A mighty fine larger serving spoon, dated 1856, Moscow marks, .84 and weighing 78 grams.

Size: 18,6 cm. long.

Meiji Art Nouveau silver jewelry box, ca 1910. Rectangular with straight sides; on front keyhole with lozenge plate. Cover hinged with tapering tab. Engraved chrysanthemums and leafing branches in shaded gilding. On cover top a big loose flower head with wind-swept petals. Velvet lined interior with detachable tray. Underside wood lined. With key. In original leather-bound case with silk lining and fitted velvet. Box marked “Sterling Miyamoto”...

Set of 4 Victorian sterling silver place card holders. Made by Saunders and Shepherd in Chester in 1899. Each: A rifle is propped against a shilling coin dated 1899, the year war broke out in South Africa between the British and Dutch colonial settlements. The rifle is the famous Lee-Metford, which was by then a tad old fashioned, but still considered reliable by British as well as Dutch troops, who made use of captured specimens. Open lunette base with vertical support...

Set of 6 American Art Nouveau gilt sterling silver nut dishes, ca 1900. Each: Flower head with beaded and radiating center and irregular petals. Marked “Sterling”. Very good condition with nice toning.

Dimensions: H 7/8 x D 3 1/4 in. Total weight: 4 troy ounces. #BY959

Belle Epoque Rococo 950 silver jardiniere centerpiece, ca 1900. Bombe oval bowl with wide and tapering rim. Embossed twisted fluting and applied round frames (vacant) with scallop shell crown supported by winged cherubs. Elaborate end handles: Cast figure of lunging cherub, holding drapery in one hand and flowers in the other, between leaf-wrapped double-scrolls. Four leaf-mounted scroll supports. A sumptuous homage to the 18th century. Detachable brass liner...

Pair of Edwardian Regency sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Graff, Washbourne & Dunn in New York, ca 1909. Each: Ovoid socket with detachable bobeche; baluster shaft on domed foot. Raised ornament including ribboned swags and strapwork frames inset with flowers. Foot has tubular piercing overlaid with swags and open strapwork frames inset with same. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s (JE Caldwell) stamps, no. 3486/47, and patent year (1909)...

Pair of Edwardian Regency sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Graff, Washbourne & Dunn in New York, ca 1909. Each: Ovoid socket with detachable bobeche; baluster shaft on domed foot. Raised ornament including ribboned swags and strapwork frames inset with flowers. Foot has tubular piercing overlaid with swags and open strapwork frames inset with same. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s (JE Caldwell) stamps, no. 3486/47, and patent year (1909)...

Edwardian Modern Classical sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1907. Bombe form. Curved and overhanging mouth with lip spout and cylindrical bowl; round and stepped foot and c-scroll handle. Acid-etched ornament: Meandering ivy on mouth and handle and half-fluting on bowl. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no...

American Edwardian Classical sterling silver tray, ca 1910. Oval well engraved with wide shoulder; applied scroll and shell rim. Engraved interlaced script monogram. A capacious platter for holiday feasts. Marks include no. 4279A. No maker’s stamp but attributable to Redlich. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 17 7/8 x D 11 7/8 in. Weight: 31.5 troy ounces. #BY853

Victorian sterling silver baby cup. Made by George W. Shiebler & Co. in New York, ca 1890. Curved bowl with allover frond and flower repousse on stippled ground. Reeded scroll bracket handle wrapped with applied band decorated with stylized flower head. Gilt-washed interior. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s (JE Caldwell) stamps and no. 1306. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 3 3/4 x W 4 1/2 x D 3 1/8 in. Weight: 4.8 troy ounces. #BY965

Edwardian Classical sterling silver jewelry box, ca 1910. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with tapering tab; top gently curved with oval frame (vacant). Allover engraved leafing scrollwork and flowers. Velvet-lined interior. Fully marked including New York maker’s (Woods & Chatellier) and retailer’s (Black, Starr & Frost) stamps and no. 2300. Very good with strong definition.

Dimensions: H 2 7/8 x W 8 1/4 x D 5 1/2 in. Gross weight: 24.8 troy ounces. #BY416

Victorian safari flask. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1896. Ovoid glass body. Top encased in leather with cutout tubular windows. Bottom has detachable sterling silver cup. Cover hinged and cork-lined. Holds 4 pints of chest-hair growing spirits—enough for everyone around the campfire. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, date symbol, no. S829, and volume. Good condition with some leather wear from rough handling.

Jumbo dimensions: H 10 3/4 x W 6 x D 3 1/2 in. #BY782

Edwardian Modern Classical sterling silver vase. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1908. Tall and narrow cone with flared rim. Faceting with half fluting at bottom; domed foot. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 17227 (first produced in 1908), and director’s letter m. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 12 1/2 x D 3 3/4 in. Weight: 9.4 troy ounces. #BY664

Antique English Silver Tea Caddy and Sugar Bowl in Shagreen Case by Samuel Taylor, London, 1758-59. The covered sugar bowl and tea canister were crafted by the prominent tea canister specialist and renowned Georgian silversmith Samuel Taylor. The box fittings are by another silversmith, probably J. Wakelin (one hinge stamped IW). The caddy and sugarbowl are pyriform, the sides and covers repousse and chased with flowers and scrolls, each on a cast circular foot similarly decorated and with f...

An attractive wooden jewelry box, with finely carved inlays of bone and Mother of Pearl, probably Levantine, 19th. century AD.

With a large carved central rose-bud projecting and interiour red velvet. no key present but unlocked.

Size: 21 cm. wide and 9 cm. tall (max)

Condition: Nice Very fine. basically Intact with tiny losses to inlay.

Offered is a lovely pair of late 18th Century, just after Dr. Wall Period, Worcester blue and white porcelain teabowls, in the Argument pattern. One teabowl has a small chip to the interior rim and a corresponding even smaller nibble on the outside in the same spot. The other teabowl appears to be free of damage, and has a crisper design as well. These are quite lovely. Each is graced with a Worcester mark of a number hidden within a design to appear vaguely Chinese. I have many more pic...

Sèvres coffee can and saucer with flower decoration and gilt dented /”wolf tooth” rims, c 1780. The can with the interlaced Ls and date mark, possibly BB for 1779). Saucer of the same age, unmarked. The measures of these so-called gobelets litrons were regulated by the French government in the 1750s. This is a gobelet litron of the third size, "2 ½/ 5.8 cm high, Diameter of saucer "4 ½ / 11.5 cm. The height - "1 ¼ / 3 cm – allows for sipping the coffee, if too hot, from the saucer inst...

Attractive early brass travellers icon, probably made before the Ban on bronze travellers icon making by Peter the Great in 1722. This icon dates to c. 17th.-18th. century.

Size: 59 x 48 mm.

Condition: Nice Very fine, wear to details and nice old patina.

Ex. Old Danish private Collection.

Attractive bronze travellers icon, with mother and Christ. This icon probably dates to the 18th. century, but could be late 17th. cent..

Size: 63 x 52 mm.

Condition: Near VF, this icon has experienced a lot of love and is covered with a fine early brass alloy patina.

Ex. Old Danish private Collection.

An early and attractive brass alloy travellers icon, made before the Ban on bronze travellers icon making by Peter the Great in 1722. This icon probably dates to the late 17th. century.

Size: 60 x 48 mm.

Condition: Nice Very fine. Lovely thick dark brown patina, some light wear to high points, but very attractive and untouched.

Ex. Old Danish private Collection.

Early and attractive bronze travellers icon, made before the Ban on bronze travellers icon making by Peter the Great in 1722. This icon dates to c. 17th. century. Interesting cuphrite alloy, used in the baroque period

Size: 64 x 48 mm.

Condition: Nice Very fine. Nice redish patina.

Ex. Old Danish private Collection.

Attractive bronze travellers icon, with mother and Christ. This icon probably dates to the 18th. century, but could be 17th. cent..

Size: 59 x 48 mm.

Condition: Near VF, this icon has experienced a lot of love and is covered with a fine white bronze patina.

Ex. Old Danish private Collection.

Attractive brass travellers icon, depicting Mary and Christ, c. early-mid 19th century.

Size: 59 x 48 mm.

Condition: Good Very fine. Nice patina and details preserved.

Ex. Old Danish private Collection.

Our best and earliest bronze travellers icon. A very early and attractive bronze travellers icon, made way before the Ban on bronze travellers icon making by Peter the Great in 1722. This icon dates to the 16th. century with the fine renaissance style. Note the fine loop, decorated with the head of Christ.

Size: 71 x 50 mm.

Condition: Good Very fine. Lovely thick dark brown patina, finely preserved details and rare this nice and uncleaned.

Ex. Old Danish private ...

A very early and attractive bronze travellers icon, made before the Ban on bronze travellers icon making by Peter the Great in 1722. This icon dates to the 16th.-17th. century.

Size: 59 x 48 mm.

Condition: Good Very fine. Lovely thick dark brown patina, finely preserved details and rare this nice and uncleaned.

Ex. Old Danish private Collection.

Authentic antique, Russian (The Grand Duchy of Moscow), a rare version of the Orthodox Byzantine double-sided cast bronze pectoral cross pendant, circa 15th- 16th century AD. The obverse, cast in relief, has the image of Christ crucified on the cross; under the arms are letters of the Greek alphabet, OV and MP, an abbreviation of the Greek Mater Theos (Mother of God).

Each arm of the cross is adorned with a round finial containing busts of saints. The reverse depicts standing with outsprea...

A porcelain napkin ring molded with Neo-Rococo scrollwork in blue and gilt, a present for “G”. Vieux Paris / Old Paris Porcelain c 1870, unmarked. Maximum width "1 ½ / 3.8 cm, inner diameter "1 ¾ / 4.5 cm. Condition: fine.

Demitasse black and white coffee can and saucer by Bodley & Co in Staffordshire, c 1870. The pattern, numbered 3438, is of various whimsical silhouetted scenes – a charging officer and fusiliers, firefighting, dueling with walking sticks, an arguing couple, a fat guardsman etc. Impressed mark Bodley. The deep well of the saucer makes the ensemble into a “trembleuse” – a design that made it easier to move the cup from one place in the room to another. Height of can "2/ 5.7 cm, diameter of...

A pair of octagonal dessert plates by Copeland, the edges dented and gilt. Japanised, “Aesthetic” decoration of brambles or blackberries, transfer printed and hand painted with some gilt over part of the withered leaves and berries. Diameter "9/ 22.8 cm. The back with the impressed curved mark used by Copeland from 1860 to 1880, and N80, probably for November 1880. Condition: fine.

Antique Chinese Mandarin porcelain tea caddy and lid with polychrome decoration of figures on balconies and an applied fruit form knob. Circa 1790.
Height, 8.”

It is rare for these Export Caddies to retain their original lids.(chip to underside of lid.)

Provenance: The Cockrell Collection.

Victorian Classical sterling silver loving cup, ca 1890. Baluster bowl with flared rim and raised foot. High-looping capped double-scroll handles. Exuberant embossed and cast ornament with scrolling leaves and scallop shells contained by fluted frames. Fully marked including maker’s (Frank W. Smith) and retailer’s (Theodore B. Starr) stamps, no. 1334B, and volume (6 1/2 pts). Very good condition with deep patina.

Overall dimensions: H 10 1/2 x W 10 x D 6 in. Heavy weight: 46.8 troy ounce...

Raphael sterling silver berry spoon. Made by Alvin in Providence. Shaped leaf-mounted bowl with low-relief tendrils; cast stem in form of Classical maiden in diaphanous drapery holding aloft the stem of an outsized fleur-de-lys. A voluptuous Art Nouveau serving piece in the ethereally named pattern that was first produced in 1902. Fully marked. Very good condition with nice patina.

Dimensions: H 9 x W 2 3/4 x D 1/4 in. Weight: 4.6 troy ounces. #BY946

Edwardian Classical sterling silver trinket box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Oval with upward tapering sides and hinged scrolled cover. On sides applied ribbon-tied garland. On cover top chased scrolls threaded with garlands overlapping central reeded frame (vacant). At ends stand two quiver bearing cherubs balancing fruit baskets on their heads. Gilt interior. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 14930 (first produced in 1901), and director’s letter T (1892-1902). Very g...

Pair of Lancaster sterling silver ice tongs. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1900. U-form with beaded stem and floral terminal. One jaw ovoid and scalloped with ornamental piercing; the other a cast claw with five talons. A nice early piece in this pattern, which was first produced in 1897. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s (Shreve & Co.) stamps. Condition: Nice definition. Taut and springy.

Height: 6 1/2 in. Weight: 1.8 troy ounces. #BY812

Maintenon sterling silver serving tray. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1923. Oval with leaf-capped and -mounted c-scroll side handles. Well has engraved beaded oval frame (vacant) in garland surround. Tapering shoulder with chased scrolls and flowers in alternating wide and narrow curvilinear frames. Imbricated leaf rim. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, date symbol, pattern name, no. 10217/1, and letters “CCQ”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 25 x D 15 5/8 in. Weight: ...

Edwardian Classical sterling silver sugar caster. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1909. Upward tapering bowl with reeding; stepped and spread foot. Cover domed with vasiform finial; top has ornamental piercing. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 17583 (first produced in 1909), and director’s letter m. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 6 x D 2 5/8 in. Weight: 6.6 troy ounces. #BY560

American Edwardian Modern sterling silver picture frame, ca 1910. Oval window in same surround with canted interior border and flat sides. Two ball supports. Simple and unadorned for the perfect portrait. With glass, silk lining, and red velvet back and hinged easel support for vertical display. Worn marks including no. 1503. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 8 1/2 x W 6 3/8 in. Window: H 6 5/8 x W 5 in. #BY043

Finest quality Victorian repousse silver water pitcher. Made by S. Kirk & Son in Baltimore. Tall with scrolled helmet mouth and curved bottom. Cast leaf-capped and -wrapped high-looping s-scroll handle and raised foot with stippled fluting. Repousse with roses, calla lilies, and water lilies as well as scrolling leaves and spikey fronds. Fully marked including maker’s stamp (1880-90), no. 315, and alloy (“11 OZ”), that is 11/12 or 916 silver. Excellent condition with deep patina.

Overall...

German Rococo 800 silver centerpiece, ca 1900. Ovoid and bellied bowl with leaf and flower-capped split-mounted double-scroll end handles, and four scroll-mounted supports. Exuberant leafing scrolls, layered scallop shells, and open flower-strewn diaper. Two scrolled and bead-and-reel frames (vacant). Detachable brass liner. Gilt interior. Fully marked including maker’s stamp (Bruckmann & Söhne). Very good condition with nice patina.

Dimensions: H 8 3/4 x W 17 3/4 x D 8 1/2 in. Weight (wi...

Set of 4 George V sterling silver place card holders. Made by William Comyns in Birmingham in 1914. Each: Canted rectangle with reeded rim mounted perpendicularly to flat rectangular base. Enameled flags. The first three for the Allied Powers: Great Britain, France, and Russia—the big boys plus Belgium. Perfect for a diplomatic dinner party. In leather bound case with fitted velvet and silk lining. Fully marked including no. A6955. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 x W 1 1/2 x D 1 1/8 in....

Renaissance Revival sterling silver picture frame. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Rectangular window in flat surround. On front rectilinear frames with acid-etched Classical Grotesque leaf pattern; at corners leaf-inset square frames. On bottom rail shaped cartouche (vacant). Sides have tooled rectilinear frames. With glass, silk lining, stained-wood back, and hinged silver easel support. For portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 16545X, an...

Imperial Chrysanthemum sterling silver soup ladle. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1900. Tapering stem with waisted terminal and lobed round bowl. Dense ornament with flowers and leaves. Bowl interior gilt-washed with same. A nice serving piece in the late-comer Japonesque pattern, which was first produced in 1894. Fully marked including maker’s stamp. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 12 3/4 x W 4 x D 3 7/8 in. Weight: 8.2 troy ounces. #BY819

Victorian Classical sterling silver tea set. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1881. This set comprises 3 pieces: teapot, creamer, and sugar. Globular bodies and capped high-looping handles. Creamer has helmet mouth with lip spout. Teapot has capped s-scroll spout and hinged cover with cast bud finial mounted to chased leaf surround. Creamer and sugar interior gilt-washed. Repousse band depicting a vineyard with merrymaking bacchic boys. Small size perfect for the home alone cuppa. Fully mar...

European Biedermeier Classical silver box, ca 1840. Bombe and rectilinear on cast spread scrolled corner supports. Cover hinged with scrolled tab; raised inset top covered in tinted wood marquetry with flower and feather wreath in rectangular frame on striped ground. Bold leaf and dart borders on box base and cover, and egg-and-dart rims. Gilt interior. Marked. Very good condition with nice patina.

Overall dimensions: H 5 x W 6 x D 4 1/2 in. Gross weight: 22.8 troy ounces. #BY751

English Edwardian Classical sterling silver tray, 1908. Rectangular with tapering sides and everted rim. Scroll and flower border applied to well and rim. Corner ball supports. Fully marked including London assay stamp and stamp for New Bond Street retailer Finnigans Ltd. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/8 x W 12 1/8 x D 9 1/8 in. Weight: 28.8 troy ounces. #BY945

Edwardian Classical sterling silver ring box. Theodore W. Foster & Bro. in Providence, ca 1910. Heart shaped with open leafing scroll sides. Beading. Cover side-hinged and flat with room for engraving. Interior lined with red silk. Fully marked including maker’s stamp. Very good condition. Silk worn.

Dimensions: H 1 1/8 x W 2 1/8 x D 2 1/4 in. Gross weight: 1.2 troy ounces. #BY562

Set of 6 traditional Georgian Neoclassical sterling silver goblets. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1913. Each: Ovoid bowl on upward tapering stem flowing into domed and reeded foot. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 18548 (first produced in 1913), order no. 8289, and director’s letter m as well as phrase “Reproduction / Original by / Robert Salmon / London 1791”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 6 5/8 x D 3 1/2 in. Total weight: 54 troy ounces. #BY780

Edwardian Classical glass vase with engraved silver overlay. Made by La Pierre Mfg. Co. in Newark, ca 1910. Faceted cone with scalloped rim; round flat foot with star cut to underside. Overlay in form of garlands threaded through interlaced arches (body) and star (foot); scrolled frame (vacant) also on foot. Marks include maker’s stamp. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 11 1/8 x D 5 in. #BY773

Edwardian Classical glass vase with engraved silver overlay. Made by La Pierre Mfg. Co. in Newark, ca 1910. Faceted cone with scalloped rim; round flat foot with star cut to underside. Overlay in form of garlands threaded through interlaced arches (body) and star (foot); scrolled frame (vacant) also on foot. Marks include maker’s stamp. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 11 1/8 x D 5 in. #BY772

Large and heavy Edwardian Classical sterling silver gallery tea tray. Made by The Alexander Clark Manufacturing Co. in Sheffield in 1904. Rectangular with chamfered corners and cutout oval end handles. Pierced columnar sides with solid wraparound swag with pendant paterae; rim beaded. Open trapezoidal corner supports. Well engraved with ornamental oval guilloche frame (vacant) in leaf surround; quatrefoil and dart border. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/4 x W 24 1/2 x D 17...

Edwardian Classical sterling silver trinket box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Round with overhanging scrolled cover. Chased ornament. On box sides a flowerhead border. On cover top is reeded oval frame (vacant) with pendant garland flanked by cherubs; at top a third cherub supporting a fruit basket on his head. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 14918, and director’s letter T (1892-1902). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/4 x D 2 5/8 in. Weight: 1.8 troy ounces. #...

French Belle Epoque Classical 950 silver gravy boat on stand, ca 1910. Boat has ovoid bowl with helmet mouth and raised oval foot with imbricated leaf rim. High-looping and split leaf-mounted handle with armorial engraved in beaded oval frame. Stand oval with open well and four trefoil supports. Both have stippled tubular frames alternating with stylized flower heads. Reeding. Fully marked with Minerva head and maker’s stamp (Alphonse Dutac). Very good condition.

Dimensions: Boat: H 6 x W 8...

German 800 silver menorah, ca 1900. Scrolled back with crown, chased interlaced scrolls, and half fluting; applied Torah between lions rampant and two detachable lion-head oil pitchers mounted to top. Rectangular base on 4 splayed corner supports. Eight figural oil fonts in form of lion sejant between lions couchant on rectangular pedestals. Floral ornament. Marked. Very good condition with Old World patina. Dimensions: H 11 3/4 x W 12 3/4 x D 6 in. Weight: 53.5 troy ounces. #BY778

Plique à jour enamel and gilt 930 silver bowl. Made by Marius Hammer in Norway, ca 1910. Round with curved sides. Well blue guilloche enamel. Horse bust side handles. Bands of stylized plant and geometric ornament. Fine craftsmanship and rich colors. In form of Viking kjenge (ale bowl). A beautiful piece by Hammer, who contributed to the revival of Norwegian art and history. Fully marked. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 4 1/4 x W 6 1/4 x D 3 7/8 in. #BY294

German 800 silver cow creamer, ca 1910. A sweet bovine with upturned horns, flexed ears, and smiley mouth spout. Sturdy sagging body with ring-handle tail and hinged back cover with fly finial. Stands on firmly planted hooves. Unidentified Hanau marks. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 1/8 x L 5 1/2 x W 2 in. Weight: 5.6 troy ounces. #BY777

A tour-de-force first standard (950/1000 pure silver) tastevin by silversmith Stanislas Pollet celebrating Napoleon’s great victory at the Battle of Wagram. The tastevin is inset with a Napoleonic silver medal surrounded by fleur-de-lis engraving. The outer edges are enhanced with ornate strapwork (a technique particularly mastered by Pollet) depicting fleur-de-lis and acanthus leaves. The entire design is set off with a pair of magnificently cast and engraved dolphins forming the handle.

A Burgundian first standard (950/1000 pure silver) tastevin by acclaimed silversmith Marc Parrod. The style of this particular example is a bit of a departure from Parrod’s typical style. The handle is worked in the form of a snake, thought to represent the the snake from the Garden of Evil as a reminder that wine may lead to earthly temptation. But the bowl Parrod experimented with the decoration to the bowl. The elongated “godrons”, intended to help assess the color and clarity of wine, ...

A rare French silver (950/1000 pure silver) tastevin from the reign of Louis XVI. This classic example features a classic design of angled “godrons” (grooves) accented with raised “perles” (pearls). The lack of deeply recessed “cupules” suggests that this wine taster was specifically intended for use with white wines. The center of the bottom has the expected tiny lathe mark where the vessel was raised from a solid block of silver. The handle is formed as a coiled snake in the tradit...

An elegant second standard (800/1000 pour silver) French tastevin. Rather than the typical "perles" and fluted "godrons," the bowl is decorated with repousse grape leaves, berries and shells in the 18th century style. This treatment is sometimes seen in tastevins made by Parrod, one of the most influential makers of tastevins in the 19th and 20th centuries. The single snake handle, thought to represent the snake from the Garden of Eden reminding drinkers of temptation, has an unusually well-deta...

An antique Hindu/Buddhist temple bell cast of bronze. Exquisite detailing with 4 surrounding dieties and a 4 prong Vajra finial. Striking nodes on four sides with a beautiful clear resonating sound when struck.

Age: 1920's-1930

Dimensions: 36" High by 18" Diameter