Sterling Flatware

Blossom sterling silver sugar nips. Made by Georg Jensen in Copenhagen. Serrated leaf jaws and open terminals inset with seed-spilling pods. A great piece in the classic pattern. Fully marked with postwar maker's stamp. Taut and springy.

Height: 3 1/2 in. #BV264

Japanese sterling silver berry scoop. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Oval terminal with double-sided low-relief stylized ornament: Perched bird, flowers, leafing stalks, and cattails. Reed handle. Deep gilt bowl with crimped rim. The pattern was in production from 1871 to 1904. The designer was Edward C. Moore, who was a connoisseur of Japanese art. Fully marked. Very good condition with some gilding wear.

Dimensions: H 9 1/2 x W 2 5/8 x D 1/8 in. Weight: 3 troy ounces. #BV746

Pair of English King sterling silver master salt spoons. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1885. Each: Tapering and waisted terminal with double-sided scallop shells and flowers. Engraved script monogram (front) and year 1889 (back). Round bowl. Early pieces in this pattern which was first produced by Tiffany in 1885. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and phrase “Pat. 1885”. Very good condition.

Height: 3 1/2 in. #BV718

American Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver ice tongs, ca 1910. U-form with open leaf jaw and shaped oval bowl with sinuous piercing. Scrolled terminals. Marked “Sterling”. Very good condition. Taut and springy.

Height: 6 3/4 in. Weight: 2 troy ounces. #BV581

Art Nouveau 830 silver serving piece. Made by Georg Jensen in Copenhagen. Oval shaped blade. Bottom half of handle tapering and solid with stylized leaf border. Top half curved and open with double-sided crisscrossing tendrils. Terminal comprises flower head and beaded tendrils. A rare piece in a pattern designed by the master. Illustrated in: Drucker. Georg Jensen, 1997, p. 284.

Fully marked including 2 early maker’s stamps (1915-1927 and 1915-1930), “Copenhagen”, and no. 83. Very good... Click for details

Love disarmed sterling silver tomato server. Made by Reed & Barton in Taunton,, Mass., ca 1920. Round shaped blade with ornamental piercing. Handle in form of voluptuous maiden in clingy drapery with Cupid peeking out from behind. A nice piece in the famous ooh-la-la pattern that was first produced in 1899. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Height: 8 in. Weight: 3.5 troy ounces. #BN798

Desirable sterling silver grapevine pastry server in Vine. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Fruiting grapevine, irregularly trailing on tapering and gently waving handle, and wrapping around. Handle front has stippled ground. Shaped and gilt-washed blade; center has tapering flute and chased radiating lines. Illustrated in: Hood. Tiffany Silver Flatware, 1999, p. 112. This pattern is commonly known as Fruits and Flowers, and was in production from 1872 to before 1904. Fully marked. Excellent... Click for details

Cluny sterling silver fish server. Made by Gorham in Providence. Ovalish and crimped blade with engraved and brite-cut leaf and flower ornament. Handle tapering with dense flower heads as well as patera, beading, and volute scrolls in low relief. A desirable early piece in the Antoine Heller pattern that was first produced in the 1880s. Three-letter monogram (EVS) engraved on handle verso. Fully marked including late 19th-century maker’s stamp. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 11 1/2 x W 3... Click for details

Ornamental sterling silver sauce ladle. Made by Georg Jensen in Copenhagen. Looped and tapering handle with seed and leaf terminal. Hand-hammered ovoid leaf bowl. Marked “Sterling / Denmark” with postwar maker’s stamp and pattern no. 21. Very good condition.

Height: 6 3/8 in. Weight: 2 troy ounces. #BV262

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

Edwardian sterling silver grape shears. Ring handles in form of fruiting grapevine. Fully marked including stamp for Roger Williams, a Providence maker active ca 1901-1913. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7 in. #BU362

Pair of Art Deco sterling silver salad serving spoon and fork. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Spoon bowl and fork shank ovalish with double-sided gilding. Tapering handle with beading and round, leafing vegetation, a motif traditionally known as Tomato or Pumpkin Vine that was designed by Olaf Wilford in 1937. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, director’s letter m (1907-47), and wartime star (1943-5). Very good condition.

Height: Spoon: 9 3/4 in. Fork: H 9 3/4 in. Total weight: 8.5... Click for details