19th Century Dutch silver miniature kettle on stand

A Dutch silver miniature kettle on stand. ( a Bouilloire). The kettle with fixed lid with a swan on it is hanging in the base, which is gracefully decorated with curly leaf motif legs on a base. Dutch silver hallmarked with the old sword, used during 1814-1906. 

The master mark is partly legible but still faded. (probably between 1814-1830)

The kettle in total measures 5 cm high, with sprout 4 cm wide and the depth is 3.5 cm. The total weight is 40.9 grams

Reference # M2025

Dutch silver miniature brazier on tripod base, 19th century

A Dutch silver miniature brazier on a tripod base with a lidded bucket inside. 

The silver brazier is Dutch silver hallmarked with the old sword, used between 1814 and 1906. 

The brazier is 5.5 cm high and with handle 7 cm

The brazier has a diagonal of 3.2 cm 

The total weight is 29.5 grams

Reference # M2026

Dutch silver miniature coffee pot by Johannes Hendrik Bing, 1847-1878

A Dutch silver miniature coffee pot with filter and lid. The coffee pot and the filter with floral decoration. Dutch silver hallmarked with the old sword, used between 1814 and 1906. The master sign is from Johannes Hendrik Bing, Amsterdam. This master sign hallmark is used between 1847-1878. 

The coffee pot is 2.5 cm high and with filter 3.5 cm, 4 cm wide and the depth is 2.5 cm. 

The total weight is 9.5 grams

Reference # M2027

A Portuguese silver inkstand from the early 19th century

This early 19th century silver inkstand consists of a tray, raised on paw feet with openwork border with a pen holder, a candle holder, an inkwell and a silver sand pot. In the middle is a table bell (without bell). Portuguese silver hallmarked.

From 1690 onwards, the Portuguese hallmark system was based on a series of city marks. In this hallmark the letter L for Lisbon, crowned by a crown (1690-1887). This inkstand has undergone a change, by adding pipe attributes. In the candle holder, a pipe stopper fits and in the pen holder two pipe cleaners. The pot with lid, without bell, was used for tobacco. The set can simply be used again for the desk as an inkstand and leaves out the loose tobacco parts. The silver is also Dutch hallmarked with the Tax mark and the pipe stopper with the silver hallmark "sword" (originating in The Hague)

The measurement is 1 cm high, 17,5 cm wide and the depth is 10,5 cm

The total weight is 470 grams

Reference # M2028

Dutch 18th Century Fob seal with coat of arms

A Dutch 18th Century silver fob seal with coat of arms. A lacquer seal/signet to seal a letter or deed. Signets are wax stamps, also called cachet or hand seal.

After 1953 it is re-hallmarked with the Dutch silver hallmark "ZII" 

In the 18th Century this will be 833/000 purity of silver

The photos show damage to the signet, which has been enlarged with a loupe 

The measurement of the signet is 3,3 cm high, 2 cm wide and the depth is 1,5 cm. 

The weight is 8 grams

Reference # M1698

Dutch silver serving spoon by Lang & Koops, Rotterdam 1848

A serving spoon made of silver, used for serving wet fruit in the 19th Century

It is a Dutch serving spoon, with the Dutch hallmarks on the back of the short handle.

The handle and the spoon is engraved with floral scroll pattern. The spoon is openwork by hand-sawn in a thin Dutch piece of silver with beautiful contours.

The silver hallmarks are the "Lion2" The Lion is for the Dutch silver Hallmark and the 2 for 833/000 purity of silver. The Yearletter O for the Year 1848. The Minerva head (office), but the letter of the office is faded. The Master sign of Fa. Lang & Koops, Rotterdam. They used this mark between 1847-1864

The lengt of the spoon is 16 cm. the width is 9 cm and 3 cm high (flat)

The weight is 38 grams

Reference # M1700

Koch & Bergfeld German silver teaspoons, 1884-1893

Koch & Bergfeld silver with gold plated teaspoons with blue and white enamel

In a presentation box covered with soft fabric. German silver with the silver hallmarks of Koch & Bergfeld, Bremen, Germany. Founded in 1829. The hallmark has been used from 1884. The spoons are re-hallmarked with Dutch hallmarks. the Z of silver 800/1000 and the boar's head for small works used between 1831-1893

The spoons are therefore dated between 1884 and 1893

The measurements of the spoons are 10 cm long, 2,5 cm wide and 1 cm high

The weight boxed  in total is 511 gram

Reference # M627

19th C Chinese Export Silver Tazza by Tien Shing, Hong Kong

By the Chinese silversmith Tien Shing, Hong Kong,  (1830-1900)

The circular dish raised on a figural Koi form, leaves at the bottom holding the dish

The dish is decorated with prunus and bamboo decor

The weight is 471 gram

The measurements are :

15,5 cm high and 21 cm diagonal

A tiny tip of the fin of the fish is damaged, see details in the picture

Reference # M299

Silver dish designed by de Rudder for Wolfers, Brussel, Belgium 1892-1900

A silver dish made of silver with 800/000 purity of silver, designed by Isidore de Rudder (Isidore Lievin De Rudder 1855-1943) for Wolfers Frères (Philip Wolfers, 1856-1919), Brussel, Belgium.

This silver dish in Rococo style, raised on three legs with floral and leaf motifs is designed by de Rudder and designed for Wolfers during 1892-1900. 

Wolfers is a Belgian jewelry and silversmithing house, founded in Brussels in 1850 by Louis François Guillaume Wolfers (1820-1892). In 1852, Louis registered his maker's mark, a boar's head crowned with the letter W, which served as the company's symbol. From 1877, Louis' sons, Philippe (1858-1929), Max (1859-1953), and Robert (1867-1959), became actively involved in the company. In 1885, after Philippe's marriage to Sophie Wildstädter, the company's name was changed to Louis Wolfers père et fils. After Louis's death in 1892, the company was renamed Wolfers Frères, and the maker's mark was changed to three five-pointed stars in triangle.

The dish has the hallmark of Wolfers Frères (three five-pointed stars in triangle)

The hallmark of Isidore de Rudder

The Dutch import mark, Dutch silversmith mark of A. Bonebakker & Zn, 800 mark (800/000) and the "Z" Dutch hallmark for 800/000 (1953-)

The measurement is 4,4 cm high and 16,5 cm diagonal

The weight is 206 grams

Reference # M2035

Dutch Silver box , Schoonhoven 1920

A Dutch silver box 835/1000 purity of silver, completely Dutch silver hallmarked. With lion, and year letter. The "Lion 2' for Dutch silver with 835/000 purity of silver. The Year letter K for 1920. Minerva head (Assayer's mark) letter M for Schoonhoven. A silver box with a hinged lid with decoration in relief of beautiful scenes on each side

The measurements are 3,7 cm high, 13,2 cm wide and 5 cm deep. 

The weight is 110 grams

Reference # M2036

Dutch silver decanter, bottle labels by Niekerk, Schoonhoven

Three silver Dutch labels for decanters or bottles with text Sherry, Cognac and Whiskey

All three Dutch silver hallmarked with the "sword" 835/000 purity of silver. Also the silversmith mark "Crown N10" for Niekerk, Schoonhoven, the mark used between 1970 - 1997

The height with chain is 10 cm. The labels are 3 cm high, 5 cm wide and the depth 0,5 cm

The weight is total 31,7 grams 

Reference # M2037

Silver Candle Holders

Seventeen candle holders made of 925/000 pure silver. The holders are stackable and have an open base. Candles in aluminum holders fit inside. The holders are marked on the base.

They measure 2.3 cm high and 4.2 cm diagonally and the weight is approximately 515 grams

Reference # M2042

12 Art Deco Dutch silver ice spoons by Gerritsen and Van Kempen (1926-1961)

These 12 Art Deco Dutch silver ice spoons have a hammered handle with a round finish and has a round, pointed with raised edge for scooping ice. Ca. 1930s

Marked with the Dutch Silver Hallmark "the sword" ( used during 1906-1953) and maker's mark of Gerritsen and Van Kempen N.V. Zeist (1926-1961) 

Purity of the Silver is 835/1000

The spoons are boxed (shows some wear)

The measurements are 0,5 cm high, 11,6 cm wide (long) and the depth is 2,9 cm

Reference # M2043

German silver salver with the text "A friend in need is a friend indeed"

A rectangular Chippendale-style silver salver, fineness 800/000, with contouring and a weaving rim. The hallmarks have faded, but the first is likely the Swiss import hallmark of an edelweiss, used for silver since 1917, and a hallmark depicting a rearing horse. This is likely the hallmark of Gebruder Kuhn, Phorzheim, Germany, founded in 1860. The hallmark 800 indicates a purity of 800/000 silver. The silver hallmark "crescent and crown" is not present, so it may be from before 1888, as this hallmark became mandatory in Germany in 1888.

The inscription on the plate reads: "A friend in need is a friend indeed."

"A friend in need is a friend indeed" is a proverb meaning that a true friend shows up in difficult times, when someone needs help or support. The fact is that friendship is tested not only in good times, but especially in adversity.

The measurement is 1 cm high, 23,5 cm wide and the depth is 15,5 cm

The weight is 268 grams

The salver shows traces of use

Reference # M2046

A boat-shaped silver bread basket by N.S. Gotlieb

A boat-shaped silver bread basket with straight openwork bars, between diamond-shaped openwork, above which is a rim with an openwork floral leaf motif. The rim is decorated with a pearl border. Hallmarked with the silver mark NIGO 835 (835/1000) and re-approved by the Dutch Silver smith Gotlieb, N.S. 's-Hertogenbosch / Amsterdam /' s-Gravenhage, worked during 1953-1987 (N + G, in rectangular shape) 

Dutch Silver hall mark ZII (835/1000)

The measurement is 9.5 cm high, 32,7 cm wide and the dept is 20,2 cm

The total weight is 487 grams

Reference # M2047

Dutch silver small silver spoons by van Kempen & Zonen, 19th century

A set of twelve silver mocha/tea spoons with a partially twisted handle and a crown on top. All silver spoons bear the Dutch silver hallmark "Sword" used between 1814 and 1906. The next hallmark is the silversmith hallmark of J.M. van Kempen & Zonen, Voorschoten. This hallmark was used between 1858 and 1924. Therefore, the spoons date between 1858 and 1906.

The spoons are boxed, and the box measures 3.6 cm high, 21.5 cm wide, and 11.8 cm deep.

The spoons are 8.1 cm long. The total weight is 314 grams

Reference # M2048

Dutch silver ice cream spoons by Van Kempen & Zonen, ca. 1910

A set of twelve silver ice cream spoons with a partially twisted handle and a knucklebone at the end. All silver spoons bear the Dutch silver hallmark "Sword," used between 1906 and 1953. The other is the silversmith's hallmark of J.M. van Kempen & Zonen, Voorschoten. This hallmark was used between 1858 and 1924. Therefore, the spoons date between 1906 and 1924.

The spoons are packaged in a box. The box is 3.5 cm high, 26 cm wide, and 14 cm deep.

The spoons are 11 cm long, and the bowl of the spoon is 2.5 cm wide. 

The total weight is 473 grams

Reference # M2049

12 Dutch Silver pastry forks by Gerritsen and Van Kempen

These 12 Dutch silver pastry forks have lines in relief on the handle with a fan finish 

These forks are model 14 (made between 1926-1953)

Marked with the Dutch Silver Hallmark "the sword" ( used during 1906-1953) and maker's mark of Gerritsen and Van Kempen N.V. Zeist (1926-1961) 

Purity of the Silver is 835/1000

The forks are boxed (shows some wear)

The measurement is 12,2 cm long, 1,5 cm wide and the depth is 0,5 cm

The weight boxed in total is 531 grams

Reference # M2053

German silver reindeer with sleigh by Schleissner & Söhne

A silver centerpiece of a reindeer with sleigh in Rococo style, featuring a cherub as the coachman and a reindeer in front of the sleigh. This centerpiece consists of separate pieces: the sleigh, reindeer, and reins are made of German silver.

The silver is German hallmarked with a crescent moon and crown, the German silver hallmark used since 1886. The number "830S" indicates 830/000 purity of silver. The silversmith hallmark of the silversmith Johann Daniel Schleissner & Söhne, founded in 1817.

The Schleissner company is considered the most important producer of Hanau silver. In the 19th century, Hanau became famous for its silversmith workshops, which produced excellent copies of antique silver in historical styles.

Johann Daniel Schleissner, son of a goldsmith in Augsburg, moved to Hanau in 1816 and opened his own business the following year. He produced Augsburg-style objects and sold them internationally. After his death, his son Daniel Philipp August took over the business. Under Daniel's leadership, the company specialized in decorative pieces in antique styles.

After Daniel Philipp's death, Schleissner & Söhne continued to produce exceptional silverware.

The left antler has a notch, but is not unstable, and the reins are wavy. Details can be seen in the video and photos.

The measurement is 13,5 cm high (reindeer), 22 cm wide and the depth is 5,5 cm

The total weight is 386 grams

Reference # M2055

English silver tray, raised on three paw feet by Gibson and Langman, 1898

A round silver tray with shells on the rim between scrolls, rising diagonally with a cartouche relief, raised on three claw feet.

Marked on the reverse with the English silver hallmarks: the English lion, City mark for London, and Year letter C for 1898. The silversmith hallmark for William Gibson & John Lawrence Langman. Also the text: Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. 

The tray is 925/000 purity of silver and is 25,7 cm diagonal and 2,5 cm high

The weight is 556 grams

William Gibson & John Lawrence Langman, the original partners of Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., were in this large business of retail jewelers and silversmiths, established in 1880 at 112 Regent Street

Reference # M2056