Sterling Holloware: Mugs

English Georgian sterling silver baby cup, 1822. Barrel body with reeded bands and scroll bracket handle. Interior gilt washed. A historic mug with room for engraving. Fully marked including London assay stamp, George IV duty stamp, and worn maker’s stamp. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x W 4 3/8 x D 2 3/4 in. Weight: 6.5 troy ounces. #BV323

Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver baby cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Straight sides, short inset foot, and c-scroll handle. Slightly hallucinatory acid-etched frieze with cherubs frolicking amidst aquatic foliage and giant mushrooms. One cherub is, ahem, full frontal. Possibly inspired by Kingsley’s Water-Babies. Fully marked including pattern no. 17285B and director's letter m. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x W 4 x D 2 3/4 in. Weight: 6 troy ounces.... Click for details

Striking Indian Colonial silver mug, 19th century. Straight and upward tapering sides worked with dense scrolls and flowers. Scrolled and scaly snake handle with head resting on rim. Gilt interior. Unmarked. Excellent condition.

Overall dimensions: H 4 1/4 x W 4 3/4 x D 3 1/4 in. Weight: 7.5 troy ounces. BV200

George III sterling silver baby cup. Made by Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard in London in 1814. Straight and gently upward tapering sides and double-scroll handle. Reeded bands that leave plenty of room for engraving. Fully marked. Good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 3 1/8 x W 3 3/4 x D 2 1/2 in. Weight: 4.3 troy ounces. #BV227

English Georgian sterling silver baby cup, 1760. Baluster bowl with leaf-capped double-scroll handle and raised foot. Chased and repousse flowers, leaves, and scrolls. Fully marked including London assay stamp and maker’s stamp TC. Good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 3 1/8 x W 3 1/2 x D 2 3/8 in. Weight: 4 troy ounces. #BV130

Art Deco sterling silver baby cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1927. Gently upward tapering sides and bracket handle. Acid-etched frieze depicting child gardeners lugging water cans and pushing wheelbarrows. Front vacant for engraving the name of a precious seedling. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 20941B (first produced in 1927), and director’s letter m. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 x W 3 5/8 x D 2 7/8 in. Weight: 6.4 troy ounces. #BU967

Edwardian sterling silver baby cup. Gently upward tapering sides and capped- and leaf-mounted scroll bracket handle. Acid-etched ABC border wraparound the top. All the letters in the alphabet for spelling out the name of someone extra special. Fully marked including maker’s stamp (Wilcox & Wagoner) and no. 6502. Wilcox & Wagoner was active in New York in the first decade of the 20th century. Excellent condition with strong definition.

Dimensions: H 2 3/4 x W 4 x D 2 5/8 in. Weight: 3 troy... Click for details

Edwardian sterling silver baby cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Straight sides with reeded rim and scroll-bracket handle. Acid etched scene with sailor-suited boys and bobbed and short-skirted girls. Trick dogs perch on stools and fences, while one itty-bitty pup summons up the courage to jump through a hoop. The hoop is vacant for engraving the name of the first in show. Fully marked including pattern no. 4105C and director’s letter m. Fine condition with strong... Click for details

Turn-of-the-century Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver baby cup. Made by Whiting in New York. Straight sides with molded rim and c-scroll handle. Foot skirted with low-relief leaf-and-dart border. On front acid-etched figural scene with bonneted and smocked children encountering a frog that has meandered on shore, the rippling water in background. A sweet scene that suggests the influence of Kate Greenaway. Back vacant with overhanging leafing branch. Fully marked and numbered 362A. Fine... Click for details

Art Deco sterling silver baby cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1941. Straight sides with flared rim and scroll bracket handle. Engraved double line borders at top and bottom leave plenty of room for a big-hearted presentation. Fully marked including pattern no. 23059 (first produced in 1941). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 3/4 x W 3 3/4 x D 2 3/4 in. Weight: 4.7 troy ounces. #BT829

Art Deco sterling silver baby cup. Straight sides, molded rim, and c-scroll handle. Etched procession of boys and girls drumming, trumpeting, sword waving, and flag flying. A sweet piece with patriotic and military undertones. Gilt interior. Fully marked including no. 999 and stamp for Morss, an Attleboro maker noted for its baby wares in 1930s and 40s. Fine condition with strong definition.

Dimensions: H 2 7/8 x W 3 3/4 x D 2 5/8 in. Weight: 2.5 troy ounces. #BT826

Aesthetic coin silver baby cup. Made by Juergens & Andersen in Chicago. Tapering and inset sides engraved with stylized ornament, including swags and scrolls, centered on oval frame (vacant) bordered by beading and dentil interspersed with trefoils. Top and bottom have ornamental borders on ribbed ground. Thick scroll bracket handle. Marked “Coin” and “Chicago” with maker’s stamp (1857-71). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/8 x W 4 1/8 x D 3 in. Weight: 3 troy ounces. #BT449 ... Click for details