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Finest quality sterling silver baby cup in rare Bird’s Nest pattern. Made by John C. Moore & Son for Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1865-70. Ovoid bowl on stepped foot. Scroll handle with squiggle tail. Bowl has shaped pointille ornament and wire scrollwork applied with fluttering and flapping birds. Beading. Oval frame engraved with interlaced monogram. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s stamps and pattern no. 1063. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/8 x W 4 3/4 x D 3 1/8... Click for details

Stylish American Classical coin silver baby cup. Made by Wood & Hughes in New York, ca 1860. Straight sides with stepped and skirted foot, and leaf-capped s-scroll handle. Body has engine-turned bands and strapwork cartouche (vacant). Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/8 x W 3 1/4 x D 2 3/8 in. Weight: 2.2 troy ounces. #BR535

Art Deco sterling silver baby cup. Straight sides and c-scroll handle. On exterior, a girl with ringlets and another with a bob lean against stacks of lettered boxes, some with springing jacks. All letters represented, starting with A for adorable, B for bouncing, and C for cuddly—and so on through the alphabet. Room at top and bottom for spelling out a special announcement. Fully marked including maker’s stamp (HR Morss) and no. 999. Morss was active in Attleboro, Mass., from the 1930s to... Click for details

Edwardian Sterling silver baby cup. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1910 Gently upwards tapering sides, scrolled bracket handle, and flat rim. Gilt-washed interior. Two acid-etched frames with little girls from around the world (each in national costume) giving thanks at table. A third frame, bordered by potted rose bushes, is vacant. Below is phrase: “It is very nice to think the world is full of meat and drink / with little children saying grace in every Christian kind of place”.

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American Classical coin silver baby cup. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1865. Straight sides with skirted foot and bracket handle. Scrolled and leafy frame (vacant) on engine-turned wavy ground. Beading. Bold and sophisticated. Fully marked and numbered 106. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x W 4 1/8 x D 2 7/8 in. Weight: 5.8 troy ounces. #BT053

George IV sterling silver baby cup. Made by Rebecca Emes and Edward Barnard in London in 1833. Gently tapering sides with short foot and leaf-capped and reeded scroll bracket handle. Interior gilt washed. Wide repousse band with fruiting grapevine on stippled ground. Chased leaf-and-dart band on foot. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 x W 3 3/4 x D 2 1/2 in. Weight: 4.5 troy ounces. #BT017

Edwardian sterling silver baby cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Straight sides with wide ornamental band of scrolls, diaper, and flowers overlapping molded borders. High looping tapering handle with serrated leaf cap and short foot. Top and bottom vacant. Fully marked including director’s letter T (1892-1902) and pattern no. 15095 (first produced in 1901). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x W 4 1/4 x D 2 3/4 in. Weight: 7 troy ounces. #BT045

Art Deco sterling silver baby cup with Noah’s Ark motif. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1920. Gently curved bowl with wide and tapering -scroll handle and inset integral foot. Interior gilt washed. Applied frieze of animals marching in two-by-two, including plodding elephants, clucking fowl, and docile sheep. Noah and Naamah stand ready with umbrellas. Fully marked and numbered A4478. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 3/8 x W 4 3/8 x D 3 in. Weight: 3.5 troy ounces. #BT046

American Arts & Crafts sterling silver baby cup, ca 1915. Truncated cone with flared rim and bracket handle. Applied studded strapwork scrolls with fleurs de lys. Sturdy no-spill form for the infant Good Design maven. Marked “Sterling / 50”. Very good condition.

Large dimensions: H 3 3/4 x W 4 3/4 x D 3 5/8 in. Weight: 7.5 troy ounces. #BT047

Architectural coin silver baby cup, mid 19th century. Straight sides with leaf-capped and mounted s-scroll handle. Repousse fantasy buildings including turret, pagoda, pavilion, and picturesque bridge. Stylized egg-and-dart rims. Gilt-washed interior. Marked C. Bard & Son, a Philadelphia silversmith and retailer, who was active in the 1850s. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 3/8 x W 4 5/8 x D 3 in. Weight: 5 troy ounces. #BS846

Large American Classical coin silver baby cup. Made by Wood & Hughes in New York, ca 1860. Upward tapering sides with skirted foot and scroll-bracket handle. Jowly, tousled-haired contrapposto cherub applied to front. Two oval frames and one small one (all vacant) surrounded by flowers spilling over into stippled band. Beaded rims. Scroll bracket handle with stippled panels and stylized flying leaf cap between pierced scroll mounts. Gilt-washed interior. A traditional cann enlivened with frothy... Click for details

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. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x W 4 x D 2 3/4 in. Weight: 5.3 troy ounces. #BS845