English Silver: 19th Century Silver

Victorian brilliant-cut decanter with sterling silver mounts. Made by Horace Woodward & Co., Ltd in London in 1894. Round and flat body with dense diaper ornament. Cylindrical neck in sterling silver collar with helmet mouth. Cover hinged with tooled leaf finial. Scroll handle mounted to pierced and flat girdle, and round spread foot. Acid-etched scrolling leaves on neck, cover, and foot. Girdle same motif. Interlaced scroll monogram. Pretty and tactile with handy compact form. Fully marked and... Click for details

Victorian sterling silver trophy cup. Made by James Wakely and Frank Wheeler in Dublin in 1897. Classical girdled urn with capped flying-scroll side handles and stepped foot. A nice-sized prize with lots of room for engraving. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7 7/8 x W 8 3/4 x D 5 in. Weight: 24 troy ounces. #BR556

Victorian glass and sterling silver decanter. Made by Grinsell & Sons in London in 1899. Clear glass moon body with flat oval foot. Cut ornament: A star surrounded by diaper on front and back, and star on foot underside. Sterling silver collar with projecting spout, and hinged and domed cover with vase finial; bracket handle. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 9 x W 5 1/2 x D 2 1/4 in. #BT111

William IV sterling silver snuffbox. Made by Nathaniel Mills in Birmingham in 1836. Rectangular with concave sides and hinged cover. On cover is Elizabethan manor in bosky grounds. Castellated turrets and enough glazed and mullioned apertures to incur a stiff Window Tax assessment. Sides and underside engine-turned. Underside also has engraved armorial with lion rampant. Interior gilt washed. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1/2 x W 2 7/8 x D 1 3/4 in. Weight: 2.2 troy ounces.... Click for details

Jumbo big game-era safari flask. Made by George Unite in Birmingham in 1888. Glass body. Upper part encased in leather with cut-away vertical windows. At bottom detachable sterling silver cup engraved with armorial. Sterling silver collar with hinged and cork-lined ball cover engraved with same. The alpha model. Holds enough booze for everyone around the campfire. Fully marked. Very good condition with some handling wear from all those big sweaty hands.

Dimensions: H 11 x W 5 x D 2 1/2 in. ... Click for details

George III sterling silver basket. Made by Paul Storr in London in 1812. Rectangular bowl with curved corners. Well plain. Sides have vertical ribbing and gadrooned rim with leaf-mounted shells at corners. Swing handle with leaves and imbricated circles, and central oval laurel wreath engraved with interlaced monogram. Raised and plain rectangular foot with curved corners. Fashionable Neoclassicism by the Regency great. Fully marked. Very good.

Dimensions: H (with handle) 9 3/4 x W 11 3/8 x D... Click for details

Large English Victorian sterling silver urn, 1866. Traditional amphora with bell mouth. Parcel gilt with frieze depicting drapery-clad men and horses inspired by ancient pottery. Midcentury Neo-Grec design with stylized ornament including Classical Greek Key and Vitruvian scroll. Engraved on shoulder: Wexford Hunt Club Challenge Cup. Fully marked including London assay stamp, maker’s initials EEEE, and Dublin retailer’s stamp “West & Son”. Very Good condition.

Dimensions: H 22 x W... Click for details

George III sterling silver soup tureen. Made by Paul Storr in London in 1804. Round bowl on raised foot. Reeded bracket side handles with cast lion’s head mounts. Double-domed cover with reeded and leaf-capped ring finial. Ornament: Bead-and-reel, beading, fluting, and gadrooning. Engraved armorials. Sheffield plate liner.

Magnificent and sumptuous. Bold Classicism by the great Regency silversmith. Marked cover and base. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 13 1/2 x W 15 1/4 x D 11 1/2 in.... Click for details

Pair of Victorian crystal and sterling silver perfumes. Made in Birmingham in 1890. Each: Conical with cut diaper-patterned stripes alternating with plain lobes. Star cut to underside. Short neck with threaded sterling silver collar and ball cover with tooled scrolls. Cover top vacant. Pretty and old fashioned. Fully marked including maker’s initials DJE. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 6 x D 4 in. #AW342

Victorian sterling silver serving plate. Made by James Garrard in London in 1887. Round, plain, and deep well. Wide shoulder with chased ornament: cherubs lolling on sea creatures in scrolled frames, alternating with Grotesque faces embedded in flowers. Scrolled rim. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: 7/8 x D 9 1/4 in. Weight: 13 troy ounces. #BR263

William IV sterling silver toast rack, 1835. Seven double-hooped stretchers mounted to curved and rectangular frame with central stretcher. Reeded ring finial with tooled leaves and lion’s heads. Four leaf-mounted scroll supports. Fully marked including indistinct London maker’s stamp and date letter. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 1/2 x W 6 1/4 x D 4 7/8 in. Weight: 8.8 troy ounces. #BR165

Victorian Neoclassical sterling silver salver. Made by James Dixon & Sons in Sheffield in 1899. Round and plain well with raised ornamental borders: Beading, leaf-and-berry, and guilloche. Rests on 3 claw-and-ball supports. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/4 x D 12 in. Weight: 26 troy ounces. #BQ684