Large Reed and Barton Francis I Sterling Silver Flatware Service, 249 pieces total. Includes 30 knives (18 with New French Blades, ranging in size from 8 7/8" to 9 1/2", and 12 with modern blades, all 9" L); 12 steak knives; 16 dinner forks (7 3/4" L); 25 luncheon forks (7 1/8" L); 23 salad/dessert […]
Lot 89: 14 Gilt Silver & Enamel Items, Russian & Norwegian
1st item: Russian enameled silver perfume bottle, flattened ovoid form and screw-on top with foliate and star designs in colors of blue, red, green, and white. Russian hallmarks to the base along with the initials ACM and the date 1892. 2 1/8" H. Late 19th century. 2nd item: Russian gilt silver and enamel bud vase […]
Lot 90: Georg Jensen "No. 3" Sterling Silver Coffee and Tea Set
Georg Jensen "No. 3" Sterling Silver and Ebony Coffee and Tea Service, designed 1906 by Georg Jensen, made circa 1915-1927. Eight (8) pieces including kettle on detachable stand, coffee and tea pots, milk jug, cream pitcher, sugar and waste bowls, and tea caddy; the lidded items each topped with bulbous ebony finials over a stylized […]
Lot 87: Hester Bateman Sterling Silver Tea Pot
Hester Bateman English 18th century sterling silver teapot of ovoid form, rim and body with bright-cut diamond bands to top and base, central oval cartouche with armorial engraving, beaded base edge, ball feet, scrolled wooden handle, and silver finial. Base with maker's mark "HB", London hallmarks, and date letter for 1781. 5 1/2" H x […]
Lot 88: 16 pieces Asst. Sterling & Silver Plated Flatware, incl. George III
Sixteen (16) pieces of assorted English, Irish, and American silver flatware. 1st item: George III English tablespoon, hallmarked for Peter Anne and William Bateman, London, 1804. 8" L. 2nd item: George III English sterling tablespoon, hallmarked for William Hall, London, 1794. 8 1/2" L. 3rd-6th items: Four (4) Irish sterling serving spoons, hallmarked for James […]
Lot 85: George III Sterling Silver Armorial Cake Basket
English sterling silver cake basket with reeded handle, gadrooned border, shell and floral corners, and a footed base. Engraved coat of arms to center featuring three crabs below an eagle and the motto "Mutare Vel Timere Sperno" (Change Or Afraid to Scorn) to the bowl and engraved crest to handle. The coat of arms is […]
Lot 86: 4 pcs. English Sterling Hollowware, incl. Hester Bateman Creamer
Four (4) English sterling silver hollowware pieces, including one (1) creamer with tall C-shaped handle, beaded rim, cabochon and foliate design, and plinth base, hallmarked for Hester Bateman, London, 1823, to underside of base; two (2) plates with scalloped rim, engraved crown and squirrel with motto "Tenebo" to the rim, and engraved bird above "Childs" […]
Lot 82: Pair George III Paul Storr Sterling Salvers or Platters
Pair of English sterling silver trays or salvers hallmarked for Paul Storr, London, 1808. Each of circular form with scalloped openwork rim in the manner of Paul de Lamerie, with foliate and shell engraved center featuring an engraved coat of arms depicting a lion and dog surmounted by a crown and reading “Nec Temere Nec […]
Lot 83: Large George III Armorial Sterling Tureen, Wakelin and Taylor
Large English 18th Century Sterling Silver Soup Tureen with engraved coat of arms of Valentine Brown Lawless, Cloncurry (1773-1853). Neoclassical form with oval, fluted base raised on an oval foot, with gadrooned edges and two fluted side handles; the fluted cover with tassel style gadrooned handle. Crest to front with motto VIRTUTE ET NUMINE (Virtue […]
Lot 84: George IV Sterling Silver Dish, Robert Gainsford
English sterling silver serving dish, oval form having a shaped gadrooned rim with foliate scroll and mask decoration to rim and sides, the center with an engraved griffin crest. Rim with hallmarks for Robert Gainsford, Sheffield, 1827. 16" W x 11 3/4" H. 35.55 troy ounces. PROVENANCE: Private Chattanooga, TN collection. CONDITION: Overall good condition […]