Antique Victorian Silver Punch Bowl Frederick Elkington 1884 19th C

A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver vase with military interest (Durham Light Infantry); an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This fine...

A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver vase with military interest (Durham Light Infantry); an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This fine antique Victorian sterling silver vase has a tapering cylindrical form to a domed circular spreading foot. The upper and lower portions of the body of the vase are embellished with embossed and chased stylized scrolling leaf and bead decoration in a swirl design. The body is further ornamented with a band of six cartouches amidst a shaped border accented with a leaf motif between each; four of the cartouches remain vacant. To one side there is a contemporary bright cut engraved crest of the Durham Light Infantry amidst the inscription ‘Presented to Officers, 3rd Bn, The Durham Light Infantry’, with the presentation inscription ‘Officers Race, won by, Lieut H J Sowerby, 1887’ to the other side. The upper rim of this impressive vase is encircled with an applied moulded border to the rim. The vase retains the original gilt interior. In 1758 General John Lambton of County Durham first raised the 68th Regiment of Foot as part of the British Army. This later amalgamated with another regiment to become The Durham Light Infantry in 1881. Condition This antique Victorian vase...

An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Victorian English sterling silver claret jugs made by Elkington & Co; an addition to our Victorian silverware collection These exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver jugs have a tapering ovoid body onto a circular domed foot, in a Classic ewer style. The waisted neck of the each jug is embellished with a bright cut engraved undulating band of stylised leaf decoration flanked by plain applied ornamentations in addition to a broad band of scroll and simplified Akroter designs. Each jug is ornamented with individual fine and impressive female Grecian style figures, the first bearing a vine terminating staff and holding out a handled bowl, another passive character featuring long braids in her hair and holding her skirt in one hand and a tied bundle of wheat in the other and the third holding in both hands grapes with flowing garments intertwining her body. The lower portion of each body is encircled with a band of lobed decoration incorporating a circular motif to each alternating terminal, all filled with a matte pattern. These antique silver jugs are fitted with hallmarked domed hinged covers surmounted with an impressive scrolling lobed thumbpiece and featuring an imposing scrolling hinge. These Victorian silver jugs are fitted with fine and impressive cast sterling silver ribbed handles embellished with leaf designs enveloping four scrolling branches. The domed foot of each solid silver jug...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver cream jug and sugar bowl; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This exceptional antique Victor...

Beautiful, 19th century, continental (.800) silver-mounted (unmarked, but tested), pedestal based punch bowl (which can also be used as a soup tureen) with removable lid, probably Austrian, circa 1880's. Ladle is silver...

A fine and impressive pair of antique Victorian English sterling silver novelty pepper shakers in the form of champagne bottles; an addition to our silver cruets or condiments collection. These impressive antique Victorian silver peppers...

An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique Victorian sterling silver and cranberry coloured glass mustard pot; an addition to our Victorian silver cruets/condiments collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver mustard pot has a cylindrical form. The large body of the mustard pot is embellished with pierced interlacing scrolling leaf decoration. The decoration to the body incorporates a cartouche ornamented with a contemporary bright cut engraved crest of a lion's head erased. The upper rim of this sterling mustard...

Antique Victorian Silver Bowl of circular form on spreading pedestal foot, the body decorated with lobed fluting, applied with bold acanthus and scroll cartouches, one with a vacant ...

19th century Victorian silver plate punch bowl Decorative Victorian punch bowl with a perforation in the bowl The maker is unknown, but t...

An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Victorian English sterling silver punch ladle; an addition to our silver flatware collection. This exceptional and rare antique Vic...