Sterling Holloware: Centerpieces

Neoclassical 950 silver jardiniere. Made by Boin-Taburet in Paris, ca 1890. Oval with imbricated leaf-and-berry rim. Sides open interlaced arcade and pendant wreath-and-garland. Open bottom and plain base with rectilinear supports. Original silver-plated liner with loose-mounted end rings. Fully marked with maker’s stamp, Minerva head, and no. 35928. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/8 x W 13 3/4 x D 9 1/4 in. Weight (without liner): 41.5 troy ounces. #BU986

Regency-style gilt sterling silver centerpiece. Three caryatid bacchantes support an open basket with ivy shoulder. They stand on concave triangle set in same with satyr-head monopodia joined by garlands, and in turn mounted to plain and larger base on volute capital supports. A great “goddess” centerpiece with ethereal barefoot maids in chaste drapery that reflects the English discovery of Greek art in the early 19th century.

In the late 1970s, Nelson Rockefeller commissioned... Click for details

Beautiful French Neoclassical 950 silver jardiniere centerpiece. Made by Adolphe Boulenger in Paris, ca 1880. Ovoid body with serpentine sides. Rim mounted with laurel wreaths, scallop shells, and trefoils. Sides applied with beribboned swags. Stippled flutes and oval frames (vacant). Leaf-capped and split-mounted open scroll end handles and scroll end cutouts. Bottom solid so can be used without the original silver-plated liner. Fully marked with Minerva head and maker’s stamp. Excellent... Click for details

Majestic sterling silver swan bowl. Hollow body, scrolled neck, pointed bill, intent glass eyes, and paddling webbed feet. Realistic plumage from scaly to fluffy. A big bird centerpiece to grace your next dinner party. Marked “Buccellati / Italy / Sterling / 925 [in circle]” with post-1967 Italian mark for Ilario Pradella. Fine condition.

Dimensions: H 10 x L 13 1/2 x W 7 5/8 in. Weight: 41.5 troy ounces. #BU177

Art Deco sterling silver punch bowl. Made by S. Kirk & Son Inc. Curved sides with raised band under wide and flat rim; foot stepped and raised. A beautiful centerpiece for display and entertainment. Fully marked including maker’s stamp (1925-32) and no. 161. Fine condition.

Dimensions: H 8 1/4 x D 13 1/8 in. Weight: 55.5 troy ounces. #BT835

George V sterling silver epergne. Made by Williams in Birmingham in 1910. Slender oval shaft on large and stepped same foot. Shaft terminates in basket set in solid oval mount. Mounted to shaft are four scrolled arms each terminating in basket set in oval ring mounted to 4 scrolled supports. Baskets oval with solid well and scrolled rim interspersed with scallop shells. Pierced and scrolled band with cartouches (vacant). A fluid and simplified Edwardian design. Fully marked. Very good... Click for details

Art Nouveau Martelé silver centerpiece. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1920. Bellied on raised and scrolled and curling foot. Rim wide and turned down with chased vegetation with serrated leaves, and chased and applied flowers (lily of the valley) that spillover the scrolled rim. More lily of the valley (chased) on bowl exterior. Foot has chased meandering tendrils. Three gilt and cast figures of winged pixie fairies grip sides with elongated and tapering bodies that terminate in leaf mounts.... Click for details

Modern Classical sterling silver centerpiece bowl. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Round and shallow with flat rim. Three s-scroll and bead supports. Fully marked including pattern no. 23228 (first produced in 1946) and director’s letter M (1947-56). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x D 12 in. Weight: 27.5 troy ounces. #BT692

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. German marks 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