 4 x D 2 7/8 in. Weight: 3.5 troy ounces. #BQ555

Three-piece baby set with Noah’s Ark theme. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1920. This set comprises, mug, bowl, and underplate.

Applied low-relief two-by-two procession with the whole animal kingdom including ostriches, camels, lions, and kangaroos, lumbering in the direction of the Ark with umbrella-toting Noah and Naamah standing in front. Mug is drum form with scrolled-bracket handle and gilt-washed interior. Bowl has straight sides. Underplate has deep well and gently tapering... Click for details

Japonesque sterling silver baby set. Made by George W. Shiebler & Co. in New York, ca 1890.

This set comprises cup, bowl, and spoon. Each: Gilt-washed water lily motif with applied flowers and pads bobbing on tooled rippling water. Ornament on cup and bowl rim and spoon handle. Cup and bowl interior gilt washed as is spoon bowl. A charming period design. Hallmarks include retailer’s stamps (HS & Co.) and nos. 273K (cup) and 271X (bowl and spoon). Very good condition.

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Craftsman sterling silver porringer. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Curved sides and molded rim. Waisted handle with pierced ornament in oval frame. Hallmark includes pattern no. 5050A and director’s letter m (1907-47). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/8 x W 6 5/8 x D 4 1/2 in. Weight: 6.2 troy ounces. #BG688

First Step sterling silver baby cup. Made by Blackinton in North Attleboro, ca 1920. Straight sides and c-scroll handle. Rectangular frames engraved with sweet fat baby achieving baby firsts: First word, tooth, creeping, and step. Another frame for engraving the historic dates as well as birth record (vacant). Hallmark includes no. 5644. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 7/8 x W 3 5/8 x D 2 3/8 in. Weight: 3 troy ounces. #BQ735

Stylistically advanced Art Nouveau sterling silver baby cup. Made by Whiting in New York, ca 1900. Drum form with spread foot and scroll bracket handle. Stylized and fluid acid-etched ornament with flowers and ribbon between scalloped borders. An exciting signpost on the road to abstraction. Gilt interior. Plenty of room for engraving. Hallmark includes maker’s stamp and no. 404F. Very good condition with crisp definition.

Dimensions: H 3 x W 4 3/8 x D 3 1/8 in. Weight: 3.8 troy ounces.... Click for details

Pretty sterling silver baby cup. Made by Whiting in New York, ca 1880. Straight sides with curved bottom, inset foot ring, and c-scroll handle with graduated twisting. Engraved and repousse floral garland and fluid slash gadrooning. Top vacant. Hallmark includes no. 100A. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/8 x W 4 1/2 x D 3 in. Weight: 5.7 troy ounces. #BQ547