A fine antique expandable silver trivet with 4 little ball feet and handles. Lots of open work. The nice hand chased design has 2 pairs of facing lions which look like the MGM lion in profile and with sharp claws fun! Marked Pairpoint Sheffield as shown.
12" by 9" closed and 14" by 9" fully open. Half a dozen tiny plate loss spot see pics. Otherwise very good condition.
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A wonderful lively solid 800 silver German fish knife with both pierced and chased work. There is a happy (!) smiling fish in the center. Coat of arms at the top of the handle. A kind web expert says that this is the coat of arms for "Matuschka von Troppolczan" of Bohemia. Thank you.
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A victorian tea / coffee set consisting of 4 pieces and a tray. The set is decorated all over with a fancy repousse floral theme. The designs are in relief with lots of high relief as you can see from the detail pictures. Marked Meriden Silver Plate Co. of Conneticut (see pics). Bone separators on the handles. The included silver plate tray is of the same pattern. The set is about 120 years old.
