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Two caudle cups. One year. One city. Two silversmiths.
Both were made in London in 1720, during the reign of George I, and both are examples of the unusually high-purity Britannia standard silver used by London silversmiths at the beginning of the 18th century. The Britannia standard was .958 fine silver, higher in purity than the familiar .925 sterling standard.
On the right is a substantial caudle cup by Timothy Ley, weighing approximately 306 grams. Its ribbed S-scroll handles and heavily worked repoussé body give it a more sculptural, decorative character.
On the left is a 252-gram example by Jonah Clifton. The form is broader and more restrained, with substantial S-scroll handles and a body that lets the quality of the early silver speak for itself.

Two objects made within the same year and only a few miles apart, yet each reflects a different silversmith’s interpretation of the caudle cup.
This is part of what makes early English silver so compelling: the hallmarks give you the date and maker, but the object itself tells you how that maker worked.
Which would you choose for your collection?
#EnglishSilver #GeorgianSilver #GeorgeISilver #CaudleCup #porringer by @_dcsilver

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Two dragons chase the flaming pearl in this extraordinary and massive Chinese silver bangle—254 grams of approximately .900 silver, solid cast and extensively hand chased.
The dragons twist around the substantial circular form with remarkable detail to their scales, faces, whiskers, and surrounding decoration. The bangle was cast flat, chased by hand, then carefully formed into its circular shape, with the flaming pearl.
A spectacular piece of Chinese silverwork, with both serious weight and presence.
#ChineseSilver #ChineseAntiques #SilverBangle #DragonArt #dcsilver by @_dcsilver

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2 months ago

Some sets deserve to be admired not simply for their beauty, but for the extraordinary standard to which they were made.
This complete 72-piece Emile Puiforcat flatware service in the elegant Richelieu pattern is crafted in French First Standard (.950) silver and represents the uncompromising quality that established Puiforcat as one of France’s finest silversmiths.
Weighing an impressive 3,706 grams (119.15 troy ounces) of weighable silver, every fork and spoon is of exceptional gauge, while the original cannon-form knives retain their stainless steel French blades. The service bears the maker’s marks of Emile Puiforcat, the Minerva First Standard hallmark, and an elegant family cypher from its original owners in the Champagne region of France.
A remarkable survivor, and a true heirloom service intended to be enjoyed for generations.
Now available.
#EmilePuiforcat #FrenchSilver #AntiqueSilver #SterlingSilver #Tableware by @_dcsilver

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3 months ago

Found in the wild, a very damaged but compelling spoon by #myermyers at #dcsilver by @_dcsilver

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3 months ago

I know. You have a carryon bag. But I mean *how* badass is it? by @_dcsilver

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4 months ago

Bringing a 1777 London sterling silver cup and cover by John Desilow back to life before its journey to a new collection.
Already sold, and for good reason. Pieces like this don’t surface often, especially in such pristine condition. The weight, the balance, the hand — you feel the 18th century in it. The goal is never to make it look new. Two and a half centuries later, still doing exactly what it was made to do.
#dcsilver sterlingsilver #georgiansilver #londonsilver #18thcentury by @_dcsilver

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4 months ago

1930s English sterling at its most unapologetically proper.
A heavy, well-formed butter dish sized for a half stick—built in solid sterling with that reassuring weight only early 20th century English silver seems to get right. Clean lines, restrained elegance, and a presence that turns something ordinary into a small moment on the table.
Original hallmarks remain crisp, the surface carrying just the right amount of age and soft patina—nothing forced, nothing over-polished. The kind of piece that still does its job nearly a century later, and does it better than most.

#dcsilver #sterlingsilver #antiqueenglishsilver #butterdish #tableware by @_dcsilver

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4 months ago

Absolutely killer Leonard Bruce Hodgins Navajo silver cuff rescued from the melt bin today and available soon. #navajosilver #nativeamericanjewelry #dcsilver by @_dcsilver

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Antique Tibetan silver shrine in worked silver—richly chased with protective deities, mythical beasts, and scrolling lotus motifs. These portable reliquaries were worn close to the body, carrying prayers, relics, and intention across mountains and lifetimes. The depth of relief here gives it a real presence—part object, part architecture of belief.
#tibetansilver #gauamulet #buddhistart #antiqueasian #ritualobjects by @_dcsilver

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Overbuilt hand-welded steel ballot box marked IBEW Local 521. Heavy, utilitarian, built for purpose rather than appearance. A 4¼-inch slot in the lid on a 6.5” cube, a simple hasp lock, and a lifetime of wear suggest it once moved between job sites or union halls during internal elections—voices of working electricians deciding their own leadership.

#IBEW
#UnionHistory
#LaborHistory
#IndustrialAntiques
#industrialdecor by @_dcsilver

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A true statement piece from the height of the Regency table.
This 1826 covered entrée dish by Rundell, Bridge & Rundell brings together everything that defines great English silver—weight, presence, and purpose. Commissioned in the era of King George IV, when dining was as much performance as ritual, it speaks to a world where craftsmanship and status were inseparable.
The sculptural oak leaf and acorn finial rises with a naturalism that feels almost modern, while the crisp marriage arms across the cover anchor the piece in a very specific moment—two families, one table, and a service made to mark it. Beneath, a bridled bear’s head crest charged with a trefoil adds a personal signature, as deliberate as it is distinctive. The arms are Benson impaling Dockwra.
Paired with its period Old Sheffield Plate stand by J. Watson & Son, the ensemble has the kind of quiet authority that only comes with scale and survival. Nothing overstated—just exceptionally good silver, made for people who expected the best.
2,294 grams of sterling.�London, 1826.
#dcsilver #antiques #englishsilver #georgiansilver #rundell armorialsilver regency tablescape heritage sterlingsilver luxuryobjects by @_dcsilver

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