Pair SILVER INFANT CHILDS BABY CUPS ~ ONE STERLING MEXICO ~ NEW ORLEANS ESTATE

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Pair SILVER INFANT CHILDS BABY CUPS ~ ONE STERLING MEXICO ~ NEW ORLEANS ESTATE:
$15.50

Pair SILVER INFANT CHILDS BABY CUPS ~ ONE STERLING MEXICO ~ NEW ORLEANS ESTATE
MONTH, WE ARE PLEASED TO OFFER MANY FINE ANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLE ARTIFACTS AND RARITIES FROM MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA ESTATES AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
PLEASE CHECK OUR OTHER items FOR MORE EXAMPLES OF EARLY ANTIQUES & AN OLD AND PROMINENT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA ESTATE, THIS LOT INCLUDED TWO SILVER BABY CUPS, AS FOLLOWS ~
# 1 > STANDING AROUND 2-1/2\" TALL, MEASURING 2-1/2\" IN DIAMETER TO THE BODY ~ FEATURING AN APPLIED HANDLE EXHIBITING A DESIGN IN THE MANNER OF FLATWARE ~ NO MARKS ~ LIKELY SILVERPLATE, HOWEVER NOT CONCLUSIVE ~ WEIGHING -3- OUNCES
# 2 > STANDING A DIMINUTIVE 2\" TALL, MEASURING 2-1/8\" IN DIAMETER TO THE BODY ~ FEATURING A SIMPLE APPLIED HANDLE TO THE SIGN ~ INCISED LETTERING TO THE UNDERSIDE READS ~ STERLING - MEXICO ~ WEIGHING -1.9- OUNCES.
CONDITION REPORT > OVERALL TARNISH TO THE SURFACE ~ PERHAPS TYPICAL AND MINOR ELEMENTS RELATIVE TO AGE, USE, HANDLING AND MATERIAL ~ OVERALL FINE, OLD VINTAGE CONDITION, BEST NOTED BY EXAMINING THE IMAGES OFFERED.
COLLECTING ANTIQUE SILVER WARES
Old silver is intrinsically valuable for its metal alone, and intrinsically beautiful in its workmanship. Furthermore, the collecting of old silver, because of the system of hall-marks, which will be explained later, may be reduced more nearly to an exact science than any other form of collecting.
In old furniture we look for style, age, and material, and in Georgian furniture for the maker; in old blue china the salient points are maker and pictorial subject; in silver we seek for the year of manufacture, style, and history, but, above all, for the individual beauty and usefulness of the piece. The value of old silver is real value.
The collection of old silver has been wide-spread for many years, but its popularity is increasing rapidly, and whether as a fad or a serious business, it is yearly gaining devotees who cannot be appealed to by any. other form of collecting.
In no other line can the collector afford to be more conservative. Not a single thing need be accepted merely because it is old; there are enough things that are both useful and beautiful to be had, and the old silver collection need not be large or comprehensive\' to be valuable.
There have been silversmiths and silverware for so long that there is silver in existence representing practically every period of history back to the deluge. The amateur collector might as well recognize first as last the immensity of the field he is starting out to delve in, and decide to work one corner of it thoroughly.
As a matter of fact, leaving out of consideration for the time being those enthusiasts who possess a personal hobby and recognize no other, the average householder in America to-day, if he is interested in such matters at all, is interested chiefly in the French, American, and English ware. I am told by dealers that old French silverware is becoming extremely popular for decorative purposes, and the ornate beauty and fine craftsmanship of some of this French silverware more than justify this popularity.
Americans would naturally be interested in American ware first, then English ware. The American ware should be the more interesting historically, except that the fascination of hall-marks is absent from it.One cannot determine the exact year of its make, though the maker\'s name is often given and serves as a clue. The American ware, moreover, is not as artistic in form nor as fine in workmanship as the English ware. It forms, nevertheless, an extremely interesting study, and considerable new light has of late been shed on it.
This interest was manifest at an exhibition of American silverware held at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston in igo6. The pieces shown there were nearly all patterned more or less closely after the contemporaneous English styles. Only a few showed distinct Dutch influence.
The earliest American silversmith of note was John Hull of Boston. His partner was Robert Sanderson. They used a mark formed of their fnitials as early as 1659. Another early silversmith was Jeremiah Drummer, their apprentice. Another whose work was noteworthy was John Cony, who was followed by a number of others during the eighteenth century, whose work is well worth the study of such collectors as care to confine themselves to a somewhat restricted USE THE \"CONTACT SELLER\" FUNCTION TO CONTACT US AND RESOLVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE offerDING PLEASE USE THE SHIPPING CALCULATOR TO DETERMINE FIRST CLASS PARCEL SHIPPING RATESINTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AVAILABLE BY PRIORITY MAIL INTERNATIONAL ONLY ~ CONTACT US FOR A RATE QUOTE BEFORE offerDING ~ NO FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL PARCEL SHIPPING