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Charles Stuart Harris

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Although little information exists about London silversmith Charles Stuart Harris, his exquisite sterling silverware and serveware — the ornate and distinctive bowls encircled with chased scrolling leaf decoration, the platters featuring Vitruvian scrollwork, the centerpieces with their leaf-capped and scrolled arms he designed as well as those produced by the family firm C.S. Harris & Sons Ltd. — is a testament to an age of refinement and elegance.

Harris was from a family of silversmiths active in London in the mid-19th century. In 1817, the firm now known as C.S. Harris & Sons Ltd. was founded by John Mark Harris, a spoon maker. His son, John Robert Harris, took over the family company in 1843, listed as a silver spoon and fork manufacturer.

Neoclassical-style sterling-silver goods in Europe gained popularity in the late 18th century — a taste for sterling-silver tableware, as well as tea sets, had taken shape — while in the United States, beginning in the 19th century, preparing the dinner table with sterling-silver flatware had become somewhat of a standard practice. 

Around 1852, the business passed to Charles Harris, who was registered as an electroplater and gilder, a maker of spoons and forks as well as a silversmith. At first, under Harris, the family firm continued as a manufacturer of spoons and forks; however, they later expanded into making cutlery and flatware.

By 1881, the company was formally registered under Harris’s name — Charles Stuart Harris — and it earned a reputation for its utilitarian flatware. In 1897, when the business became known as C.S. Harris & Sons Ltd., they were listed as manufacturers and dealers in gold and silverplate. By this time, the company produced additional furnishings and objects such as serveware, candle holders and tea caddies. They also retailed in wire and lace, silver and gold diamond jewelry and watches. 

It is said that by 1900, C.S. Harris & Sons Ltd. sent more silver to London’s Assay Office to be hallmarked than any other silversmith company. Shortly after the turn of the 20th century, Harris retired. In 1933, C.S. Harris & Sons Ltd. merged with I. Freeman and Company.

Today, items produced by Harris remain highly coveted by collectors of Victorian and Edwardian sterling silverware and decorative objects.

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Edwardian Sterling Silver Trophy Cup and Cover
By Charles Stuart Harris
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Charles Stuart Harris

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Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Gallery Tray - London 1899 C. S. Harris
By Charles Stuart Harris
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1899 by Charles Stuart Harris, this attractive, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Gallery Tray, is oval in shape, and has a wonderfully decorative pierced bo...
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1890s English Victorian Antique Charles Stuart Harris

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Victorian Silver Jardiniere
By Charles Stuart Harris
Located in London, GB
An large antique Victorian sterling silver jardiniere with blue glass liner. The shaped dish is pierced all-over; has a beaded border...
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1890s British Late Victorian Antique Charles Stuart Harris

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Victorian Silver Jardiniere
Victorian Silver Jardiniere
H 7 in W 14.25 in D 11.5 in
Sterling Silver Goblet, Antique Victorian '1890'
By Charles Stuart Harris
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver goblet has a circular bell shaped form onto a knopped pedestal and circular spreading foot, in the Classic pineapple style. The ...
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1890s English Victorian Antique Charles Stuart Harris

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique English Victorian Neoclassical Sterling Silver Epergne
By Charles Stuart Harris
Located in New York, NY
Victorian neoclassical sterling silver epergne. Made by Charles Stuart Harris in London in 1895. Central oval frame with pendant leaf garland threaded through fixed rings and support...
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1890s English Neoclassical Revival Antique Charles Stuart Harris

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Sterling Silver

Set of 6 Fancy English Victorian Classical Silver Gilt Chalice Goblets
By Charles Stuart Harris
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 Victorian classical sterling silver goblets. Made by Charles Stuart Harris in London, 1884-9. Medici urn bowl with bellied bottom and flared rim. Spool shaft with flange flo...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Charles Stuart Harris

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Sterling Silver

Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Monteith Bowl - London 1896
By Charles Stuart Harris
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1896 by Charles Stuart Harris, this attractive, Antique Sterling Silver Bowl, features a shaped rim, and sunken and swirled fluting to the body. The bowl me...
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1890s English Victorian Antique Charles Stuart Harris

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Sterling Silver

Large Oval Antique English Sterling Silver Centrepiece or Dish, London, 1908
By Charles Stuart Harris
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1908 by Charles Stuart Harris, this stunning and large, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Centrepiece, is oval in shape, and features ornate chased decoratio...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Charles Stuart Harris

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Charles Stuart Harris furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of silver and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Charles Stuart Harris furniture, although silver editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Charles Stuart Harris were created in the Victorian style in united kingdom during the 19th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Thomas Bradbury & Sons Ltd., Martin Hall & Co., and Sampson Mordan & Co.. Prices for Charles Stuart Harris furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $557 and can go as high as $20,354, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,478.

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