Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Vase by Frederick Elkington

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 antique Austro-Hungarian silver beaker, an addition to our continental silverware collection. This exceptional antique Austro-Hungarian silver beaker has a plain cylindrical, tapering form. The upper portion of the beaker is encompassed with two bands of tooled decoration above the contemporary engraved initial 'V' beneath a coronet to one side. The base of this Austrian silver beaker retains the silversmith's center punch mark. The hallmarks to this impressive antique beaker...

Tall partially engraved sterling silver vase with crystal insert. Very practical when used for displaying flowers. It was designed in 1904 by Danish silversmith C. C. Christensen. Fu...

Edwardian Classical sterling silver vase. Made by Watson Company in Attleboro, Mass., ca 1910. Girdled conical bowl with wavy mouth rim and raised foot. Engraved gadrooned band and g...