ANTIQUE FRENCH SILVER MENU PLACE CARD HOLDERS Antique sterling silver menu / place card holder with handpainted, signed miniature patings in watercolour of fruit. Made in Paris, France by the famous French silversmith Puiforcat. <P><P>
Measurements: a little over 2 1/4 inches long accross widest point. About 1 1/2 inches high. Combined weight about 75 grams. <P><P>
The two menu/place card holders are clearly made by the same manufactuer, and each contains a painting by the same artist, but they are not identical. Only one is signed by the manufacturer. Each is slightly fan shaped with a rounded top. The border of one is ridged with overlaid silver ribbons. Each contains a beautifully handpainted and signed still life of fruit. One is a painting of ripe pears lieing in a pile of foliage and the others is a group of red fruit on foliage and straw.
Quality of the miniature painting is of the highest standard. <P><P>
Both pieces are artist signed Lemaitre. Both pieces have French silver hallmarks. One of the pieces (the one with the red fruit) has an engraved PUIFORCAT PARIS signature as well.<P><P>
Condition is very good with no damage to either silver or paintings.
Manufacturer: ANTIQUE FRENCH SILVER MENU PLACE CARD HOLDERS PUIFORCAT  

BLUE ENAMEL COFFEE / WATER POT Blue enamel pot for boiling water or coffee.
Measures 8 inches high.
Tapering can with sieve in spout. White speckles in blue enamel. Black rim. We have owned this for about 10 years, but it was never used. No damage.
Manufacturer: Antique vintage enamel coffee pot  

EDWARDIAN INLAID WOOD MARQUETRY SERVING TRAY Very large Edwardian inlaid wood marquetry serving tray. Made in England first decade of the 20th century. <br>
Total width is 26 3/4 inches, including the handles. Distance accross is about 14 inches. <br>
Kidney shaped tray with brass handles on either end. Main wood is believed to be mahogany and the inlays are a variety of coloured fruit woods. A string of cream-coloured wood is inlaid about 1 inch from the rail/guard. Inlay consists of scrolling botanical subjects showing strong Art Nouveau and Aesthetic movement influence. <br>
Underneath the tray has old velt to protect table surfaces. <br>
Surface has wonderful patina and is extremely pleasing aesthetically. <br>
Condition is very good with some minor negligible wood splitting on the rail due to age and natural wood shrinkage.
Manufacturer: EDWARDIAN INLAID WOOD MARQUETRY SERVING TRAY  

UNUSUAL 1800'S WIRE BASKET TEA STRAINER GERM Unusual tea strainer in the form of a woven wire basket made in Germany, probably between 1880-1920.
Measures 5 3/4inches to the tip of the hook in front of the basket.
Very cleverly woven thin silver wires, over flat silver metal frame, with larger wire rim continueing to form the handle.
The handle part of the wire is inscribed GERMANY.
Manufacturer: antique strainer  

ORNATE CARVED WOOD BRASS ANTIQUE CARVING SET Ornately carved wood and brass carving set on stand for buffet / dining room. Made late 19th - early 20th century, India.
Knife is 12 1/2 inches long. Nearly 17 inches from end to end of the set.
Stands on brass legs. Trimmed and mounted in brass, some of which is somewhat worn.
Handles and stand made of profusely carved wood. Wonderful intricate and finely detailed flowers and foliage in excellent condition. Looks fabulous on the table or

buffet.
Knife has large, very strong and sturdy blade, so this set is made for actual use. (knife looks as though it could be used to hunt the animal in the first place).
Manufacturer: antique wood brass carving knife set  

WHITING ST SILVER BERRY SERVING SPOON W ROSES Whiting Manufacturing Company sterling silver berry serving spoon. Made 19th century before the company was taken over by Gorham.
Measures 8 3/4inches and weighs about 4oz.
Large berry spoon. The ruffle-edged deep bowl with raised scrolls, ridges and circles. The handel is richly decorated with repousse roses and scrolls. A delicate monogram near the edge with GWB initial. Fabulous quality work.
Back has the company symbol and STERLING embossed.
Very good condition.
M Dolan in her book American Sterling Silver Flatware has this to say pg 210: The silver flatware of this company is still monumentally underpriced and when prices begin to reflect true value, both actual and historic, it will probably be too late to begin a collection. This company really represents the pot ofsilver at the end of the rainbow.

A knowledgeable person emailed:The pattern is Roses & Scrolls discontinued in 1890. Pretty spoon!

Manufacturer: antique Whiting Gorham sterling silver ornate serving spoon  

CROWN DUCAL 6 CUPS & SAUCERS TULIPS FREESIAS Superbly enamelled 6 pairs of cups and saucers, made by Crown Ducal, England, early 20th century.
Saucer is 5 7/8inch in diam. Cup is 2 1/4inches high and 3 3/4inches in diam on the top.
Magnificent hand enamelled tulip & freesia decoration on a pale yellow ground. Borders are in mustard yellow, blue and red. Mustard yellow enamelling is used on the rims of all pieces.
Each piece is marked CROWN DUCAL WARE ENGLAND (not Made in England) and has various marks, presumably of the enameller, painter and modeller.
Very good condition. One cup has a fleabite chip on the rim - easilly restored..<P>
Part of a dinner and tea service that we have divided into seperate groups because of disparate numbers eg teapot, sugar, creamer, plates, servers, extras. All available separately.
Manufacturer: English Crown Ducal antique cups saucers  

SPICE RACK INSECT BAND BOOKSHELF JAPAN 19C Spice rack in the form of a bookshelf with an insect band. Made in Japan, late 19th century - early 20th century.
Measures 7 1/4inches accross and 4 1/2inches to highest point on shelf.
Wooden rack with curly edges. The spice boxes are all in the form of volumes in a library with insect trumpeters and drummers depicted on the sides.
Marked Japan underneath each container.
Condition is good. Crazing as is to be expected and two negligible chips.
Manufacturer: antique japanese porcelain spice rack orchestra of bugs bookrack  

SILVER TODDY LADLE TWIST WHALE BONE HANDLE Sterling silver toddy punch ladle. Long handle is partly silver, partly twisted whale bone. Probably early to mid 19th century.
Measures 16 1/4inches long.
Scalloped, fluted oval bowl. Beautifully designed so that the center of the bowl looks like a flower. Handle curves away from the bowl and then twists for a number of inches before flaring to a tube that holds and secures the extention whale part of the handle. The nails used are hand made, which dates the ladle to the early 19th century. The wooden part of the handle is carved into a twisted echo of the silver, and ends in an oval knob.
There are two hallmarks in lozenges on the back of the handle. One is the number 57 and the other is not in any of the silver books I looked in.
Condition is very good. No damage of any sort.
Manufacturer: antique sterling silver punch ladle serving spoon long handle  

GILT SILVER FRENCH LADLE-LONG REPOUSSE HANDLE Sterling silver, gilt washed, French ladle, dating from the 19th century in the Art Nouveau style.
Measures 12 1/4inches long.
Weighs a little over 3 oz.
Round bowl is gilt washed and has a fine spout - clearly to ladle a thin liquid, such as punch.
A silver hallmark is on the side of the bowl, near the rim. The long handle is typically Art Nouveau with scrolls and flowers - all very delicate, elegantand assymetric. Reserves where a monogram could be engraved are blank.
Condition is excellent. No damage of any sort.
Manufacturer: Antique French sterling silver and silver gilt serving spoon ladle  

ENGLISH BONE CHINA STRAWBERRY SERVER BASKET MINT English bone china porcelain strawberry server set, complete with sugar bowl and creamer. Made by Hammersley.
Measures 10 1/2inches long. 4inches to top of handle.
Rectangular shape with rounded corners. Sides with compartments containing a sugar bowl and creamer respectively. Surface has basketweave mould and is richly decorated with strawberries, blossoms and leaves. All edges are richly gilded.
Marked underneath each piece with Hammersley Bone China, and handwritten L1256.
Condition is MINT. Absolutely no damage of any sort.
Manufacturer: antique English porcelain strawberry serving set CHINA  

VICTORIAN S SILVER SUGAR SPOON VINE LEAF FORM Victorian sterling silver sugar spoon, naturalistically formed like a grape vine and leaf. Made Sheffield, 1898 by S.H. Ld.
Measures 5 3/8inches long.
Handle and end of the spoon are in the form of a grape vine with buds and branches. The bowl is like a folded leaf - very naturalistically formed with super-fine detail of veins and texture.
Back of handle is fully hallmarked: maker S.H. Ld; Crown for Sheffield, lion passant, date letter f.
Condition is MINT.
Manufacturer: antique English sterling silver ornate serving spoon  

EARLY REED & BARTON 3 PC ST SILVER SERVERS 3 pieces of early Reed and Barton - two servers and a fish knife / butter spreader in the La Parisienne pattern. Made USA, very early 20th century. Length of spoons is 7 3/8 inches. Length of knife is 7 1/8inch. Combined weight is about 6 oz. One of the most beautiful patterns made by Reed and Barton - elegant Art Nouveau at it's best. Here assymetrical swirling scrolls and gently curving flowers achieve total aesthetic balance. Fabulous repousse raised flowers. Old Reed and Barton mark on the back of each piece. Excellent condition.
Manufacturer: EARLY REED & BARTON 3 PC ST SILVER SERVERS  

CHEESE SLICER SERVER GEORG JENSEN ST SILVER Sterling silver cheese slicer / server made by Georg Jensen, Denmark. Acanthus pattern. Measures 8inches long. Classic cheese slice blade with engraved Raadvad Rustfri (stainless steel) and Stainless steel and Georg Jensen acid etched on the back. Scrolling acanthus leaf pattern and beaded, fluted handle in sterling silver. Very good condition - No damage of any sort. Handle has engraved STERLING DENMARK and Georg Jensen logo (name inside oval).
Manufacturer: georg jensen Denmark sterling silver cheese knife  

ROYAL CROWN DERBY PART TEA SET FOR 6 FLORAL Royal Crown Derby part tea set, part printed, part hand painted. England 1942. 6 cups, 6 saucers, milk jug/pitcher and sugar bowl. Saucers are 5 1/8inch diam; Milk jug a litt over 3inches high. Each shaped piece is printed and painted with flowers in pinks, shades of blue and purple, yellows and green. Green scrolling border around each piece. White ground, gilt-line borders. Top quality porcelain and workmanship a good example of Derby at its best. Each piece is marked with Royal Crown Derby mark, Made in England and various red, handpainted numbers and letters. Date letter V stands for 1942. Excellent condition. No chips/cracks to be found, paint is fresh and pretty and gilding not worn.
Manufacturer: antique royal crown derby english porcelain teaset