Sentence examples for collections of silver from inspiring English sources

The armchairs were deep, the bathtub capacious; there were books and paintings and oddments scattered about, collections of silver cigar cases, stuffed birds and precious porcelains.

Exhibits include many unusual local objects and artefacts, such as the recently unearthed Frome hoard, one of the largest collections of silver and bronze Roman coins that has ever been found in Britain.

There is also a large collection of silver.

THE Cabinet Office has no plans to sell its collection of silver candlesticks, its silver cutlery or its magnificent Asprey silver platter.

Among the offerings at J. H. Bourdon-Smith, for example, is a collection of silver "apostle spoons" made in England in the 16th and 17th centuries.

She had rings and studs all over her face, and a thick collection of silver tribal jewelry around her neck, and vintage jeans.

She laughs, rattling the collection of silver chains and charms around a well-tanned throat ("laying out," or tanning, is another no-no she enjoys).

The regiment has an astonishing collection of silver (punch bowls, tankards, cups, samovars, epergnes, candlesticks, urns, unidentifiable objects and some 18th century plates a colonel bought for a song in the 1930's).

"He keeps saying to me: 'Jenny, you're going to have the biggest collection of silver and bronzes, are you prepared to have that?'" She pauses to let out a nervous laugh.

A collection of silver that belonged to George Washington and to his wife's family, the Custises, will be on display today from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sotheby's, 1334 York Avenue (72nd Street).

One evening I was his guest at a lavish feast in King's — the one where they put out the college's amazing collection of silver and gold plate.