What is the value of a blue white vase with a mark of SW Silver?

Answer 1

S.W. Silver was a company in the Cornhill district of London. They seem to have been active in the 1840's to 1860's (certainly may have been around much longer, but this period has the most references) They were an outfitter and contractor for clothes and supplies for emigrants to Australia and for military and sea-going officers, cadets, passengers. They may have gotten into this via the manufacture of waterproof clothing. I have a very old knife with their markings, it is a large knife that appears to be the forerunner of the Swiss army knife with multiple blades and accessories. Have also seen a brass compass, which falls well into the travel scheme. Als reference to floating matteresses and life preservers, cabin furniture, etc. So perhaps the vase was part of a packaged outfit for these types of customers. They did have a store in Liverpool as well. There London location was on Cornhill Street which one still finds between St Paul's and the Tower of London.