English Silver: 20th Century Silver

George VI sterling silver tray. Made by Mappin & Webb in Sheffield in 1950. Round with molded curvilinear piecrust rim. A nice piece in ever-popular Georgian. Fully marked as well as Montreal retailer’s stamp. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1/2 x D 14 in. Weight: 33.5 troy ounces. #BT326

George VI sterling silver tea tray. Made by George Bryan & Co. in Birmingham in 1937. Rectilinear with curved corners. Rim gadrooned with corner shells and leaves. Bracket handles same. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 x W 22 7/8 x D 14 5/8 in. Heavy weight: 78 troy ounces. #BT321

Pair of George V sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Adie Bros in Sheffield in 1924. Each: Faceted and knopped shaft on raised foot flowing into circular well in square foot with concave corners. Bellied urn socket with detachable saucer bobeche. Traditional table lights in perennially popular Georgian. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 10 3/8 x D 5 5/8 x 5 5/8 in. Weighted. #BT105

George V sterling silver Classical covered urn. Made by Lionel Alfred Crichton in London in 1913. Traditional urn with flying leaf-capped side handles and stepped foot. Cover domed with ornamental finial. Nice heft. Awaits engraving. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 9 3/4 x W 11 1/4 x D 6 1/4 in. Weight: 37 troy ounces. #BR656

Edwardian sterling silver Classical covered urn. Made by Martin, Hall & Co. Ltd in Sheffield in 1904. Deep and wide-bodied baluster with leaf-capped double-scroll side handles and domed foot. Cover domed with acorn finial. Gadrooned rims. Traditional with nice heft. Fully marked. Very good condition with nice patina.

Dimensions: H 16 x W 12 3/4 x D 7 in. Weight: 61 troy ounces. #BR671

English Edwardian sterling silver napkin rings, 1906-7. Each: Open sides with Classical colonnade and cherubs dancing with garland, which they carry, climb over, and thread between their chubby thighs. Frothy Classicism. Armorial cartouche engraved with script monogram. Made in Birmingham, two by Charles Horner in 1906, and the other two by William Aitken in 1907. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: 1 1/2 x D 2 in. Total weight: 3.5 troy ounces. #BT291

Large English Modern sterling silver box, 1945. Rectangular with straight sides and curved corners. Cover hinged with gently curved and engine-turned top, and chamfered tab. Box and cover interior cedar-lined and partitioned. Box underside leather lined. Fully marked including London assay stamp and maker’s initials HA. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x W 8 7/8 x D 6 in. Gross weight: 42 troy ounces. #BS821

Edwardian sterling silver trophy cup. Made by Henry & Arthur Vander in London in 1901. Traditional amphora urn with graceful high-looping handles, short support, and raised and stepped foot. Reeding. Heft and size for engraving a generation of winner’s names. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 13 1/4 x W 11 3/4 x D 7 1/8 in. Weight: 40.5 troy ounces. #BR680

Traditional Georgian salver in Britannia (that is, 958) silver. Made by Lionel Alfred Crichton in London in 1913. Four sides with curvilinear corners and molded rim. Corner leaf-capped volute scroll supports. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/8 x W 11 5/8 x D 11 5/8 in. Heavy weight: 34 troy ounces. #BT280

Victorian sterling silver two-handled cup. Made by Atkin Brothers in Sheffield in 1900. Curved bowl with flared rim and short and straight foot ring. Capped and high-looping side handles with graduated beading. A traditional form. Suitable for presentation. Fully marked; on underside engraved retailer’s name “Bruford & Son, / Silversmiths, / Eastbourne & Exeter”. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 3 x W 5 7/8 x D 3 3/4 in. Weight: 4.5 troy ounces. #BT257

George V sterling silver salver. Made by Roberts & Belk in Sheffield in 1927. Round with molded curvilinear rim. Crisp Art Deco form on three Georgian hoof supports. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/8 x D 13 in. Weight: 29 troy ounces. #BT249

George VI sterling silver hip flask. Made by Thomas Dalton Pannett & Son, Ltd in London in 1939. Plain and curved body. Cover hinged, ribbed, and cork-lined. Handy size. Suitable for engraving. Holds 5 1/2 fluid ounces. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 1/8 x W 4 x D 3/4 in. Weight: 5.5 troy ounces. #BT258