Sterling Holloware: Mugs

Midcentury Modern sterling silver and enamel baby cup. Straight sides, gently flared rim, and c-scroll handle. Three enameled tin soldiers – a boyish, martial motif that leaves lots of room for engraving. Hallmark includes postwar pattern no. 23845P and director’s letter L (1956-ca 1965). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 7/8 x W 3 7/8 x D 2 7/8 in. Weight: 4 troy ounces. #BN997

Art Nouveau sterling silver baby cup. Made by Kerr in Newark. Straight sides and bracket handle. Acid-etched fairy tale witches and maidens. The elongated figures stoop and bend in frames delineated by sinister tree trunks. Hallmark includes no. 4568. Excellent condition with crisp definition.

Dimensions: H 2 5/8 x W 4 x D 2 7/8 in. Weight: 3 troy ounces. #BQ754

Set of 12 Edwardian sterling silver demitasse holders and saucers. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Each holder: Tapering with high-looping handle and open and raised foot. Top part has pierced geometric ornament. Each saucer: Round and tapering with well. Hallmark includes pattern no. 18569A (first produced in 1913) and director’s letter m (1907-47). Very good condition. Dimensions: Holder: H 1 7/8 x W 2 1/2 x D 1 3/4 in. Saucer: H 1/2 x D 3 7/8 in. Total weight: 38 troy ounces.

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Edwardian sterling silver baby cup with peekaboo kitty cat. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Drum form with molded base and bracket handle. Two heads with pointy ears and fat paws peep above a brick wall. Fine evocation of the intense and super-serious feline stare that does not yet appear to have noticed the lone mouse. Hallmark includes pattern no. 17093A (first produced in 1907) and director’s letter m (1907-47). Very good condition.

Dimensions; H 3 x W 4 x D 2 7/8 in. Weight: 7.3 troy... Click for details

American coin silver christening mug, mid-19th century. Straight and tapering sides, scrolled bracket handle, and beading. Engraved ornament. At top: Pendant strapwork frames inset with leaves. At bottom: Beading in stippled frames. Hallmarked “Coin” and numbered 4. Good condition with age-related wear and use. A few handle pings. Visible rim repair.

Dimensions: H 3 3/8 x W 4 x D 2 7/8 in. Weight: 3.5 troy ounces. #BQ555

Indian Colonial silver beer barrel mug. Made by Allan & Hayes in Calcutta, ca 1860. Incised staves and chased hoops entwined with fluid grain stalks forming asymmetrical cartouche (vacant). Bracket handle. Gilt interior. Maker’s stamp underside. Condition: Very good with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 7 x W 6 3/4 x D 5 in. Heavy weight: 23 troy ounces. #BN879

First Step sterling silver baby cup. Made by Blackinton in North Attleboro, ca 1920. Straight sides and c-scroll handle. Rectangular frames engraved with sweet fat baby achieving baby firsts: First word, tooth, creeping, and step. Another frame for engraving the historic dates as well as birth record (vacant). Hallmark includes no. 5644. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 7/8 x W 3 5/8 x D 2 3/8 in. Weight: 3 troy ounces. #BQ735

Stylistically advanced Art Nouveau sterling silver baby cup. Made by Whiting in New York, ca 1900. Drum form with spread foot and scroll bracket handle. Stylized and fluid acid-etched ornament with flowers and ribbon between scalloped borders. An exciting signpost on the road to abstraction. Gilt interior. Plenty of room for engraving. Hallmark includes maker’s stamp and no. 404F. Very good condition with crisp definition.

Dimensions: H 3 x W 4 3/8 x D 3 1/8 in. Weight: 3.8 troy ounces.... Click for details

Pretty sterling silver baby cup. Made by Whiting in New York, ca 1880. Straight sides with curved bottom, inset foot ring, and c-scroll handle with graduated twisting. Engraved and repousse floral garland and fluid slash gadrooning. Top vacant. Hallmark includes no. 100A. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/8 x W 4 1/2 x D 3 in. Weight: 5.7 troy ounces. #BQ547

American Art Nouveau sterling silver baby cup. Straight sides and s-scroll handle. Applied flowering branch wraps around base: repeating pattern with pansy-style flower joined by scrolled stems. Fresh and pretty with plenty of room for engraving. Hallmarked Hartford Sterling Co., a Philadelphia maker active from ca 1900-1924. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/8 x W 4 1/4 x D 2 7/8 in. Weight: 4.2 troy ounces. #BN549

Sterling silver baby cup. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1882. Straight and gently upward tapering sides and bracket handle with reeded bands. Low-relief frieze with exotic personages including a dancer, axman, sandal-shod indigene, and kimono-clad parasol-twirler. An eclectic parade. Top part vacant. Hallmark includes date letter and no. 3707. Good condition with some wear and rubbing.

Dimensions: H 3 3/8 x W 4 1/4 x D 3 1/8 in. Weight: 6 troy ounces. #BM924

German silver beaker, 18th C. Ovoid with slightly flattened form. Rim has incised and gilt band. A beautiful piece rich in history. Nuremberg hallmark. Condition: Good with period patina. The gilding is mellowed to pale yellow. Attractive handling wear.

Dimensions: H 3 1/4 x W 3 3/8 x D 2 5/8 in. Weight: 4.5 troy ounces. #BM870