Sterling Holloware

Large Art Nouveau Craftsman glazed earthenware vase. Made by Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati in 1892. Ovoid with silver bracket handles. Shaded orange chrysanthemums emerging from umbrous brown ground. Overlay in form of dense leafing scrollwork and two pairs of impish tousled-hair cherubs embedded in dense leafing scrollwork.

The artist was Matthew A. Daly (1860-1937), a Cincinnati native who studied at the local design school. After a stint with another pottery, he came to Rookwood in 1883,... Click for details

Victorian Georgian sterling silver tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Round well engraved with ribbon-entwined wreath. Applied shell and flower rim. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 5765, and director’s letter T (1892-1902). Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 1/2 x D 10 1/8 in. Weight: 14 troy ounces. #BX752

Edward VIII sterling silver vide-poche. Made by Charles Boyton in London in 1936. Round and shallow with beaded foot ring. Double concentric ring handle with beaded bowtie mount. Visible hand hammering. Fully marked. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 7/8 x W 4 1/2 x D 3 1/2 in. Weight: 2.5 troy ounces. #BX607

Set of 12 Edwardian Georgian sterling silver dinner plates. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1915. Each: Round well and wide shoulder with cabled outer border and cast gadrooned rim. Traditional with nice heft. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 18887 (first produced in 1915), order no. 2049, and director’s letter m. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 1/2 x D 11 in. Heavy total weight: 285 troy ounces. #BX836

Turn-of-the-century Silberiris glass vase by Loetz with engraved silver overlay. Ovoid with flared rim in silver collar. Overlay in form of open and stylized leaf band and c-scroll neck border. Glass iridescent in orange, pink, and green. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 1/4 x D 3 1/2 in. #BX858

Large Dutch silver cow creamer, 1910. A sweet beast with stocky body on slender legs and delicate hoofs. Head quizzically turned to side with flexed ears, sharp horns, red cabochon glass eyes, and gaping mouth spout. Flicked back tail handle and hinged back cover. Appears to be unmarked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7 1/4 x L 10 3/8 x W 3 3/8 in. Weight: 19.5 troy ounces. #BX771

Victorian Neoclassical sterling silver epergne. Made by Charles Stuart Harris in London in 1895. Central oval frame with pendant leaf garland threaded through fixed rings and supporting oval medallions with amphorae applied to stippled ground. Frame rests on 4 leaf-capped and scrolled supports terminating in pierced leaf feet. Shaft is reeded and has applied leaf garland with paterae mounts, and supports large boat-form basket. Eight leaf-capped and scrolled arms, each terminating in single... Click for details

Edwardian sterling silver basket with blackberry motif. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Plain and solid well. Curved and open sides comprising fruiting blackberry branches heightened with engraving. Open and scrolled rim with more succulent fruit in relief. C-scroll swing handle same with scrolled frame (vacant). Foot ring. A great high-low design suggestive of rustic pleasures expressed in precious metal. Capacious. Holds lots of charm. Fully marked including maker’s stamp,... Click for details

Francis I sterling silver bowl. Made by Reed & Barton in Taunton, Mass. Oval well and scrolled rim. Chased and engraved fruits. A nice piece in the classic French Renaissance pattern. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern name, and no. X5696. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 7/8 x W 7 3/4 x D 6 in. Weight: 7.2 troy ounces. #BX705

Olympian sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Globular with drum-form neck, small lip spout, and leaf-mounted scroll bracket handle. Exterior encircled with chased and embossed frieze of love-making and harp-strumming nymphs, gods, and cherubs. A suggestive pastoral scene set in foliate rinceaux. Second narrow and ornamental rinceaux band on neck. An early piece in the celebrated Beaux-Arts pattern that was conceived by French designer F. Antoine Heller and debuted... Click for details

Victorian sterling silver baby cup. Made by Whiting Mfg. Co. in New York, ca 1890. Barrel-form with flared rim and cast scroll-bracket handle. Butler finish. Tooled “staves” and applied wide and plain “hoop” (vacant). Gilt-washed interior. A vessel for sipping milk in a form that anticipates grownup pleasures. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 95B. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/4 x W 4 1/4 x D 3 in. Weight: 4.3 troy ounces. #BX891

Classical coin silver tray. Made by Newell Harding & Co. in Boston, ca 1850. Oval with engraved armorial surrounded by dense oak leaves and acorns. Applied cast rim in form of entwined branches with leaves and acorns. Four leaf and acorn-mounted open branch supports. Large and substantial with allegorical consistency about steady growth and abundance. Fully marked. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 21 x D 16 3/4 in. Weight: 104 troy ounces. #BX904