Sterling Holloware: Mustard Pots

Aesthetic sterling silver butter dish, ca 1865. Retailed by Ball, Black & Co. in New York. Round and deep well with canted rim and raised and round foot with same. Cover double-domed with vasiform finial. Engraved stylized leaf borders. A fresh and simple design attributable to John Wendt, whose workshop was located upstairs from the retail premises of Ball, Black. Marked “Ball, Black & Co / New York / 227 / English Sterling”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7 3/4 x D 6 3/4 in. Weight:... Click for details

Pretty sterling silver butter dish. Made by Fisher Silversmiths, Inc. in Jersey City, ca 1950. Long and rectilinear well with curved ends and flat scrolled rim. Cover raised with lobed finial. With clear glass liner with radiating flutes. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 1963. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x L 7 1/2 x W 4 1/8 in. Weight (silver only): 7 troy ounces. #BW905

English Victorian Georgian silver mustard pot, 1899. Drum form with skirted foot. Cover flat, hinged, and overhanging. Leaf-capped s-scroll handle. Beaded and leaf-and-dart borders and gadrooned rim. Marks: Britannia standard, erased lion, Chester assay stamp, date letter, maker’s initials OO, and (inexplicably) import letter F. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 3 1/4 x W 3 7/8 x D 2 3/4 in. Weight: 4.7 troy ounces. #BW771

English Victorian silverplated novelty condiment set, ca 1872. Oval base with “bricked” floor mounted with water-pump pepper shaker: Rectilinear shaft with pierced and faceted cover and ball finial set in same shaft with 2 fixed handles and spout. Also, bucket-form open salt with tooled staves and loose-mounted handle, and milk-can mustard pot with hinged cover and same handle. Finally, a u-form box with hinged cover engraved “Cayenne". A quenching, hydrating theme for serving spices and... Click for details

Dutch Neoclassical 833 silver condiment set, 1833. This set comprises 2 pots and 2 open salts. All have diaper cut-glass bowl on cylindrical support mounted to round and fluted foot on stepped square base with engraved chevron rim and corner ball supports. Pots have covers with gadrooned rim and ball finial mounted to lobed ball. Mustard pot cover hinged with reeded scroll bracket handle. With mustard ladle and 2 salt spoons. Pots and open salts marked, including date letter. Ladle and spoons... Click for details

George III sterling silver cruet stand. Made by Henry Chawner in London in 1809. Oval well mounted with looping end handles. Open handle mounted to 10-ring frame (of which 2 for stoppers) on 4 pilaster supports. Four fluted block supports. Reeding. Engraved armorial (worn). Fully marked. Very good condition with nice patina. Overall dimensions: H 10 3/4 x W 15 x D 6 1/4 in. Weight: 27 troy ounces.

With: 8 fluted glass vessels with scalloped foot and sterling silver mounts: 1) Two English... Click for details

English Classical sterling silver condiment set comprising 10 pieces: 2 mustard pots, 2 open salts, 2 pepper shakers, 2 mustard spoons, and 2 salt spoons. Drum-form (mustard pots and open salts) and cylindrical (pepper shakers) with spread and molded base. Mustard pots have hinged and domed cover with ovoid finial, and high-looping scroll handle. Salt spoons have gilt-washed bowl.

In leather-bound case with fitted velvet and silk lining.

All pieces fully marked. Pots, salts, and shakers made... Click for details

Turn-of-the-century American sterling silver mustard pot. Round bowl with bead-capped volute scroll handle and round foot. Cover hinged with gently curved top and bead finial. Dense and pretty floral repousse. Two-letter script monogram. Marked “925 Sterling / 42”. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 3 3/4 x W 3 1/2 x D 2 1/2 in. Weight: 3.5 troy ounces. #BV621

Old-fashioned sterling silver and glass double jam jar, ca 1950. Retailed by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1950. Two jars, each with straight and tapering sides and raised diaper and fern pattern. Sterling silver collars joined by mount with open and tapering swing handle. Shaped tubular cartouche (vacant) applied to handle top. Domed covers opened by lowering handle. Silver marked “Tiffany & Co. in New York”. Glass has Hawkes maker’s stamp.

Overall dimensions: H 6 3/4 x W 6 3/8 x D 3... Click for details

Turn-of-the-century Chinese silver mustard pot. Round and bellied bowl with plain concave neck, thin scroll handle, and spread foot. Modish floral ornament in form of chased and applied water lilies and pads heightened with engraving on stippled ground. Chinese marks. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 3/8 x W 3 1/4 x D 2 3/8 in. Weight: 2 troy ounces. #BV330

Beautiful Art Nouveau sterling silver and Favrile glass jam pot. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Cylindrical with straight sides. Glass nuanced and striated gold. Pontil mark. Silver collar with flush hinged cover that opens by lowering the arched swing handle. Fine and functional. Fully marked including pattern no. 16020 (first produced in 1904) and director’s letter C (1902-7). Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 6 1/2 x D 3 1/4 in. #BT364

Beautiful Art Nouveau sterling silver and Favrile glass jam pot, ca 1910. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Cylindrical with straight sides. Glass nuanced purple and gold. Pontil mark. Silver collar with flat hinged cover that opens by lowering the arched swing handle. Fine and functional. Glass signed “L. C. Tiffany Favrile”. Silver marks include pattern no. 15111 and director’s letter m. Very good condition with nice shimmer.

Dimensions: H (with handle) 6 1/8 x D 3 in. #BS769