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Shop antique English silver, antique silverware and sterling silver from one of the UK's premier furniture dealers. This category of our website…

Shop antique English silver, antique silverware and sterling silver from one of the UK's premier furniture dealers. This category of our website is an important one and is very special to us. Items of superb craftsmanship made from sterling silver and silver plate feature prominently on our website and in our physical showroom which is located in north London, UK and which has many antique silver items on show at any one time and is well worth a visit.

Antique Silverware From Many Periods

We specialise in antique English silver and silver plate items from many different periods English history, such as the George III, Edwardian, Victorian and Art Deco periods. We feature products from leading and highly sought after makers, for example we usually have in stock antique sterling silver tea sets, pots, dishes and many other items of antique silverware from renowned English silversmiths such as Paul Storr and Hester Bateman.

Silverware also makes a lovely gift, so browse our range of antique silver and silver plated photo frames, clocks, letter openers, bookmarks, key rings, and other smaller silver items to find that perfect present.

Antique Silver Claret Jugs, Ewers & Flagons

Why not give your drinks cabinet a bit of flair by adding a sterling silver claret jug, ewer or flagon from one of the many famous English silversmiths that we feature which include William Hutton, Walker & Hall, John & Edward Barnard and many more?

Antique Silver Candlesticks

Antique Candlesticks are another popular item frequently made from sterling silver and carrying relevant hallmarks for the year of manufacture as well as the maker’s mark.

Antique Silver Tea & Coffee Sets

Often available with their original wooden storage boxes, we almost always have a good selection of tea and coffee sets available in sterling silver or silver plate from well known makers such as Martin Hall.

If you are looking for top quality antique silverware take some time to check out the products listed under this category and study the extensive galleries of photographs that we supply

If you see an antique silver item for sale and would like to see it in person then a visit to our north London showroom is a must. But if you cannot visit and collect the item you want in person, please rest assured that our specialist teams will pack it carefully and ship it to almost any destination worldwide.

We would however ask you to obtain a shipping quotation before making a purchase, quoting the unique reference number on the item’s description page. If you are located in the UK mainland you will be pleased to discover that we can ship your purchases to you free of charge.

Our large North London showroom is open to the public for viewing every weekday between 10am and 5pm and if weekdays are a problem for you then please also be aware that we open occasionally on Saturdays so that you can see the antique silver items you are interested in. Please see the homepage of this website for our current opening hours, including up-to-date Saturday opening arrangements as we do not open on Saturday every week.

You don’t need an appointment to come and view our range of antique silver or other items but if you need to speak to one of our in house experts then it is worth calling in advance to make sure that there is someone on hand to answer your questions and help you when you make your visit.

Our north London showrooms are very easy to find and are conveniently located close to public transport links, including Manor House tube station, which is on the Piccadilly Line and which is just a stone’s throw away from us. You will often find many examples of silverware, sterling silver and silver plate but if you are travelling to see a particular item please call first to make sure that it is still available for viewing as we would not want you to make a wasted journey.

If you cannot visit the showroom and you have questions about any of our silver items or any of our other antique and collectable pieces then you are always welcome to contact us by telephone or email using the contact details found at the top of every product description page.

Please also be sure to quote the unique item reference number when contacting us in order to avoid confusion as we stock many items that are similar and could be mistaken for one another.

Please also be sure to check our notes as to the condition and dimensions of the item you wish to buy before purchasing to ensure that it meets with your expectations and that it will fit into the space you have in mind for it.

We would ask you please to also study carefully the gallery of photographs that we provide with each item description in order to fully satisfy yourself as to its condition. If in doubt please contact us for an appraisal of the piece in question.

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Ref: A2383a
Antique Paul Storr George III Sterling Silver Salver 1811 19th Century

Antique Paul Storr George III Sterling Silver Salver 1811 19th Century

This is a wonderful English antique George III sterling silver 10 inch salver, by the world famous silversmith Paul Storr. It has clear hallmarks for London 1811 and the makers mark of Paul Storr. It is typical of his work with the raised gadrooned rim with anthemion on shells and with anthemion at intervals, on four fabulous foliate bracket feet. The salver is engraved with a crest and motto and the underside is later engraved Charlotte J. Parke from C. J. Parke, March 1893' The centre is engraved with a crest above a  motto 'True and Fast' and I have researched this crest: The Crest of Parke The crest as engraved upon this George III English Sterling Silver Footed Salver by Paul Storr hallmarked London 1811 is that of the family of Parke. It may be blazoned as follows: Crest: A stag’s head couped sable holding in the mouth a key or Motto: True and fast The family of Parke originally hailed from the County of Cumberland in the northeast of England1 later settling in the County of Dorset at Henbury House, Sturminster Marshal, near Wimborne. Given the evidence of the inscription found on the underside of the salver ‘Charlotte J. Parke from C. J. Parke, March 1893’ it was undoubtedly at one time in the possession of Charles Joseph Parke (died 9th March 1893) of Henbury House aforesaid and gifted to Charlotte Josephine Parke (baptised 4th January 1857 died 2nd January 1941) his third daughter by his wife, Ellen Mary Ethelston. I would venture the following hypothesis that the salver was bequeathed to Charlotte in her father’s will that was granted probate at London on the 20th May 1893. The ‘March 1893’ of the inscription acts as a remembrance of the month of the death of her father. It was noted that Charlotte’s father left an estate worth some £66,892, 19 shillings and one pence, a very considerable sum in the last decade of the 19th Century and even thereafter. Charlotte never married and was living at the time of her death at The Coppice, Sixpenny Handley in the County of Dorset. Her will was proved for probate at Llandudno on the 25th March 1941. She left an estate worth £18,866, 10 shillings and 4 pence. Again, a comfortable sum in 1941. See the photo of Henbury House, Sturminster Marshal, near Wimborne, Co. Dorset. The former seat of the Parke family. The house was destroyed by fire, the remains of which were demolished in the 1990's. There is no mistaking its unique quality and design, which is sure to make it a treasured piece by any discerning collector.   Condition: In excellent condition with clear hallmarks and no dings, dents or signs of repair. Please see photos for confirmation.  

Dimensions in cm:

Height 2 x Width 26.5 x Depth 26.5

Weight 0.69 kg

Dimensions in inches:

Height 1 inch x Width 10 inches x Depth 10 inches

Weight 1.5 lbs

£3,750.00
Ref: A2354
Antique Paul Storr Large William IV Silver Tray Salver 1820 19th Century

Antique Paul Storr Large William IV Silver Tray Salver 1820 19th Century

This is a wonderful English antique William IV sterling silver tray, or salver, by the world famous silversmith Paul Storr. It has clear hallmarks for London 1820 the makers mark of Paul Storr. It is typical of his work with the octafoil shape and the exquisitely detailed reeded  rim, and it is raised on four delightful foliate and shell scroll feet. The centre is engraved with a shield shaped coat of arms which I have had researched.   The Marital Arms of Knollis and Hallifax The armorial bearings as engraved upon this George IV Large English Sterling Silver Footed Salver by Paul Storr hallmarked London 1820 are those of the family of Knollis with Hallifax in pretence. These armorial bearings denote the marshalling of a marital coat showing the arms of the husband over the entire surface of the shield, whilst the arms of the wife (as an heraldic heiress) are placed on a small shield (known as an escutcheon of pretence) centrally on the husband’s arms. They may be blazoned as follows:  Arms: Quarterly 1st and 4th Azure crusily of cross crosslets a cross moline voided or (for Knollys) 2nd and 3rd Gules on a chevron argent three roses of the field barbed proper (for Knollys) over all an escutcheon of pretence Or on a pile engrailed sable between two fountains barry wavy of six argent and azure three cross crosslets of the first (for Hallifax) Crest: An elephant argent [differenced with a mullet1 ] (for Knollys) Motto: In utrumque paratus [Prepared for either] (for Knollys) These armorial bearings undoubtedly commemorate the marriage of The Honourable and Reverend Francis Knollis2 (baptised 3rd January 1743 died 27th February 1826), 1 The cadency mark for a third son of a family. 2 Francis appears to have preferred this spelling of his family’s surname. It is spelt as it is to be pronounced. of Burford in the County of Oxfordshire and of Eastleach Martin in the County of Gloucestershire and Mary Hallifax (baptised 5th March 1753 buried 18th December 1830). Francis and Mary were married at the Parish Church of St Mary, Ewell in the County of Surrey on the 9th June 1772. Francis was the third son of Charles Knollys (the titular 5th Earl of Banbury) 3 and his wife, Martha Hughes, whilst Mary was the daughter of The Reverend James Hallifax, of Ewell aforesaid and his wife, Elizabeth Chardavoyn. 3 Francis’s father claimed to be the 5th Earl of Banbury. A claim that continued to be pursued by the family until William Knollys, the titular 8th Earl of Banbury (born 1763 died 1834) was forced to discontinue its use by a resolution of the House of Lords which rejected his claim to the earldom in 1813. The crest surmounts a detailed dedication: This piece of plate was presented to the Honourable Rev Knolls by the inhabitants of the town and immediate neighbourhood of Burford on his completing the fiftieth year of his incumbency as the vicar of Burford. In testimony of their high respect  11th April 1821 There is no mistaking its unique quality and design, which is sure to make it a treasured piece by any discerning collector.   Condition: In excellent condition with clear hallmarks and no dings, dents or signs of repair. Please see photos for confirmation.  

Dimensions in cm:

Height 3 x Width 36 x Depth 36

Weight 49 troy oz

Dimensions in inches:

Height 1 inch x Width 1 foot, 2 inches x Depth 1 foot, 2 inches

Weight 1.52 kg

£5,750.00

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