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"IN THE COMPANY OF "SMALL CUPS"
A Catalog of Small Silver Drinking Cups from c1690-1774


Elizabeth I / James I Silver Bodkin
Unmarked, England, c1600-1620
The tapering stem with an elongated hole for ribbons,
as well as a small round hole for threads at the wider end,
the top half also having rudimentary scratched engraving to each side;
remains of initials "M C" to the center of one side
5.4" Long / 0.4 oz
SOLD

Charles II Silver Wine Taster
Prick-Engraved "1661" & "H over I.A"
The shallow circular bowl chased with tulip floral and leaf decoration,
the sides with leaves and the center showing the upright bloom sided by leaves.
the sides with clipped twist handles
4.5" wide / 1.52 oz.

SOLD

Rare Charles II Silver Child's Lace-Font & Back Trefid Spoon
Edward Hulse,London, c1680
The reverse of the bowl with foliate scroll decoration,
the terminal front also with scroll decoration,
later crested for the family of Ridge, Tyning House, Sussex;
the stem later inscribed :
N. HUDGE, ESQRE D.L.
7" Long / .7 oz.

SOLD

Charles II Silver Child's Trefid Spoon
Steven Venables Junior, London, 1684
Of good gauge silver for the period,
the oval bowl with a raised rat-tail joined to flat shaft and trefid terminal,
the terminal reverse with scratch initials 'F*N'
5-5/8" Long /.7 oz.
In Stock, Linked


James II / William & Mary Small Silver 'Tumbler Cup'
Roger Strickland, London, c1690
A small cup of deep round form,
having a matted ('sharkskin') surface below a plain and reeded rim;
maker's mark struck thrice
1-1/8" High / 1-7/8" Wide / 0.6oz.
In Stock, Linked

Rare Queen Anne Silver Child's 'Mug'
Matthew Cooper, London, 1705-6
Possibly a child's or christening mug,
the body centering a vacant cartouche within fish scale and scroll chasing,
sided by a gadrooned upper girdle between engraved vertical leaflets,
a lower band of chased upright lobes and flutes
between further engraved leaflets and trellis diapering
3.5" High / 2.5" Diameter (Top), 2.75" (Base) / 3.76ozs
In Stock, Linked

Rare George I Britannia Standard Marrow Spoon,
Andrew Archer, London,1718
Of heavy gauge silver, the ovoid bowl with rattail attachment to a long narrow scoop;
excellent marks to the verso (Grimwade, #84); the scoop end with remains of a crest :
a griffin's head erased, in mouth a branch
9" Long / 2 oz.
In Stock, Linked

Pair of George I 'Britannia' Silver Octagonal Casters
Thomas Bamford, London, 1722
Of heavy gauge silver, each unengraved caster of octagonal bellied form
raised on a conforming octagonal stepped foot,
the domed pierced octagonal covers surmounted by a knopped finial,
each with interior silver removable sleeve to regulate sifting flow;
fully marked verso, the covers with lions' heads erased
each with additional scratched N760 inventory marks
5.25" High / Foot Width, 2" / 11.5 oz.
In Stock, Linked

George I Engraved Silver Snuff Box
Unmarked, England, c1720-1725
Of very heavy gauge silver, the lift-off lid nicely engraved with
six draped figures and accompanied by a dog,
all dancing within classical ruins before a wooded landscape;
reeded base, sides and cover; gilt interior
2-5/8" Long / 2.3 oz.
In Stock, Linked

George I Silver 'Tumbler Cup'
James Goodwin, London, 1723
Of heavy gauge silver,
the small cup of deep circular form,
having a rolled and gilt rim with gilt interior;
with very good marks
1.5" High / 2" Wide / 1.4 oz.
In Stock, Linked

Scarce Early George II Silver "Tot Cup"
Thomas Parr II, London, 1730
The small silver tot cup with flaring folded rim and cast spreading foot;
marked verso; without engravings or erasures
1-7/8" High / 2" Wide / 1.2 oz.
In Stock, Linked

Scarce Early George II Silver Tot Cup
William Paradise, London, 1732
The small silver tot cup with flaring folded rim and cast spreading foot
the verso with contemporary scratch-engraved initials C over W.M;
marks verso : maker's mark (Grimwade #3250), date mark R, and lion passan
2.5" High, 2-3/8" Diameter (Rim) / 2.2 oz.
In Stock, Linked
Scarce George II One-Piece Silver Apple Corer
England, c1740-50
The pre-1750s one-piece form of good gauge silver and usual cylindrical form,
the blade of conforming half-circular shape,
the central girdle and bulbous end with incised concentric lines;
marked to the junction between corer and haft with T (device) H beneath a crown
SOLD

Rare George II Silver Saucer-Form Domed Wine Taster
Joseph Sanders, London, 1738
In the "Bordeaux" circular saucer form,
having a flared rim and high domed central section, the dome rising above the sides;
fully marked to the outer side;
this form considered by some to be the "only true early English silver wine taster".
4" Diameter / 3.2 oz.
In Stock, Linked

George II Irish Silver Embossed Helmet Cream Jug, c1750
Marks Beneath Handle Rubbed
Of heavy gauge silver with shaped rim over a body chased in the Rococo taste :
the upper section with long-necked birds among scrolls and flowers,
and lower section with scrolling leaves and shells,
the legs headed by lion masks and ending in paw feet
4.5" High / 5 oz.
In Stock, Linked

George II Armorial Silver Waiter
William Peaston,1752
Marital Arms of Robert Ramsden, Osberton, Nottinghamshire,
& Elizabeth Smythe, Heath Hall Yorkshire
Of quite heavy gauge silver, the plain field within a shaped gadrooned border,
raised on three hoof feet centering the contemporary
marital arms
6.5” Diameter / 8.4 oz.
In Stock, Linked
Straight Set of 12 George III Silver Hanoverian Tablespoons
Isaac Callard, London, 1757
Of heavy gauge silver withsingle drop heel
Each engraved en suite with the crest of a wolf (or fox) sejant ppr.
8.25" Long / 31.2 oz.
In Stock - Linked

Fine George II Rococo Pierced Silver Basket
Henry Bailey, London, 1759
Of heavy gauge silver in excellent condition and with good marks,
the oval shaped basket pierced with alternating side panels of geometric floral
and foliate trellis diapering centering
The Marital Arms of Leche and Jones
& The Motto : Spes non fracta (My hope is not broken) (for Leche)
bordered by chased vertical rows of husks,
raised on a rocaille openwork apron above and shell form feet;
an inscribed silver plaque verso :
New York Racing Association, The Mother Goose, AQUEDUCT 1966
won by GOLDEN TRIANGLE STABLES, LADY PITT
13-7/8" Wide / 38.6 oz.
SOLD

Early George III Cast Rococo Silver Taperstick
William Gould, 'Hex Foil' Shell Base, London, 1760
Of heavy gauge silver,
the spool form nozzle with removable "hex foil" shell bobeche,
over a standard with shell and threaded knops,
resting on a "hex foil" shell base;
fully marked to the verso
5.25" High / 5.7 oz
In Stock, Linked

Louis XV Provincial Silver Wine Taster
Jean-Francois Jouet, 1765-66, Bordeaux, France
The form characteristic of the province of Bordeaux,
having a shallow round circular bowl with tapering sides
and a high domed center rising above the rim, raised on a 'collet foot'
4" Diameter / 2.25 oz
SOLD

Pair George III Silver Clustered-Column Candlesticks
William Cafe, London, 1768
with Jacobite Interest :
for the Dukes of Gordon, from Letterfourie House (by Robert Adam)
A truly impressive design reflecting 17th century Huguenot design,
the standards with five banded columns below cast upright acanthus sconces
and removable French gadrooned sconces,
each cast cinquefoil base with acanthus decoration within a gadrooned border
and an oval boss with engraved Gordon crest and motto:
'A Hart's Head Couped ppr.', and Motto : 'Dum Sisto Vigilo'
12" High / The Foot, 6.25" Wide
In Stock, Linked


Royal Interest :
George III Large Silver-Gilt Onslow Straining or Sifting Ladle,
Crested for Son of George III (Prince) Unmarked, c1775
The unusually large ladle of heavy gauge silver, for sifting or straining,
in the Onslow pattern, with a cast overscrolled terminal
and deep round finely foliate-pierced engraved bowl,
the terminal verso bearing a Royal crest beneath the scroll :
A lion statant gardant or, about the neck a label of three points,
resting on an Imperial crown
within the Order of the Garter, 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE',
beneath the Imperial Crown.
7.75" Long / Bowl Width, 3" / 2.8 oz.
SOLD


George III Silver Baluster Mug, Heavy Gauge, Beaded Foot
Thomas Chawner, London, 1783
Of heavy gauge silver, a particularly elegant mug of baluster form with rolled everted rim
and raised on a round spreading foot with beaded border,
softly gilt to the interior;
the cast double scroll handle headed by an acanthus leaf and scrolled lower terminal
4.25" High / 4" Over Handle / 8.4 oz.
SOLD

Scarce George III Hanoverian Silver Two-Prong Serving Fork
John Lambe, London, 1787
The wide-spread tines with v-shape at their base,
the terminal upturned in the usual Hanoverian manner
Marks : I.L in a distinct oval, Grimwade #1473 registered 1782
8" Long / Width at end of tines, 1-7/8" / 2.1 oz.
SOLD

Georgian Provincial Silver "Reverse Scoop" Marrow Scoop
Marked twice 'A S', possibly Scottish

(Corresponding Mark to Alexander Stewart, Inverness, and Tain, c1800-1825)
Of rare elongated tapering form, the squared off bowls facing in opposite directions,
marked twice at the waist A S in a rectangular punch, the reverse side with contemporary
conjoined script monogram 'JWB' or 'TWB' with flourishes
8.5" Long / 1.8 oz.
In Stock, Linked

Very Scarcce Pair George III Silver Nutcrackers
Phipps & Robinson, London,1803
Of heavy gauge silver, the reversible nutcrackers with a central pivot
between ribbed paddles extending into tapering cylindrical and reeded handles
ending in reeded ball finials; fully marked
5.25" Long / 4.4 oz.
In Stock, Linked

Good Pair of George III Irish Silver Salvers
Charles Marsh, Dublin, 1821
Crested for the family of Bentley
Of heavy gauge silver, each centering a crest :
within a wreath a spaniel dog passant
the flat borders with tongue and grove gadrooning
interspersed with four shells sided by scrolling acanthus leaves,
the whole raised on four lion paws
8.25" Diameter / 21.7 oz
SOLD

George IV Silver Waiter
William Bateman, London 1825
Of quite heavy gauge silver, the round waiter (or small salver) with gadrooned rim
around a plain field centering the contemporary arms of Goodwyn :
raised on three paw feet issuing from acanthus leaves
7" Diameter / 10.4 oz.
In Stock, Linked

Fine William IV Silver Military Thread Basting Spoon
Paul Storr, London, 1835
Crested for the family of Astley
Of heavy gauge silver, as expected with Storr wares,
the rare 'Military' variant of 'Old English Thread',
having a strong threaded 'pip' at the terminal
12.5" Long / 6.1 oz
In Stock, Linked

Fine & Heavy Pair of Victorian Silver Salad Servers, Kings Pattern
John Lias & Henry John Lias, London 1850 & 5
Of heavy gauge silver, the spoon and shaped 'runcible fork' double-struck in the King's pattern
with a concave shell to the terminals, a raised anthemion to the shaft, and concave shell to the heels,
each terminal also crested with a boar's head erased
over a contemporary conjoined cypher WMW
12" Long / 14.9 oz.
In Stock, Linked

Very Good Victorian Silver Flat-Lidded Tankard, in the Charles II Style,
William Gibson and John Lawrence Langman, London, 1898
Of heavy gauge silver,
with a broad tapering body sided by a scroll handle with thumb-piece,
the flat-lidded hinged cover with single step and reeded border,
the foot also reeded
6.5" High / 26.5oz.
In Stock, Linked

Good Pair George V Silver Nutcracker
George Howson, London, 1926
The reversible nutcrackers with a central pivot between pierced and incised oval holders,
tapering reeded handles, one engraved with conjoined Gothic initials 'ASI',
each handle fully marked
6.5" Long / 7.8 oz.
In Stock, Linked
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ALSO RECENTLY IN STOCK OR INCOMING SHORTLY
(listed chronologically) :
Our recent acquisitions will be arriving soon.
A partial list is below.
These will be photographed as time allows.
Please do inquire at any time, if interested.
Ming Dynasty Kraak Porcelain Dish, Jingdezhen, c1575-1605,
Rinaldi, Border VI, type a, illus. pl. 82, p.95, Incoming
William & Mary Silver Trefid Sweetmeat Fork, 'TN Crowned', England, c1690, Incoming
Set of Seven George I / II Silver Hanoverian 3-Tine Dinner Forks, London, c1720-30, Incoming
Crested in all probability for the Family of Whitelocke Bulstrode, Hounslow, Middelsex
George II Small Baluster Wine Glass, inverted teared baluster, domed foot, c1730, In Stock
Pair of Chinese Export Octagonal Blue & White Lotus Plates, Yongzheng / Early Qianlong, c1735-40, In Stock
George III Cut & Engraved Glass Decanter, Jacobite Interest, c1770, Incoming
George III Brass-Bound Small Mahogany Tray, Attributed to Gillows, England, c1770
(In Stock, Pictured Above in 'Furniture')
George III Engraved Glass Decanter, England, c1780, Sold Upon Arrival
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