Sterling Flatware: Serving Pieces

Anacapri sterling silver cold meat fork. Made by Buccellati in Italy. Wide and plain stem with upturned terminal. Low relief scrolling leaves and pendant flowers on shoulder. Shank has four straight tines. Marked “Buccellati Sterling Italy”. Very good condition.

Height: 9 3/4 in. Weight: 4 troy ounces. #BX435

English Georgian King sterling silver soup ladle. Made by William Eley & William Fearn in London in 1822. Deep and round bowl mounted to tapering handle; King terminal engraved with armorial. A beautiful and sturdy serving piece that’s ready for another couple centuries of use. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Height: 13 in. Weight: 10 troy ounces. #BX056

English Georgian sterling siler ladle with oval bowl; twisted baleen handle with sterling silver terminal. Worn marks including maker’s initials TM (possibly Thomas Mynd). Good condition.

Height: 13 7/8 in. #BX386

American Classical coin silver sugar tongs, ca 1850. U-form with clawed and scaly talon jaws. A predatory motif for a lady’s tea party. Marked with unidentified Philadelphia maker’s stamp (Lion-Bust-G) on interior of each side as well as retailer’s stamp (D & Co.) of unknown location. Condition: Taut and springy.

Height: 6 1/2. Weight: 1.5 troy ounces. #BX071

American Victorian Art Nouveau sterling silver bonbon scoop, ca 1890. Scroll handle with scallop shell terminal and entwined tendrils flowing into large and ovoid ball with open scrollwork; sides striated with tubular openwork and rim serrated. Marked “Sterling / 7050”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 10 3/4 x W 4 3/4 x D 1 5/8 in. Weight: 7.5 troy ounces. #BR157

Turn-of-the-century Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver bonbon scoop. Scallop shell bowl with open flutes inset with open scrolls and diaper. Scroll handle comprising seaweed-entwined shells. A great piece for the weekend cottage. Fully marked including Whiting maker’s stamp and no. 5737. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 9 x W 5 1/4 in. Weight: 7 troy ounces. #BV845

Rare sterling silver punch ladle. Made by Spratling in Taxco, Mexico. Round hand-hammered bowl with curved spout. Mount has tooled bands and applied rope band and is inset with tapering stained-wood handle. An early piece by this maker. 1940s marks. Very good condition with beautiful patina.

Dimensions: H 13 x W 3 3/4 x D 1/4 in. Gross weight: 5 troy ounces. #BR829

Art Nouveau sterling silver toasting fork. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1890. Tapering handle and curved shank with 3 tines. Dense overlapping and dynamic scrollwork as well as twisted fluting. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, copyright year (1890), and no. 465. Very good condition with nice patina.

Height: 6 1/4 in. Weight: 1 troy ounce. #BT990

Victorian Georgian Queen sterling silver soup ladle. Made by John and Henry Lias in London in 1839. King-shaped handle has engraved armorial with sword-bearing lion rampant and motto “Courage”. Deep ovoid bowl. A substantial and traditional piece made shortly after young Victoria ascended the throne. Stylistic continuity in the new reign. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Height: H 13 3/8 in. Heavy weight: 12 troy ounces. #BV250

Corinthian sterling silver ice tongs. Made by Roger Williams in Providence. U-form with pierced jaws. Terminals have fluid shell and leaf ornament. Roger Williams was active in the early 1900s. It merged with Mauser in 1903 to form the Mt Vernon Company, which continued to produce this pattern. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s (Marshall Field & Co.) stamps. Excellent condition. Taut and springy.

Dimensions: H 6 3/4 x W 1 5/8 x D 1/8 in. Weight: 2.5 troy ounces. #BV129

Nuremburg sterling silver ladle. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1880. Round bowl with turned-down scalloped rim and gilt interior. Bowl verso has shell mount and interlaced script monogram. Branch-style handle and double-sided figural terminal with a hawk perching on the wrist of a sidesaddle huntress, in company of a hound. A sentimental harkening back to 15th-century Germany. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s (Theodore B. Starr) stamps. Excellent condition with nice... Click for details

Rare Hindostanee sterling silver ice tongs. Made by Gorham in Providence. U-form with gilt jaws, of which one claw-form and the other flower head. Terminals in the desirable pattern that was first produced in 1878. A very nice early piece. Fully marked including phrase “pat. 78”. Excellent condition. Taut and springy.

Length: 7 5/8 in. Weight: 2 troy ounces. #BU167