Category: British

More sterling silver oceanic dinnerware from various firms. Late 19th century. Mostly American.

Serving pieces with seaweed decorated bowls and tines.
Serving pieces with seaweed decorated bowls and tines. Jelly spoon, two lettuce forks and a pickle fork. ca. 1890. American. Sterling silver and ivory. Whiting, New York, maker. Image © Charlton Hall Auction, West Columbia, South Carolina. Fair use license. via https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/whiting-ivory-pattern-silver-serving-pieces-4pcs-D904BF5A8D?utm_source=house&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=exclusive&utm_content
Polar bear ice bowl with an applied icicle rim. 1874.
Polar bear ice bowl with an applied icicle rim and a pierced inset liner. 1874. Made in Birmingham, England. Silver. Hallmarked. Horace Woodward, silversmith. Image © Britannia Fine Antique Silver. Fair use license. via http://www.silverperfect.com/Inventory/rarehollowware1.html
Bowl with three applied turtles and seaweed. ca. 1880.
Bowl with three applied turtles and seaweed. ca. 1880. American. Hammered silver in a Japanese style with the interior engraved with seaweed to match the etched seaweed on the outside. Sterling silver. Tiffany, maker. Image © Britannia Fine Antique Silver. Fair use license. via http://www.silverperfect.com/Inventory/archives/tfnyturtlebldetail.html
Seahorse fish servers. ca. 1890.
Seahorse fish servers. ca. 1890. American. Hammered silver with applied decoration. Whiting, New York, maker. Image © 1998-2019 Ruby Lane, Inc. Fair use license. https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=imgres&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwil9Z7d5O7iAhXN1VkKHYOJAjkQjhx6BAgBEAM&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rubylane.com%2Fitem%2F1374855-4533%2FWHITING-Antique-Hammered-Sterling-Silver-applied&psig=AOvVaw3qC0J8bvqBFLw-LFDDlBlw&ust=1560801474659884
Set of twelve five o'clock tea spoons, many with oceanic themes, including crabs, fish and seaweed. ca. 1888.
Set of twelve five o’clock tea spoons, many with oceanic themes, including crabs, fish and seaweed. ca. 1888. American. Sterling silver. Gorham Silver, Providence, Rhode Island. Image 2019 Spencer Marks Ltd. Fair use license. via https://www.spencermarks.com/products/gorham-rare-original-set-of-12-antique-sterling-silver-five-oclock-tea-spoons-providence-ri-c-1889
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Designs with more than a whiff of Jugendstil and Art Nouveau floating around, tricked out in black and white from Christopher Dresser’s “Principles of Decorative Design,” published in London in 1870. Not Victorian looking at all.

Figure 23, Page 29.
Figure 23, Page 29. Collection of the Ontario College of Art & Design. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/principlesofdeco00dresuoft/page/29
Figure 22, page 28.
Figure 22, page 28. Collection of the Ontario College of Art & Design. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/principlesofdeco00dresuoft/page/28
Figure 20, page 27.
Figure 20, page 27. Collection of the Ontario College of Art & Design. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/principlesofdeco00dresuoft/page/27
Figure 56, page 80.
Figure 56, page 80. Collection of the Ontario College of Art & Design. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/principlesofdeco00dresuoft/page/80 Collection of the Ontario College of Art & Design. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/principlesofdeco00dresuoft/page/80
Figures 181 and 182, page 156.
Figures 181 and 182, page 156. Collection of the Ontario College of Art & Design. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/principlesofdeco00dresuoft/page/156
Figure 61, page 86.
Figure 61, page 86. Collection of the Ontario College of Art & Design. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/principlesofdeco00dresuoft/page/86

Life in Britain just a bit back. Pictures by 20th century British artist James Durden.

"Summer in Cumberland." 1925.
“Summer in Cumberland.” 1925. Collection of the Manchester Art Gallery. © Estate of James Durden. Photo credit: Manchester Art Gallery. Fair use license. via https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/summer-in-cumberland-204899
"In the Garden." ca. 1920's.
“In the Garden.” ca. 1920’s. © Estate of James Durden. Fair use license. via http://www.renegadetribune.com/james-durdens-paintings-european-leisure/
"June Morning." 1920's.
“June Morning.” 1920’s. © Estate of James Durden. Image © Keswick Museum and Art Gallery. Fair use license. via http://readingandart.blogspot.com/2012/12/james-durden.html

Animals painted by British artist Joseph Crawhall III. Living from 1861 to 1913, he especially liked painting birds.

"The White Drake." 1895.
“The White Drake.” 1895. Watercolor and gouache on unsized brown linen laid onto a wood background. Collection of the Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Crawhall_-_The_White_Drake_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
"The Aviary, Clifton." 1888.
“The Aviary, Clifton.” 1888. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Crawhall_-_The_Aviary_Clifton_1888.jpg
"Brown Trout." 1878.
“Brown Trout.” 1878. Image © Natural History Society of Northumbria Great North Museum Hancock. Fair use license. via https://artuk.org/discover/artists/crawhall-joseph-18211896

Dream palaces guaranteed to make an entire morning slip away. British. Thomas Edwin Mostyn, artist (1864-1930).

"An enchanted garden." 1923.
“An enchanted garden.” 1923. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://i.pinimg.com/originals/03/d9/b2/03d9b251ddf32472ac346d5dec917320.jpg
"Silver and Gold." 1918.
“Silver and Gold.” 1918. Image and photo credit © Photo credit: Lady Lever Art Gallery, Liverpool. Fair use license. via https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/silver-and-gold-102612
"The Dream Palace." ca. early 20th c.
“The Dream Palace.” ca. early 20th c. Image ©2018 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. Fair use license. via http://www.artnet.com/artists/thomas-edwin-mostyn/the-dream-palace-OzWEH7cEgtMm_rh3WmTcg2
"The Cardinal's Garden." ca. early 20th c.
“The Cardinal’s Garden.” ca. early 20th c. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via http://poramoralarte-exposito.blogspot.com/2017/03/thomas-edwin-mostyn-1864-1930_27.html

Pieces to dress up the drawing room before Clarissa’s future mother in law comes to tea. 1809, Regency period, and all from Ackermann’s Repository where there’s nothing that isn’t in.

Curtains. 1809.
Curtains. 1809. Collection of Oxford University. Digitalized version at archive.org. In the public domain due to age. via http://www.ekduncan.com/2012/01/regency-furniture-1809-1815-ackermanns.html
"Library sofa and candelabra." 1809.
“Library sofa and candelabra.” 1809. Collection of Oxford University. Digitalized version at archive.org. In the public domain due to age. via http://www.ekduncan.com/2012/01/regency-furniture-1809-1815-ackermanns.html
"Drawing room chairs." Plate 38. Volume 2. 1809.
“Drawing room chairs.” Plate 38. Volume 2. 1809. Collection of Oxford University. Digitalized version at archive.org. In the public domain due to age. via http://www.ekduncan.com/2012/01/regency-furniture-1809-1815-ackermanns.html
"French window curtains and Grecian Settee." Plate 26. Volume 2. 1809.
“French window curtains and Grecian Settee.” Plate 26. Volume 2. 1809. Collection of Oxford University. Digitalized version at archive.org. In the public domain due to age. via http://www.ekduncan.com/2012/01/regency-furniture-1809-1815-ackermanns.html

Pot pourri jars. Various British firms. All pretty enough for anyone’s windowsill.

Moulded pot pourri pot and cover. ca. 1935.
Molded pot pourri pot and cover. Pansy design with a butterfly cover. ca. 1935. British. Reginald Haggar, designer for Minton. Image © Metropress Ltd. Fair use license. via https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/hansons/catalogue-id-hanson10069/lot-f794eda5-badf-40af-bebd-a5a600a5bb65
Majolica pot pourri pot with a hand painted summer scene of grazing cattle. ca. 1860.
Majolica pot pourri pot with a hand painted summer scene of grazing cattle. ca. 1860. British. Eduard Rischgitz, painter. Minton. Image © 2002-2019 LiveAuctioneers. Fair use license. via https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/56501295_very-rare-minton-majolica-pot-pourri-c1860
with reticulated lid. 1950's.
Hand painted fruit pot pourri vase. with reticulated lid. 1950’s. British. Royal Worcester. Image © 1995-2019 eBay Inc. Fair use license. via https://www.ebay.com/itm/ROYAL-WORCESTER-FRUIT-POTPOURRI-VASE-HAND-PAINTED-SIGNED-JAR-CIRCA-1950s-/122806665383
Pot pourri jar. 19th c.
Pot pourri jar. 19th c. British. Porcelain with gilding and enamel in the Japanese style. Royal Crown Derby, maker. Image © 1stdibs, Inc. 2019. Fair use license. via https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/decorative-objects/vases-vessels/jars/19th-century-porcelain-royal-crown-derby-gilded-age-pot-pourri/id-f_7014243/