Classical coin silver baby cup. Made by Eoff & Connor, a partnership active in New York from 1833 to 1835. Bellied bowl with drum-form neck, flared rim, and capped s-scroll handle; raised and stepped foot. Shaped frame (vacant) with chased scrolling leaf surround, and leaf and flower bands. Foot has cast egg-and-dart border. Handwork visible on interior. Lovely with strong regional association. Marks include “J.H. Connor” and “G. Eoff” stamps. Very good condition with nice patina.

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Victorian Classical coin silver baby cup. Made by Wood & Hughes in New York, ca 1860. Curved and tapering bowl. Flared rim and spread foot with leaf-and-dart border on lined ground. Scroll bracket handle with quatrefoil mounts. Heart-shaped leafing scroll frame (vacant) surrounded by tendrils and flowers. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 4. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/4 x W 4 3/8 x D 3 1/8 in. Weight: 4.4 troy ounces. #BX724

Aesthetic coin silver baby cup. Made by Juergens & Andersen in Chicago. Tapering and inset sides engraved with stylized ornament, including swags and scrolls, centered on oval frame (vacant) bordered by beading and dentil interspersed with trefoils. Top and bottom have ornamental borders on ribbed ground. Thick scroll bracket handle. Marked “Coin” and “Chicago” with maker’s stamp (1857-71). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/8 x W 4 1/8 x D 3 in. Weight: 3 troy ounces. #BT449 ...

Victorian Classical sterling silver baby cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1892. Curved and tapering sides flowing into spread foot; short and plain neck and capped scroll handle. Twisted flutes alternating with twisted reeding. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 11542 (first produced in 1893), and director’s letter T (1892-1902). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/4 x W 3 1/2 x D 2 3/4 in. Weight: 3.5 troy ounces. #BX200

Victorian Classical sterling silver baby cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Gently curved sides and concave bottom. Small c-scroll handle with outsized leaf mounts. Lots of room for engraving. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 9975, and director’s letter T (1892-1902). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/8 x W 4 x D 2 7/8 in. Weight: 5.8 troy ounces. #BX420

Magnificent American Classical coin silver tureen. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1860. Curved ovoid bowl on stepped oval foot mounted to four beaded and round supports. Cover domed. Bowl rim has bold beading bordered by applied guilloche. On each end is cast satyr’s head with flamboyantly ribbed horns and slack jaw holding loose-mounted ring. Also cast is cover finial, a gentle herbivore quadruped standing on tooled grassy mound. Marked with maker’s and retailer’s (JE Caldwell) stamps a...

Classical coin silver christening mug. Made by Tifft & Whiting in North Attleboro, Mass., ca 1850. Straight and tapering sides with beaded rims. Three names and 3 birthyears (1851, 1877, and 1908) engraved in leafing scrolled frame. Leaf-capped s-scroll handle. Maker’s stamp and phrase “Pure Silver Coin”. Good condition with attractive period wear and nicely sunk engraving.

Overall dimensions: H 3 1/4 x W 3 3/4 x D 2 1/2 in. Weight: 2 troy ounces. #BR811

American Classical coin silver sugar tongs, ca 1850. U-form with clawed and scaly talon jaws. A predatory motif for a lady’s tea party. Marked with unidentified Philadelphia maker’s stamp (Lion-Bust-G) on interior of each side as well as retailer’s stamp (D & Co.) of unknown location. Condition: Taut and springy.

Height: 6 1/2. Weight: 1.5 troy ounces. #BX071

Modern sterling silver baby cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Barrel-form with scroll bracket handle. Elegant form with plenty of room for engraving. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 20850, and director’s letter M (1947-56). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 x W 3 3/4 x D 2 7/8 in. Heavy weight: 5.5 troy ounces. #BW592

Modern sterling silver baby cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Barrel-form with scroll bracket handle. Elegant form with plenty of room for engraving. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 20850, and director’s letter M (1947-56). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 x W 3 3/4 x D 2 3/4 in. Weight: 5 troy ounces. #BW408

Turn-of-the-century Classical sterling silver trophy cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Ovoid body, flared mouth, and c-scroll handles with realistic leaf and bud mounts. Spread foot has same applied to four supports. Interior has gilt wash. A fine design with lots of room for engraving. Fully marked including pattern no. 14417 (first produced in 1900) and director’s letter T (1892-1902). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 10 x W 10 1/2 x D 6 1/2 in. Heavy weight: 54.4 troy ounces. #...

Turn-of-the-century Edwardian sterling silver trophy cup. Made by Reed & Barton in Taunton, Mass. Faceted baluster with scalloped and beaded rim. Reeded and leaf-capped, -wrapped, and -mounted side handles. Four leaf-mounted open scroll supports. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 80. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 9 x W 11 x D 7 in. Weight: 49 troy ounces. #BW447

Turn-of-the-century sterling silver baby cup rich in period assumptions. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark. Upward tapering sides and scroll handle.

Acid-etched frieze depicting sailor-suited, flag-holding, all-American boy with exotic coevals in native dress relegated to background. Symbolic imagery enhanced with verse: “Little Indian, Sioux or Crow, little frosty Eskimo, little Turk or Japanese—Oh! Don’t you wish that you were me?”

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Classical coin silver pap boat. Ovoid bowl with elongated lip spout and capped s-scroll handle. Marked Gale, Woods & Hughes, a New York maker active in the 1830s and 40s. Good condition with visible repair near handle.

Overall dimensions: H 1 7/8 x L 6 1/4 x W 2 3/4 in. Weight: 2.5 troy ounces. #BY092

Federal Classical coin silver flagon. Made by Nicholas James Bogert in New York, ca 1820. Upward tapering cylinder on spread and stepped base. S-scroll handle with ribbed thumb rest and heart terminal. Hinged and domed cover with bud finial. Curved spout with ogee opening. Bold and spare by a historic regional maker. Maker’s stamp. Very good condition with nice patina. A few areas of firescale.

Dimensions: H 13 x W 9 1/4 x D 6 1/4 in. Weight: 33 troy ounces. #BX039

Edgeworth sterling silver baby cup. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1923. Gently curved and tapering sides and leaf-mounted and capped high-looping handle. Neoclassical ornamental bands including leaf and dart and beading. Gilt-washed interior. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern name, no. A11948, and date symbol. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/4 x W 3 7/8 x D 2 7/8 in. Weight: 3.4 troy ounces. #BX720

Art Nouveau sterling silver baby cup. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1893. Gently upward tapering sides and inset foot ring. C-scroll handle comprising imbricated volute scrolls. At bowl bottom chased stylized scrolling tendril border. Gilt interior. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, date symbol, copyright year 1889, and no. 4500. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 3 3/4 x W 4 1/2 x D 3 in. Weight: 4 troy ounces. #BY136

Victorian sterling silver baby cup. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1890. Straight and gently upward tapering sides and scroll-bracket handle. Applied cast oval medallions that depict not austere Roman patricians and their virtuous helpmates but sailor-suited boys and kitty-clutching girls. A sweet rejuvenation of the influential Medallion pattern. Gilt-washed interior. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. A7822. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 2 5/8 x W 4 1/8 x D 2 3/4 in. Heav...