An exceptional early Dutch or German brass repousee watering can, from a noble estate, with highborn male in relief, c. 1680-1720.

A finely constructed large can with an extra long spout, made to use in the large manshion green houses and gardens of the late baroque period.

Size: 78 cm. long, incl. the sieve finial and around 29 cm. tall.

Condition: Intact with soldering on the rim of the lid from time of use...

A rare extremely large brass or bell metal mortar with Dolphin handles, after Dutch model, Dutch or Northern European, c. 1660-1670.

An elegant mortar with concenthric lines and a gothic design with the wide mouth and two dolphin handles applied at the waist. The mortar comes with the original pestle. Such a large size and fine execution mortar for the period, would have been made for a pharmacy.

Size: c. 21 cm. tall and 20,5 cm. wide, weighing perhaps 20+ kilograms, incl...

A lovely group of very early Dutch snuff or tobacco boxes, some of which are late 17th. century, other early-mid 18th. century. two with an oval form, and two with the usual elongated form with cobber sides, typical for the mid 18th. century.

In the group several rare depictions such as a full size gentleman and a box with medallions, some with texts etc.

Size: 12,3-15,8 cm. long...

Tall Classical sterling silver wine ewer. Made by Moore for Tiffany & Co. at 550 Broadway, New York, ca 1855. Ovoid bowl with helmet mouth and raised round foot; cast high-looping fruiting grapevine handle. Foot rim encircled with same. Chased and engraved outsized leaves and squiggly tendrils, and bunches in relief. Irregular round frame (vacant). Early marks (1854-70) including maker’s stamp and retailer’s stamps, and pre-1860 pattern no. 488...

Pair of tall Edwardian Neoclassical sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1908. Fluted columnar shaft on stepped square base. Composite Corinthian capital with detachable, concave, and chamfered bobeche. Beading. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, no. A3208, and date symbol. Weighted. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 12 5/8 x W 4 1/8 x D 4 1/8 in. Weighted. #BZ394

Pair of Edwardian Classical sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1917. Each: Fluted column and composite Corinthian capital. Bobeche detachable with chamfered rim. Stepped and square base. Beading. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, no. A3207, and date symbol. Very good condition with some pings.

Dimensions: H 10 1/2 x W 4 1/4 x D 4 1/4 in. Weighted. #BZ434

Pair of Edwardian Classical sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1916. Each: Fluted column and composite Corinthian capital. Bobeche detachable with chamfered rim. Stepped and square base. Beading. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s (Berry & Whitmore) stamps, no. A3207, and date symbol. Very good condition with some pings.

Dimensions: H 10 1/2 x W 4 1/4 x D 4 1/4 in. Weighted. #BZ433

George III sterling silver sugar basket. Made by Hester Bateman in London in 1784. Ovoid bowl with c-scroll swing handle and raised foot. Pierced colonnade and rinceaux as well as ovals inset with paterae. Engraved garland. Beading. Cobalt glass liner. With tongs: U-form with acorn jaws, bright-cut ornament, and engraved armorial.

Basket fully marked. Tongs marked with sterling standard mark and maker’s stamp. Very good condition with deep patina...

A renaissance bronze figure, Italian, Venice, and in a superb style with the stylistic hallmark of the Roccatagliata workshop, c. 16th.- early 17th. century.

The figure is made of bell metal and depicts a Cupid with spread wings holding a scroll with the portrait bust of Christ. He is standing on a stepped podium and mounted to a heavy black base.

Size: 15 cm. tall including the black stone base and 10,4 cm. for the figure alone.

A luxery set for 6 persons flatware cutlery and including also a larger knife and fork for cutting the meat, France 18th. century. (14 pieces total).

Highly elaborate with silver settings, incl. finials and fine floral inlays, high polished tortoise shafts and the knifes marked with a Lilly on the top of the blades.

Size: Knifes measure 23,9 cm. long, the forks only 20,2 cm. and the larger cutlery set, 26 cm. for both knife and fork.

Condition: Good very fine, i...

An important pair of exceptional gilt brass shield wall sconces, Noble house in the German States or representing the Holy Roman Empire, c. 1650-1680.

Artfully decorated shield type of scounces with German Heraldic Eagles on either side of a wreath. Inside the wreath a knealing page is presenting the crown. With floral decoration other the remaining surface. The two candle holders with drippand also decorated repousee.

To presenting the crown is normally something related ...

A very attractive large pewter tankard of the late 17th.- early 18th. century.

The tankard stands in a beautiful baroque style with a multitude of floral engravings in the microcarving style, Probably Northern Germany, Initialized and dated 1720 in the lid by new owners. German touchmarks in the top of the handle.

Size: 26,5 cm. tall.

Condition: Nice Very fine or better, good metal and sharp engravings with lesser wear than most. A few minor old bumbs and dent...

A lovely renaissance style pewter flagon or jug, made by Ulrich Appel in Nuremberg, Germany c. mid-late 17th. century.

Ulrich Appel became a master of pewter in 1659 and this vessel would have been made shortly thereafter.

The surface of this entire jug is profusely decorated with particularly artfull and tecnically difficult style of late renaissance - early baroque micro-engraving. A large winged angel with long flowing hair in the center front. He has a halo around his ...

A lovely set of three pewter measuring mugs for quarter, Pint and 1/2 pint, England, 18th.-19th. century.

Scarce as a complete set in this quality with brass rims and profusely inscribed with owners names and fine pewter touchmarks. The Quarter mug (1 quart Imperial capacity) is quite large and would probably have contained nearly a liter liquid. Brass rim measures are considered to have been used to measure shell fish and dry produce, though.

Size: The quarter mug is c. ...

An extremely rare matching pair of large pewter wine jugs, Germany, Marburg, dated 1740.

Fantastic execution and made for a very wealthy client in c. 1740, which is engraved on the lid beneath the name of the commisioneer - JOHANNES HAAS. The jugs are stamped with a Marburg 'Feinzinnmarke' - a pewter touch mark from the city in Germany. The master given is Johann H Werlin, a meister working out of Marburg.
The jugs with a classical design and beautiful beak-like spouts. High...

A very early pewter water bottle / tea canister, made in the mid 17th. century and dated on the lid 1679!

The 17th century equivalent to a lunch box. this antique pewter receptacle kept liquids warm or cold over 350 years ago.

The octagonal vessel with a screw top features and an embellished ring handle. As something unique, it also has a spout with screw lid, hanging in a chain, fastened to the body with a small bird-shaped fitting. A museum quality item with all 8 panels...

A massive and exceptional German Pewter tankard, Manifactured 1751 and dated 1765 on the front.

Profusely decorated over the entire surface with deeply incised beautiful baroque text: 'ANNO 1765
DER ZEIT BEISITZER
XAVARIUS SCHOLTZ
MARTIN ARGELL
ALT GESSEL EN
JOSEPH STINDL - JOHANNES WITRA VOR GEHER
MATHIAS MAYER JOHANNES KYSLING'

The lid also engraved with a guilds symbol within wreath. With German or Austrian Pewtermarks of a horse / Lilly, ...

A lovely early European Pewter tankard or Stein, Germany, dated 1729 on the front.

Decorated with a central image of two shoes and an axe and tool, inside a wreath. Engraved with the NAME: ''ANDRES THYS 1729''

With German Pewter touchmark of a crowned star on the handle as well - see images.

Andres Thys probably received the finely crafted tankard with the impressive stepped lid as a present for graduating as a shoemaker in 1729. Such high quality tankard from ...