Sterling Holloware

Edwardian Modern sterling silver basket. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Tapering and “squashed” ovoid body with flared mouth and spread foot. Reeded and tapering stationary handle. Graduated tubular piercing. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 16068 (first produced in 1904), and director’s C (1902-7). Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 8 1/4 x W 6 x D 3 in. Weight: 5.5 troy ounces. #BV570

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

George V sterling silver sugar caster. Made by William Hutton & Sons, Ltd in Sheffield in 1911. Girdled baluster on domed foot. Cover has ornamental piercing and vasiform finial. Fully marked. Excellent condition.

Large dimensions: H 9 1/8 x D 3 in. Weight: 10.5 troy ounces. #BV629

Pair of dramatic sterling silver seafood serving bowls. Made by Buccellati in Italy. Each: Two joined scallop-shells bowls on scallop-shell supports. A traditional form enlivened by the figure of an octopus squatting in the center, its curled and tangled legs draped over the bowls. A graphic contrast between the scales and suckers of the octopus and the controlled and stylized ornament on the shells. Very original. Beautiful craftsmanship.

Fully marked including “Buccellati” stamp and... Click for details

Edwardian Regency sterling silver centerpiece bowl in Adam pattern. Made by Shreve & Co. in San Francisco, ca 1915. Plain and solid well with tapering sides. Wide shoulder with Classical vases on open rondels joined by leaf swags on pierced fern ground. Scrolled rim. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 9973. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/8 x D 13 3/4 in. Weight: 29.5 troy ounces. #BV660

Midcentury Modern sterling silver bar tray. Made by Gorham in Providence. Square with curved corners, plain and tapering sides, and scalloped corners. Well has engraved drinks-mixing chart in form of grid with ingredients at right and measurements and serving instructions at bottom. At top is the menu from Alexander to Woodstock. A great piece from the time when “Woodstock” meant 2 parts apple jack, 1 part vermouth, and 4 dashes of bitters, not a roll-around-in-the-mud hippy bacchanal.... Click for details

Woodsy sterling silver serving stand. Open and entwined branch shaft supporting 3 graduated tiers, comprising irregularly arranged leaves of various sizes and curlicue tendrils. A show-stopping greenery-silvery centerpiece. Marked “Buccellati / Italy / Sterling” with post-1967 Italian stamp for Mabuti. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 21 1/2 x W 20 x D 20 in. Weight: 168 troy ounces. #BV720

Pair of Edwardian sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1905. Each: Ovoid, tapering, and fluted shaft with interlaced script monogram; stepped oval foot. Urn socket with detachable bobeche. Fully marked including date symbol and no. A705. Very good condition with a few minor pings to foot rims.

Dimensions: H 10 1/2 x W 5 3/8 x D 4 1/4 in. Weighted. #BP969

Turn-of-the-century sterling silver bowl. Made by Whiting in New York. Narrow and oval with swan-form ends: head and neck flowing into splayed and engraved wings. Underside has chased Japonesque cattails with turned-down and overlapping tendrils. Gilt-washed interior. Short round foot mounted to 4 pierced and scrolled brackets on curvilinear quatrefoil foot. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 350A. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 5 3/4 x W 11 1/4 x W 4 1/2 in. Weight: 17 troy... Click for details

Pair of George V sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Lionel Alfred Crichton in London in 1917. Each: Tapering and fluted pillar supporting urn socket. Raised and stepped square foot. Beading, acanthus leaves, and swags and paterae. Neoclassical form and ornament. Fully marked. Very good condition with a few pings, principally on foot rim.

Dimensions: H 11 3/8 x W 4 5/8 x D 4 5/8 in. Weighted. #BV645

Fancy sterling silver bowl. Made by Shiebler in New York, ca 1890. Modern round and faceted form, and pierced and stylized ornamental border. Interior gilt washed with engraved interlaced script monogram in well. Engraved to underside is date “Oct. 28.–’96”. Three Victorian leaf-capped and beaded scrolled supports. Stylistically eclectic. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 8191. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 5 1/4 x W 11 1/4 x D 10 5/8 in. Weight: 24.5 troy ounces.... Click for details

Midcentury Modern sterling silver bowl. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Shaped square with concave sides and scalloped corners. Fully marked including postwar maker’s stamp, pattern no. 23587, and director’s letter L (1956-ca 1965). Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 8 1/2 x D 8 1/2 in. Weight: 14.5 troy ounces. #BV653