Chased Sauceboat by Jean Despres

Jean Despres important French designer, known for original jewelry designs, champagne buckets, cocktail shakers, and many fine objects of art. This spectacular bowl may be one-off, w...

Jean Despres important French designer, known for original jewelry designs, champagne buckets, cocktail shakers, and many fine objects of art. This spectacular pair of heavy candlest...

Silver-plated metal with a base encompassed by three rows of Depres’s bead motif. Signed on the underside.

Jean Despres (1889-1980) Covered urn and a jug treated in the Ottoman style. Silver metal proofs, the surface fully hammered except for the handles and the spout, circa 1930 Each pie...

Foxy is a jug in silver-plated metal, designed by Aldo Cibic. The superior part is characterized by a sinuous crease in the metal. This detail is not just aesthetic, it's a functiona...

An important antique silverplate charger created by Elkington & Co., based on a sculpture by French artist Morel Ladeuil. Cast by one of the most significant and highly respected English silver firms in history, the classically-designed repoussé form displays an intimate scene of a lady being dressed by her attendants. Surrounded by a border of Greek anthemions and supported its elm and mahogany solid wood frame, this plaque is a tour-de-force of silver plate artistry. Elkington & Co. patented the first commercial electroplating process and held Royal Warrants for Queen Victoria, King Edward VI...