Wine and Spirits - niederkornsilver

Sterling Silver and Crystal Cocktail Stirring Wand

Two shot glasses made of crystal glass. The glasses stand about 4 ¾” high; they are columnar with a graceful swell in the middle, about 1 ¾” in diameter. Less than half of each shot glass is reserved for the vessel portion with the remainder being solid glass base.

This cut crystal decanter is topped with a sterling silver and glass stopper by La Pierre Manufacturing Company of Newark, New Jersey. The drop shaped decanter has diamond cuts all around the bulb; the neck of the decanter is panel cut all around. The doorknob shaped stopper is in the art nouveau style, and features repoussé of an orchid and fluttering butterfly, framed by an art nouveau undulating wave. The sterling is marked discreetly around the outer border of the frame with STERLING, La Pierre’s manufacturing mark £, and 8182. The decanter stands approximately 12 ¼ “ high and is about 4 ½ “ in diameter. The crystal is in excellent vintage condition; the silver on the stopper has numerous little dents on its surface.

This sterling and glass ice bucket is by E. Dragsted of Denmark, circa 1950. Designed with a grape motif, the ice bucket sterling silver handle has a ball at the center supported by scrolls terminating in grape clusters; where the handle connects to the glass ice container on either side is a rosette from which dangles a grape cluster attached by o rings.., The ice bucket is approximately 10 ¼ “, by tall, 7 ½ “ , by 5 1⁄8“ wide. The inner handle of the ice bucket is marked E. DRAGSTED, STERLING, DENMARK, and 1794 A.

Designed by Jacob Bang this alcohol decanter has a silver Dragsted collar. The decanter glass is made of clear glass with a solid glass crown shaped stopper; the decanter stands about 10 ½” high. The 1 1/8” silver band on the decanter neck is marked “DRAGSTED”, “DENMARK”, and “STERLING”. Fans of the original Star Trek television series recognize the Kluk Kluk decanters used as props in various episodes of the show.

Silver German/Dutch Wine - Punch Taster
This two handled wine or punch taster is made of continental silver and has a Dutch (Netherlands) assay hallmark for imported silver wares. It is probably German made or it is possible that it was made in the Netherlands and had left the country and was assayed again when it reentered as the silver workmanship does appear to be Dutch or German. There is also a marker's hallmark in a square on the taster it is not clearly struck and only an "?ADB" can be clearly read. This taster is approximately 1 5⁄8 inches tall and about 5 1⁄2 inches in diameter, about 9 1⁄8 inches over the handles. This larger size would indicate that its use was for tasting punches as well as wines. Of course most punches were made from wines. It is decorated with two nicely cast and applied handles that have a grape, floral and grape leaves motif. The bowl of the taster is decorated with four rows of handmade repousse beading along with some scrolls and additional beading in the bottom of the bowl. Between rows two and three of the beading, there is a row of twelve repousse vertical lines. Wine tasters are often decorated with repousse to reflect additional to help with the inspection of the wine when tasting. The entire taster does appear to be handmade. There is also an applied ring foot on the taster.

Silverplate Cocktail Pitcher and Stirring Spoon Designed by Donald Colflesh for Gorham

Wine Coaster with a Gadroon Border in Sterling Silver and Walnut by Currier & Roby