AUCTION 33 : LOT 53 : Pair of monumental balauster vases in molten, embossed and chiseled silver, Italy, 20th century. Hammer price : € 26.400,00
AUCTION 12 : LOT 107 : A pair of hammered silver sculptures depicting “Knights in armor with jousting lance”
AUCTION 12 : LOT 106 : Austro-Hungarian chessboard in partially gilded silver, with enamels and semi-precious stones. First half of the 20th century Hammer price : € 31.000,00
AUCTION 29 : LOT 117 : Important tea and coffee service in silver, Wolfers Frères, Germany, early 20th century Hammer price : € 5.704,00
AUCTION 56 : LOT 11 : Alessandro Stefani Silversmith, “Filla” jug in silver and vermeil, Bologna, 20th century Hammer price : € 4.960,00
AUCTION 56 : LOT 10 : Enea Stefani Silversmith, “Madonna and Child,” Bologna, 20th century. Hammer price : € 3.720,00
AUCTION 33 : LOT 57 : Magnificent silver epergne, Fabergé, Moscow, end of the 19th century. Hammer price : € 28.520,00
AUCTION 12 : LOT 138 : Large silver centerpiece with Nymphs and fish. Hammer price : € 28.520,00
AUCTION 15 : LOT 31 : Large silver vase, Alexandria, 20th century. Hammer price : €4.464,00
AUCTION 12 : LOT 130 : Pair of seven-lighted candlesticks in embossed silver. Hammer price : € 4.960,00
AUCTION 12 : LOT 135 : Coffee maker in embossed
Silverware Auctions
The Silver Auction Department of Gregory’s offers a wide variety of antique and modern silverware, ranging from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. In Gregory’s catalogs, you can find significant pieces of Italian, Russian, and English silverware, both for household and sacred use, as well as rare and precious silver items from private collections. Regarding sacred objects, the department mainly deals with icons with riza from the Russian region, but also chalices, monstrances, reliquaries, and crucifixes. In the realm of household silverware, the offerings vary from large cutlery sets to candelabra and coffee services.
Gregory’s Silver Auctions Gregory’s silver auctions, highly esteemed, have consistently achieved great results and excellent sales percentages. Among the top lots, one should note a magnificent centerpiece with nymphs and fish, boasting international taste, dating back to the late 19th century Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was sold at auction for over €28,000.
Another significant sale was that of a large 20th-century silver vase from Alessandria, embossed with branches of leaves and shells, adorned with floral and foliate decorations, and featuring a circular base with four wild beast heads, which reached €4,464.00.
The department’s strength lies in the high quality of the silver items it handles, often coming from important families or bearing the signatures of renowned names like Stefani, a historic silversmith from Bologna. Two splendid silver high reliefs, embossed and hammered, with polychrome enamels depicting “Allegory of Autumn” and “Allegory of Spring,” serve as examples.