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Silver Centrepieces
18th, 19th and 20th century sterling silver, silver plated and silver-bronze centerpieces, examples of Epergnes, Bowls and Jardinières in rococo, continental and English styles.

| | UNIQUE VICTORIAN GILT-PLATE & ENAMELLED CANDELABRA CENTREPIECE £ 24,500.00 NEW UNIQUE VICTORIAN GILT-PLATE & ENAMELLED CANDELABRA CENTREPIECE
9 CANDLE HOLDERS, CENTRE GLASS & ENSUITE MIRROR PLATEAU
CIRCA DATE 1870, EXHIBITION DESIGN
SIGNED BY ELKINGTON & COMPANY
92cms in height with glass,
48cms full diameter of plateau
Code: elkenamlab
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| | THE BREADALBANE VASE £ price on application NEW FROM THE 1862 EXHIBITION BY ANTOINE VECHTE FOR HUNT & ROSKELL
A massive silver and gilt demascende two-handled vase mounted with 46 interior lit hardstone intaglios from the Poniatowski collection.
36 inches (91cm) tall
Completed and hallmarked in 1862
Exhibited at the International Exhibition London 1862
Described in the art-journal catalogue of the international exhibition:
'Of the works of Hunt and Roskell we engrave the Breadalbane vase…, produced for the the Marquis of Breadalbane, as a fitting receptacle for the famous “Poniatowski Gems”…of Silver and Iron, richly damascened with gold, and is one of the admirable works of the renowned artist Vechte '
Code: breadvase
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| | A suite of three Victorian Silver and Cut Glass Comports by Robert Hennell London 1867 £ 15,800.00 The centrepiece 23 inches (58.5cm) tall
Thes side pieces 15 1/2 inches (39.5cm) tall Code: hencomps3
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| | ‘AS YOU LIKE IT’ A Victorian Silver Presentation Clock, R & S Garrard London 1856 £ price on application A Victorian Silver Presentation Clock, R & S Garrard London 1856
18 ¾ inches (47.5cm) tall
The presentation inscription reads:’Presented to Thomas Thompson Esq M.D. by the governors of the Stratford upon avon infirmary and by his many private friends in testimony of their personal esteem and as a mark of their sense of his gratuitous services to the infirmary during 25 years’
The scene; a Tableau from Shakespeare’s As you like it, depicting Orlando saving his brother, Oliver, from the Lioness.
e6990/1683 Code: asulikeitclock
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| | A fine Regency silvergilt presentation cup in the form of a Warwick vase wine cooler by Paul Storr London 1814 £ price on application On a coppergilt plinth, the silvergilt vase cast with masks, vine tendril handles and two lion pelts with texturing below a frieze of fruiting vines, with lift-off collar and screw in liner, both crested, the foot engraved with a coat of arms and inscribed "Presented by the Officers of the 7th (Queens OWN) Hussars to Col. Edward Kerrison in token of the Respect excited by his Conduct At the Battle of Orthes 27th February 1814 and as a mark of the Regard & Esteem they feel towards him August 1814" the plinth with an upper border of tongue and dart.
THE WARWICK VASE
Created in ancient Rome, uncovered from the bottom of Lake Tivoli, near Hadrian's Villa in 1770. The vase features classical bacchal masks and associated emblems such as a pine-cone tip staff known as a thysrus, together with classical leaves and intertwined naturalistic handles, raised on a square plinth. Sir William Hamilton, the special consul to Naples, who was well known for his famous collection of antiquities including terra cotta vases and for a time owned the vase. Hamilton gave it to his nephew, the Earl of Warwick, and the original stood at Warwick Castle until the 1970s, when it was sold to the Burrell Collection in Glasgow, where it is now on display. There is an apocryphal story that the restorer changed one of the eight God's heads into a portrait of Lady Hamilton with a pointed devil's ear because she had offended him.
MAJOR-GENERAL SIR EDWARD KERRISON, KNT. &. C.B.
THIS officer was appointed Cornet in the 6th or Inniskilling dragoons the 23rd of June, 1796: Lieutenant in the same corps in 1798: Captain in the 47th the 18th of October, 1798, from which he was removed to a troop in the 7th Iight dragoons the 8th of November, 1798. He obtained a Majority in the latter corps in 1803, and was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel in it the 4th of April, 1805; and Colonel in the army the 4th of June, 1813. He served with the 7th light dragoons in the expedition to the Jlelder in 1799, and was in the actions of the 19th of September, 2nd and 6th of October. He embarked with his regiment for Spain in October, 1808, and served with Sir John Moore's army during that campaign: upon this service he, with a part of his regiment, came up with an advance of the enemy's cavalry on the plains of Leon, where the officer was killed, and the men taken prisoners; Colonel Kerrison was severely wounded on this day, the 25th of December, 1808, his arm being broken in two places. In August, 1803, he landed at Bilboa: be commanded the 7th hussars at the passage of the Olerou, the action of Sauveterne, the 24th of February, and at the battles of Orthes and Toulouse. The 7th hussars bore a distinguished part in the battle of Orthps, as expressed in Lord Wellington's
despatches follows:—" The 7th hussars distinguished themselves upon this occasion, and made many prisoners; their charges were highly meritorious." On the return of the regiment to England, the officers presented a piece of plate, value two hundred guineas, to Colonel Kerrison, in testimony of their consideration of
his conduct. He served the ensuing campaign in the Netherlands, was slightly wounded at Waterloo, but continued with his regiment, and was present at the siege of Cambray, and the surrender of Paris. He has the honor of wearing a medal for the battle of Orthes, and of being a Companion of the Order of the Bath. His services have been further rewarded with the honor of Knighthood. The 12th of August, 1819, he received the rank of Major-General.
Code: pswarvase
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| | A Monumental Silver-Gilt Candelabrum Centerpiece by Benjamin Smith London 1848 £ 37,500.00 The figures representing the four seasons
31 ½ inches (80cm) tall
312oz (9730g)
Code: giltcandelabrum
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| | A Monumental Silver Ewer by Samuel Hayne and Dudley Carter London 1850 £ 47,500.00 The scenes recall two episodes of the life of Alexander the Great, probably the submission of the king of Indias Porus after the battle of the river Hydaspe and the hunt of the lion of Macedonia, this last scene figures on the sarcophagus of Alexander in the museum of Istanbul.
26 ½ inches (67cm) tall 200oz (6230g)
Code: giantewer
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| | An English Silver Epergne £ price on application Formed with eight dishes in two sizes and with central basket.
26 inches (66cm) Long
23 inches (59cm) tall
24 inches (61cm) wide
By CJ Vander 1986 Code: modep
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| | Silver race cup and cover, Atkin Brothers, Sheffield, 1902 £ 8,500.00 35 inches tall on the six inch wooden base. Code: hurdlecup
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| | A magnificent continental silver neff circa 1920 £ 35,000.00 Probably of Dutch or German Origin
39 inches (99cm) tall
21 inches (54cm) long Code: largenef
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| | An English Silver Centrepiece Punch Bowl The Centenery Cup 1797-1897 £ 9,000.00 by Henry Atkins Sheffield 1896
With Presentation inscription
Centenary Cup 199718th February 1897
Presented by the colonies of Trinidad
21 incnes, (46cm) over the handles
92oz
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| | 'The Challenge Cup' A finely detailed model of a racehorse by Elkington London 1888 £ 20,000.00 20inches (51cm) tall
14 1/2 inches (37cm) long
7 inches (18cm) wide Code: challengecup
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| | A Pair of French Silver, Parcel-Gilt Vases and Covers. From the collection of King George I of the Hellenes £ 32,000.00 In Original re-fitted case. By Placide Poussielgue-Rusand, Paris, Circa 1880
Each 17 1/2 inches (44cm) Tall
The Maker
Placide Poussielgue-Russand was one of the most important french nineteenth-century silversmiths. He exhibited and won awards at the Universal Exhibitions of 1878, 1889 and 1900. He often worked with Viollet le Duc and his work can be found in many important collections. important Pieces by Poussielgue-Russand include those in the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
King George I of the Hellenes
George I, King of the Hellenes (1845-1913) was King of the Hellenes (Greece) from 1863 to 1913. Originally a Danish prince, when only 17-years old he was elected as King by the Greek National Assembly, which had deposed the former King Otto. His nomination was both suggested and supported by the Great Powers (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Second French Empire and the Russian Empire).
As the first monarch of the new Greek dynasty, his 50-year reign (the longest in modern Greek history) was characterized by territorial gains as Greece established its place in pre-World War I Europe. Two weeks short of the fiftieth anniversary of his accession, and during the First Balkan War, he was assassinated. In sharp contrast to his reign, the reigns of his successors would prove short and insecure. He is the Great-Great Grand Father of Charles, Prince of Wales.
e6621/905
Code: royalvases
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| | A Very Good Quality George IV Silver Ice Bucket/ Wine Cooler £ 9,500.00 By Charles Price London 1823
12 inches (31cm) tall
13 inches (34cm) over the handles
110 oz (3400g) Code: CPcooler
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| | A magnificent Solid Silver Sculpture of St Joan of Arc by Barbedienne, after the Bonze by P. Dubois. Circa 1900 £ price on application 48 inches (122cm) tall (on plinth)
32 inches (81cm) tall (off plinth)
31 inches (79cm) wide
Silver weight. 679oz (21141g)
This solid silver model by Barbedienne, made just 11 years after the Rheims original, was exhibited at the Exposition Universelle, Paris 1900. Among Barbedienne's other rare castings in silver is Henri IV Enfant, now in the Louvre.
Canonized in 1920, St Joan Of Arc has become a global symbol of courage and resistance in the face of tyranny, her image being used by the French Resistance in the Second World War as a representation of their struggle. Together with the Rheims original, this model has pride of place in front of the St Augustin Church Paris.
e6471/770 Code: joa
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| | A Comprehensive Suite of 32 Pierced Silver Dishes Dishes £ price on application The majority dated between 1890 and 1910.
Comprising:
3: 12 ½ inch (32cm) long, 8 ½ inch (22cm) wide 7 inches (18cm) tall.
14: 10 inch (25.5cm), 7 inch (18cm), 5 ½ inch (14cm)
4: 7 inch (18cm), 5inch (13cm), 4 inch (10cm)
10: 6 ¼ inch (16cm), 4 inches (10cm), 3 ¼ inch (8cm)
Code: b31p
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| | Very Rare and Impressive George IV Silver Candelabrum Centrepiece £ 95,000.00 By Thomas Wimbush London 1831
43 1/2 inches (110cm) tall
28648g (920oz) approx Code: wimbushcp
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| | Edwardian silver Epergne and Dishes by Charles Harris London 1902 £ 28,000.00 The epergne measures 22 3/4 inches (58cm) long and 15 inches (38cm) tall. The baskets are 12 inches (30cm) long. Code: edep2
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| | Large Pair of Silver Mounted Rock Crystal and Sodalite Obelisks Asprey Silver London 2004 £ 27,800.00 26 1/2 inches (67.5cm) tall
6 inches (15.3cm) square at the base
e6100/10105 Code: aspobelisks
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| | A Late 19th Century WMF and Green Glass Neff circa 1900 £ 7,500.00 19 inches (48cm) long
9 inches (23cm) wide
20 inches (51cm) tall Code: WMFneff
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| | Fine Pair German Silver and Parcel-Gilt Tazzas Circa 1850 £ 28,000.00 Of excellent quality, stamped with Makers Mark and Town Mark, for Johann Friedrich Brahmfeld Hamburg 1845-1865
15 inches (38cm) tall
14 inches (35.5cm) across the handles Code: exgertaz
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| | Excellent Quality French Silver Centerpiece Bowl Paris Circa 1880 £ 18,500.00 By Aucoc Et Cie Paris Circa 1880
17 3/4 inches (45cm) diameter
14 1/2 inches (37) tall
160oz
e5962/9736
Code: lgfrebowl
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| | 19th Century French Silver-Bronze Centrepiece on Plateau by Christofle Circa 1880 £ 9,500.00 The Plateau 28 inches (71cm) long 19 inches (48cm) wide
The Jardinière 19 inches (48cm) 12 inches (30cm) wide Code: jaronplat
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| | Unusual French 19th Century Silver Gilt Surtout de Table Paris circa 1890 £ 68,750.00 By Risle et Carre Paris Circa 1890
of very heavy qualty 440 oz (13.8kg)
27 inches long
18 inches wide
8 1/4 inches tall
e5536/8444
Code: riscp
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| | Suite of Three Edwardian Silver Centrepiece Bowls £ 32,500.00 By Walker and Hall, Sheffield 1899, 1906, 1906
Large Centrepiece, 21 1/2 inches Across
Pair Centrepieces, 14 1/2 Inches Across
194oz (6091g) Total Weight
Code: suite3cpbowls
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| | Excellent Victorian Silver Three piece Table Garniture Birmingham 1878/89 £ 78,000.00 By Elkington & Co. Registered design
The Centrepiece:
36 inches Long 16 inches wide 14 inches tall
The pair of Centrepieces:
13 inches Long 7 inches wide 9 1/2 inches tall
e4961/6634 Code: elk3piece
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| | Impressive Late Victorian Silver Punch Bowl London 1894 £ 9,000.00 By the Barnard Brothers
An unusualy large size;
17 1/4 inches (44cm) diameter
118oz approx
e5763/9100 Code: lgpunch
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| | Victorian Silver-Gilt 3-Piece garniture by Elkington Birmingham 1864 £ price on application Inlaid with blue, red and black enamel work.
centrepiece 18 inches (45.5cm) tall
pair comports 10 inches (25.5cm) tall
e5611/8642 Code: elkgarn
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| | 19th Century Continental Silver Centrepiece circa 1890 £ 4,750.00 16 1/2 inches (42cm) long, 11 inches (28cm) wide, 6 1/2 inches (16.5cm) Code: cp ram
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| | Large English silver, pierced Centerpiece Bowl by Frederick Perry London 1894 £ 28,000.00 inches (53cm) long, 11 ½ inches (29cm) wide, 10 3/4 inches (27.5cm) tall.
e5613/8647 Code: cppieced
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| | 19th Century French silver Jardinière by Lapau Paris circa 1890. £ 8,200.00 20 inches (51cm) long, 14 inches (35.5cm) wide Code: lapaujard
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| | Set of four 19th century silver Comports £ 19,500.00 in the form of The Four Seasons by Wolfers, Bruxelles circa 1880
Each 9 inches (23cm) tall, 9¾ inches (25cm) diameter.
Code: 4seasons
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| | Silver 'Shell' Centrepiece London 1911. £ 37,500.00 Unusual Edwardian silver ‘shell’ centerpiece on ebonized wood base. By Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co. London 1911.
27 inches (68cm) long, 17 inches (43cm) tall, 14 inches (36cm) wide
e5059/6944
Code: cp shell
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| | Silver Wine Cistern by Carrington & Co London 1918 £ 27,800.00 Silver Wine Cistern in 17th century style London 1918, by Carrington & Co.
22 inches (56cm) long 17 inches (43cm) wide 8½ inches (22cm) tall
Code: cp pcock
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| | A Large German Silver and Silver-gilt Jardiniere circa 1880 £ 45,000.00 A Magnificent German silver and silver-gilt jardinière by Royal Silversmith Schurmann, circa 1880. Schurmann were prolific manufacturers of silver in Frankfurt supplying amongst others the Prussian Royal Family. For further examples of Schurmann's work see: Christies, 'Silver, Porcelain and Glass from the Royal Prussian Collection' (Christies, 31st October 2002)
38 inches (97cm) long, 25 inches (64cm) wide.
E5485/8259
Code: cp jard
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| | French Silver Wine Chariot Paris circa 1890 £ 20,000.00 A 19th century French Silver Wine Chariot of outstanding quality, Paris circa 1890
16 inches (41cm) long
e5400/8005 Code: cp chariot
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| | Outstanding French silver and intaglio cut-glass Centrepiece circa 1880 £ 15,000.00 Exquisite french silver and intaglio cut-glass centrepiece circa 1880, in flawless condition 17 3/4 inches (45cm) by 11 1/2 inches (29cm).
e5389/7983 Code: cp frglassc
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