Regions

Continental Silver

Continental Silver Tablespoon 1860 Mono

code: F9892

Antique Continental silver tablespoon in the tipt pattern, having an engraved monogram "CAC" on the back of the handle. c. 1860. Marks are illegible.

This attractive spoon is 8 3/8" long and weighs 42.8 grams or 1.38 ozs Troy.

The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing.

The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, with no removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$75.00

Hungarian Fluted After Dinner Coffee Set Figural Handles 900 Silver 1940

code: r12334

Hungarian 900 standard silver after dinner coffee set, including coffee pot, creamer and sugar bowl. All pieces have fluted footed bodies and figural decorations on the handles, featuring lions' heads and leaves. Coffee pot has hinged lid, figural dolphin's head spout and raffia wrapping on the handle for insulation. There is an engraved inscription of the retailer, "Varga Gizi Budapest" on the all feet. c. 1935. The shop ws located in Budapest at IV Regiposta-u.5 Phone (likely not still in service) 380-546. This is an unusual inscribed retailer's marking could indicate that the set belonged to the shop's owner.

This incredible set measures:
- coffee pot is 3 3/8" in diameter, 6 1/4" from spout to handle and 9" tall (including the finial);
- creamer is 3 1/2" in diameter, 5 5/8" from spout to handle and 3" tall;
- sugar bowl is 3 1/8" in diameter, 5 3/4" from handle to handle and 2 7/8" tall.

Total weight is 1,160.4 grams or 37.43 ozs Troy.

The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing.

The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, with no removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$1895.00

Antique Austrian Snuff Box Sterling Silver 1815

code: r11363

Antique Austrian sterling silver snuff box with reeded surface, marked MS maker's marks and Austrian 1815 silver mark.
This handsome box is 3 5/8" long, 2 1/4" wide, 3/4" tall and weighs 125.4 grams or 4 ozs Troy, the box has a gilt interior, it is inscribed N. Feyer in an ornate period script. There is a scratch on the inside of the box bottom right side.
The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing.

$325.00

Large Serving Bowl Griffon and Lion Mask Decorations Nuremberg 1840

code: wb4087

Antique German footed large sugar bowl or serving bowl with open work griffon and acanthus leaf decorations, the bowl has three high relief applied lion masks and sits on three long feet, Nuremberg, c.1940. This beautiful bowl is 6 5/8" tall, 5 1/2" in diameter, the bowl has a clear glass liner, silver weight is 488 grams or 15.7 ozs Troy. The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing. The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, with no monograms or removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$1250.00

Renaissance Dinner and Luncheon Flatware Set 800 Silver 1890 Bruckmann

code: wb4079

German 800 silver flatware set, 96 pieces dinner and luncheon size, amazing Renaissance Revival example, BRUCKMANN & SÃ–HNE - Heilbronn, c.1890. Founded in 1806. The firm trained its own designers, silversmiths, chasers and engravers. The set also has French import marks. This beautiful set consists of: 12 Dinner Knives 10 1/4" long, 12 Dinner Forks 8 1/4" long, 12 Luncheon Knives 8 3/4" long, 12 Luncheon Forks 7 1/4" long, 12 Table or Serving Spoons 8 3/8" long, 12 Dessert Spoons 7 1/4" long, 12 Teaspoons 5 3/4" long, 12 Demitasse Spoons 4 1/2" long, Total silver weight is 3664 grams or 118 ozs Troy, excluding knives,each piece in this set is monogrammed LR. The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing. The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, with no removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$9500.00

Bread Stick or Celery Basket Tray 800 Silver

code: wb4074

Italian 800 silver bread stick or celery basket tray with an ornate floral and scroll open work handle and feet. This elegant tray is 13" long and weighs 340 grams or 11 ozs Troy. The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing. The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, with no monograms, removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$750.00

Antique Belgian Pair of Candlesticks 900 Silver 1830

code: wb4071

Antique Belgian 900 silver pair of candlesticks with original removable bobeches, c.1830. These elegant candlesticks are 11 1/8" tall, 5" in diameter and weigh a total of 599 grams or 19.26 ozs Troy. The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing. The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, with no monograms, removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$2500.00

Large Ornate Center Piece Bowl 800 Silver Bird Lion Head and Cornucopia 1890

code: wb4043

Continental 800 silver ornate partially gilt center piece bowl decorated with figural Repousse birds and cornucopias, c.1890. This magnificent bowl is 16 1/4" long, 10 1/4" wide, 5 1/2" tall and weighs 672 grams or 21.6 ozs Troy. The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing. The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, with no monograms, removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$2500.00

Renaissance Revival Serving Dish 800 Silver Portrait Medallion s

code: wb4045

Continental 800 silver ornate Renaissance Revival open work tray with six portrait medallion and open work decorations, c.1890. Unmarked but guaranteed to be as represented. This beautiful tray or plate is 12 5/8" across the handles, 7 5/8" wide and weighs 341 grams or 11 ozs Troy. The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing. The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, with no monograms, removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$595.00

Ornate Baroque Tea and Coffee 4 Piece Set Germany 1890

code: wb3997

German 800 and 900 Standard silver ornate Baroque tea and coffee four piece set consisting of a coffee pot, tea pot, creamer and a lidded sugar bowl, c.1890. This beautiful set measures: the coffee pot is 11" tall, the tea pot is 8 1/2" tall, total silver weight is 2200 grams or 70.7 ozs Troy. The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing. The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, with no monograms, removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$4500.00

Sandwich Tongs Baroque 800 Silver German 1870 Monogram B

code: wb3987

German 800 standard silver sandwich tongs on an elaborate, open work Baroque shell and scroll design, c.1870 This ornate and useful tongs are 4 1/2" wide, 4 1/2" long and weigh 136 grams or 4.4 ozs. Troy. The hinge is clean and tight and the spring action is good. Monogrammed as described above, the soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing. The excellent original condition and clear detail, with no removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$495.00

German 18th Century Shakers Schleswig 813 Silver 1790

code: wb3972

German 813 standard shakers having fluted urn shaped bodies on pedestal bases, marked for Schleswig and the maker′s mark, c1790. Each of these interesting shakers is 4" tall and the pair weigh a total of 232 grams or 7.5 ozs. Troy. The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing. The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, with no monograms, removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$895.00

18th Century Spice Box Continental 800 Silver Crown Finial

code: wb3971

Continental, likely Northern German or Scandinavian 800 - 830 standard silver double compartment spice box. c.1790 - 1810 having a swirling, fluted body and an open work crown finial. Weighing 39 grams or 1.3 ozs. Troy, this desirable box is 3" tall. The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing. The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, with no monograms, removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$475.00

Leopard Head Gravy Ladle Stag Crest 800 Italian Silver Monogram G

code: wb3967

Italian Figural Leopard′s Head Gravy ladle by L. Innocenti of Rome, c.1900 - 1920. This unusual ladle has a nicely detailed cast Leopard′s head finial on a flat handle and a scalloped winged bowl. The front of the bowl has an impressive crest of a Stag′s head surmounting a floral crown above a period monogram: G. This special ladle is 7 1/2" long and weighs 69 grams or 2.2 ozs. Troy. Crested and monogrammed as described above, the soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing. The excellent original condition and clear detail, with no removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$450.00

German Baroque Shell Scroll Shaker 1770-1790 Bremen 813 Standard Silver

code: wb3963

German 813 standard silver shaker with an old Bremen City mark and a maker′s mark: JB This very special shaker dates from 1770 - 1790 and it has a Baluster body with Repousse shell, floral and scroll decorations and a conforming pedestal base. The bayonet mount top has Repousse shell and scroll decorations with cut work in between and a cast floral finial. Weighing 187 grams or 6 ozs. Troy, this early shaker or caster is 7 5/8" tall and 2 3/4" in diameter. The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing. The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, with no monograms, removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering. We also have, from the same estate, a copy of this shaker made by the Loring Andrews Company of Cincinnati Ohio, c.1880 - 1890. It is interesting to note the differences in construction and decoration techniques and how well the copy was made 100 years later. The copy is priced separately at $850, or, purchased with this shaker, $500. They make an interesting pair.

$1795.00

Wheel and Brillaint Cut Glass Silver Gilt Serving Bowls Pair Wilhelm Binder 1890

code: wb3950

German 800 standard parcel gilt silver oval serving bowl stands with the best wheel and brilliant cut glass inserts by Wilhelm Binder of Schwabisch Gmund, Germany, c.1890. We are offering a pair of these fabulous bowls, perhaps the nicest ones of this size that we have ever seen. Each insert has wheel cut Belleflower and Acanthus leaf decorations under the brilliant cut scalloped rim and a waisted cut center band that forms the mount for the silver stand. The bottoms are star and panel cut, with both inserts being in excellent condition. The gilt silver stands have conforming Belleflower and Acanthus leaf decorations on a central band, fancy scroll and pearl handles with gilt accents, a beaded top rim on an inverted matte finished silver upper body. The tops of the rims and the bands separating the decorations are gilt. The lower portion of the body has a silver matte finish and sits on four Acanthus and scroll feet, with the entire interior of each having a matte gilt finish. Each has the German marks for 800 standard silver, the makerâ€²s mark of Wilhelm Binder and a French Import mark. Each of these fabulous bowls is 8" across the handles and 5" wide. The silver weight for each bowl is 155 grams or 5 ozs. Troy. The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing. The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, with no monograms, removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$2450.00

Wheel and Brilliant Cut Glass Silver Gilt Caryatid Center Bowl Bruckmann 1890

code: wb3951

German 800 standard parcel gilt silver oval center bowl stand with the best wheel and brilliant cut glass insert by Bruckmann and Son of Heilbronn, Germany, c.1890. The large insert bowl has wheel cut cameo geometric and Belleflower foliate decorations under the shaped scalloped rim and a star cut bottom. The gilt accent silver stand has a wide band of floral and foliate scroll Repousse decorations with beaded borders, fancy Caryatid scroll and cameo handles with gilt accents. There are two centrally located applied panels with blank cameo cartouches flanked by dragons and topped with scroll and shell finials. The lower portion of the body has a silver matte finish and sits on four wide Acanthus and scroll hoofed feet with gilt accents set on a gilt panel, with the interior of the Repousse band of decorations having a gilt finish. The bottom gilt panel has German marks for 800 standard silver, the makerâ€²s mark of Bruckmann and Sons. We are offering this fabulous center bowl, perhaps the nicest one of this size that we have ever seen. This very special center bowl is 14 1/2" across the handles and 8" wide. The silver weight for stand is 451 grams or 14.5 ozs. Troy. The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing. The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, with no monograms, removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$4500.00

Prague Figural Salt Dish 813 Silver 1820 Maker′s Mark Câ€¢D

code: wb3949

Austor-Hungarian Czech figural open salt dish Assay mark for 13 Loth or 813 Standard Silver, Prague 1820 and Prague Tax Mark, Maker′s Mark Câ€¢D, with all marks clearly struck under the base. The full figured comely lass is balancing the parcel gilt bowl on her head while standing on a circular pedestal mounted on a spread leaf stippled background circular base. The bowl has a reeded rim and a narrow band of crosshatch and pearl decorations just under the rim. Weighing 144 grams, this very desirable, figural pedestal salt is 4 1/4" tall, 2 1/2" in diameter at the bowl and 2 15/16" in diameter at the base. The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing. The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, with no monograms, removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$895.00

Arts and Crafts Floral Bowl German 800 Silver 1900 No Monogram

code: wb3947

German 800 standard silver floral Repousse footed bowl retailed by Heinrich Maass, c.1890 - 1910. This elegant and useful hexagonal bowl has a nicely detailed applied Repousse rim and sits on a raised circular foot having a band of floral Repousse decorations. Weighing 472 grams or 15.2 ozs. Troy, this handsome bowl is 10 3/4" wide and 3" tall. The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing. The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, with no monograms, removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$895.00

Dresser Tray Repousse Court Scenes 800 Silver 1890

code: wb3914

German 800 solid silver octagonal tray with clipped corners, this highly ornate tray depicts court scenes, c.1890. This beautiful tray is 10 3/4" long, 8 3/8" wide and weighs 395 grams or 12.7 ozs Troy. The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing. The excellent original condition and clear detail, with no removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$895.00

18th Century Italian Silver Sugar Box Florence 1750

code: wb3907

Italian solid silver sugar box with Repousse wreath decorations and applied mask with ring handles sitting on four lion and paw feet, c.1750. This beautiful box is 5 3/4" long, 4" wide, 5" tall and weighs 398 grams or 12.8 ozs Troy. The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, with no monograms, removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering. The soft, warm, original antique finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing.

$2500.00

German Ornate Goblet 800 Solid Silver 1896

code: wb3892

German 800 silver ornate goblet with applied oak leaf wreath cartouche, high relief grape decorations on stem, c.1896. This beautiful goblet is 7 3/8" tall, 3 1/2" in diameter and weighs 193 grams or 6.2 ozs Troy. Inscribed MJd. 1. September 1896. The excellent original condition with some very minor wear consistent with age, no removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering. The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing.

$795.00

Large Ornate Extensive Flatware Set Wilkens 800 Silver 1890

code: wb3868

German 800 solid silver large and extensive flatware set with an original box, Wilkens & Sons, c. 1890. This beautiful set consists of: 24 Dinner Knives 10 3/8" 24 Dinner Forks 8 1/4" 12 Table Spoons 8 3/8" 12 Regular Forks 6 3/4" 12 Regular Knives 7 3/4" 12 Dessert Knives (all silver) 8 1/2" 12 Dessert Spoons 7" 12 Teaspoons 5 5/8" 12 Demitasse Spoons 4 1/4" 12 Fish Forks (all silver) 8 1/8" 12 Fish Knives (all silver) 8 7/8" Servers are: 1 Soup Ladle 14" 1 Pie Server 10 7/8" 1 Fish Serving Fork 10 3/8" 1 Fish Serving Knife 11 1/4" 3 Serving Spoons (Vermeil) 7 1/8" 3 Meat Serving Forks (all silver) 8 1/8" Total silver weight aprox. 250 ozs Troy. Each piece has AW initials. The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing. The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, with no removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$17950.00

Figural Salt and Pepper Shakers Sterling Silver 1890

code: wb3837

German sterling silver ornate salt and pepper shakers with Repousse figural cupid decorations, c.1890. These beautiful shakers are 2 1/2" in diameter and weigh a total of 222 grams or 7.1 ozs Troy. The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing. The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, monogrammed AHB in a period script, no removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$595.00

Royal Worcester Sterling Mounted Porcelain Dresser Jar 1897

code: wb3815

Royal Worcester egg shell porcelain dresser jar with a silver mounter floral swag rim and gilt lined silver lid with a cast bud finial. The jar is date marked for 1897 and the silver has Austrian import marks. The porcelain and silver are both defect free. This attractive, scarce and desirable jar is 4 1/4" tall and 3" in diameter. The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing. The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, with no monograms, removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$345.00

Austrian Candelabra Eagle Finials 800 Standard Silver Maker′s Mark AB 1890

code: wb3819

Austrian 800 standard silver candelabra having engine turned and engraved decorated bodies and key work, detachable arms, makerâ€²s mark AB, c.1890 Each has a large, cast spread winged, removable eagle finial. The bases are filled and the center lower portion of each arm is also filled. Each is 24" tall.

$4500.00

Coin Stack Box 833 Standard Silver

code: wb3779

Continental 833 Standard silver box in a form of a stack of coins, c.1900. This unusual box is 1 3/8" in diameter, 1" tall and weighs 37 grams or 1.2 ozs Troy. The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, with no monograms, removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$300.00

Bacchus God of Wine Figural Beaker 800 Silver 1890

code: wb3781

Continental 800 silver figural beaker with Repousse Bacchus Faces all around, c.1890. This unusual beaker is 4 7/8" tall, 3 1/4" in diameter and weighs 240 grams or 7.7 ozs Troy. The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, with no monograms, removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$2950.00

Cherub Basket Floral Handle Scroll Shell Body and Base Sterling Silver 1850

code: wb3683

Continental sterling silver ornate basket with a fixed cast floral handle attached to the body with cherubs. There is a partially rubbd amrk under the base. The ornate, open work ornate scroll and shell body sits on a conforming spread foot. Weighing 138 grams or 4.4 ozs. Troy, this special basket is 5" tall, 5 1/2" long and 3 1/2" wide. The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing. The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, with no monograms, removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering.

$425.00

Austrian Double Inkstand Vienna 1900 Sterling Silver

code: wb3598

Austrian 800 silver, porcelain and glass double ink stand, made in Vienna c.1890 â€“ 1910. This elegant inkstand features an oval tray with a band of ribbon decorations having an openwork, floral gallery, sitting on four, square cast, beaded and block feet. The silver mounted turquoise porcelain ink wells have their glass inserts. One well has an old crack in the body. The silver mountings are decorated with leaf and berry decorations and the hinged caps have pomegranate finials. There is a well marked, original, silver reflective plate under the glass that gives a mirror-like effect to the glass. The entire inkstand is well marked and in excellent condition, save for the noted crack in the body of one well. Dimensions: Height: 1 Â¼â€ Height to the finial of the inkwell: 3 Â¼â€ Length: 10 Â¾â€ Width: 7 Â¼â€ Maker & Marks: RS in a cartouche, three intertwined rings in an irregular hexagon, and crossed pickaxes in a square denote a good Viennese maker whom I am unable to identify. This stunning inkstand was retailed by Schwarz & Steiner of Vienna, Austria.

$1895.00