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Chased & Pierced Vine By CJ Vander. Complete Sterling Silver Set In Fitted Chest With Serving Pieces

A Stunning, Hand Forged, Sterling Silver Flatware Set, In Fitted Chest, Complete With Serving Pieces. Described As The Rolls Royce Of Patterns, This Rare, Hand-wrought, Hand Chased & Hand Pierced Set Of Sterling Silver Cutlery Made By One Of The Premier English Silversmiths Of The 20th Century, CJ Vander. Set Is For 12 People, Consisting Of 12 Of Each Of The Following (missing 1 tea spoon). 12 Dinner Knives (Stainless Blades) 12 Dinner Forks 12 Soup Spoons 12 Fish Knives 12 Fish Forks 12 Salad/Dessert Knives 12 Salad/Dessert Forks 11 Teaspoons 12 Coffee Spoons Serving Pieces As Follows; 6 Serving Spoons 2 Piece Fish Serving Knife & Fork 1 Large Serving Fork 2 Sauce Laddle Total 130 Pieces, All Sterling Silver, Apart From The Knife Blades As Noted Above. Fitted Into A 3 Layered Chest, 2 Drawers & A Lift Up Lid.   Most if not all items are antique or used items, and as such nothing is ‘perfect’, but we always will describe any damage, repair, inscriptions, monograms etc to the best of our ability. Please ask any questions BEFORE purchasing or bidding on any item. All weights & measurements are approximate, but as accurate as possible. Please view all the pictures as they form part of the description. All items are available to inspect, and pick up, at our Manhattan gallery. We do not ship to PO Boxes. We use Fedex Ground shipping, and a signature is required for delivery. Don’t forget we offer free ground shipping anywhere on mainland USA. We ship worldwide. Please contact us for a shipping quote. 
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Set 12 Sterling Silver Punch Cups With Hand Chased Hunting Dogs. Mappin & Webb

An unusual set of 12, sterling silver punch cups, with hand chased hunting dogs & foliage. Made in England, each cup is hallmarked with date letter ‘E’ for 1979. Probably a custom order. Cups measure approximately 3″ max high. 3.25″ diameter at the top. 4.25 width over the handle. The cups stand on a round pedestal foot, 2.25″ diameter. Set of 12 cups weigh a total of 1650 grams = 53 troy oz = 58.15 regular ounces. Most if not all items are antique or used items, and as such nothing is ‘perfect’, but we always will describe any damage, repair, inscriptions, monograms, etc to the best of our ability. Please ask any questions BEFORE purchasing or bidding on any item. All weights & measurements are approximate but as accurate as possible. Please view all the pictures as they form part of the description. All items are available to inspect and pick up, at our Manhattan gallery. We do not ship to PO Boxes. We use FedEx Ground shipping, and a signature is required for delivery. Don’t forget we offer free ground shipping anywhere on mainland USA. We ship worldwide. Please contact us for a shipping quote.
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Italian Sterling Silver Faceted Champagne Or Ice Bucket. Modern. 7.5″ Tall

Italian, sterling silver champagne or ice bucket. The body with a faceted design, and 2 scalloped handles. Marked on the underside Sterling By Grand – Made in Italy. Dimensions: 7.50″ tall. 7.75″ diameter at top. 4.55″ diameter of foot. 9.5″ width inc. handles. Weight: 740 grams = 23.75 troy oz = 26 regular ounces Most if not all items are antique or used items, and as such nothing is ‘perfect’, but we always will describe any damage, repair, inscriptions, monograms etc to the best of our ability. Please ask any questions BEFORE purchasing or bidding on any item. All weights & measurements are approximate, but as accurate as possible. Please view all the pictures as they form part of the description. All items are available to inspect, and pick up, at our Manhattan gallery. We do not ship to PO Boxes. We use Fedex Ground shipping, and a signature is required for delivery. Don’t forget we offer free ground shipping anywhere on mainland USA. We ship worldwide. Please contact us for a shipping quote. 
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George II Antique English Sterling Silver Pint Mug. 1759. CRESTED

A GEORGE II PLAIN BALUSTER SILVER MUG, MAKER’S MARK PROBABLY THAT OF JOSEPH STEWARD, LONDON, 1759, ON CIRCULAR SPREADING FOOT, WITH LEAF-CAPPED SCROLL HANDLE. THE FRONT OF THE MUG WITH A BEAUTIFUL HAND ENGRAVED ARMORIAL, AND THE LATIN MOTTO ‘VIRTUS VINCIT IVIDIAM’ = VIRTUE CONQUERS VICE. THE ARMORIAL AS SHOWN IN PICTURES. THE MUG IS HALLMARKED ON THE UNDERSIDE WITH THE DATE LETTER D FOR 1759, AND THE MAKERS MARK OF I.S IS SHOWN IN GRIMWADES AS PROBABLY THAT OF JOSEPH STEWARD. Mug weighs 312 grams = 10 troy oz = 10.97 regular ounces. 4.35″ high.  3″ diameter at top.  4.5″ max-width over the handle. Foot is 3.25″ diameter.   Most if not all items are antique or used items, and as such nothing is ‘perfect’, but we always will describe any damage, repair, inscriptions, monograms, etc to the best of our ability. Please ask any questions BEFORE purchasing or bidding on any item. All weights & measurements are approximate but as accurate as possible. Please view all the pictures as they form part of the description. All items are available to inspect and pick up, at our Manhattan gallery. We do not ship to PO Boxes. We use FedEx Ground shipping, and a signature is required for delivery. Don’t forget we offer free ground shipping anywhere on mainland USA. We ship worldwide. Please contact us for a shipping quote.   
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Exceptional Quality, Georgian Antique English, Sterling Silver Warwick Wine Cooler. Date 1825

A Very Good Example, Antique English Sterling Silver Georgian Warwick Vase Wine Cooler Complete With The Original Insert & Collar, All Pieces Clearly & Correctly Hallmarked. Made By  Waterhouse, Hodson & Co,  Date 1825. Measures 10″ High x 12.5″ Wide Over Handles. Weight 3830 Grams = 123 .15 Troy Oz =    135.15 Regular Ounces = Almost 8 1/2 Lbs
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Sterling Silver Water Pitcher. Lord Saybrook By International. 4 1/4 Pints. 8.75″ Tall

Sterling Silver, Georgian Baluster Form, Tall Water Pitcher In The Lord Saybrook Pattern. Made By International Silver Co. 20th Century. 4.25 Pint Capacity. Weighs 846 grams = 27.20 troy oz = 29.85 regular ounces. Good clean condition, no monograms or erasures, just needs a good polish.
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Gorham Sterling Silver Revere Style Bowl. 11.50″ Diameter x 6″ High.

Gorham Sterling Silver Paul Revere Reproduction Bowl1954 Height 6 1/8 inches, diameter 11 5/8 inches.
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Hand-Hammered, Sterling Silver Champagne Bucket / Ice Bucket / Wine Cooler

Italian, sterling silver, hand-hammered wine or champagne cooler / ice bucket. Measures: 11.50″ tall, Diameter of rim 9″, Width over handles is 10.25″.
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Antique Sterling Silver Large Tray, Shreve & Co, San Francisco

Stunning and exceptional quality, antique sterling silver cast and pierced border tray. Made by Shreve & Co. in San Francisco, circa 1910. The border is beautifully cast and pierced and the centre of the tray has hand engraved decoration to match. Great as a bar tray, serving tray, coffee tray, fruit or food platter. A multitude of uses and also very decorative when not in use as a centrepiece. Tray measures 30.65″ x 17.50″ x 1.75″ high. Tray weighs 4865 grams.
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Antique Old Sheffield Plate Champagne or Wine Cooolers

Antique English, Old Sheffield Plate Melon Shape Wine Buckets / Champagne Coolers, Dated Circa 1830’s. Good Condition, With Some Minor Bleeding On The Copper. Both Have A Hand Engraved Armorial On One Side, In The Set In Shields, And Both Have The Inner Sleeve & Collars.   Approx 9.75″ Tall
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Georgian, Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard, Made By John Emes. London 1804

George III, Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard / Beer Jug, Made By John Emes, London 1804. Clean Condition, No Monograms Or Initials, With A Couple Of Minor Bruises On The Body.  7.5″ High. Weighs 916 Grams
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Stunning, English Sterling Silver Neff, ‘Sailing Ship’, Fine Detail. 26″ Tall

An absolutely stunning and rare sterling silver Neff. Superb quality and detail, and an unusual size. This three masted neff is fully manned and rigged with sailors, the deck detachable, the hull with putti riding dolphins and numerous fish and dolphins among chased waves and applied with a mask at the bow. Also Unusual to be made and hallmarked in England, as they were often German made in 800 silver. This neff is solid sterling silver, and is English hallmarked throughout. Made in London by Pairpoint Brothers In 1923. Stands at 26″ tall x 24″ in length. Neff (originally spelt nef) was an ornamental model ship, galleon, usually made in silver, silver-gilt or gold, and made specially for the dinner table. They were often quite elaborate with masts, sails, rigging and various figures on board. Early examples (13th-16th century) were drinking cups or receptacles for dining implements. Neff’s originated from the continent and were used in France, Germany, Spain and Italy but most neff’s found today were made in Germany at the end of the 19th century. Traditionally the neff was made in two sections and the top half was removable so that the hollow hull could be used to contain the spoon, knife, napkin, spices of the host. Later neffs were fashioned to hold wine, sweetmeats or a variety of special condiments. Sometimes the nef had wheels, so they could be rolled from one end of the table to the other. Messrs. PAIRPOINT BROTHERSSilversmiths. 80a Dean Street, Soho LondonThe grandfather of the present proprietors of the business was William Pairpoint, the celebrated water-gilder, who was well-known at the beginning of the present century. That branch of the business is still carried on, under the name of W. Pairpoint and Sons, in Gerrard Street. Mr. Edward Pairpoint, the father of the brothers Pairpoint, who had been apprenticed to one of Lambert’s subsidiary houses, began business in 1848. Of the place occupied by the four brothers Pairpoint in the silver world little is necessary to be said, for their silver mark JP over FP, may be seen in every retail silver merchant’s window in London. It is admitted on all sides by experts, sometimes with a sigh of regret, sometimes with a grin of malice, that ” Pairpoint ” copies of ancient patterns are dangerously near being indistinguishable from the originals, whilst their new manufactures carry one back to the days when the master silversmiths employed the first artists of the day to assist them in their productions ” devised in love and fashioned cunningly.” The firm is principally known to the trade as manufacturers of large and important works, such as centerpieces, presentation vases, and the like. To the amateur of antique silver and Sheffield plate, whether he be in Europe or America, the name of Pairpoint is a household word, and the quantity of antique plate and old ” Sheffield ” that has passed through the hands of the firm since the renaissance of 1874 is little short of fabulous. 
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Antique Sterling Silver English Bowl With Lion Mask Ring Handles

Antique English, Sterling Silver, Round 2 Handled Bowl. Made By Henry Stratford, Dated 1903. The Part Fluted Body Is Centered On Each Side With A Blank Cartouche, Set Into A Cross Hatched Shaped Panel. The Lion Masks On Either Side Have Swing D Shaped Handles. Bowl Has A Dimension Of 11.25″, Height Of 7.25″ And A Maximum Width Of 12.25″. The Pedestal Foot Is 7.25″ Diameter. Great Presentation Item With Room To Engrave On Either Cartouche And The Blank Strips Above & Below The Fluting. A Decorative Fruit, Flower Or Ice Bowl, Or As A Wine Cooler For 2 Of 3 Bottles.
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Unusual, Tiffany Sterling Silver Gilt Oval Centerpiece, Jardinière, Cooler, Tureen

Custom made, sterling silver gilt, oval centrepiece or tureen, made with removable parts so that it can be used for a multitude of uses. Soup tureen, centrepiece, wine or champagne cooler, punch bowl, jardinière, fruit bowl etc. Handmade, in London, England in a George I style, by Tiffany & Co, dated 1984. The lid & collar detach, and you can use the metal wirework insert for flowers, or without the insert as a fruit bowl, cooler or centerpiece. It can also be used with the collar only, as a slightly taller centerpiece or jardinière. And then complete with the lid, it can be used as a soup tureen or just as a decorative centerpiece. Exceptional quality and condition. Cast shell and gadroon shaped border, applied shells on stippled body, cast foot, handles and finial. With a good quality heavy gilding, in and out. All parts are sterling silver, except the wirework insert, and all the parts are hallmarked.
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Large, Decorative, Sterling Silver, Figural Bowl

A decorative, large round hand made sterling silver bowl, hand chased with foliage, deer, pheasants & female head decoration. The large applied,  cast handles are formed as crowned female heads, and the foot has applied cast female heads to match those on the body. The bowl stands 10.5″ high, with a diameter of 12.75″. The width over the handles is 15.5″.  Marked on the foot. Great centerpiece bowl for flowers, fruit, or even as a wine cooler.
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Mid Century Modern, Sterling Handle & Art Glass Ice Bucket. Denmark

Sterling silver and studio art glass Danish ice bucket. The sterling silver handle marked with The Dansk Guldsmede Handvaerk Silversmiths Hallmarks. The glass measures 4.75″ x 4.25″ x 5″ high. The swivel handle stands approximately 3.5″ high, giving a maximum height to the pail of 8.5″ circa 1970s.
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Tiffany, Round Sterling Silver Gallery Tray. 10″

Tiffany, Made In Italy, Round Sterling Silver Tray With Pierced Gallery Rim. 10″ Diameter
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Tiffany, Sterling Silver Oval Gallery Tray. 20″ x 14″

Large Oval, 2 Handled, Sterling Silver Gallery Tray. Tiffany Portugal. 20″ x 14″ x 2 1/8 High.
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Italian Sterling Silver Pitcher. Retailed By Neiman Marcus

An Unusual, Hand Made, Sterling Silver Pitcher With Wood Handle & Enamel Fruit Decoration. Made In Italy For Neiman Marcus.  11.5″ Tall
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Georg Jensen, Sterling Silver Coasters. 2.6″ Diameter. 6.6cm. 22 Available. $100 Each

Sterling Silver Wine Glass Coasters, With Grape Motif. Georg Jensen, Denmark. Sterling Silver. 2.6″ / 6.6cm Diameter. 22 Available. $100 Each
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Antique English, Sterling Silver Pair Of Cup & Covers.

Antique English, sterling silver cup & covers in a Georgian style.Made by Charles Stewart Harris, London, 1910.  Both cups are fully & correctly hallmarked, and are hand engraved on one side of each cup with a lion crest.  Suitable for presentation trophy, ice bucket, urn etc. Usable with or without covers.  5.25″ x 7.75″ x 6.25″ high  (4.5″ high without cover) Cups can be purchased individually. Contact us for further details.
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Sterling Silver, Hand Hammered Ice Bucket / Wine / Champagne Cooler

Italian, Hand Hammered, Sterling Silver Champagne / Wine / Ice Bucket With A Ribbed Campagne Shaped Body. Grape Vine Applied Rim & Cast Grape Vine Handles. The Interior Of The Cooler Has The Original Vermeil / Gold Wash. 10.5″ Tall. The Rim Is 9″ Diameter, With An Opening Of 6.25″.
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Exceptional Quality, Charles II Style, Sterling Silver Tankard

An exceptional quality, hand-hammered 20th century copy of a Charles II, 17th century lidded tankard. Great gift item or presentation piece Made by Richard Comyns, London, 1956.
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9 Sterling & Glass Coasters By Webster. 3″ Diameter

Set Of 9, Sterling Silver Overlay Coasters Made By Webster Circa 1920’s. 3″ Diameter. I Also Have The Larger Trivets In 6″, 8″ & 10″ Sizes In This Same Style.
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Antique English, Old Sheffield Plated Ice Buckets.

Pair Of Crested, Antique English Champagne Or Wine Coolers With Scroll Handles. Each Of Urn Form, With Gadroon Rim, Standing On Circular Pedestal Foot.
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Sterling Silver & Glass Trivets. 6″ Diameter

Glass Overlaid With Sterling Silver Trivet / Coaster. Made By Webster. 6 ” Diameter. Other Sizes Available. 3″, 8″ & 10″. Check My Web Site For Other Sizes.
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Antique English, Pair Of Old Sheffield Plate Champagne Buckets By Matthew Boulton. Circa 1820

A PAIR OF SHEFFIELD-PLATED WINE COOLERS, MATTHEW BOULTON PLATE CO., BIRMINGHAM, CIRCA 1820 of campana form with gadroon borders with shells flanked by foliage, the lower body with large leaf-tips below a band of running anthemion, the leaf-capped reeded handles centered by shells and terminating in grapevine, removable collars and liners marked on bases height 10 3/8 in. 26.3cm Matthew Boulton Plate Co., Birmingham
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Pair Of Elkigton Champagne / Wine Buckets

Exceptional Quality Pair Of Antique Victorian, Sheffield Silver Plated Cast Wine Cooler / Champagne Buckets By Elkington. Circa 1850. Grave Vine Decoration Around Body & Handles
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Hand Chased, Sterling Silver Water Pitcher. Talisman Rose

Hand Chased Water Pitcher By Frank M. Whitting In The Talisman Rose Pattern. 9″ Max Height
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What’ll Yer Have. Cocktail Shaker Complete With Recipes On Body

Great Novelty, Silver Plated, Cocktail Shaker, Made By Bernard Rice’s Sons Inc. Apollo, New York, Circa 1930. Standing 11″ Tall, Complete With 18 Various Cocktail Recipes, In Raised Lettering, Surrounded By Raised Grapevine Borders. Very Good Condition, With Only A Minor Dent On The Spout Screw Cover, And On The Underside Of The Shaker, Probably From The Ice. We also Purchased An Almost Identical Model That Stands At 13″ Tall. All Our Items Are Available For Sale At Our Manhattan Gallery & From Our Website. A Similar Shaker Was Listed In The July Online Sale At Christies London For $3000 to $4000.
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24 Sterling Silver, Hand Hammered Goblets

24 Sterling Silver, beautifully hand hammered American goblets with the quality & style of George Jensen. Each is 4.75″ high. The goblets are of a cylindrical hand hammered cup over openwork blossom design above a circular foot. Each cup is marked “Sterling”.
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Acorn By Georg Jensen. Bottle Opener. 6 1/4″

Sterling Handled Bottle Opener By Georg Jensen In The Acorn Pattern. This Is The Large Size Opener 6.25″ / 16cm Long. We Also Have The 4 1/2″ Bottle Opener Available For $170.00 We Have A Huge Selection Of Acorn Serving Pieces As Well As Place Pieces And Complete Sets For Sale.
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Ice Tongs By Georg Jensen In The Acorn Pattern.

Acorn By Georg Jensen. Sterling Silver Ice Tongs. 6″ Long.  Just One Item From Our Huge Selection Of Jensen Acorn Cutlery. We Have Complete Sets, Single Place Pieces & A Vast Selection Of Serving Pieces
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Rare, Monumental, Antique English, Sterling Silver “Warwick Vase” Champagne Cooler – Georgian, Dated 1818

An Exceptional Quality, Rare & Massive, Sterling Silver Warwick Vase Wine Cooler. George III Dated 1818, Made By Solomon Royes & John East Dix In London, England. The Detail Is Exceptional, Probably The Best You Could Find, And One Of The Earliest & Largest Examples In Sterling Silver. The Original Warwick Vase, An Ancient Roman Marble Vase With Bacchic Ornament, Was Discovered In Pieces, Near Rome At Hadrian’s Villa At Tivoli About 1771 by Gavin Hamilton, A Scottish Painter, Antiquarian And Art Dealer. He Sold The Fragments To Sir William Hamilton, British Envoy At The Court Of Naples, Who Had It Repaired & Restored. It Then Passed To His Nephew George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick, Who Brought It Back To Warwick Castle Where It Caused A Sensation. At First It Sat On The Lawn At The Castle, But Later Was Moved Into A Greenhouse To Preserve It From The Weather. The Vase Was Widely Admired And Much Visited In The Earl’s Greenhouse, But He Permitted No Copies To Be Made, Until 1808, When Molds Were Made At The Special Request Of Lord Lonsdale, Who Intended To Have A Full Size Replica Cast In Silver. The Sculptor William Theed The Elder, Who Was Working For The Royal Silversmiths Rundell, Bridge & Rundell, Was Put In Charge Of The Arrangements, But Lord Lonsdale Changed His Mind, And The Project Was Aborted. The Rich Ornament, And The Form, Which Is Echoed In Sixteenth Century Mannerist Vases, Combined To Give The Warwick Vase Great Appeal To The Nineteenth Century Eye: Numerous Examples In Silver And Bronze Were Made, And Porcelain Versions By Rockingham and Worcester. Theed’s Moulds Were Sent To Paris, Where Two Full Size Bronze Replicas Were Cast, One Now In Windsor Castle, The Other In The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. It Was Also The Model For The Silver Gilt Tennis Trophy, The Norman Brookes Challenge Cup Won At The Australian Open. The Vase Has Two Large Handles Formed Of Interwoven Vine Branches, From Which The Tendrils, Leaves, And Clustering Grapes Spread Around The Upper Margin And Features Classical Bacchanal Masks And Associated Emblems, Such As A Pine Cone Tip Staff Known As A Thyrsus. Enfolding The Middle Of The Body Is The Skin Of A Panther, With Head And Claws. Above Are Heads, All Representing Satyrs, Except One, Which Is That Of A Female, Traditionally Said To Have Been Substituted For A Missing Head And Made By An Italian Carver In The 18th century Into The Likeness Of Lady Hamilton; However, As The Result Of A Supposed Quarrel With Her, The Carver Gave Lady Hamilton’s Head A Fawn’s Ear. The Vase Stands On A Square Pedestal Foot. A Truly Remarkable Item Of Historical Interest As Well As Being Decorative & Usable. This Is Just Another Example Of Investment Quality Items Available From Our Collection Of Silver DIMENSIONS 15.25 in.Hx22 in.Wx16 in.D 39 cmHx56 cmWx41 cmD Weighs Approx. 425 Troy Oz = 13,220 Grams, Well Over 29 Pounds.
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Antique Sterling Silver Monteith Bowl With Detachable Rim

Antique English, Sterling Silver, Victorian Monteith Punch Bowl With Detachable Rim. Hand Hammered Vertical Fluted Body Standing On A Round Pedestal Foot With Matching Fluted Decoration.  2 Lion Masque On Either Side With Swing Handles In Mouth, And 2 Blank Cartouche. The Scalloped Crown Topped With Cherub Heads.  Made In London By The Silversmith Robert Stewart In 1895. The Diameter Of The Bowl Is Approximately 12 1/2″. The Maximum Height Is 10 1/4″ Or 7 1/4″ With Crown Removed. The Maximum Width Over The Handles Is 14″ A Serviceable Silver Bowl With A Multitude Of Uses, With Or Without The Crown Attached. Great For Punch, Fruit, Roses, Flowers Or Champagne Chiller. Decorative & Usable
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A Monumental Sterling Silver Wine Cooler

A monumental, European, sterling silver , massive wine cooler. Approximately 150 Kilo – 330lbs54 inches (137cm) wide49 inches (124cm) tall36 inches (91cm) front to backAfter the original by C F Kandler, London 1735.The original was commissioned by Henry Jernegan (Jerningham), a London banker, who wanted to possess the largest ever wine cooler celebrating the pleasures of wine. It took the silversmith Charles Frederick Kandler four years to make. When it was finished in 1735, it weighed over 8,000 ozs. In 1737 Jernegan offered the cooler as a lottery prize to raise funds for a new bridge over the Thames at Westminster. Silver medals were sold as lottery tickets for about five or six shillings each. The winner, Major William Battine, appears to have sold the cooler to the Regent Anna Leopoldovna of Russia in 1738. Since 1743 it has been in the Hermitage, St Petersburg. This sterling silver wine cooler, one of 4 copies known, is just another example of the fine, rare, collectible, usable, every day, museum & investment items that are always for sale at EstateSilver.com and at our Manhattan gallery.  The other three copies are silver plated and can be seen at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, The Metropolitan Museum in New York, and the 3rd silver plated copy is in the collection of the Her Majesty The Queen’s Regimental Silver. This is the only known sterling silver copy and is the only one that is available for sale.