English Silver: 20th Century Silver

George V sterling silver trophy cup. Made by Lionel Alfred Crichton in London in 1916. Traditional amphora with ovoid body on knop on stepped foot. High-looping leaf-mounted side handles. Domed cover with vase finial. Lots of room for engraving with reeded bands to frame the presentation. Beautiful and refined Neoclassicism. Fully marked. Fine condition.

Dimensions: H 14 x W 8 1/4 x D 5 1/4 in. Weight: 32.5 troy ounces. #BS650

Edwardian sterling silver bud vase. Made by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths in London in 1906. Faceted and tapering on raised and faceted foot with scrolled rim. Mouth rim same with pierced ornamental band. Fully marked including design no. 349996. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 5/8 x D 2 7/8 in. Weight: 2.5 troy ounces. #BL422 & BL423

George V sterling silver salver. Made by Ellis & Co. in London in 1927. Round with sharp and molded curvilinear piecrust rim. Three claw-and-ball supports. Fully marked including retailer’s stamp for JE Caldwell in Philadelphia. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7/8 x D 6 1/8 in. Weight: 5.5 troy ounces. #BQ974

George V sterling silver piecrust salver. Made by Mappin & Webb in Sheffield in 1933. Round with molded curvilinear ogee arch rim. Three capped volute supports. Perennial Georgian design. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x D 14 1/2 in. Heavy weight: 49.5 troy ounces. #BP972

Edwardian cut-glass and sterling silver decanter. Made in Birmingham in 1910. Waisted cylinder with allover ferns, facets, and stars. Sterling silver bracket handle, neck collar, and stepped and hinged cover with bud finial and spout. Fully marked including worn maker’s stamp. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 11 1/2 x W 5 1/4 x D 4 1/4 in. #BR132

Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by Stephen Henry Deakin & John Horace Francis in Birmingham in 1900. Shaped rectangular window in shaped surround with bracket feet. Chased asymmetrical ornament: Climbing and entwined flowers spilling over molded border, fluid scrolls, and scallop shells. Mounted to stained-wood back with hinged support. Glass beveled. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 12 3/8 x W 9 1/2 in. Window: H 7 5/8 x W 5 3/4 in. #BS117 & BS118

Edward VIII sterling silver picture frame. Made in Birmingham in 1936. Rectangular window and flat surround with dense engine-turned wave ornament. Skyscraper cartouches (vacant) at top and bottom. Handsome English Art Deco. With glass, silk lining, and stained-wood back and hinged support for portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including Framecraft stamp. Very good condition with nice finish.

Dimensions: H 9 x W 7 in. Window: H 7 3/4 x W 5 3/4 in. #BS203

George V sterling silver salver. Made by Lionel Alfred Crichton in London in 1916. Solid round well. Shoulder has pierced circles. Rim is gadrooned and interspersed with leaf-mounted shells. Four pierced and gadrooned supports. A fancy piece of Regency Revival from the war years. Fully marked. Fine condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/8 x D 10 7/8 in. Weight: 23.5 troy ounces. #BS588

Large and heavy Edwardian sterling silver salver. Made by Elkington & Co. in Birmingham in 1903. Round and scrolled well and molded rim comprising c-scrolls interspersed with leaves. Four leafy-scroll supports. In well center is engraved armorial with French motto “Je me fie en dieu”.

Engraved on back: Presented / to / The Honble O. R Windsor Clive / by members of the Household / at Hewell Grange / on the occasion of / his coming of age / 23rd October 1905. Hewell Grange was the seat of... Click for details

Edwardian sterling silver basket. Made by Henry Matthews in Birmingham in 1910. Solid and concave well with applied shell-and-scroll rim. Wide and flattened oval mouth with pierced and stylized scrollwork, flowers, leaves, and diaper. Symmetrical exuberance. C-scroll swing handle with openwork. Fully marked. Fine condition.

Dimensions: H (with handle) 11 1/2 x W 6 3/4 x D 5 in. H (without handle) 6 7/8 in. Weight: 10 troy ounces. #BS204

Edwardian sterling silver salver. Made by George Jackson & David Fullerton in London in 1904. Round with molded curvilinear piecrust rim. Rests on 3 c-scroll supports. A nice piece in perennially popular Georgian. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/8 x D 8 1/4 in. Weight: 12 troy ounces. #BQ943

Art Deco sterling silver picture frame. Made by Henry Matthews in Birmingham in 1916. Rectangular window in wavy engine-turned surround with molded rim. Arched top and circular mono plate (vacant). For vertical (portrait) display. With glass, silk lining, and stained-wood back and hinged support. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 10 1/2 x W 7 3/4 in. Window: H 8 1/8 x W 6 in. #BS200 & BS201