Antique French Silver Wine Taster with Scallop Shell Handle, 18th Century

French silver wine taster, 18th century. Round with curved sides; snake ring handle has squiggly tail. Engraved owner’s name in shaded block: J. P. Berard Ptre. That last is a shorte...

French Restauration Classical silver wine taster. Bowl round and curved; one half has twisted gadroons and the other half has bosses. Ring handle with two incised rectangular frames....

Victorian Classical sterling silver porringer. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1883. Sides fluted between egg-and-dart borders. Open tree handle heightened with fluid engraving...

Turn-of-the-Century American Craftsman sterling silver porringer. Bellied bowl on inset foot ring. Finely faceted hand hammering with nice "disco ball" shimmer. Plain open tree handl...

Antique 950 Sterling Silver French Wine Taster with Engraving Engraving appears to be A MERLIN 1785 This antique French wine taster features an etched design handle featuring a man...

Elegant French Silver-Plated Wine Glass Rinser, 19th Century This charming 19th-century wine glass rinser from France is made of silver-plated metal and features beautifully shaped ...

Continental silver testavin, likely late 19th or early 20th century. Bold & gutsy, handraised silver. Marked with a crown & 6-point star over PI, in a cartouche. 3.65 troy oz. 4.25" ...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique German silver wine taster; an addition to our 17th century wine and drinks related silverware collection. This exceptional antique German silver wine taster has a circular rounded, lobed paneled form. The molded, paneled surface of the wine taster is embellished with the later engraved inscription 'To J.C.P.L from his Godmother E.L.A.E.T, Oct 5th 1894'. The well of this silver wine taster is encircled with engraved textured decoration. The impressive example of antique silverware is fitted with two cast scrolling handles with plain elevated thumbpieces. This drinking vessel retains the original gilding to the interior; this has worn with age in a sympathetic fashion to an aesthetically pleasing mellow color. The hallmarks struck to this impressive wine taster include: Maker's mark: Untraced City mark: Augsburg, Germany Assay scrape: Zickzack line (Tremolierstrich) Condition This antique silver wine taster...