Sterling Holloware: Trays

Edwardian sterling silver highchair tray. Made by William B. Kerr in Newwark, ca 1910. Lunette form with tabs. Vacant center bordered by acid-etched nursery rhyme scenes depicting crook-holding Little Bo Beep, pre-fall Humpty Dumpty, and Mother Hubbard with mangy feline. Corner frames with children reading. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s (JE Caldwell) stamps and no. 1558. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 x W 15 x D 9 1/2 in. Weight: 23 troy ounces. #BT023

Pretty Edwardian sterling silver tray. Made by Towle in Newburyport, ca 1920. Four curved sides with chamfered corners. Border flutes with wispy scrolled terminals. Fully marked and numbered M1028 and 4382C. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3/4 x W 12 5/8 x D 8 7/8 in. Weight: 15 troy ounces. #BR273

Art Nouveau sterling silver pen tray. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark, ca 1890. Tubular well engraved with interlaced script monogram. Dense tooled border with Grotesque masks and the bobbing heads of Lorelai maidens, their tentacular arms plashing in the waves. Fully marked and numbered N214. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/8 x W 11 1/8 x D 5 in. Weight: 6 troy ounces. #BT065

Turn-of-the-century American Art Nouveau sterling silver tray. Deep and oval well. Wide shoulder with applied floral garlands. Scalloped rim with applied c-scrolls. Tactile with nice heft. Fully marked including retailer’s stamp for JB Hudson & Son and no. 4279E. No maker’s stamp—possibly by Redlich. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/8 x W 16 1/4 x D 11 1/8 in. Weight: 29.5 troy ounces. #BT075

Modern sterling silver tea tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1908. Rectangular with curved corners and deep well. Molded rim and fluidly shaped ends with cutout lunette handles. Double-sided beautiful including the elegant handle mounts on back. Fully marked including pattern no. 17144 (first produced in 1908) and director’s letter m. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 2 x W 27 1/4 x D 18 in. Heavy weight: 174 troy ounces. #BR562

Art Deco sterling silver drinks tray. Made by Redlich in New York, ca 1920. Rectangular with chamfered corners and flat rim. Carved baluster end handles with scrolled bracket mounts. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s (Bailey, Banks & Biddle) stamps and no. 8675H. Very good condition. A few minor cracks to handles.

Overall dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 18 1/2 x D 8 7/8 in. Well: W 14 1/2 x D 7 in. Gross weight: 24.5 troy ounces. #BT082

Large and Modern sterling silver serving tray. Retailed by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular with chamfered corners and canted sides. Molded rim. Marked “Tiffany & Co. / Sterling / Portugal”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3/4 x W 18 3/4 x D 14 7/8 in. Weight: 63.5 troy ounces. #BT061

American Modern sterling silver serving tray, ca 1950. Round with fluid concave sides. Marked “Sterling”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1/2 x 13 3/8 in. Weight: 22.5 troy ounces. #BR481

Traditional sterling silver serving tray. Retailed by Cartier in New York, ca 1950. Round with molded and curvilinear piecrust rim. Long live Georgian! Fully marked including retailer’s stamp and no. 4607. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1/2 x D 12 1/4 in. Heavy weight: 21.5 troy ounces. #BR563

Modern sterling silver serving tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Round with stepped rim. Smart and functional with nice heft. Fully marked including pattern no. 21252, director’s letter m (1907-47), and wartime star (1943-5). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1/2 x D 10 in. Weight: 16 troy ounces. #BQ875

Traditional sterling silver serving tray, ca 1950. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Round with flat curvilinear Georgian piecrust rim. Fully marked including maker’s (Graff, Washbourne & Dunn) and retailer’s stamps and no. 64. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1/4 x D 13 3/4 in. Weight: 31 troy ounces. #BR430

Traditional sterling silver serving tray, ca 1950. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Round with flat curvilinear Georgian piecrust rim. Fully marked including maker’s (Graff, Washbourne & Dunn) and retailer’s stamps and no. 63. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1/4 x D 12 in. Weight: 19.5 troy ounces. #BR431