Sterling Holloware: Centerpieces

George V sterling silver centerpiece bowl. Made by William Comyns in London in 1911. Oval with solid well and pierced sides. Piercing includes flowers and leaves as well as geometric ornament. Asymmetrical rim has applied scrolls, flowers, and leaves. Four pierced supports with tooled scrolls and flowers. Dense and dynamic with contrasting flatness and relief. With clear glass liner and brass frog for flowers. Fully marked including stamp for New York retailer Theodore B. Starr. Fine... Click for details

Large traditional sterling silver centerpiece Revere bowl. Curved sides, flared rim, and stepped foot. The traditional form supersized. Perfect for punch. Lots of room for engraving. Fully marked including Watson maker's stamp, no. B269, and phrase “Exemplar / Paul Revere / 1768”. This maker active until 1955. Fine condition.

Dimensions: H 7 3/4 x D 15 1/2 in. Heavy weight: 94.5 troy ounces. #BR145

Wonderfully sumptuous sterling silver centerpiece bowl. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Plain well with pierced and chased turned-down rim with flowers and trellis. Irregularly scrolled rim interspersed with leaves and flowers. Foot ring has 6 leafy-scroll mounted paw supports. Unembarrassed Gilded Age magnificence. Fully marked including pattern no. 11229 (first produced in 1892) and director’s letter T (1892-1902). Excellent condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 6 x D 20.5 in.... Click for details

American brilliant-cut glass punch bowl with sterling silver collar, ca 1900. Bowl has curved sides with diaper border over flutes and notches. Star on underside. Turned-down and scrolled rim with applied flower bunches. Indistinct maker’s mark (possibly Jacobi & Jenkins). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 3/4 x D 15 in. #BS556

German 800 silver swan, ca 1900. Ovoid body, s-scroll neck, and erect tail. Nicely delineated feathers from plumes to down. Wings hinged for swift flight. Body hollow for holding treats. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7 3/4 x L 11 x D 5 1/4 in. Wingspan: 14 in. Weight: 24 troy ounces. #BQ777

Fabulous quality silver bird. Made by Mario Buccellati in Milan, ca 1930s. Bird in tucked-in mode with wings close to body. Imbricated feathers heightened with engraving as well as bristly wire down. Head turned to side with long closed bill. A poignant figure with the bird’s retreat inside leaf-and-twig nest suggestive of vulnerability. Detachable oval woven basket. A desirable early piece in 800 silver. Fully marked with “800” and “Mario Buccellati”. Fine... Click for details

Edwardian sterling silver small centerpiece bowl. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Solid round well with wide and wide turned-down sides with pierced dynamic scrolls and shells, flowers, and scrolls applied to rim. Sumptuous. Hallmark includes pattern no. 15484B and director’s letter m (1907-47). Fine condition.

Dimensions: H 3 x D 13 1/2 in. Weight: 30 troy ounces. #BN961

Main Line magnificent sterling silver punch bowl and 10 cups. Made by JE Caldwell in Philadelphia, ca. 1890.

Bowl: Curved sides, rolled rim, and dome foot. Rim and foot open with flowers, foliage, scrolls, and diaper. Exterior engraved with same. Each cup: Curved bowl, flared rim, and high looping handle. Foot domed and open with same. Exterior engraved with same. Gilt interior. Hallmarked. Excellent condition with nice patina.

Dimensions: Punch bowl: H 8 1/4 x D 15 3/4 in. Cups: H 2... Click for details

Tall Classical Viennese enamel and silver covered cup, ca 1890. Tapering bowl with lobed vase on baluster stem on domed foot. Double-domed cover with figural finial in form of Neptune, a triton-holding bearded man in double and hose. Painted oval frames with mythological nymphs, fauns, cherubs. Allover Renaissance grotesque ornament on pale pink ground. Cover and foot rims have applied rinceaux borders embellished with masks, birds, and leaves heightened with enamel. Cover interior has painted... Click for details

Classical sterling silver centerpiece bowl. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Round well and wide turned down shoulder with molded curvilinear rim. Chased and engraved ornament: Palmettes in scrolled frames alternating with fleurs de lys. With silver-plated liner and brass frog. Hallmark includes pattern no. 19839H (first produced in 1921) and director’s letter m (1907-47). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x D 17 in. Weight (sterling silver only): 68 troy ounces. #BQ665

Dramatic sterling silver punch bowl and ladle in Marquise pattern. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910.

Punch bowl: Curved and round with concave neck and wavy rim and raised and spread foot. Bowl and foot “paneled.” Bead-and-reel ornament applied to rims. An advanced treatment of a popular turn-of-the-century form. Holds 18 pts.

Ladle: Tapering handle with shaped terminal and bead-and-reel border. Round bowl with 2 side pouts and graduated gadrooning.

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Large and fancy sterling silver centerpiece bowl. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Solid round well. Wide turned-down rim with pierced, chased, and applied ornament, including flowers, diaper, scallop shells, and scrolls. The works. Substantial with nice heft. Hallmark includes pattern no. 16615 and director’s letter m (1907-47). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 3/8 x D 15 3/8 in. Weight: 86 troy ounces. #BQ626