The Houle family of silversmiths was a prominent family of silversmiths in London in the 18th and 19th centuries. The family was founded by Daniel Houle, who was born in France in 1720 and came to London in the early 1750s. Daniel Houle was a skilled silversmith, and he quickly established himself as a successful business. He was appointed as a "freeman of the Goldsmiths' Company" in 1756, and he was elected as a warden of the company in 1774.

Daniel Houle had two sons, Charles and Daniel Jr., who both became silversmiths. Charles Houle was born in 1755, and he was apprenticed to his father. He became a freeman of the Goldsmiths' Company in 1777, and he set up his own business in 1780. Charles Houle was a talented silversmith, and he was known for his delicate and intricate designs. He was also a successful businessman, and he expanded more...

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A decorative Victorian silver embossed teapot, the wide melon…

Victorian Silver Embossed Teapot, London 1858, Daniel & Charles Houle

A decorative Victorian silver embossed teapot, the wide melon form body elaborately embossed with florals and scrolls under peak arches, scroll handle and feet. London 1858 by Daniel & Charles Houle. 906gms.

Good Victorian hallmarked sterling silver pierced sugar basket…

Victorian Sterling Silver Parrot Sugar Basket by Daniel & Charles

Good Victorian hallmarked sterling silver pierced sugar basket featuring parrots amongst branches, by Daniel & Charles Houle, height 11 cm Wgt:270g - without glass. Provenance: Vizard Foundation collection

A sterling silver part tea/coffee set, consisting of milk jug…

Sterling Silver Tea/Coffee Set by Daniel & Charles Houle

A sterling silver part tea/coffee set, consisting of milk jug gold flashed interior 1854, coffee pot 1850 ebonised handle and teapot 1853, all with 'C' scrolls and 'Fish scale' detail. By Daniel & Charles Houle. 1569gm

A Victorian sterling silver teapot and sugar basin, 1869 London,…

Victorian Sterling Silver Teapot & Sugar Basin, 1869 London

A Victorian sterling silver teapot and sugar basin, 1869 London, w maker's mark for Daniel & Charles Houle. The lavish teapot & sugar basin w baluster body repousse, chased w flora, shells & scroll work, the pot w scroll handle & acanthus thumb spurs,…

A Victorian sterling silver tea and coffee set, 1868 London,…

Victorian Sterling Silver Tea & Coffee Set, 1868 London

A Victorian sterling silver tea and coffee set, 1868 London, with maker's mark for Daniel & Charles Houle. The lavish set comprising a coffee pot, teapot, sugar basin and milk jug, each with baluster body repousse and chased with flora, shells and scroll…

Victorian silver swing handled basket marked London Daniel &…

Victorian Silver Swing Handled Basket London 1856, 1440g 34x30mm

Victorian silver swing handled basket marked London Daniel & Charles Houle 1856, weight 1440 grams, size 34 x 30 mm

A Victorian and later silver four-piece tea and coffee service,…

Floral Embossed Silver Tea & Coffee Service

A Victorian and later silver four-piece tea and coffee service, the baluster bodies with floral and scroll embossing, the vacant cartouches framed by C-scrolls. The teapot and cream jug Sheffield 1853 by Roberts & Hall, sugar bowl London 1858 by Daniel &…

Victorian sterling silver goblet made for the Australian market,…

Victorian Sterling Silver Australian Goblet with Emus and Kangaroo

Victorian sterling silver goblet made for the Australian market, traditional stemmed baluster form, repousse decoration of four emus, kangaroo, flowers, foliage and scrolls, London 1861, makers Daniel & Charles Houle, approx 228 grams

Victorian sterling silver salver, hallmarked London, 1869,…

Victorian Sterling Silver Salver with Foliage and Swags

Victorian sterling silver salver, hallmarked London, 1869, Dh//Ch (Daniel & Charles Houle), of circular form with leaf and berry and beaded borders, the centre decorated with foliage and swags, raised on three ball and claw feet, total weight 532gm,…

A very substantial mid-Victorian sterling silver tray, Daniel &…

Victorian Sterling Silver Elliptical Tray with Floral Chasing

A very substantial mid-Victorian sterling silver tray, Daniel & Charles Houle, London, 1863, elliptical with a moulded and foliate border and handles, the centre chased with floral and foliate decoration, the underside engraved with an early inscription…

Mallee Victoria Interest. A fine antique sterling silver tray…

Antique Sterling Silver Tray with Engraved Dedication

Mallee Victoria Interest. A fine antique sterling silver tray on four raised and pierced feet decorated with garlands, engraved 'Presented With Claret Jug To Donald McLELLAN Esquire Of Cove Victoria By Residents In The Mallee and Tatiara Districts As A…

An English sterling silver jug by Daniel & Charles Houle of…

English Sterling Silver Jug, Daniel & Charles Houle, London 1876

An English sterling silver jug by Daniel & Charles Houle of London, circa 1876, 15 cm high, 310 grams

William Edwards, 'Victorian Rifle Club Challenge Cup, Match No.…

Victorian Rifle Club Challenge Cup

William Edwards, 'Victorian Rifle Club Challenge Cup, Match No.1, First Prize' sterling silver trophy cup, circa 1863, superbly adorned with fine and deep repousse decoration by master decorator William Edwards depicting a hunting scene with three…

A Victorian sterling silver 'Cellini' style sugar basin, 1876…

Victorian Renaissance Revival Silver Sugar Basin

A Victorian sterling silver 'Cellini' style sugar basin, 1876 London, with maker's mark for Daniel & Charles Houle, the pedestal basin with twin espagnolette handles and profusely decorated throughout in the Renaissance revival manner, hallmarked below…

Small sterling silver mustard pot crafted in a mid-Victorian…

Victorian Sterling Silver Mustard Pot with Blue Glass Insert

Small sterling silver mustard pot crafted in a mid-Victorian style with floral engraved sides and beaded boarders both around the top edge and the base. By Danial & Charles Houle London. 1868. Having a blue glass insert. Weight without the glass 112.5…

Wine goblet and wine tasting vessel sterling silver goblet by…

Victorian & Modern Sterling Silver Wine Tasting Cups

Wine goblet and wine tasting vessel sterling silver goblet by Danial & Charles Houle. London 1867. Victorian in style and having a git interior. Weight 160.0 grams. A sterling silver wine taste testing cup by PS maker unknown. Birmingham 1993.Weight 39…

English sterling silver serving tray by Daniel and Charles…

1853 London Sterling Silver Serving Tray by Houle Brothers

English sterling silver serving tray by Daniel and Charles Houle of London, circa 1853, 41 cm across, 1750 grams

A heavy quality Victorian silver salver, central engraved…

Victorian Silver Armorial Salver by Houle, London 1857

A heavy quality Victorian silver salver, central engraved shield form armorial framed by C-scroll and floral wide band, pie-crust and shell rim, raised on three scrolling feet. London 1857 by Daniel & Charles Houle, noted salver makers. 1068gm, diameter…

A Victorian silver claret jug, decoratively engraved ovoid body…

Victorian Silver Claret Jug with Engraved Body and Handle

A Victorian silver claret jug, decoratively engraved ovoid body raised on short stem from a circular spreading foot, serpentine scale handle, hinged cover with stepped quatrefoil finial. London 1865 by Daniel & Charles Houle. Height 33 cm, 746gm.

An English sterling silver tazza by Daniel & Charles Houle of…

1851 English Sterling Silver Tazza by Houle Brothers

An English sterling silver tazza by Daniel & Charles Houle of London, circa 1851, engraved on underside 'Whistler facit, 11 strand, London, 13 cm high, 30.5 cm across, 980 grams

English sterling silver serving tray by Daniel and Charles…

1853 London Sterling Silver Serving Tray by Houle Brothers

English sterling silver serving tray by Daniel and Charles Houle of London, circa 1853, 41 cm across, 1750 grams

A set of four Victorian silver cauldron salts, squat circular…

Victorian silver cauldron salts with gadroon rims

A set of four Victorian silver cauldron salts, squat circular with gadroon rims raised on pad feet. London 1872 by Daniel & Charles Houle. 275gm.

Lovely Victorian sterling silver ewer, hallmarked, London, 1873,…

Victorian Sterling Silver Classical Ewer, London 1873

Lovely Victorian sterling silver ewer, hallmarked, London, 1873, D.H//C.H (Daniel and Charles Houle), of classical form, with s-scroll handle and shell spout, accented with beaded borders, total weight 315gm purchased: J.H Bourdon-Smith, 2002

A Victorian silver four piece tea and coffee set, with ornate…

Ornate Victorian Silver Tea & Coffee Set

A Victorian silver four piece tea and coffee set, with ornate Rococo decoration, bird finials to the pots, the teapot 1851, the cream and sugar 1862 by Robert Hennell III (London), the coffee pot by Daniel & Charles Houle London 1856. Total 2700gm.

A decorative three piece sterling silver Victorian tea service,…

Victorian Sterling Silver Tea Service with Floral Decoration

A decorative three piece sterling silver Victorian tea service, 1862 London, with maker's mark for Daniel & Charles Houle, comprising a teapot, sugar basin and a milk jug finely decorated with, repousse and chased flora, shells and scroll work, the teapot…

Pair of antique Victorian hallmarked sterling silver salts,…

Antique Sterling Silver Salts by Houle, London 1879-1880

Pair of antique Victorian hallmarked sterling silver salts, sitting on tri ball form feet, by Daniel & Charles Houle, London, 1879 - 1880, each 3.5 cm high, total weight 100 grams (2)

Antique Victorian hallmarked sterling silver shaped circular…

Victorian Sterling Silver Salver with Engraved Crest

Antique Victorian hallmarked sterling silver shaped circular salver, with applied shell and scroll border, interior engraved with scrolls, flowers and foliage with central crest, all on three scroll feet, by Daniel & Charles Houle, London, 1847 - 1848, 19…

A Victorian sterling silver footed salver 1851 London, the mark…

Victorian Sterling Silver Rococo Salver

A Victorian sterling silver footed salver 1851 London, the mark of Daniel & Charles Houle, decorated in the rococo style with shells and scrolls, height 3.5 cm, diameter 35 cm, weight 1082gms

William Edwards 'Victorian Rifle Club Challenge Cup, Match No.1,…

Victorian Rifle Club Challenge Cup with Hunting Scene Decoration

William Edwards 'Victorian Rifle Club Challenge Cup, Match No.1, First Prize' sterling silver trophy cup, circa 1863 superbly adorned with fine and deep repousse decoration by master decorator William Edwards depicting a hunting scene with three kangaroos…

A Victorian sterling silver teapot, 1856 London, with maker's…

Victorian Sterling Silver Teapot with Floral Finial and Engraving

A Victorian sterling silver teapot, 1856 London, with maker's mark for Daniel and Charles Houle, a baluster pot with a low domed lid and a cast floral finial, having a 'C' scroll handle with vegetal mounts and ivory insulators and a spout of lavish…

A Victorian silver caster, urn form with beaded border; Daniel…

Victorian Silver Urn Caster by Houle, London 1857

A Victorian silver caster, urn form with beaded border; Daniel & Charles Houle, London, 1857.

A Victorian silver tea and coffee set, the four piece set with…

Victorian Rococo Silver Tea & Coffee Set

A Victorian silver tea and coffee set, the four piece set with ornate Rococo decoration, bird finial to coffee and tea pots, ivory heat rings, the teapot by Robert Hennell III, London 1851, the cream and sugar by Robert Hennell III, London 1862, the…

A Victorian rococo style sterling silver footed salver 1851…

Victorian Sterling Silver Rococo Footed Salver

A Victorian rococo style sterling silver footed salver 1851 London, by Daniel and Charles Houle with shell and scroll decoration to the rim and similar engraved decoration to the centre diameter 35 cm, weight 1082gms

English hallmarked sterling silver topped Victorian claret jug…

Victorian Sterling Silver Topped Claret Jug

English hallmarked sterling silver topped Victorian claret jug decorated with repeating raised floral panels & one unmarked cartouche, having a hinged lid, the bulbous glass body etched with geometric & floral patterns, all on a collet foot base. London,…

A Victorian silver teapot, of compressed pear shape, heavily…

Victorian Floral Silver Teapot

A Victorian silver teapot, of compressed pear shape, heavily embossed with florals, the dome lid with floral finial and the scroll handle with acanthus capping. London 1856 by Daniel & Charles Houle. 835gms.

A Victorian sterling silver tea and coffee set, 1867 London,…

Victorian Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Set

A Victorian sterling silver tea and coffee set, 1867 London, with makers' marks for Daniel & Charles Houle, comprising a coffee pot, tea pot and a covered sugar basin and milk jug, of compressed pear shape with 'C' scroll handles and raised on curvaceous…

English hallmarked sterling silver Victorian bowl with a…

Victorian Sterling Silver Bowl with Pressed Pattern & Gilt Interior

English hallmarked sterling silver Victorian bowl with a repeating pressed pattern & beaded rim & a gilt wash interior. London, 1878, maker Daniel & Charles Houle. Diameter 10.4 cm. Weight 152g

A pair of Victorian period silver tripod salts with engraved…

Victorian Silver Salts with Engraved Decoration

A pair of Victorian period silver tripod salts with engraved leaf, flower and scroll decoration and blue glass liners. London 1851 by Daniel & Charles Houle. Diameter 7 cm

The 1862, Geelong District Wine Growers sterling silver cup and…

Geelong Wine Growers Cup & Kitz Silver Collar

The 1862, Geelong District Wine Growers sterling silver cup and Australian silver collar the collar attributed to Louis Kitz, (1820-1887), Geelong; the cup with maker's mark Daniel and Charles Houle, London, circa 1859, the two handled cup with an ogee…

A circular Victorian sterling silver salver maker's mark Daniel…

Victorian Sterling Silver Salver with Crest and Inscription

A circular Victorian sterling silver salver maker's mark Daniel & Charles Houle / London /, circa 1851, with an armorial crest and a Latin inscription, 1262grs total weight of silver, 38.5 cm wide