All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Copper : Pre 1900 item #1406752 (stock #BNJcoalBuck)
June Hastings
$385.00
Circa early 1800's copper Dutch coal bucket with tight fitting lid and brass claw feet. These canisters were used for remaining hot coals. The lid fit tightly; thus, lacking oxygen the coals were extinguished. Measures about 16.5 inches high. Excellent antique condition.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1026858 (stock #1786)
A Lidded Sterling Silver Tankard made in the Colonial American Manner by James Woolley, a Boston Based Arts and Crafts Silversmith, circa 1910. Block initials on handle. Dimensions; height 9.5"; weight 27.4 Troy ounces. In excellent condition.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1930 item #1483406 (stock #BY524)
Winthrop sterling silver drinks set. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1925. This set comprises pitcher, 6 goblets and tray. The pitcher has curved and tapering bowl, raised foot, scrolled-bracket handle, and helmet mouth. The goblets have conical bowl with tapering stem, and gently raised round foot. Tray Round with narrow shoulder and flat rim. Acid-etched Regency Revival ornament...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Pewter : Pre 1800 item #1487099
A beautiful and larger Dutch pewter jug probably for wine, dated mid 18th. century.

The jug of a beautiful shape with clear pewter marks and initials FVDB for Fransiscus van den Bogaert, Den Bosch.

Size: 20 cm. tall and 9 cm. wide.

Condition: Good Very fine for this early type! Choice glossy dark patina.

Ex. Dutch Private Collection
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #57420
Spectacular and rare sterling silver souvenir spoon by Tiffany & Co. The spoon commemorates Commodore George Dewey's 1898 victory at the Battle of Manila during the Spanish-American War. The handle is decorated with a bust of Dewey encircled by a laurel wreath. The wreath is tied with a ribbon which cascades down the stem of the spoon and bears the words "Manila May 1st 1898". The stem is further decorated with seaweed, four stars signifying Dewey's rank, and an anchor...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Plate : Pre 1900 item #1303096 (stock #7124)
A Victorian English silver plated biscuit caddy or barrel with a carved finial from the 1880s. This hand engraved silver plated Victorian English piece stands 7-3/8" tall to the top of the hand-carved bone finial, and the attached base measures 7-7/8" x 6". The engraving is quite fine, and there are no monograms on either panel; it is stamped 88 339 BENET FINK & Co 89 CHEAPSIDE LONDON...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Pewter : Pre 1800 item #1372638 (stock #TBD00229)
A pewter tankard marked with the partial touch of John Townsend on the bottom of the inside of the bowl. There are no other marks except the engraved initials “I or J Y” on the front of the tankard. It is 7 inches (17.7 cm) tall and about 6 ½ inches (15 cm) from the front to the back edge of the handle.

Condition: Excellent. The engraving is very crisp. There are a few small dings on the edge of the lid and along the bottom edge...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Copper : Pre 1920 item #1419539 (stock #MM489)
An Arts & Crafts Hand Wrought Copper Box from the workshops of the Forest Craft Guild in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Measures about 5 1/2" by 3", green patina with original leather interior. A fine example of their work.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Pre 1920 item #1476310 (stock #mm598)
An exceptional sterling silver hand wrought cigar lighter from Shreve & Co. San Francisco. Heavy globe in organic silver base. Measures about 4 1/2" tall, 2 7/8" across and weighs about 415 grams. Shows a little wear and a couple of dings. Globe has silver mark differing from the Shreve signature on base. Finely hand hammered base possibly a custom piece. Great, rare example.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1490507 (stock #BZ397)
American Edwardian Classical sterling silver vase, ca 1910. Flared mouth on inset neck; wavy shoulder mounted to ovoid bowl with base knop ring on stepped and domed foot. Engraved pendant floral garlands and oval wreath (vacant). Marked “Sterling” with no. 2442W. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 17 7/8 x D 5 in. Weight: 32.3 troy ounces. #BZ397

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1910 item #1128351 (stock #02095)
An enamel 800 silver enamel snuffbox or snuff box depicting the German resort city of Bad Ems. It measures 1-15/16" x 1-3/8". The lid is slightly convex and it is just under 5/8" deep/tall. The top of the hinged oval box features a completely hand enameled aerial scenic view of the city. It takes a enamelist of some training and skill, as not only must they be able to depict the view properly in enamel, but know how the enamel reacts when it is fired, as the colors change...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1221370 (stock #gam101312)
Gideon Antiques
$325.00
Here’s to a good round of golf and a fine cigar...case! This antique sterling silver cigar holder tube will keep that smoke fresh and secure, having an engine-turned design and slide off cap. Stamped 925 and Makers Mark and Anchor on tube and inside cap. Measures 7 1/4" long. Very good condition with minor depressions near tip. Wt. 67.7g. A class act on the course or with friends.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #968407 (stock #01688)
A simple and vintage English Edwardian sterling silver 2-7/8" salt spoon fully hallmarked for Sheffield 1903-4. It weighs 6.1 grams, it has the maker's mark for Henry Williamson, Ltd. and it is in excellent original condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, monograms, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1445691 (stock #1836)
R and S Antiques
$1,995.00
A Substantial Coin Silver Ewer or Pitcher for either Wine or Water. Made by Henry Burrill Stanwood (1818-1869) of Boston, a predecessor of the Firm of Schreve, Crump and Low. Marked "Henry B. Stanwood", Boston, Pure Silver Coin. Repousse floral design. Dimensions; 12" high to handle x 6" in diameter (5" at base); 20 Troy ounces. Circa 1840. Excellent condition.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1476589 (stock #BX981)
Charming Edwardian sterling silver picture frame. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Oval window in same flat surround. On front acid-etched daisy chain with dense leaf and flower arrangement; tubular cartouche (vacant). Sides plain with tooled linear borders. With glass, silk lining, and stained-wood back and hinged easel support. For portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 16401A, and director’s letter m...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1398301 (stock #BQ978)
Classical sterling silver bird bath compote. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Shallow bowl with turned-down rim and raised foot. Two cast bird figures with voluminous plumage and flamboyant crowns perch on bowl rim, ready to cluck and flap and flutter. Stylized and raised ornament on rim, including leaf-and-dart and dentil. Fully marked with pre-1875 pattern no. 3739 and directors’ letter M (1873-91). Very good condition with deep patina.

Overall dimensions: H 5 1/4 x W 11 1/4 x D 9 3/8 ...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1930 item #1477911 (stock #BX335)
Pair of English Neoclassical sterling silver 3-light candelabra. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1928. Each: Two leaf-wrapped arms, each terminating in single socket, wrapped around a central socket. Arms set in single socket mounted to tapering shaft on raised foot. Each socket tapering with detachable bobeche and wax pan. Faceted and reeded. Applied acanthus leaves on sockets and foot. Leaf-and-dart borders. Converts to candlestick. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 212...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #757320 (stock #1559)
A Rare Matched Set of Six Early George III Scottish Silver Dessert Spoons. By Patrick Robertson and Hallmarked in Edinburgh in 1766. In the Hanoverian Rat-tail Pattern, with Bottom Struck Marks at the Narrow Part of the Stem (making the marks somewhat indistinct). Dimensions; 7.25" in length and 7.6 Troy ounces in total. Excellent condition.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Gold : Pre 1900 item #1358085 (stock #9803)
An Edwardian 15k Mother of Pearl and rubies button set in box 1900. These antique shirt or vest mother-of-pearl buttons have bezel set genuine ruby centers and 15k button attachment loops (unmarked but tested). It comes in the original box or case. This set consists of the 5-1/4 long leather-covered box containing six 15k gold and mother-of-pearl buttons plus six 15k gold spiral button attachment loops (unmarked but tested). The box is fitted with avelvet platform and silk lined top. This set is...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #1117461 (stock #1560)
A Matched Set of Six Sterling Silver Georgian Dessert Spoons; Hallmarked in London, 1772, with the makers mark of WF, for William Fearn. The pattern is Old English with feather edges Dimensions 6.75", weight 7.3 T ounces. Bottom struck marks at narrow part of the stem, typical of the time, but somewhat indistinct. In excellent condition.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1476601 (stock #BX708)
Pair of Victorian Classical sterling silver bowls. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Each: Round with plain well and curved and fluted sides. Turned-down lobed rim. Four ball supports Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 10374 (first produced in 1889), and director’s letter M (1873-91). Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/4 x D 5 3/4 in. Total weight: 7 troy ounces. #BX708

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Pre 1900 item #488256 (stock #DL566)
Measuring just 3 inches in length, this unusual 19th century heart cookie cutter is in fine, all-original condition! From the renown, Pennsylvania Robacker Estate, published experts in Pennsylvania Dutch decorative art and culture, who passed away in the 1980's.

No breaks or other damage. A tiny spot of very superficial rust here and there that may be removed, if so desired, by polishing with a clear paste wax.

A sweet accent piece for the country kitchen!

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Copper : Pre 1920 item #1092945
Art Nouveau-style copper holder formed as a nymph emerging from a tree trunk, ht. 7 in. Good condition.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Asia Trade : Pre 1900 item #1478975 (stock #BW325)
Vietnamese silver box, late 19th century. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged. Box sides have embossed blossoming branches, bamboo, and bird; engraved leaves and flowers at corners. Cover top has embossed slithering, scaly dragons with horns and talons in same frame; blossoming branches at corners. Ground stippled. Maker's mark for Guang Qing Yong. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x W 6 1/4 x D 4 1/8 in. Weight: 18.4 troy ounces. #BW325

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All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1471927 (stock #BX652)
Edwardian Regency sterling silver jewelry box. Made by William B. Durgin in Concord, ca 1910. Rectangular with straight sides and hinged drop-front. Cover hinged and flat. On sides, wraparound garland held-up by sweet bare-bottomed cherubs. Cover top encircled with same (center vacant). Reeded rims. Interior velvet-lined. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 1809. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 x W 9 3/8 x D 4 1/2 in. Heavy gross weight: 40.6 troy ounces. #BX652

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Iron : Pre 1900 item #29176
Extremely rare pair of Victorian cast iron flamingo garden ornaments. Dating from the late 19th century, these flamingos are exceptional. I've seen many later versions in concrete or plastic, but never another pair this old or made of cast iron. These birds appear to be enjoying their third or fourth layer of paint, but the newest layer appears to be a good 50 years old. The outermost and innermost layers are nearly the same color, with an intervening layer of softer pink. The most recent p...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1930 item #1491597 (stock #BZ641)
German 800 silver lady’s shoe, ca 1920. Plain sole and low heel, and loose-mounted c-scroll strap. Chased leafing and flowering scrolls on stippled ground. Hanau marks. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 5/8 x L 7 3/4 x W 2 3/8 in. Heavy weight: 6.8 troy ounces. #BZ641

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1112942 (stock #6623)
A sterling silver cherubs brush mirror & comb set 1890 to 1900. This wonderfully ornate Victorian period set consists of the 10" x 3-7/8" mirror, the 9-3/8" x 2-1/2" brush with natural bristles, and the 7-5/8" long comb. Each is hallmarked for Birmingham, England and they have the Thomas Hayes maker's mark; the brush year hallmark is 1890, the comb year hallmark is 1898 and the mirror year hallmark is 1900. It is quite normal for these sets to have slightly differing dates on the various pie...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Bronze : Pre 1900 item #828481
I have a number of clumps of bronze Chinese coins recovered from a shipwreck. These are all genuine and vary in size and type. The photo is a sample of what is available and all clumps will be similar. Please email with any questions or for more photos if interested.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #1436272 (stock #20210103-01)

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Offered is a lovely and scarce matched pair of quite early Old English Feather Edge pattern platter spoons or stuffing spoons, each fully hallmarked for London, 1774 and each bearing the maker's mark of noted London silversmith Thomas Chawner. Each server is engraved with an armorial of a dog, perhaps a spaniel of some kind.

This is the earliest matched pair of stuffing spoons that I have com...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Pre 1900 item #1336585 (stock #1413)
An early tin flat back tin cookie cutter in the shape of a woman. It is small, just 3 1/4" and has a very early look to it. It is circa 1870-80.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Brass : Pre 1900 item #474157 (stock #T 1445)
Worthy as a movie jewelry prop! Very antique circa 1900 Victorian long bookchain necklace with Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau era influences worthy of a jewelry feature or as a jewelry prop for the next movie or theater production. Very early Downton Abbey like piece.
Bookchains are quite often seen as chokers, while this one is double the length! The need for it to place flat requires that it be either short or this length.
100 years of warm rich coppery brass ornate long 30.5" necklace ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Iron : Pre 1920 item #23751
Painted cast iron paperweight, probably by Hubley.

Origin: America, ca. 1920. Condition: very minimal paint loss (less than 5%). Size: 1-5/8" tall.

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1401724
A classic 19th century French second standard (800/1000 pure silver) silver tastevin of traditional form and the bottom inset with a silver coin from the reign of Louis XV. The sides of the tastevin are decorated with the traditional raised “perles,” recessed “cupules,” and elongated “godrons” for assessing the depth of color and concentration of a wine. The coin, dating to 1732, depicts the profile of the king surrounded by the Latin inscription “Louis XV, by grace of God, king of...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Bronze : Pre 1930 item #1485693
Zentner Collection
$6,500.00
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
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #659924
An exquisite set of four sterling silver blotter corners by M.C. Cone. Each corner is made up of a pair of leaves flanking a stylized dogwood blossom, all worked from sheet silver. The upper two corners have the initials “AB” worked into the design, indicating that these were commissioned for the original owner. The backs are signed “Cone Sterling”. M.C. Cone, listed as a metalworker in the 1906/07 edition of the “National Directory of Workers in the Artistic Crafts” worked in We...