Sterling Holloware: Centerpieces

Victorian Georgian sterling silver monteith, 1895. Curved and girdled with cased leaf and flower lobing, and lion’s head side mounts with beaded and loose-mounted open bracket handles. Rim has applied and molded double c-scrolls with leaves and cherub heads. Foot domed. A beautiful traditional centerpiece bowl. Fully marked including indistinct maker’s mark. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7 7/8 x W 13 x D 11 1/2 in. Heavy weight: 63.8 troy ounces. #BT838

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

Japonesque sterling silver centerpiece. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Classical kylix comprising round and shallow bowl on conical foot. Flat and tapering fan handles with volute scroll mounts and raised blossoming branches. Foot has fretwork border with same as well as cranes and leaves. Rarefied exoticism. Fully marked including pre-1875 pattern no. 3501 and director’s letter M (1873-91). Fine condition.

Overall dimensions: H 5 1/4 x W 13 x D 9 3/8 in. Weight: 18.5 troy ounces.... 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

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

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