Silver Corkscrews
Every time that I find a silver corkscrew, the lovely bride lays claim to it.
Something about shiny sterling implements which facilitate the opening of wine just makes her eyes light up.
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| one of my favorites. A dealer offered this to me at a discount, and I lept at the opportunity. 19th century Dutch Silver ornate handled corkscrew --usually referred to as, "that horsey thingy." | Silver Picnic corkscrew with dyed ivory handle. An awesome piece. |
Thiery and Croselmire's 1886 patent silver overlay adorned with the image of "die schutzenliesel."
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1887 Le Roy Haff's patent roundlet, marked "STERLING" |
Leroy Fairchild's 1888 patented sterling roundlet corkscrew, marked "STERLING, PAT. APD FOR." |
Theiry and Croselmire's 1886 patent silver overlay with Williamson bell...Simply Stunning! |
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| This style of sterling corkscrew is often found with a JH (John Hasselbring) mark. This one is unusual as it is marked CARTIER and STERLING | Sterling ornate handled corkscrew, marked NX 35 -- the lovely's favorite. | Silver Dollar handled Corkscrew -- the dollar is dated 1921, the corkscrew NEWMAN'S SILVER SHOP, RENO, STERLING |
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| La Pierre Sterling, marked with the La Pierre "L ," and "STERLING" | Redlich Sterling. marked with the Redlich dragon, "STERLING 93," and "1893" | John Hasselbring Sterling Corkscrew -- marked JH, STERLING, |
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Mother of Pearl handled, silver picnic corkscrew -- marked DF for David
Field - a London silversmith.
This dates to the 1740's-1750's. A fantastic early British silver piece |
German cutler, Alfred Borderner's, silver direct pull corkscrew, marked STERLING | F & B Sterling, marked "F&B, STERLING," and GERMANY on the helix. |
