Tag: Silver

Silver table accessories all with fox motifs for your next Hunt Breakfast, Hunt Club membership not necessary. Mostly Edwardian when novelty silver was big and fox hunting presumably even bigger.

Silver fox menu holders with A-frame supports. 1899, Victorian. English. Silver. Marks for Horton and Allday, Birmingham, England. Image © Minerva Auctions and Lotsearch.net. Fair use license. The provenance information is at the link on the lotsearch website. Fair use license. https://www.lotsearch.net/lot/a-pair-of-victorian-silver-fox-menu-holders-64493076?utm_source=auction-newsletter-email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Auktionsnewsletter&utm_content=Email:%20Auktionsnewsletter
Set of four place card holders. Each one having two flat discs mounted to a flat and circular base with the front disc being smaller and enameled with a fox loping through the forest. In a leather-bound case with a fitted velvet and silk lining, the lining having a gilt retailer’s stamp for Arnold and Lewis of Manchester, England. 1904-1906, Edwardian. Sterling silver and enamel. Made by Sampson Mordan and Company Ltd. in Chester, England. Maker’s marks: Fully marked including date letters 1904 (3) and 1906 (1), and design numbers 40227 (2) and 429790 (2). Image Nelson & Nelson Antiques, Inc. © 2019. Fair use license. https://www.nelsonandnelsonantiques.com/items/1467279/Set-English-Sterling-Silver-Enamel-Fox-Place-Card-Menu-Holders
Set of four fox menu holders (or place holders), each menu holder having the letter “B” engraved in the base disc. 1912, George V. English. Silver. Made by Sampson Mordan and Company in Chester England; they also had a retail shop in Regent Street, London. Maker’s marks: fully hallmarked, including the number 9 before the maker’s mark. Image © LeopardAntiques.com 2025. Fair use license. https://www.leopardantiques.com/object/stock/detail/273
Menu holder made in the form of a running fox beside a wooden fence. 1908, Edwardian. Scottish. Cast silver. Marked for J. R, Edinburgh. Image © Steppes Hill Farm Antiques Ltd. Fair use license. https://www.steppeshillfarmantiques.com/antique-silver/d/edwardian-cast-scottish-silver-running-fox-menu-holder/136834

Perfect for that shrimp cocktail course. Silver candlesticks shaped like fish. An amphibian pair with fun bullfrog feet but they fit right in. Various dates and makers.

Pair of candlesticks with figural columns modeled as fish to a circular base. The baluster shaped capitals each being embellished with scroll and oceanic-organic decoration and supported by an impressive figural column modeled in the form of a mythical fish/antique dolphin. Each capital retains the original hallmarked circular shaped sconce, embellished with a band scrolling decoration to the rim. Each column surmounting a subtly domed circular foot, ornamented with rippled design reflecting the seabed. 1970. Made in Dublin, Ireland. Cast sterling silver. Royal Irish Silver Company, maker. Maker’s marks: hallmarked. Image © 2024 A C Silver Unlimited.  Fair use license. https://www.acsilver.co.uk/shop/pc/Vintage-Irish-Sterling-Silver-Fish-Candlesticks-194p18834.htm

Pair of silverplate fish candlesticks with lapis lazuli eyes, the fish with detailed scales and standing on their tails. Undated. Mexican. Emilia Castillo, maker. Maker’s marks: signed on the inside. Image © 2024 Abington Auction Gallery. Fair use license. https://www.abingtonauctions.com/auction-lot/pr.-emilia-castillo-silverplate-fish-candlesticks_52246BFBA4

Pair of candlestick holders, each with two dolphins or koi fish with silver plated bodies with brass heads and brown glass eyes. Vintage, Mid Century Modern. Made in Italy. Each dolphin with a Made in Italy sticker and felt on the bottom. Image © 1995-2024 eBay Inc. Fair use license. https://www.ebay.com/itm/304679609716?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1U5njyZCGS7WOCBL1ljpIBQ38&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=304679609716&targetid=2320093655185&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9001997&poi=&campaignid=21222258394&mkgroupid=164713660992&rlsatarget=aud-1297930287058:pla-2320093655185&abcId=9408285&merchantid=426119253&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjY64BhCaARIsAIfc7YaC8vuL1X1pkPUXn_j3xPEQVuG8ktxy-gkcDkGRwnU7F0orOk0ObfMaAi_dEALw_wcB

Pair of decorative silverplate bullfrog figural candlesticks. Modern. Image © 2024 Neal Auction Company, Inc. Fair use license. https://www.nealauction.com/auction-lot/pair-silverplate-bullfrog-figural-candlesticks_A684A628FD

Silver locomotives. A new centerpiece or to dress up the mantlepiece. Also a presentation railroad carriage in sterling silver running on its own track made in 1860 that I just found over on 1st Dibs.


Parcel-gilt silver filigree locomotive form spice box with rose-gilt caps, the front with later Hebrew inscription with a dedication to a synagogue, presumably the one it was given to in Bucharest. 1850-1900. Not sure where it was made but it was given to a synagogue in Bucharest, Romania. From the style and ornamentation it looks like it was made in Eastern Europe, not Britain.  Judaica. Image @ 2024 Sothebys. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/the-halpern-judaica-collection-tradition-and-treasure-part-i/a-parcel-gilt-silver-filigree-locomotive-form
Silver gilt novelty steam engine pulling an open car. Victorian. English. marked London 1889. Alfred Benson and Henry Hugh Webb, makers. Image  © 2016 Seidenberg Antiques. Fair use license. https://www.seidenbergantiques.com/shop/objects-d-art/english/rare-victorian-silver-gilt-novelty-locomotive.html

Sterling silver locomotive Christmas tree ornament. ca. 1970s. American. Gorham, maker. © 1stDibs.com, Inc. 2024
Fair use license. https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/dining-entertaining/sterling-silver/sterling-silver-christmas-tree-locomotive-ornament-gorham/id-f_820765/?crlt.pid=camp.uMYGBFXO5fHb&epik=dj0yJnU9Nks0aVlHVy02T0xjQXFYcEpmTUwyWV9Hb1FNX2hiTEsmcD0wJm49Y0lhZG1ISGY3UWgzSkI1SWxHanFEZyZ0PUFBQUFBR1hvOWZ3
Sterling silver presentation railway carriage/centerpiece sitting on a bespoke oak wood presentation plinth, ornamented with a wooden railway track, realistically modelled with rails, fasteners, and railroad ties. The body of the carriage having a rectangular form with an elevated hallmarked gallery border, realistically modeled in the form of the carriage’s struts and graces. Either side of this gallery features an exceptional contemporary engraved coat of arms, one pertains to the Borough of Morpeth / County Northumberland and features the Latin motto Inter sylvas et flumina habitans – Living among woods and streams. The other coat of arms pertains to the Trevelyan family; it incorporates the crest of two arms in armor embowed, the hands supporting a bezant, thereon a parrot statant, all above the Old English motto Tyme tryeth troth – Time tests faith. The ends feature cast sterling silver buffer stops flanking the contemporary engraved initials ‘RW‘ to one end, and ‘JT‘ to the other. The surface of the body bears the contemporary engraved inscription Presented to Pauline Lady Trevelyan on the Occasion of opening the first section of the Wansbeck Railway, April 21 1862. The railway carriage is supported by a hallmarked sterling silver chassis framework, complete with the wheelset including functional wheels and ornamental axle boxes bearing the numeral ‘7’. 1860-1862. Made in London England by Edward and John Barnard. Maker’s marks: hallmarks to the chassis. Image © 1stDibs.com, Inc. 2024. Fair use license. https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/decorative-objects/desk-accessories/more-desk-accessories/antique-victorian-sterling-silver-presentation-railway-carriage-centerpiece/id-f_26282692/


Trophies in silver for winning various things. A centerpiece too but it fits right in. Various dates and makers. Mostly English, but not all.


Silver urn-form trophy with a double-domed lid with a vasiform finial, a curved and tapering bowl, stylized leaf mounted scroll-bracket side handles and a stepped and raised foot. 1917. George V. Made in London, England by Lionel Alfred Crichton. Fully marked. Image © 2021 Sothebys. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/shop-all/_english-silver-lidded-trophy-f2a1?locale=en
Solid silver trophy with a figural hunting statue that depicts a huntsman holding a fox and his hounds at his feet. Ebonized plinth that is applied with an engraved plaque inscribed “Presented to W. J. Buckley Esquire, April 18th, 1895.” 1894. Made in Birmingham, England by Elkington and Company Ltd. Maker’s marks: Hallmarks for Elkington and Company. Image © 1stDibs.com, Inc. 2021. Fair use license. via https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/decorative-objects/sculptures/figurative-sculptures/19th-century-victorian-solid-silver-hunting-trophy-elkington-circa-1894/id-f_13713411/

Silver trophy cup. 1886. Made in London England by Frederick Elkington (Elkington and Company). Maker’s marks: fully hallmarked. Image © 1stDibs.com, Inc. 2021. Fair use license. via https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/dining-entertaining/sterling-silver/antique-victorian-silver-large-trophy-cup/id-f_22258242/

Sterling silver trophy presented by DeForest Grant to John W. Grange, winner of the championship putting contest held in 1938 at the Kebo Valley Golf Club, the oldest golf club in Maine and the eighth oldest golf club in the United States. Made in England in 1936 by Barker Brothers. Maker’s marks; English hallmarks for Barker Brothers. Image © 2019 estatesilver.com. Fair use license. via https://estatesilver.com/product/sterling-silver-golf-trophy-1938-kebo-valley-club-maine/
The Emperor’s plate (Ascot Gold Cup) parcel-gilt. racing trophy that was presented by Emperor/Tsar Nicholas I of Russia. Rococo Revival on a shaped square plinth applied on four angles with the Russian Imperial coat-of-arms, two sides inset with relief plaques of Peter the Great’s palaces Peterhof and Gatchina, the others with prize inscriptions, the vase inset with two relief scenes that depict heroic events in the life of Peter the Great: the victory at Poltava in 1709 and a rescue at sea off of Finland in 1724. 1846. Edward Hodge Baily, R.A. designer. Made in London, England by John Samuel Hunt for Hunt and Roskell, successors to Storr and Mortimer. Maker’s marks: marked on vase, plinth, underside of the plaques, coats of arms, nuts and detachable flowers on the base; also stamped ‘HUNT AND ROSKELL LATE STORR AND MORTIMER Number 2795.” Image © Christie’s 2021. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5433100


Quadruple silver plate cake or fruit basket, also known as a brides basket. Engraved in the center to read “Special premium at the Maury Company Fair 1894 for the best cake made of S. F. Ashton’s flour. Awarded to Miss Florence Sheppard.” Made in 1892 by Pairpoint in New Bedford, Massachusetts. American. Maker’s marks: Marks for Pairpoint on the base. Image © curiosityhudson.com. Fair use license. via https://www.curiosityhudson.com/trophies/1892-victorian-silver-basket-engraved-as-best-cake-trophy
The Queen’s Cup won at the Ascot Races in 1867. Silver racing trophy described by The Illustrated London News in 1867 as being ‘in the form of a tankard in Queen Anne’s style’. The ample body heavily decorated with applied cast vertical straps rising to a similar band of formal motifs, beaded scroll cartouche with an inscribed convex center. The generously designed handle terminating in a bearded lion mask and scrolled thumbpiece and the double-domed hinged cover surmounted by two rampant stallions. 1867. English. Made in London, England by Robert Garrard for R. and S Garrard and Company. Maker’s marks: the based stamped : “R & S GARRARD PANTON St LONDON”. Image © 2021 Sothebys. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/gold-boxes-silver-and-ceramics/the-queens-cup-ascot-races-1867-a-magnificent
Silver centerpiece, the triangular base with shell and scroll feet, leading to the stem wrapped in foliage with on either side a soldier in Crimean War uniform holding flags. Would have had a glass bowl which has gotten lost. Victorian, made in 1855 in London, England by John Samuel Hunt. The flags and bowl support are seemingly unmarked. Image © 2024 Sothebys. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/classic-design-furniture-clocks-silver-ceramics/crimean-war-interest-a-victorian-silver
Silver covered trophy bowl of baluster form, the cover with three cast horses naturalistically modeled circling on a naturalistic grass effect base, bordered with embossed and chased shaped panels with motifs. The body with an outswept flaired rim, the sides with applied cast naturalistic fruiting garlands of apples and gourds in high relief, further shaped panels with motifs among a stippled ground, with protruding ornate cartouches to either side, the front cartouche engraved: LEWES RACES/1865/The County Cup/
WON BY REDAN, and the obverse cartouche engraved with: STEWARDS/THE MARQUIS OF HASTINGS/EARL OF PORTSMOUTH/
VISCOUNT ST VINCENT, The lower belly with foliate panels; the stem with acanthus and foliate knops and cast-shaped shields, on a stepped spreading foot with chased and embossed foliate design. Silver. Victorian, made in London, England in 1864 by Robert Hennell III. Maker’s marks: hallmarked. Image: © Bonhams 2001-2025. Fair use license. https://www.bonhams.com/auction/31229/lot/76/an-impressive-victorian-silver-covered-trophy-bowl-robert-hennell-iii-london-1864/

Decorative boxes by Austrian silversmith and jeweler Georg Adam Scheid. Living from 1838 to 1921, he had his own workshop in Vienna, producing a variety of silver and enameled goods that were sold throughout Western Europe.


Sterling silver box with green guilloché enamel. 1904. made in Vienna, Austria. Georg Adam Scheid, maker. Maker’s marks: mark for Georg Adam Scheid; British import marks. Image © 2008-2021 Bukowski Auktioner AB. Fair use license. via https://www.bukowskis.com/en/auctions/E345/lots/1023763-an-austrian-silver-green-guilloche-enamel-box-makers-s-mark-georg-adam-scheid-vienna-1904
Oblong sterling silver box with slightly curved walls and a lidded hinge with white and green enamel and a gilded interior. 1900-1909. Art Nouveau. Made in Vienna, Austria by Georg Adam Scheid. Marked on the underside. Image © 1stDibs.com, Inc. 2021. Fair use license. via https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/dining-entertaining/sterling-silver/austrian-silver-art-nouveau-box-white-green-enameled-georg-adam-scheid-1900/id-f_14267311/
Sterling silver and guilloché powder box with a gilt interior. Translucent ivory ground decorated with an elegantly colorful painted enamel bouquet of wildflowers tied with a blue ribbon and the sides with complementary floral springs. Edwardian, ca. 1900-1905. Made in Vienna, Austria by Georg Adam Scheid. Maker’s marks: gilt interior stamped with Imperial Austrian hallmarks and mark for Georg Adam Scheid. Image ©1998-2021 Kensington House Antiques. Fair use license. via https://www.kensingtonhouseantiques.com/items/1405567/Sterling-Silver-Guilloche-Enamel-Powder-Box-by-Georg-Adam-Scheid

19th century novelty silver modeled as animals. Different makers and countries but all of them fun. From a current Sotheby’s auction catalogue.

Silver novelty pepper modeled as a cockerel with a gilt interior and detachable head concealing a detachable inner cover. ca. 1890. Made in Hanau, Germany. Maker’s marks: sponsor’s mark of Berthold Muller. English import marked for London. Image © 2021 Sothebys. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/doha-paris-un-decor-princier/a-german-silver-novelty-pepper-in-the-form-of-a
Silver novelty cream jug modeled as an elephant. ca. 1900. German. Maker not known. Image © 2021 Sothebys. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/doha-paris-un-decor-princier/a-german-silver-novelty-cream-jug-in-the-form-of
Parcel-gilt silver novelty condiment modeled as a donkey with a detachable pannier strapped on on either side, standing on an oval simulated grassy base. ca. 1860. Made in Frankfurt am Main, Germany by Johann H.P. Schott Söhne. Image © 2021 Sothebys. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/doha-paris-un-decor-princier/a-german-parcel-gilt-silver-novelty-condiment
Six owls in silver with glass eyes. Three owl-shaped castors made in 1880 in Birmingham England by George Unite.
Also three large owls made in Germany around 1900. Image © 2021 Sothebys. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/doha-paris-un-decor-princier/a-group-of-three-owl-shaped-casters-by-george
Red glass owl decanter with silver head, neck, and feet. 20th c. French. Cartier, maker. Maker’s marks on the bottom of the feet. Image © 2021 Sothebys. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/doha-paris-un-decor-princier/a-red-glass-owl-decanter-with-silver-head-neck-and

Imperial era Russian silver enameled up and ready to grace anyone’s dacha. Mid 19th century, made by goldworker Pavel Ovchinnikov of Moscow.

Beaker. 1895. Made in Moscow.
Beaker. 1895. Made in Moscow. Silver and cloisonné enamel. Image © Shapiro Auctions. Fair use license. via https://www.shapiroauctions.com/auctions/russian-international-art-auction-2013-11-16/413-a-silver-gilt-and-cloisonne-enamel-beaker-pavel-ovchinnikov-moscow-1895/
Tea caddy. 1908-1917.
Tea caddy. 1908-1917. Silver and cloisonné enamel. Image © MutualArt. Fair use license. via https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/Russian-Silver-and-Cloisonne-Enamel-Tea-/041A34C7B2403E71
Box with cockerel handles. 1908-1917.
Box with cockerel handles. 1908-1917. Made in Moscow. Silver-gilt with cloisonné enamel. Mark of Pavel Ovchinnikov beneath the imperial warrant. Image © 2019 Catawiki. Fair use license. via https://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/12079053-imperial-russian-84-silver-gilt-cloisonn-enamel-box-with-cockerel-handles-mark-of-pavel-ovchinnikov-1830-1888-beneath-the-imperial-warrant-moscow-russia-1908-1917
Octagonal tankard. Made for Tsar Alexander III in 1889-90.
Octagonal tankard. Made in Moscow for Tsar Alexander III in 1889-90. Gilded silver, multicolor cloisonné and plique-à-jour enamel tankard. Decorated with a design of scrolling foliage with a plique-à-jour enamel scene of an eagle fighting a serpent. Design taken from a Turkish-made enamel tankard with a coiled-serpent handle that had been a gift to Tsar of Muscovy and was preserved in the Kremlin Armory that was included in Solntsev’s Antiquities of the Russian State, published in the mid 19th century. Image © 2019 John Atzbach Antiques. Fair use license. via http://atzbach.com/product/pavel-ovchinnikov-tankard-for-alexander-iii/
Silver-gilt and red lacquer cream jug. Circular form with waisted rim, the sides applied with raised sprays of flowers over a red lacquered surface, the scroll handle with mythological fish at the upper junction. 1896-1908. Made in Moscow, Russia. Pavel Ovchinnikov, maker. Maker’s marks: 84 zolotnics kokoshnik mark. Image © 2024 Bonhams. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auction/30190/lot/29/a-russian-silver-gilt-and-red-lacquer-cream-jug-p-ovchinnikov-84-zolotnics-kokoshnik-mark-1896-1908/

Novelty Edwardian pincushions in sterling silver. Two animals and a canoe for them to paddle away in. Also a few more new friends that were made by other silver firms. Made by Levi and Salaman in Birmingham, England.

Pig. 1904.
Pig. 1904. Image © Harrington & Company Vintage Luxury & Collectables, Woolloongabba. Fair use license. via http://www.hnco.com.au/rare-1904-levi-salaman-english-sterling-silver-pig-cushion/
Elephant with raised trunk, engraved "Bramble Hill" on one side. 1905.
Elephant with raised trunk, engraved “Bramble Hill” on one side. 1905. Image ©2019 LoveAntiques.com. Fair use license. via https://www.loveantiques.com/antique-silver/edwardian-(1901-1914)/edwardian-silver-pin-cushion-elephant-raised-trunk-levi-and-salaman-1905-59211
Hedgehog pin cushion. 1906.
Hedgehog pin cushion. 1906. Image ©2019 LoveAntiques.com. Fair use license. via https://www.loveantiques.com/antique-silver/silver-pin-cushions/adorable-antique-silver-hedgehog-pin-cushion-levi-and-salaman-birmingham-1906-163248
Canoe pincushion. 1905.
Canoe pincushion. 1905. Image © I.Franks 2019. Fair use license. via https://www.ifranks.com/item/j0823-silver-pincushions
Standing camel novelty silver pincushion. 1905. Edwardian. Made in Birmingham, England by Sydney and Company. Image © Toovey’s Antique and Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers. Fair use license. via https://www.tooveys.com/lots/528577/an-edwardian-silver-novelty-pincushion-in-the-form-of-a-standing-camel
Silver novelty pincushion in the form of an ornamental pheasant standing on an oval base. 1905. Edwardian. British, made in Chester by Sampson Mordan and Company, Ltd. Image © Toovey’s Antique and Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers. Fair use license. via https://www.tooveys.com/lots/528578/an-edwardian-silver-novelty-pincushion-in-the-form-of-an

Silver cocktail shakers in fascinating designs. Mostly 1930’s. Mostly American with one made in Germany. All making you want a daiquiri right this minute.

Boston Light lighthouse cocktail shaker.
Boston Light lighthouse cocktail shaker. ca. 1927. Silver plate. E G Webster/International Silverplate Company, maker. Image © Daniels Auctions, Fort Lauderdale. Fair use license. via https://www.danielsantiques.com/product/boston-lighthouse-cocktail-shaker-circa-1927/
Lady's leg cocktail shaker. 1937.
Lady’s leg cocktail shaker. 1937. Ruby glass and silver plate with a chromium cap. glass made by the West Virginia Specialty Glass Company with the silver shoe having been made by Derby Shelton Silver Company. Image © thejazzage.com. Fair use license. via https://www.thejazzage.com/shop/jazz-age-favorites/1937-ruby-lady-s-leg-cocktail-shaker.html
Martini pitcher in a golf bag design and golf ball cap. Six cups and tray included. ca. 1926.
Martini pitcher in a golf bag design and golf ball finial. Six cups and tray included. Tray engraved “Chicago Mail Order Company golf tournament, low gross – 1933. Winner R. W. Jackson. ca. 1926. Silverplate. George H. Berry, designer for Derby Silver Company. Image © 2019 Heritage Auctions. Fair use license. via https://fineart.ha.com/itm/silver-holloware-american/other/a-george-h-berry-designed-derby-silver-co-silver-plated-golf-bag-form-martini-pitcher-and-six-c
Penguin cocktail shaker. 1936.
Penguin cocktail shaker. 1936. Gilded silverplate. Emile A. Schuelke, designer. Napier Company, manufacturer. Image ©2019 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Fair use license. via https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/drinks/g2872/dallas-museum-of-art-cocktail-exhibition/?slide=10
Rooster cocktail shaker and cups. ca. 1928.
Rooster cocktail shaker and cups. ca. 1928. Silver plate and glass. Wallace Brothers Silver Company, manufacturer. Image ©2019 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Fair use license via https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/drinks/g2872/dallas-museum-of-art-cocktail-exhibition/?slide=6
Silver-plated lighthouse cocktail shaker in the form of a windowed lighthouse with a gallery around the light. ca. 1930. American. Made in Rochester, New York by the Van Bergh Silver Plate Company. Image © 2023 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/american-furniture-folk-art-silver-chinese-export-art-and-prints/american-silver-plated-lighthouse-cocktail-shaker
Silver plate Thirst Extinguisher cocktail shaker that takes the form of an old fire extinguisher and features a rotating base engraved with a selection of classic cocktail recipes of the 1920s and 1930s. Also includes a handy cigar lighter whose wick is uncovered by unscrewing the lid. Art Deco, made ca. 1932. Made in Great Britain by Asprey and Company. Image © 1stDibs.com, Inc. 2024. Fair use license. via https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/dining-entertaining/barware/thirst-extinguisher-cocktail-shaker-asprey-co/id-f_29143032/

Novelty silver cocktail shaker in the form of a bear. Naturalistically modeled as a standing bear naturalistic fur effect details. holding a retractable fishing rod with a fish. The covered being modeled as the bear’s head with yellow glass eyes. The cover opens to reveal the detachable strainer. 20th c. German. Neresheimer, maker. Maker’s marks: stamped with crown and crescent mark, also stamped 925. Image © Bonhams 2001-2025. Fair use license. https://www.bonhams.com/auction/31033/lot/100/a-german-novelty-silver-cocktail-shaker-in-the-form-of-a-bear-neresheimer-stamped-with-crown-and-crescent-mark-also-stamped-925-20th-century/

Viking boats in rainbow glass mosaic in a network of gilt threads and things to go with them. Useful if the Norsemen of the North ever return and pretty just to keep around the herregård. Norwegian. Goldsmith Marius Hammer, maker (1847-1927). Roughly contemporary with Gustav Gaudernack whose work we saw a bit back with more coming.

Cup and saucer. ca. 1900.
Cup and saucer. ca. 1900. Gilded silver and plique-a-jour enamel. Almost certainly made by Marius Hammer. Image © John Atzbach Antiques. Fair use license. via http://atzbach.com/product/a-norwegian-gilded-silver-and-plique-a-jour-enamel-cup-and-saucer/

Bordoppsats (Jardiniere). 1898-1902.
Bordoppsats (Jardiniere). 1898-1902. Filigree silver with window and mirror enamel over guilloche. Collection of the Nasjonal Museet. Fair use license. via http://samling.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/object/NMK.2008.0732

Creamer (detail). ca. 1898-1910.
Creamer (detail) . Gilt silver and enamel. ca. 1898-1910. Image © Heritage Auctions, HA.com. Fair use license. via https://fineart.ha.com/itm/silver-holloware-continental/a-russian-gilt-silver-and-enamel-sugar-bowl-with-marius-hamm

Tesil Sil (tea strainer). ca. 1900.
Tesil Sil (tea strainer). ca. 1900. Molded and filigree silver and gilding with window enameling and perforation. Image © Nasjonal Museet, Oslo. Fair use license. via http://samling.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/object/OK-1990-0068#

Skål. ca. 1895.
Skål. ca. 1895. Filigree work in gold-plated silver, with mirror enamel and window painting. Image © Nasjonal Museet, Oslo. Fair use license. via http://samling.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/object/OK-1995-0086#