Mid-18th Century Antique George III Sterling Silver Sweetmeat Basket London 1767

A fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver sweetmeat basket; part of our Georgian silverware collection. This antique Georgian sterling silver sweetmeat basket has an oval navette form onto a collet foot. The body of this sterling silver basket is embellished with a band of pierced decorated vertical pales accented with four foliate motifs. The basket is further ornamented with two bands of pierced evolute scrolling decoration with a scallop and circular motif decorated border. The upper rim and foot of the basket are encircled with applied bead decorated borders. This George III sterling silver basket is fitted with an applied bead decorated swing handle. The well of the basket is embellished with a bright cut engraved crest depicting out of a ducal coronet a wolf's head. The foot of the basket is encompassed with horizontal pierced pale decoration incorporating circular motifs. This antique silver basket with handle...

An attractive Georgian sterling silver ladle. It has a deep round bowl with a bright cut engraved handle. Large clear hallmarks to the reverse with a rat tail end pattern. N...

18th Century Wine Jug George III England 1kg Sterling Silver Peter & Ann Bateman This impressive wine jug, made in 1795 during the reign of King George III, is an artistic example of the work of the renowned silversmiths Peter and Ann Bateman. The jug rests on a curved base with an elegant fluted profile on the rim and is decorated with a surrounding frieze of leaf motifs in fine ‘bright-cut’ engraving. The indented stem and the amphora-shaped body with vertically curved walls give the jug a classic look. The curved mouth rim with beak-shaped spout ensures harmonious lines, while the hinged lid is domed in the centre and crowned by a spherical knob. The curved wooden C-handle stylishly rounds off the design and provides a comfortable grip. The wide frieze with leaf and flower motifs on the wall, executed in extremely fine ‘bright-cut’ engraving, is particularly noteworthy. The front of the jug is also engraved with initials, giving the piece a personal touch. The wine jug bears a full set of London silver stamps on the underside, which prove its authenticity and the year of manufacture. Works by Peter and Ann Bateman are recognised for their high quality craftsmanship and can be found in major collections worldwide. This exceptional sterling silver example combines elegance and the finest engraving skills and is a valuable collector's item of late 18th century English silver...

Hallmarked in London in 1786, this lovely antique, George III, sterling silver lemon strainer features daisy pattern piercing, a beaded border, and reeded loop handles. It measures 1...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver locking tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection This exceptional antique Georgian sterling silver tea caddy has a cylindrical form. The upper and lower portions of this Aesthetic style silver tea caddy is embellished with bands of bright cut engraved floral bud designs; further vertical bands segment the body into five equal portions, each encompassed with undulating wrigglework borders. The anterior portion of the body is ornamented with a bright cut engraved rectangular cut cornered cartouche encompassed with a radiating simplified floral and scrolling foliate decoration and featuring the contemporary engraved crest of a lion's head collared and erased. The further four segments bear Chinoiserie bright cut engraved Chinese symbols representing the four seasons: spring (? / chun), summer (? / xia), autumn (? / qiu) and winter (? / dong). This antique silver tea caddy retains the original hallmarked flush hinged cover; the flush hinge indicates the fine quality of this piece. The cover is encompassed with further bands of bright cut engraved decoration, reflecting the designs to the body. This impressive cover is surmounted with the original, exceptional carved wood and sterling silver pineapple...

Hallmarked in London in 1805 by Peter & Anne Bateman, this handsome, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Pap Boat, is of traditional form. The pap boat...

A fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver waiter in the George I style; an addition to our dining silverware collection. This fine antique sterling silver waiter has a plain square form with shaped corners, in the George I style. The surface of this Edwardian waiter is plain and unembellished. The raised rounded border of this antique waiter is encompassed with plain applied moulded decoration to the shaped rim. This antique waiter is supported by four impressive hoof style feet. The underside of the waiter...

An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare pair of antique Georgian English sterling silver serving tongs; an addition to our silver flatware collection These exceptional antique George III Irish sterling silver serving tongs have a plain undulating form. The surface of the tongs are embellished with a paralleling undulating and wrigglework decorated border. The bridge of the tongs are further embellished with the bridge a contemporary bright cut engraved crest of a unicon's head below a coronet. The pinching action of the tongs is guided to the medial point with a rectangular brace ornamented with engraved bud festoon designs to either side. The elongated blades of the tongs have an undulating surface to the interior. Condition These antique silver serving tongs...

A gorgeous vintage George III style mahogany dumbwaiter with central baluster and three shelves, each with fluted piecrust edges, resting on a tripod of Queen Anne pad feet. Acquired...

Antique Dutch Sterling silver bread basket Made of sterling silver hand crafted openwork basket Period first half 18th century Georgian / Empire Hallmark: Dutch Lion, Rotterdam es...