All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Bronze : Pre 1800 item #497397 (stock #1303)
A Pair of Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Candlesticks with Removeable Bobeches. Dimensions; 11" high x 6" at the base. From the late eighteenth century and in excellent condition.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #404912
Gorgeous sterling silver berry spoon in Durgin's 1891 "Watteau" pattern. The rococo design of the handle is wonderful on its own, but when combined with the decoration of the bowl, it's stunning! The back is hallmarked by Durgin.

Origin: America, ca. 1895. Condition: excellent, all original, period monograms on both the front and back. Size: 7-1/2" long.

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Pre 1900 item #1056589
The origins of the hookah come from the north western provinces of India along the border of Pakistan in Rajasthan and Gujarat nearly a millennia back. In Persia, before the age of cigar and cigarette, hookha was used for generations and generally they were made from clay. The aristocrasts and wealthy had the upper section of their hookha made from silver and the base was porcelain or crystal...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Pre 1900 item #1454930 (stock #81)
Dragon's Pearl
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A unique silver vase in Oriental style, decorated with butterflies, prunus branch and various flowers, including chrysanthemum, lilies, butterflies etc. in high relief. The piece which was made by Edward Barnard & Sons, a famous London family of silversmiths, is dated to 1879 of the Victorian Age. The decoration is extremely refined and sophisticated with the use of both gilt and copper. Fully marked with five stamps on the neck and in the bottom. Weight: 540 gr. H. 25,5 cm...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Pre 1930 item #1490043
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A selection of arts & crafts items from the workshops of Horace Potter in Cleveland, Ohio. Priced individually from $125-300, inquire for details.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1441803 (stock #BU336)
Rare Japonesque mixed metal tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1878. Square with curved sides and straight edges. Two birds soar and glide. One is viewed from below and the other from above (that is, from bird’s eye). An original and jokey design incorporating the exotic flattened Japanese perspective. Feathers are gold, and beaks, eyes, and wispy, dangly talons are copper. Crescent frame engraved with calligraphy-style presentation dated 1879. Ground hand hammered...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1489890 (stock #BZ509)
Classical silver butter dish. Made by Vilhelm Christensen in Copenhagen in 1890. Globular; cover hinged side disc and barbell mounts. Cast double-scroll mounted brackets for tongs and four lion head monopodium supports. Engraved fretwork and stylized pendant flowers. Danish restraint from the perfervid fin-de-siecle. Three-letter script monogram engraved on underside. Marked with maker’s stamp, assayer’s stamp (Simon Groth), and Copenhagen Three Tower mark dated 1890. Very good condition...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #565685 (stock #1456)
A Highly Decorated (with Cupids) Sterling Silver Coffee Pot from Augsburg, Germany, circa 1860-1880. Dimensions 9" high x 9.5" from handle to spout; weight 33 Troy ounces. Excellent condition.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #780085
A beautiful sterling silver berry or casserole spoon in Whiting's desirable 1896 "Dresden" pattern. The handle is decorated on both sides with sprays of roses. The matte gilt bowl is scalloped and decorated with repousse beading and volutes. The spoon is stamped with Whiting's hallmark and has the patent date indicating an early date of manufacture.

Origin: America, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, original gilding intact, sharp detail, no monogram. Size: 8-3/4" long. Weight: 87.0 grams.

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1491550 (stock #BZ434)
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

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1211921 (stock #530)
A Gorham Sterling Silver Footed Center or Fruit Bowl; Date Code for 1881. The outer rim is decorated in relief, with a swirling acanthus leaf vine. Dimensions 8.75" diameter x 3 1/8" high; weight 13.2 Troy ounces. Monogram on underside (CH?). Excellent condition.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #23764
Sterling silver berry spoon in Towle's 1884 "Arlington" pattern. This rare pattern featured a different repousse design on each piece of the service. The gilt spade-shaped bowl is engraved with climbing roses growing on a trellis. This decoration is especially interesting.

The pattern is named after Robert E. Lee's plantation, "Arlington". Union troops buried their dead in Mrs. Lee's rose garden as a spiteful act, and unwittingly created Arlington National Cemetary.

Origin: America, c...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1837 VR item #1355463 (stock #9537)
A William IV sterling silver vinaigrette made by Thomas Shaw of Birmingham, England 1833. Vinaigrettes were used in the 18th and 19th century as a personal hygiene accessory for the moneyed class and were used to carry pleasant oils and attars or vinegars which were absorbed into cloth pads under the pierced gilded grillwork and sniffed so as to cover up the smells of everyday life (when there were open sewers and waste and garbage were tossed from windows onto the sidewalks and streets below)...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1447588 (stock #BV187)
Victorian Classical sugar caster. Made by William Gibson & John Langman in London in 1893. Girdled body on stepped foot. Twisted fluting with scalloped borders. Cover has ornamental piercing and finial. Initials EAW engraved on underside. Elegant and substantial in Britannia (that is, 958) silver. Fully marked. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 8 1/2 x D 3 1/2 in. Weight: 11.5 troy ounces. #BV187

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1444001
FOR SALE: A very special Silver (800) Basket with handle in the Classicism style, 19th century. It is decorated with pierced medallions and relief décor showing the matching inner blue glass inset. This exquisite European genuine silver basket is gilded/with Vermeil inside and is stamped with a half moon and the royal crown. Weight: 208 gr., size: height 23 cm. Diameter 12 cm.Collector's item!
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Bronze : Pre 1910 item #1031843
A finely detailed cast bronze jewel box, the cover decorated with a scene of Don Quixote astride his horse followed by his loyal Sancho Panza on his donkey. The end panels feature bas relief images of Cervantes flanked by cherubs, and the back panel a bas relief of Don Quixote wearing an armored helmet. Cherubs and dolphins decorate the front...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1800 item #296164 (stock #3541)
A genuine late 17th to mid 18th century hand made openwork European grade sterling pierced strainer or ladle with a gilded bowl. This unusual 8" ladle has a gilt and pierced 2-3/8" x 2" bowl with a pouring lip, and would be a slightly higher than 800 grade silver. The openwork handle has wonderfully ornate hand made wire-work with two central medallions, which have never been engraved/monogrammed. The handle is completely hand made and it is applied to the bowl with a rat-tail. It has two ha...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1837 VR item #1461737 (stock #BW616)
English gilt sterling silver & agate fruit set. This set comprises 24 pieces: 12 knives and 12 forks. Each: Tapering and chamfered rectilinear handle in mottled and translucent agate. Colors vary. Gilt sterling silver blades with 2 armorials (knives) and 4-tined shanks with 1 armorial (forks); stippled and scrolled mount. In stained-wood case with fitted velvet.

Fully marked with London assay stamp. Eight knives have William Theobalds maker’s stamp and 1833 date letter. Four knives have Wil...