Sterling Holloware: Mugs

Victorian sterling silver baby cup. Made by Daniel & Charles Houle in London in 1857. Upward tapering sides, swooping s-scroll handle with heart terminal, and short foot. Beaded oval rings (vacant) surrounded by stylized leaves and flowers on stippled ground between ogee-scrolled top and bottom borders. Gilt interior. Super stylish midcentury Classicism. Fully marked. Fine condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/4 x W 4 1/8 x D 2 1/2 in. Weight: 5 troy ounces. #BU155

Victorian sterling silver baby cup. Made by Creswick & Co. in Sheffield in 1841. Bowl has alternating vacant panels and stippled ones with applied figures of which a garland girl, lounging boy, harvest worker, and cloaked figure by brazier. High-looping double-scroll handle with beaded leaf cap and beaded scroll supports. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 3/8 x W 4 1/8 x D 2 3/4 in. Weight: 6.5 troy ounces. #BU154

American Modern sterling silver baby cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Upward tapering sides and scroll bracket handle. Lots of room for engraving. Fully marked including pattern no. 20272. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 1/2 x W 3 3/8 x D 2 1/2 in. Weight: 2.8 troy ounces. #BT828

Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver baby cup. Made by Reed & Barton in Taunton, Mass., ca 1910. Straight sides and short inset foot; leaf-capped double-scroll handle. Acid-etched frieze depicting Botticelli-inspired nymphs holding hands and dancing. A sweet and chaste foray into the Florentine Quattrocento. Fully marked and numbered 1046. Very good condition with strong definition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/4 x W 4 3/4 x D 3 1/4 in. Weight: 5 troy ounces. #BT830

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

Modern sterling silver baby cup. Retailed by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Straight sides and flared rim. High looping scroll handle with open teardrop “cap”. Plenty of room for engraving. Fully marked including retailer’s stamp and country (Italy). Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 2 3/4 x W 3 3/8 x D 2 1/4 in. Weight: 3 troy ounces. #BT824

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

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 7/8 x W 3 3/4 x D 2 3/4 in. Weight: 4.7 troy ounces. #BT847

Edwardian sterling silver baby cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Curved body with flared rim, c-scroll handle, and raised foot. Acid-etched scene depicting a patriotic assembly, with one child holding a sword, another waving a flag, and a third beating a drum. Two others are distracted by a jack-in-the-box. At bottom are two rows of ABC blocks separated by toy soldiers. A sweet period design with sailor-suited boys and girls. Fully marked including pattern no. 16088H and... Click for details

Midcentury Modern sterling silver baby cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Sturdy gently-curved bowl with looping scroll handle. A great Baby Boom-era design with lots of room for engraving. Fully marked including postwar pattern no. 23351. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 1/4 x W 3 5/8 x D 2 3/4 in. Weight: 3.6 troy ounces. #BT848