Uncommon Barbour Sterling No. 69 Creamer c1896-1898 Beaded Urn Antique For Sale

Uncommon antique Barbour Silver Company sterling silver creamer, factory/form No. 69, estimated to date to approximately 1896–1898.The underside is clearly marked:
B.S.C.
STERLING
69This piece has been researched beyond ordinary online comparison. The Meriden Historical Society reviewed surviving Barbour Silver Company catalogs in the International Silver Company archives specifically for this No. 69 form. Their archivist was unable to locate this exact creamer in the available printed catalogs, but used Barbour’s surviving sterling-number sequence and catalog chronology to estimate that the No. 69 cream-and-sugar design was introduced between approximately 1896 and 1898.Their research found:
• Sterling No. 62 appearing in the 1893–94 Barbour catalog
• Sterling No. 64 appearing circa 1895
• Sterling No. 84 appearing in the 1898 catalog
• Similar urn forms, beaded decoration, and slender handles appearing on other documented Barbour sterling pieces from the periodThe archivist also explained that Barbour’s early catalogs focused primarily on silver-plated wares and illustrated only a limited selection of the company’s sterling production. Therefore, the absence of No. 69 from the surviving catalogs does not mean it was not produced.Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library independently reviewed the Barbour trade catalog in its collection and likewise reported that no matching No. 69 creamer was found among the pieces illustrated there.This makes No. 69 an uncommon and unusually well-researched example of late-19th-century Barbour sterling hollowware.The creamer has an elegant urn-shaped body, pedestal foot, beaded rim and foot, shaped pouring lip, and a delicate high-loop handle.This is genuine sterling silver, not silverplate.The exact matching sugar bowl or larger service has not yet been documented in the surviving catalogs reviewed, making the history of this particular design especially interesting.Condition is shown in the photographs. Please review all images carefully for surface wear, patina, age-related marks, and overall condition.A wonderful piece for a collector of antique American sterling, Barbour Silver Company, International Silver predecessor firms, Victorian hollowware, or historically researched silver.Archival research documentation is available and the piece has been identified and dated using original Barbour catalog evidence rather than seller speculation.