Victorian FIGURAL Napkin Ring Simpson 3 OWLS Silver Gold

Victorian Figural napkin rings are a joy to collect, display, set a beautiful table! Silverplate, these were produced late 1800’s through turn of the century. Victorians often used silver-plated items for their dining room where dinner was an elaborate social event. The various figural napkin rings were assigned to family members as holders of their napkins that were used all week until wash day.

Pictured here is a hard to find version of a rare ring, evaluated in the Gottschalk & Witson book as A+ rare category.  “Long Eared Owl” with owelets roosting on a branch is “truly a beautiful ring.”

Simpson, Hall, Miller & Company #204. This version has gold plating on top of the silver plating for accent areas like the leaves and the center of the base as well as details around the legs.

Condition is VERY good, with some light wear to the gold plating. Outstanding version of this exceptionally high quality figural ring. 4″ high.  Please see our connectibles store for other napkin rings.

 

Rogers Silverplate Cruet Caster Set Triple Plate 1880

We recently found a beautiful Rogers Brothers Turning Wheel 4 Station Cruet Caster Set. This set is in excellent condition considering it was made in the period 1870 – 1880. It has the Rogers Mark on the turning wheel.  The four bottles included with the set are Oil, Vinegar, Mustard, and Salt.  We found a reference to this item in an 1880 catalog, and the cost was $4.25.

The Stand is about 14″ high and 7″ wide. The turning wheel features a very nice leaf and floral decoration around its outer circumference. This set displays very nicely and has 4 matching bottles, which I am told is very rare. This is truly a rare find from the treasure hunters at Connectibles.