Sterling Holloware: Water Pitchers

Art Nouveau Craftsman glazed silver overlay pitcher. Made by Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati in 1894. Conical body with crimped trefoil mouth and scroll handle. Fruiting grapevine with overlapping leaves in the greenery-yallery palette and blue bunches. Overlay engraved and gilt with dense leafing scrollwork and asymmetrical cartouche engraved with interlaced script monogram. Mouth and handle in silver gilt collars.

The painter was Mary Madeline Nourse (1870-1959), a Cincinnati native who... Click for details

Victorian sterling silver drinks set. Made by AG Schultz & Co. in Baltimore, ca 1910. This set comprises 1 pitcher and 12 goblets. Pitcher has curved and tapering body, high-looping handle, and helmet mouth. Goblets have ovoid bowl on cylindrical stem flowing into domed foot; bowl interior gilt washed. All pieces have loose and scattered repousse flowers on stippled ground, and scrolled frame engraved with interlaced script monogram. Gorgeous in an ever-popular regional style.

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Plymouth sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1921. Tapering and paneled ovoid body, reeded helmet mouth, capped scroll bracket handle, and stepped oval foot. A fine piece in the classic pattern. Fully marked including maker's stamp, no. A2788, date symbol, and volume (3 3/8 pints). Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 10 1/8 x W 9 1/2 x D 4 3/4 in. Weight: 25 troy ounces. #BV616

Prelude sterling silver water pitcher. Made by International in Meriden, Conn. Baluster body with helmet mouth, leaf-capped double-scroll handle, and raised foot. Body has 2 frames (vacant) with flower garlands and scrolls. Foot rim has same border. A pretty piece in the classic pattern that was first produced in 1939. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern name and no. E95C, phrase “Hand Chased”, and volume (4 1/4 pts). Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 9 1/4 x W 8 1/4 x D 5 1/2... Click for details

American Colonial-style sterling silver water pitcher, ca 1920. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Baluster body on round stepped foot. Capped s-scroll handle and u-form spout. Marked “Cartier / Sterling / 336”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 9 1/4 x W 8 x D 5 in. Heavy weight: 23.5 troy ounces. #BV664

Modern sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1923. Gently curved and tapering sides, concave neck, v-spout, and scroll bracket handle. Double linear bands incised at rim, shoulder, and base. Fully marked including maker's stamp, pattern no. 20211 (first produced in 1923), director’s letter m, and volume (4 1/4 pints). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7 1/2 x W 7 7/8 x D 5 1/2 in. Weight: 26.5 troy ounces. #BV409

Plymouth sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1903. Tapering and paneled ovoid body, reeded helmet mouth, capped scroll bracket handle, and stepped oval foot. A fine piece in the classic pattern. Fully marked including no. A2788, date symbol, and volume (3 pints). Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 10 3/8 x W 9 3/4 x D 4 1/2 in. Weight: 25 troy ounces. #BV408

American Colonial-style sterling silver water pitcher, ca 1920. Retailed by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Baluster body with capped scroll handle and v-spout with base ornament, and stepped and round foot. Holds 2 3/4 pints. Marked “Tiffany & Co. / Reproduction / Circa 1723 / Sterling / 3740”. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 9 x W 7 x D 5 in. Heavy weight: 25.5 troy ounces. #BV439

Market-fresh mixed metal and sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1880. Straight sides with curved shoulder and s-scroll handle; short and straight neck with lip spout. Spot-hammered ground with applied ornament: meandering leafing branches and tendrils with pendant mokumé gourds. Large dragonfly with bulgy exophthalmic eyes and a couple discreetly darting butterflies.

Fully marked: “Tiffany & Co / 3859 Makers 8723 / Sterling-Silver / -and- / Other-Metals /... Click for details

European Renaissance-style 800 silver wine ewer on stand. Ewer: Conical body, knopped support, raised foot with plain sides, upward tapering neck, and plain helmet mouth. Handle high-looping with scrolling leaves and animal-head mount. Stand: Plain and round well with wide and shaped shoulder and scalloped rim. Dense chased, engraved, and tooled ornament with scrolls, bouquets, and gadroons. Cast cupid figures mounted to ewer shoulder. Traditional and ceremonial. Marked. Very good condition with... Click for details

Market-fresh Japonesque mixed metal and sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Gently curved bowl and inset undulating rim with wide lip spout and integral scroll handle with tendril mounts that wraparound mouth rim. Handle has lily pad “cap” with crouching figure of frog. Applied leaves with copper-inlaid veins with one overlapping bold and scrolling interlaced acid-etched monogram on neck. A solitary beetle meanders along near the bottom. Dense allover stippling.... Click for details

Classic sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Curved and tapering body, raised and stepped foot, scrolled bracket handle, and helmet mouth. Reeding. Fully marked including pattern no. 18181, director’s letter M (1947-56), and volume (4 pts). Fine condition.

Dimensions: H 9 1/2 x W 8 1/2 x D 5 1/2 in. Weight: 33.5 troy ounces. #BT928