Other Objects
Further interesting antique silver objects of the table culture and also of the everyday life; toilet services or sets for ladies of the high society; travelling necessaires with their silver content dating back to as early as the seventeenth and eighteenth century; cutlery set made of silver and other fascinating cabinet of art and tableware silver collection pieces, can be found here.
Magical little Strasbourg butter shovel, silver with remains of the original gilding
Butter dish, silver, with remains of the original gilding.
A pair of rare, high quality Toledo, silver cups
The two high-quality silver cups were made in Toledo, Spain in the mid-17th century. They clearly belong together in form and decor and make up a rarely preserved ensemble.
First-class early Augsburg knife and fork
Silver, gild. Spoon and four-pronged fork; the straight handle, widened towards the end, with fine flower engraving and hoofprint finish on both sides.
French Travelling Nécessaire: Original Case and Vermeil Fittings
This French travelling nécessaire from the end of the 18th century has fittings in vermeil (silver-gilt) from Strasbourg. The case, covered with green leather, is original. Maker: François Daniel Imlin.
Silver Partly-Gilt German Nef (Ship) of the Seventeenth Century, Augsburg
This silver ship made in Augsburg is depicted in a dramatical moment of its life in the sea. It is in a very good overall condition and it presents an important type of silver.
Prussian Chamberlain Key, Silver gilt
Silver gilt Prussian chamberlain key with the initials "FWR" ("Friedrich Wilhelm Rex" most probably for Frederick Wilhelm III of Prussia). Berlin c. 1800.
German Sculptural Lamentation, Silver, Gilt
The Lamentation theme belongs to the so-called devotional pictures, appeared in German sculpture since c. 1300. This silver Lamentation is made in Augsburg c. 1626 by Abraham II Lotter.
Key of the Clementiner Fraternity in Emden, Silver
This silver key has a typical shape for Emden and the Clementiner Brotherhood. It was made by von Wilkens & van Hooern in Emden, c. 1820.
German Silver Monteith Bowl with English Provenance
The present large german silver monteith bowl with English provenance, made in Augsburg around 1710, is a work by Johann Caspar III Gelb.
Silver German Monteith Bowl with Régence Ornaments
Monteith bowls made of silver are very rare today. Due to the intrinsic value of silver, they were quite quickly melted down, when the need to make money (e.g. during war) was pressing.
Salt-cellar with Three Cityscapes, Silver, partly-gilt
Salt cellar, silver partly-gilt, adorned with three cityscapes, propably of Nuremberg. Made in Nurembeg 1685/9 by Heinrich Gottfried Anton Hammon.
German Silver-Gilt Table Bell
This nice, antique silver-gilt German table bell is finely decorated with Régence-ornaments. Made in Augsburg 1719-20, by Lorenz II. Biller.
Silver-gilt Eleven-Part Toilette Service
This set of objects, silver-gilt, originate from a toilette service, made in Augsburg, at the beginning of the eighteenth century.
Charles II Silver Porringer
This Charles II silver porringer is of a great quality and extreme elegance. It was made in London 1664/5 by the unidentified maker ID.
Fine Early German Silver-Gilt Jug with Lid
This fine early German silver-gilt jug with lid was made in Leipzig in 1626/8 in the style of the German auricular decoration by Andreas Kauxdorf the Elder.
Fine George I Silver Snuffer Tray and Snuffers
These very fine silver objects are snuffers on a snuffer-tray from the Britannia Standard period. The object contains two parts: the tray and the snuffers. The eight-sided form of this rectangular tray has in the interior of the rim a chased line.
A Rare Silver Parcel Gilt Coin-Ladle
This silver, partly-gilt ladle decorated with inset coins (coin ladle) is a rare object from Güstrow of the early 18th century. Maker: Caspar Joh. Livonius.