Silver

Bonhams Silver department holds Silver & Objects of Vertu auctions throughout the year, which include Early Spoons, Antique, Modern and Post-War silver. Most auctions include silver hollow- and flat-ware, gold boxes and a wide variety of collectible Objects of Vertu. Also among the traditional offerings are American, English and Continental tea and coffee sets, candelabra, trays, tureens and other table articles - both antique and modern - as well as smaller items such as walking sticks, nutmeg graters, card cases, vinaigrettes and other collectors' boxes.

Our dedicated team of specialists are delighted to offer a personal and discreet service in both the acquisition and disposal of collections or individual items, and we are able to offer our global salerooms to be sure to obtain the best results.

Lots in future auctions

A pair of Candelabra 1839 - 1861
A 19th century French diamond, ruby, hardstone and silver-gilt mounted miniature urn, in the manner of Charles Lepec
amended
A Victorian silver-mounted clear glass claret jug in the form of a Mallard by Alexander Crichton, London 1881
An 18th Century lapis lazuli and gold mounted snuff box engraved Gouers Paris to the rim, by Daniel Govaers, Paris circa 1730
A Louis XVI varicolured gold and lapis lazuli oval snuff box by Jacques Marcelin Marcault, Paris 1773
A mid 18th century lapis lazuli and chased gold mounted cartouche-shaped snuff box London, circa 1740's

Highlights from past auctions

The Sachsen-Teschen Tureen, An important late 18th century Austrian silver soup tureen and stand
Sold for £433,250 inc. premium
The Sachsen-Teschen Tureen, An important late 18th century Austrian silver soup tureen and stand, by Ignaz Josef Wurth Vienna 1781 ...
A late 19th century American silver and mixed metalware pitcher by Tiffany & Co., 1875 - 1891
Sold for £10,000 inc. premium
A late-19th century American silver and mixed metalware pitcher by Tiffany & Co. 1875 - 1891, pattern number "4706" order number "9593"
An 18th Century lapis lazuli and gold mounted snuff box engraved Gouers Paris to the rim, by Daniel Govaers, Paris circa 1730
Sold for £55,250 inc. premium
A Louis XV lapis lazuli and gold mounted snuff box, engraved Gouers À Paris to the rim and with the discharge ...
An exceptionally fine George III Irish silver dish ring in the Chinoisere manner by Charles Townsend, Dublin 1772,
Sold for £26,875 inc. premium
An exceptionally fine George III Irish silver dish ring in the Chinoisere manner, by Charles Townsend, Dublin 1772,

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