Silver

Fine silver shines bright at auction, and so it should. Hansons sees many exquisite examples. Victorian tableware, sculptural  figures, cutlery, cigarette boxes, candelabras – all manner of decorative items – are consigned for sale.

Silver showcases craftsmanship at its best and often has an air of grandeur, particularly when heavyweight Victorian tableware and presentation pieces appear for valuation.

Striking Silver Success

We also see superb silver trophies and bespoke items which were originally commissioned as gifts. A particularly striking example in a Fine Art Silver Auction was a large Magna Carta sculptural figure group by Hunt & Roskell. It was presented to Victorian MP and Jewish engineer Joseph d’Aguilar Samuda. lt sold for £56,000.

Other Silver Auction highlights include a pair of 1878 Victorian cast silver figural candlesticks, designed by John Septimus Beresford, which sold for £8,100. In addition, a Tiffany and Co American silver tea caddy, designed by Edward C Moore circa 1878, made £14,000.

Jewellery Shines Bright

Silver jewellery is also popular and we value all types of antique and vintage necklaces, bracelets, rings, bangles, ear-rings and watches.

Hansons monthly Antique and Collectors Auctions offers a varied section of around 200 silver lots per auction. We also showcase fine silver in our quarterly Fine Art & Antique Auctions and, if suitable, in our Decorative Arts Auctions.

Our silver department, gains superb results and boasts an international client base of both silver dealers and private clients.

As well as offering free valuations, we also provide professional written valuations for insurance, family division, divorce, sale by private treaty, probate and post-loss reports.

To find out more about Hansons’ Silver Auctions, or arrange a free valuation, email: [email protected]

Silver is included in our monthly Antique & Collectors Auctions and our quarterly Fine Art Auctions.