Sterling silver

2 antique 19th century American sterling or coin silver napkin rings

Item number: STE25102028

Price: $325

antique Victorian American sterling silver figural napkin ring, Art Nouveau design with poppy flowers, Simpson Hall Miller & Co. # C 220 9, c1880

Item number: STE17110048

Price: $245

This is a lovely antique Victorian/Art Nouveau American sterling silver napkin ring made by the Simpson Hall Miller & Co., who are usually known for their outstanding silverplate figural napkin rings. The ring is intermittently fluted around the edges on both sides and has a lovely (poppy?) flower and vine design on it.  The detail is quite extraordinary. I identified the hallmark from this link.  Judging from the style I would say the ring is c1880 but it may well be older, as I suspect Simpson Hall and Miller later specialised in silverplated figurals. 

The condition of the napkin ring is EXCELLENT. I have not cleaned it. It weighs about 26.5 gms. 

antique sterling silver figural napkin ring, running greyhound, Chester 1910

Item number: STE02121809

Price: $950

Sterling silver figural napkin rings are extremely rare and hard to find.

2 matching antique ornate pieced & footed sterling silver candy/nut/bon bon dishes 146 gm

Item number: STE03011941

Price: $295

These are 2 lovely Victorian sterling silver candy dishes. They are pieced and also decorated with flowers leaves and ribbons along the top edges. They are marked "sterling" and have the number 508 X imprinted on the bottom. The maker's mark is also stamped on the bottom but is in script and I cannot identify the maker. I am pretty sure they are American.  The makers mark looks like an F or T, followed by something else, followed by an L perhaps. Please see photo. It may well be Taylor & Lawrie, Philadelphia, established 1837. 

The candy dishes are in excellent condition. I have not cleaned them at all. there is some old polish/cleaner in some places. There are no repairs or missing bits. There is a tiny dent on the bottom of one of them. They are rather heavy too (see below).

One weighs 70 gms and the other weighs 76 gms, so a total weight of 146 gms sterling, which is close to 5 ounces. I believe they date to the late part of the 19th century. As they have slightly different weights and size, I would say they were hand crafted by a silversmith.

antique sterling silver gravy/sauce boat pourer bowl ebony handle + saucer 182 gms

Item number: STE03011945

Price: $395

This is a lovely antique sterling silver gravy or sauce boat pourer with a turned ebony wood handle plus a matching saucer that it sits on. They are both hallmarked with a B and a crown above it, and marked "sterling", which I believe is the Baltimore Sterling Silver Company which operated from 1892 to 1904. The bowl/gravy boat and the saucer are also marked with the production/pattern number 1231. They are in excellent condition aged condition overall. Just a small dent/ding here and there that can easily be pushed out. See photos. The gravy boay weighs about 116 gms, and the saucer weighs 66 gms, that is 182 gms in all, which is close to 6 ounces. The handle is turned ebony wood. The diameter of the pourer is about 10 cms (or 4 1/2 inches) at the top, not including the spout, and is about 5.3 cms tall (or 2 inches) tall.  The saucer has a diameter of about 14.5 cms (or 5 5/8 inches). I have not cleaned or polished the items.

This is an exceptional useful find. One does not often get the gravy boay with its saucer underneath. Don't miss out on this one. 

unique antique hallmarked sterling silver dumbell shaped baby rattle USA

Item number: STE03011949

Price: $110

This is absolutely lovely antique streling silver dumbell-shaped baby rattle. It is hallmarked with a C or G or perhaps CR (small R connected to top of G perhaps, could be Currier & Roby, New York, founded 1900). It has some small silver pieces inside that move from one end of the dumbell to the other as you shake or move it and makes a fair noise/rattle. It is in excellent condition overall (no splits, cracks or repairs), but has a few small dents. The dumbells might be slightly out of parallel. It weighs a hefty 21.7 gms (2/3 oz), and is about 8 cms (3 1/8") , and the dumbells have a diameter of about 3.2 cms (1 1/4"). 

It is a delightful little baby rattle. 

antique American sterling silver serving trolley toothpick holder cart on wheels

Item number: STE03011953

Price: $175

This is a lovely American sterling silver serving trolley, maybe a toothpick holder. I am not sure what would have been served in it. It seems a bit too big to be a toothpick holder, but hey I just don't know. Maybe it is a cigarette holder. It has a lovely shaped top with a beaded edge. The item is fitted with 2 ebony wood wheels (beautifully made) and an ebony wood turned handle. The wheels can be screwed off for cleaning. It is really well made. It is marked "sterling" on the bottom, but I cannot find a makers mark. It is in excellent condition (just a few tiny dings at the bottom) and weighs about 78 gms with the wheels taken off. That is about 2 1/2 ounces of sterling silver. I have not cleaned or polished the item.

antique sterling silver dish/trinket bowl/tray/ashtray? London 1934

Item number: STE03011958

Price: $125

This is a lovely antique sterling silver small dish/trinket bowl/tray or ashtray...? It has dragon engraved in the middle with the Latin motto "Esse Quam Videri", which means "It is better to be than to seem to be". It is fully hallmarked to the silversmith Richard Comyns, London 1934. On the back it is also hand-engraved "Longman & Co, 1. Albemarle St. W.I.". This is probably whom it belonged to, and I believe the address is in London, but I do not know for sure, as the item did come from the USA.  It is about 8.3 cms (or 3 1/4 inches) in diameter and weighs a heafty 60.1 gms, which is about 2 troy ounces. The item is in excellent condition with no damage or repairs. I have not cleaned or ploished the item.