The largest and heaviest silver bowl ever issued by the Franklin Mint, this bowl is an original work of art created for the Bicentennial celebration in 1976. It is crafted from over 170 troy oz of sterling silver and lined with 24kt gold. The sculptures around the Bowl show vignettes of 200 years of American history.  The sculpted frieze running around the rim, depicting scenes starting at the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Other scenes include George Washington, Mayflower, Abraham Lincoln, Western settlers, Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, civil war, Model T Ford, flapper, crossing of continent by rail, age of invention, moon landing, Statue of Liberty Limited Edition of 750, this bowl is numbered 642.  The first bowl, numbered 1, was presented to President Gerald Ford, July 4th 1776. This is a great way to combine investing in silver with having a unique and artistic collectible to display & use.  Great as a centerpiece bowl for fruit or flowers, or as an ice or champagne bucket.  Bowl is complete with the original Franklin Mint certificate and the original box. The original sales price of this bowl, when issued in 1976 was $3000.00 Weighs 5315 grams = 170.90 troy oz = 187.50 regular ounces = 11.70 lbs. Bowl measures 14″ diameter x 7″ high. Box measures 16″ x 16″ x 9 ” High 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 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. 

George III, Antique English, Sterling Silver Basket With Floral Decoration, Standing On Round Pedestal Foot, With Swing Handle.  Hallmarked On Body & Handle. Robert Gainsford 1819. 13″ Diameter x 10.5″ High 1,480 Grams   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 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. 

A Good Quality, Antique English, Georgian, Sterling Silver Hallmarked Oval Serving Platter / Tray. Made In London By William Stroud, Hallmarked 1809, George III. Dog Tooth & Acanthus Shaped Border, With An Armorial On One Side. Hallmarked On Rear Of Tray. Tray Measures 22″ x 16″ Great Quality & Condition. Weighs Approx. 2,800 Grams = 90 Troy Oz = 98.75 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. 

5 Piece Tea & Coffee Service In A Georgian Style, Made By Gorham Corporation Of Providence Rhode Island.  Set Consists Of The Following Large Tilting Kettle On Stand With Burner. 12 1/4″ Tall. 2 7/8 Pints Coffee Pot. 9″ Tall. 2 1/4 Pints  Tea Pot. 7 3/4″ Tall. 1 7/8 Pints Covered Sugar Bowl. 4 1/8″ High Cream/Milk Jug. 4 3/4″ High. 5/8 Pints  Great Style, Quality, Condition & Maker. No Monograms, Or Removals. No Damage Or Repairs. The Entire Set Is Sterling Silver, Including The Stand, Burner & Pins, Except The Hard Wood Handles On the Three Items For Hot Liquid, The Kettle, Coffee & Tea Pot, And Also The Knob At The End Of The Flame Adjuster On The Burner Set Weighs A Total Of 3,815 Grams.   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. 

An Absolutely Fantastic Suite Of 8 Sterling Silver Oval Platters. Custom Made, Hand Hammered, Mexico, 20th Century. Set Consists Of The Following 2 Oval Platters 100.5cm x 34.75cm 2 Oval Platters 84cm x 32.5cm 2 Oval Platters 68cm x 29cm 2 Oval Platters 57cm x 26.5cm Platters Are All Marked Underneath With Sterling Marks & Maker ML-01 Fantastic Quality & Sizes. No Monograms Or Initials. The Suite Of 8 Weigh A Total Of 19.665 Kilo = 632.25 Troy Oz =  694 Regular Ounces = Over 53 Lbs.

Large Rectangular, Sterling Silver 2 Handled English Hallmarked Tray, Made By L.A. Crichton, London 1933. The  Tray With Cast & Applied Floral & Shell Border, With Cast Handles To Match. The Chased Surface Of The Tray With A Similar Floral Decoration, And The Center Cartouche With A Beautiful Hand Engraved Decorative Monogram,  Maximum Measurements – 30.50″ x 18″ Measurements Without Handle – 25″ x 18″ Flat Surface Area Measurements Only – 21.25″ x 14.25″ Tray Weighs 5,430 Grams = 174.60 Troy Oz = 191.50 Regular Ounces = Almost 12 Lbs A Great Quality, Large Size, Decorative Yet Usable Sterling Silver Tray, By A Great Silversmith

Antique English, Sterling Silver Salver / Round Footed Tray, George II, London 1753 By Female Silversmith Dorothy Mills. 6 Shell Border With Hand Chased Floral Band Around Edge Of Surface, Centered By A Hand Engraved Cartouche With A Lion Carrying Torch Crest. Salver Stands On 3 Feet. Salver weighs 550 grams. 10.25″ diameter Dorothy Mills manufactured under 2 names between the period 1746 to 1754. Dorothy Mills from her first husband Hugh Mills, and under the name Dorthy Sarbitt after her 2nd husband Thomas Sarbitt. No record of her hallmark is known past 1754, indicating that she may have closed the business down in that year. Works by Dorothy are owned by the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and also the Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens. 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. 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. 

A Large Oval Sterling Silver 2 Handled Tray.  The tray with a plain center, surrounded by a hand chased foliate border with an applied gadroon rim, with leaf capped cast handles to match. Marked on rear “STERLING   Hand Chased” Tray measures 32.50″ x 19.75″.  Weighs 5395 grams = 173.45 troy oz = 190.30 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 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. 

Good quality set of 12, antique American, sterling silver plates by Gorham Manufacturing Co, with cast & applied scrolling foliage borders.  The center of each plate has a hand engraved, italic intertwined monogram – GHB. Very good quality and barely used condition.  9.25″ diameter 12 plates weigh approx 5865 grams = 188.50 troy oz = 206.80 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 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. 

Stunning Pair Of Antique English, Sterling Silver Epergne Centerpieces Made By Elkington & Co. Birmingham, 1871. Over 20″ high, a rare pair of tall table centerpieces with grape vines supporting cut & etched crystal bowls. The crystal bowls with matching grape & vine decoration. Standing on the rocky bases beneath the crystal bowls are 4 different female figures (perhaps representing the 4 continents?).(One with a telescope, one with a palm branch). The 3 footed rocky base has three set in panels. One panel with the English hallmarks, one with a hand engraved crest above the motto GRATITUDE, and the third panel is blank. Great quality, condition & maker. The centerpieces are solid sterling silver, apart from the crystal bowls, and are not weighted or filled.   Elkington & Co are probably one of the most important names in English silver, holding Royal Warrants for Queen Victoria, King Edward VI, King George V, King Edward VIII and King George VI. Elkington invented the original process of electroplating & electroforming, thereby allowing the manufacture of a vast selection of silver plated items in the Victorian period. They continued to manufacture sterling silver items, as well as plated items well into the 20th century.   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 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. 

Gorham Martele, sterling silver Art Nouveau hand-hammered tea & coffee set complete with original tray and tilting hot water kettle on stand with burner. Round form, with typical pronounced hand-hammered surface and nouveau style flower decoration. Hallmarked on the underside as shown.  Martele silver items were made from the higher standard .9584 silver as opposed to the sterling standard being .925 Set consists of: Tilting how water kettle on stand with burner 14.5″ tall Coffee Pot 9.5″ tall  TeaPot 7.5″ tall Sugar Bowl & Cover 7.25″ tall Waste Bowl 4″ tall Creamer 5.75″ tall Large Two Handled Tray 31.5″ x 21″ Set weighs a total of approx 11,500 grams = 369.40 troy oz = 405.25 regular ounces = 25 1/3 lbs. Great quality, condition, style, maker & size   Provenance: This tea set was made as a special order for Volney & Mabel Williamson, 1910. Volney D.Williamson (1865 – 1920) was one of Spokane’s early millionaires due to gold, silver, coal & precious mineral mining interests across North America, Australia & Africa. While working the Santa Rosa mine, he discovered the first turquoise mine in Mexico. In 1905 he married Mabel C.Cotter of Denver Colorado. According to Gorham’s Martele archives the coffee pot took 86 hours for the skilled silversmith to make and another 74 hours just to do the chasing. The tilting kettle on stand took 135 hours to create & 100 hours to do the chasing.  The net cost just to make all 7 pieces was $1918.00   Martele was an exclusively handcrafted range, whose name was derived from the French ‘marteler’ (to hammer) denoting the production technique used, ie hammered or handwrought. Martele was produced by Gorham from 1897 to 1930 under the guidance of William Codman. Codman being a fine English silversmith brought over in 1891 for this express purpose.  According to Charles Carpenter, author of Gorham Silver, the 9584 standard of silver was used as it was more malleable and easier to work by hand. According to Pristo author of Martel:Gorham’s Nouveau Art Silver, he states that the higher standard of silver was used to meet the French standard of .950 and the English Brittania standard of .9584, so that the silver would be of the highest grade and could not be considered inferior, especially in light of all the awards won. Martele silver was featured at the 1900 Paris Exposition, 1902 Turin Exposition, and the 1904 St. Louis Fair, where Martele won most of the awards. During its entire production only about 4,800 pieces were made, pieces, not sets, and of these only 86 tea sets were crafted, this being one of those, although due to the price of silver jumping up in the 1980s, much Martele silver was shamefully melted down. Due to the fact that all Martele silver was handmade, each set tends to be unique in style.  This tea set is a very good example and is in very good condition, no monograms, inscriptions or removals, also rare to be so complete, original and in such excellent condition.   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. 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.   

An unusual rectangular sterling silver tray with grape & vine decorated corners. This elongated shape tray is often referred to as a bar tray or a sandwich tray, because of its practical shape, but it’s a very serviceable tray in almost any setting, and ideal as a presentation piece. Made in the USA, by Barbour Silver Company, Hartford CT. From the style, quality & maker, I would date this tray circa 1900. Measures approximately 21.65″ x 10.25″. Tray weighs 1515 grams = 48.75 troy oz = 53.50 regular ounces. Just back from the silversmith, the tray has been polished and is ready to use.