Antique German Silver Cow Creamer

European cast silver bovine figurine, ca 1910. A sturdy cow with dimpled, saggy skin and drooping tail; direct expression with funny, flexed ears. Stands on firmly planted hoofs. Snu...

Victorian Classical sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Tiffany & Co. at Union Square, New York. Globular bowl and drum-form neck with small lip spout; c-scroll handle with reeded...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver cow creamer; an addition to our 19th Century silverware collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver creamer has been realistically modelled in the form of a cow. The plain body of this antique silver creamer is embellished with details reproducing the fine definition of the cow's facial and anatomical features. The jug is fitted with a hinged cover, surmounted with an impressive cast and applied finial realistically modelled in the form of a fly. This impressive Victorian silver cow creamer is fitted with a loop handle, modelled in the form of the cow's tail. The hallmarks to the underside and hind leg of this cow creamer include: Maker's mark: SBL (Samuel Boyce (or Boaz) Landeck) British assay mark: Leopard head (London, England) Silver quality/purity mark: British lion passant mark, 930, Dutch lion rampant mark with 1st standard purity (minimum .934, 934/1000)* Export mark: Key mark intruding lion passant Additional mark: F (foreign manufacture mark) Such antique Dutch sterling silver examples are becoming increasingly difficult to locate. * The country of origin hallmarked this item with the standard mark 930/lion rampant mark and once imported into Britain the silver purity was tested and hallmarks struck reaffirming the silver is a minimum of sterling standard. Condition This antique 19th century cow creamer...

Circa 1890s, .800 fineness solid silver, Hanau, Germany, with French Import mark. This charming cow creamer brings a playfully pastoral look to any table....