http://www.myfamilysilver.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:06:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A presentation silver cup and cover, probably Thomas Heming, London, circa 1749, in a photograph from one of the surviving early 20th Century cuttings books of Crichton Brothers of London, dealers in antique silver. The accompanying engraving of a cup is a detail from one of Heming's trade cards of about 1760. Over the past ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/myfamilysilverblog/~3/D4IEK6X-2kY/ http://www.myfamilysilver.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/crichton-brothers-antique-silver-dealers-and-a-presentation-cup/ The Maynard Dish, Paul de Lamerie, London, 1736/37, which was sold in 1991 by Christie's, London, for the then world record price of £1.485m. Upon its previous appearance at auction at Sotheby's, London, in 1970, it had realised £27,000. (photo: Sotheby's, London) The world of antique English silver has been thrilled recently by a new auction ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/myfamilysilverblog/~3/T_HbPsiXcKw/ http://www.myfamilysilver.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/two-world-record-prices-for-english-silver/ Lord Raby's silver wine cistern, maker's mark of Philip Rollos senior, Britannia standard, London, 1705/06, engraved with the arms of Queen Anne, which is to be offered for sale in the Treasures sale at Sotheby's, London, on 6 July; weighing over 80kg (2,500 troy ounces), and measuring 129.5cm (51in) over handles, it is expected to realize between £1.5  ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/myfamilysilverblog/~3/b2_M3yJ_a74/ http://www.myfamilysilver.com/blog/index.php/2010/06/lord-rabys-great-wine-cistern/ R. & S. Garrard & Co's burnishers at work on the replacement Ascot Gold Cup of 1907, which was delivered in August that year, about two months after the original had been stolen on 18 June (photo from The Sphere, London, 20 July 1907) Mark Twain, the American humorist and author of the ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/myfamilysilverblog/~3/Ls5Ol9pQWaU/ http://www.myfamilysilver.com/blog/index.php/2010/05/mark-twain-and-the-ascot-gold-cup-of-1907/ an advertisement for Fribourg & Treyer, tobacconists, whose premises at 34 Haymarket, into which the firm moved in 1781, has survived (from a programme for the musical comedy Oh, Julie, Shaftesbury Theatre, London, summer 1920) Pipe and cigarette smoking may court controversy nowadays but not so the collecting of smoking paraphernalia of the ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/myfamilysilverblog/~3/_D_eAngOqtg/ http://www.myfamilysilver.com/blog/index.php/2010/04/a-yard-of-silver-and-other-smoking-bygones/ 'When is A Silver Cup most likely to run?' a cigarette card from a series published by Lambert & Butler Ltd of London, early 20th Century The answer to Lambert & Butler's old chestnut of a riddle is, 'When it's chased.' A slender twig upon which to hang this latest glance at ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/myfamilysilverblog/~3/13R4UjZfHOU/ http://www.myfamilysilver.com/blog/index.php/2010/03/when-is-a-silver-cup-most-likely-to-run/ three unusual silver salts with gilt and oxidised decoration from Anthony Elson myfamilysilver.com is brimful of old silver for all tastes, useful and ornamental, but what I didn't realise until recently was that it is also a showcase for contemporary pieces. Tim Lukes's appropriately named 'Drink like a fish' parcel-gilt silver jug ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/myfamilysilverblog/~3/uw8oZoevAN0/ http://www.myfamilysilver.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/some-contemporary-silver-at-myfamilysilvercom/ 'Sir Roger de Coverley and the Gipsies,' a silver group made in the workshops of Joseph Angell, London, about 1850, inspired by Joseph Addison's tale, which first appeared in The Spectator, 21 July 1711. The much-loved character of Sir Roger would have been familiar to many, his exploits having been reprinted ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/myfamilysilverblog/~3/sH_9fPdQZ6Y/ http://www.myfamilysilver.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/sir-roger-de-coverley-and-the-gipsies/ a silver jewel box, William Snelling Hawaday, London, about 1905 (The Art Journal, London, July 1905, p. 217) Among the most accomplished of 'gifted amateur' working silversmiths who entered their marks in London in the late Victorian and Edwardian period was Gilbert Marks (1861-1905). His work, much admired during his short working ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/myfamilysilverblog/~3/6HutNYlF4pY/ http://www.myfamilysilver.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/some-gifted-amateur-working-silversmiths/ Christmas pattern novelties in electroplate: left, a cake basket, the handle formed as naturalistically enamelled berried holly leaves, Mappin & Webb of Sheffield, 1895; and, right, a 'Robin' pattern folding 'satchel' biscuit box, probably made in Sheffield by Fenton Brothers (using William Staniforth's patent), retailed by the Goldsmiths' Alliance Ltd of London, circa 1885 Secrecy in ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/myfamilysilverblog/~3/U0nBfdm1BO8/ http://www.myfamilysilver.com/blog/index.php/2009/12/of-christmas-robins-holly-sprays-and-polar-bears/