Silver Overlay: Decanters

Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau glass decanter with engraved silver overlay. Made by La Pierre Mfg. Co. in New York. Bellied bowl with upward tapering neck, helmet mouth in silver collar and high looping handle in same. Ball stopper. Overlay in form of fruiting grapevine. Asymmetrical scrolled cartouche engraved with interlaced script monogram. Silver marked “Sterling” with maker’s stamp. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 11 1/4 x D 4 1/2 in. #BW281

Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau glass decanter with engraved silver overlay. Made by Gorham in Providence. Bottle with drum-form body and upward tapering cylindrical neck. Looping c-scroll handle in silver as is overhanging mouth. Stopper same; flat-topped and tapering with clear glass plug. Overlay in form of entwined and climbing scrollwork and round medallion frame with initial and year span ending in 1909. Glass is red. Stopper plug clear. Silver fully marked including maker’s stamp and... Click for details

Turn-of-the-century American Art Nouveau glass jug decanter with engraved silver overlay. Drum form with curved shoulder. Neck and trefoil mouth in silver collar as is bracket handle. Flat-topped stopper same. Entwined and scrolling tendrils with bit buds and blooms, including splayed flowerheads with tentacular stamen. Scrolled cartouche with interlaced script monogram. Glass is red. Stopper plug is clear. Worn marks. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 8 1/2 x W 6 1/4 x D 5 3/4 in. #BU169

Art Nouveau Craftsman glazed jug decanter with engraved silver overlay. Made by Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati in 1896. Wide ovoid body with short neck and ring handle in silver collar. Shaped stopper with cork plug. Corn cob with peeled-back husk on shaded brown ground. Overlay scrollwork and grape-bunches spilling out of overturned barrel. A rarified vessel for passing round grandpa's home-stilled bourbon.

The painter was Josephine Ella Zettel (1874–1954), a Cincinnati native who worked at... Click for details

Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau glass jug decanter with silver overlay. Made by Gorham in Providence. Round with flat front and back; neck cylindrical with sterling silver collar and hinged and cork-lined cover. Loose and meandering leafy scrolls, floral diaper, and asymmetrical cartouches (vacant) on front and back. Glass dark green. A really nice special-occasion piece, though easy-grip handle convenient for furtive straight-from-the-bottle slugs. Fully marked including patent year 1886 and... Click for details

Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau glass decanter with engraved silver overlay. Curved ovalish body with high looping reeded handle and cylindrical neck. Ball stopper. Overlay in form of loose and exuberant scrolls and flowers. On front asymmetrical cartouche with interlaced scrips monogram. Glass is olive green. Silver marked Gorham and numbered S1490. Very good condition. Stopper plug has a few minor losses.

Dimensions: H 8 3/8 x W 4 1/2 x D 3 3/8 in. #BT382

Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau clear glass decanter with engraved silver overlay. Made by Alvin in Providence. Globular body with high-looping handle, upward tapering cylindrical neck, and helmet mouth. Ball stopper with short plug. Dense and scrolling fruiting grapevine overlay. Scrolled asymmetrical cartouche engraved with interlaced script monogram. Handle and mouth in silver collar as is stopper neck. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s (Mermod, Jaccard), and no. 36150. Very... Click for details

Art Nouveau clear glass decanter with silver overlay. Made by Black, Starr & Frost in New York, ca 1920. Oval bowl with flat foot, cylindrical neck, and everted rim. Ball stopper with conical mount, spool neck, and short plug. Dense ornament with stylized leaves in whiplash frames overlapping with intersecting lines. Stylistically transitional incorporating both the curvilinear and geometric. Scrolled cartouche engraved with interlaced script monogram. Foot in silver collar as are neck and... Click for details

Art Deco clear glass decanter with silver overlay. Conical bowl, cylindrical neck, and flat everted rim. Stopper tapering and hexagonal with short plug. Interlaced geometric ornament with circles and hexagons. Vacant rectangular frame. Also vacant is stopper top. Hallmarked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 8 3/4 x D 3 7/8 in. #AO554