Saturday, May 30, 2009

"Old Man and Hi-Yo Silver"


"Breakfast in Belgium" - Four pieces of silverware and authentic Belgian street scene painting dated circa 1880s.


Reed & Barton coffee container and Barbizon school painting.


Rogers four piece silver set and Italian Florentine panel.


"Tea in Thailand" - Silver pieces on billiard green felt and handpainted painting from Phang Nga Bay James Bond Island, in Phuket Thailand.


"Forest Green Among the Silver Vines" - Forest Green Glass vase with handpainted gold embroidery, amidst the Fifth Avenue silver and Rogers silver-plated large pitcher.


"Emerald Buttercup and Friends" - A potpourri of glass, metal and art. Emerald green butter dish by Mosser, red cherry blossom Depression era cup and saucer, and sugar and creamer silver by Oneida.


Rogers silver Creamer, 5"H. Weight: 6.455 troy oz. Sugar, 5"H. Weight: 11.110 Troy oz. Total weight: 37.257 troy oz. Note: All of this is part of the 1203 Rogers set. - ed.


Fifth Avenue silverware set, along with authentic Tahitian oil painting. Note: This painting was purchased online from a Hawaiian antiques dealer. - ed.


Mismatched silverware set: butter dish by Oneida, creamer unmarked, and two silver-plated Oneida sugar bowls. Note: The nautical canvas transfer in the background, by J. Mitchell. Blog host photographed this photo outside in the sunlight, which explains the reflective silver arcs from the silverware as seen on the surface of the canvas. - ed.


"Tea-on-Bedspread" - The trademark (see below) is on the bottom of this Leonard serving tray.


Leonard Silver trademark with crown and lion, circa 1883.


Leonard Silver three piece ensemble: teapot, creamer and sugar with Italian handmade Florentine panel. Note: Please see provenance below. - ed.