Bidspirit auction | 20th Century Barker Brothers Sterling
20th Century Barker Brothers Sterling Silver Creamer and Vase - A collection of two early 20th-century sterling silver table items, comprising a Georgian style creamer and a trumpet vase. Creamer is 77.18g Vase is approx 220g (but filled) The footed creamer features a wavy rim and a scrolled handle, standing on three shell-capped cabriole legs that terminate in hoof feet. The interior shows a warm, reddish-gold tone, suggesting the remnants of a gold wash. A group of four impressed marks on the interior wall includes the letters BBS Ld in a quatrefoil shield, an anchor, a lion passant, and a capital letter Q in a clipped-corner shield. The trumpet vase is designed with a flaring, scalloped rim and a circular pedestal base. The base is weighted for stability. The underside of the foot is impressed with a series of marks including a lion passant, an anchor, a lowercase script e in a shield, and a maker mark featuring the characters B, R, S, and Co. A red foil-wrapped chocolate is present for scale but is not part of the lot.