Sterling Holloware: Centerpieces

George V sterling silver centerpiece. Made by Mappin & Webb in Sheffield in 1913. Bellied bowl with solid multifoil well. Sides pierced trellis with entwined tendrils and solid leaf and scroll ornament. Shoulder and foot same with branch rim and applied grape bunches. End-of-an-era prewar magnificence. Fully marked including design no. 600358, which was registered in 1912. Fine condition.

Dimensions: H 7 3/4 x D 15 3/4 in. Weight: 87.5 troy ounces. #BT671

Edwardian Regency sterling silver centerpiece bowl. Made by Redlich in New York, ca 1910. Round and deep well with waving rolled edge engraved with laurel wreaths. Scrolled cornucopia applied to rim. Substantial with nice heft. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s (Brand-Hier) stamps. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 4 x D 15 in. Weight: 43 troy ounces. #BT447

Market-fresh George III sterling silver epergne. Made by Thomas Pitts in London in 1766. Pierced and oval support set in round floral garland frame with four leafing scroll supports on same feet. Large and pierced oval basket, surrounded by alternating same small baskets and solid round dishes in open frames attached to leaf-capped branches. In case of small baskets, the frames rotate. A fresh and pretty centerpiece in first generation English Rococo. Fully and uniformly marked. Very good... Click for details

American sterling silver centerpiece bowl, ca 1870. Bellied with applied cartouche (vacant) and 4 shell-mounted scroll supports. Tapering shoulder engraved with scrolling leaf border. Open scrollwork side handles inset with cast medallion heads. One is a mustachioed man in plumed hat; the other a lady with noble visage. An unusual example of this popular and varied pattern. Marked “Sterling”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 1/2 x W 17 1/4 x D 12 3/4 in. Weight: 42.5 troy ounces.... Click for details

Modern sterling silver Revere bowl. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Traditional form with curved sides and stepped foot. Showcase-quality with lots of room for engraving. Fully marked including postwar pattern no. 22967 and director’s letter M (1947-56). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 1/4 x D 10 1/8 in. Weight: 35 troy ounces. #BT294

Classical hand-hammered 800 silver centerpiece bowl, ca 1910. Round and stepped on short columnar shaft mounted to stepped circular tripartite base, each with fluted column supporting rectilinear pedestal overlapping bowl rim. Each pedestal has cast figure of kneeling Bacchic babe with modestly draped grapevine. Fully marked including Wollenweber stamp. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 6 3/4 x W 9 1/2 x D 8 7/8 in. Weight: 32 troy ounces. #BT260

German 800 silver wine trolly nef, ca 1920. A 3-mast galleon with billowing sales and complicated rigging. Gun ports open and cannons ready to fire. Lots of deck action, too with fighting swordsman and fallen sailors. Holds a special cargo because wood-style hull is a wine trolly. Figurehead spigot with threaded plug, and dolphin side mounts with rotating wheels for cruising across the table. Gives new meaning to the expression “getting sloshed”. Memorable dinner party... Click for details

Edwardian Classical sterling silver bowl. Made by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths, Ltd in London in 1902. Round and girdled with capped and flying double-scroll handles, and raised round foot. Traditional form super-sized for engraving a generation or two of winners’ names. Nice heft and volume for icing the champagne. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 9 1/2 x W 17 x D 11 1/2 in. Heavy weight: 76.5 troy ounces. #BT070

Fancy turn-of-the-century sterling silver Classical centerpiece bowl. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Round and solid well. Sides have chased flowers and scrolled frames inset with pierced diaper. Wavy rim applied with scallop shells and acanthus leaves. Reeded foot ring with 4 leaf-mounted scroll supports. Fully marked including pattern no. 11798 (first produced in 1893) and director’s letter T (1892-1902). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 1/4 x D 14 in. Weight: 34 troy ounces.... Click for details

Edwardian Regency sterling silver Adam bowl on stand. Made by Shreve & Co. in San Francisco, ca 1910. Each piece has a deep well and wide shoulder with Classical vases overlapping rondels joined by leaf swags on pierced fern ground. Ogee scroll rim. A beautiful centerpiece in the historic pattern. Small ornamental monogram engraved on bowl underside. Both parts fully marked including no. 3536 (stand). Very good condition.

Dimensions: Bowl: H 2 1/4 x D 13 5/8 in. Stand: H 7/8 x D 15 5/8 in.... Click for details

French 950 silver and marble centerpiece based on Marie Antoinette’s garden folly, the Temple d’Amour at Versailles. Round stepped marble base with silver imbricated leaf-and-berry border. Six fluted columns with silver base and Corinthian capitols supporting ring architrave with silver rinceaux and beading. Detachable silver cupola with open trapezoidal trellis frames between pilasters, and vase finial. Inside is a gilt flame—the flame to eternal love, such as burned, according to... Click for details

Edwardian sterling silver centerpiece basket bowl, 1898. Solid hexagonal well and tapering open trellis sides with fluid scrollwork and solid shaped cartouches (vacant). Sides have applied scrolls, leaves, and leaves. Solid border at bottom with applied scrolls. Open support with scrolls and flowers and scrolled leaves. A fancy substantial piece in the turn-of-the-century English style. Fully marked including maker’s stamp (The Gorham Co.), date symbol, and no. 2133. Very good condition.... Click for details