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All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1488394 (stock #BZ155)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$16,250.00
Listed Price $25,000.00
Fabulous Chrysanthemum sterling silver coffee and tea set. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. This set comprises 5 pieces: coffeepot, teapot, creamer, sugar, and waste bowl.

In the celebrated pattern that is an American interpretation of a Japanese motif. To Baroque forms are applied a profusion of climbing, wrapping, and bunching flower heads. Chrysanthemum was introduced in 1880 and this set dates from the first quarter century of its production.

All pieces fully marked including maker’...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1478985 (stock #BX842)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$5,250.00
Listed Price $7,500.00
Victorian Classical sterling silver coffee and tea set. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. This set comprises coffeepot, teapot, creamer, sugar, and waste bowl.

Each: Bellied bowl on concave foot ring. Covers raised with cast bud finial (pot covers hinged). Teapot, coffeepot, and creamer have high-looping handle. Sugar has c-scroll side handles. All handles have stylized volute scroll and dart mounts. Spare with repousse rinceaux band. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 1982, ...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1475709 (stock #BX663)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$4,550.00
Listed Price $6,500.00
Victorian Classical sterling silver coffee and tea set. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1885. This set comprises 5 pieces: Coffeepot, teapot, creamer, sugar, and waste bowl. Each: Round body with floral repousse between chased and engraved leaf-and-dart and ogee borders; beaded rims. Handles high looping and covers domed with reeded finial. Coffeepot and teapot have s-scroll spout with applied stylized ornament. Coffeepot neck has engraved stippled zigzag border with incised trefoils.

Fully m...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1471000 (stock #BX646)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$13,000.00
Listed Price $20,000.00
Olympian sterling silver wine cooler. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Each: Round with gently tapering sides and three reeded c-scroll handles with leaf mounts and caps. Foot ring with beading and bead-and-reel ornament, and 3 paw supports with leafy volute-scroll mounts. At bottom a dense repousse frieze of love-making, harp-strumming nymphs, gods, and cherubs. Gilt-washed interior. A beautiful early piece in the celebrated Beaux-Arts pattern that was conceived by French designer F. Antoine ...
All Items : New Century : Metalwork : Pre 1990 item #1488925 (stock #BY682)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$13,000.00
Listed Price $20,000.00
Fiddle Thread & Shell sterling silver dinner and lunch set. Made by James Robinson in London, 1980-2000. This set comprises 61 pieces (dimensions in inches):

Forks: 12 dinner forks (8 1/8) and 12 luncheon forks (7);

Spoons: 12 soup spoons (7 1/8), 12 teaspoons (5 3/4), and 1 tablespoon (8 1/8);

Knives: 12 dinner knives.

Dinner knife blades stainless steel.

Traditional Georgian spanning the early Thatcher era to Tony Blair’s Cool Britannia.

All pieces fully marked including maker...

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1960 item #1484391 (stock #BX785)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$245.00
Listed Price $350.00
Modern Georgian sterling silver mustard pot. Made by Webster Company in North Attleboro, Mass., ca 1950. Cobalt glass bowl set in sterling silver base with pierced ornamental band. Cover raised with vasiform finial. With spoon. Base and spoon marked “Sterling” with maker’s stamp. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: Pot: H 3 1/4 x D 2 in. Spoon: H 3 1/8 in. Total weight (silver only): 1 troy ounce. #BX785

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1960 item #1484390 (stock #BX786)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$245.00
Listed Price $350.00
Modern Georgian sterling silver mustard pot. Made by Webster Company in North Attleboro, Mass., ca 1950. Cobalt glass bowl set in sterling silver base with pierced ornamental band. Cover raised with vasiform finial. With spoon. Base and spoon marked “Sterling” with maker’s stamp. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: Pot: H 3 1/4 x D 2 in. Spoon: H 3 1/8 in. Total weight (silver only): 1 troy ounce. #BX786

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1470701 (stock #BX345)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$6,650.00
Listed Price $9,500.00
Edwardian Classical sterling silver coffee and tea set. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. This set comprises 5 pieces: Coffeepot, teapot, creamer, sugar, and waste bowl. Tapering and fluted ovoid bodies. Feet domed. Covers double domed with vasiform finial. Handles scroll bracket (coffeepot and teapot stained-wood). Ornament acid-etched and stylized: Curvilinear fretwork and leafing borders, paterae and, on front and back, wreaths of which 1 engraved with symbol or cryptic monogram. F...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1466091 (stock #BX157)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,275.00
Listed Price $3,250.00
Set of 4 Edwardian sterling silver and enamel place card holders. Made by James William Benson in Birmingham, 1906 to 1908. Each: Enameled coat of arms and open oval clip mounted to flat octagonal base. Same design comprising yellow cross and birds on cobalt ground. In leather-bound case with silk lining and fitted velvet. Case has retailer’s stamp (Army and Navy Co-Operative Society) All fully marked including date letters 1906 (3) and 1908 (1). Design no. 454426 and retailer’s stamp (“Ro...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1800 item #1470931 (stock #BX624)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,750.00
Listed Price $2,500.00
German Classical silver beaker cup, 18th century. At top leafing scrollwork and scallop shells; at bottom twisted leaf-and dart border. Ornament chased and heightened with engraving. Interior gilt washed. Maker’s mark comprising letters S and I. Condition: Minor dent on bottom otherwise very good with excellent patina.

Dimensions: H 3 3/4 x D 3 in. Weight: 3 troy ounces. #BX624

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1456745 (stock #BU315)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$665.00
Listed Price $950.00
Edwardian Art Nouveau powder jar. Made by Foster & Bailey in Providence, ca 1910. Crystal with curved sides and short inset neck. Cut geometric ornament and stylized flower band; star on underside. Cover sterling silver; top curved with enameled ornament: Pink and blue flowers on radiating white ground bordered by pink guilloche wave ornament. Cover marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 x D 4 1/2 in. #BU315

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Asia Trade : Pre 1900 item #1468682 (stock #BX248)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,275.00
Listed Price $3,250.00
Japanese silver box, ca 1890. Rectangular with straight sides and hinged cover. On cover top and box sides are chased and engraved iris flowers and tendrils in eddying water. Stippled ground. Box and cover interior lined with stained wood. Open bottom. Meiji-era Art Nouveau for the cosmopolitan West. Appears to be unmarked. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 3 x W 6 3/4 x D 3 5/8 in. Gross weight: 15 troy ounces. #BX248

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1491317 (stock #BZ600)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$4,200.00
Listed Price $6,000.00
Edwardian Classical sterling silver urn. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Curved and tapering bowl with leaf flange on domed foot; leaf-capped, wrapped, and mounted high-looping side handles. Chased leafing-scroll border with pendant flowers. Mouth rim wavy with applied leaves. Foot rim has applied swags and leaves. Gilded inside and out. Turn-of-the-century sumptuousness. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 14368B and director’s letter C (1902-7) and volume (7 1/2 pts). Very...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1491308 (stock #BZ655)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,500.00
Listed Price $5,000.00
Pair of Victorian sterling silver bread trays. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Ovoid well with fluid egg-and-dart border. Pierced and chased rim with dynamic leafing scrollwork; Prince of Wales feathers at ends. Sumptuous, nicely toned gilding. The ones to bring out when royalty comes for dinner. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 12356 (first produced in 1895), and director’s letter T (1892-1902). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 1/4 x W 16 x D 7 1/4 in. Total weight...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Pre 1910 item #1487888 (stock #BZ193)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$4,550.00
Listed Price $6,500.00
Gorgeous Titania glass vase by historic maker Loetz with engraved silver overlay, ca 1900. Upward tapering sides with gently flared mouth. Sides concave and corners chamfered. Overlay in form of vertical leafing scrollwork mounted at corners and joined on sides by double arches. Glass is mottled and iridescent white shading to green with exposed patches of the solid cobalt blue interior. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 8 1/8 x W 3 3/4 x D 3 3/4 in. #BZ193

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1484385 (stock #BY528)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,400.00
Listed Price $2,000.00
Edwardian Classical sterling silver vanity pair. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1900. This pair comprises hand mirror and hairbrush. Mirror has round scalloped frame and the brush has shaped oval frame. Embossed ornament with chubby, naked cherubs frolicking with a dolphin (mirror) and holding overhead a fruit basket (brush). Scroll and flower borders with masks. Frothy and frivolous. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and nos. C475 (mirror) and C1502 (brush). Very good condition.

Dimens...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Enamel : Plique-a-jour : Pre 1920 item #1447601 (stock #BV278)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,015.00
Listed Price $1,450.00
Richly colored plique a jour beaker, ca 1910. Straight and gently tapering sides. Ornament includes stylized flower heads in rondels and beaded and guilloche borders. Colors red and blue. Silver gilt wire frames and cabled rim. Unmarked. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 2 x D 1 3/4 in. #BV278

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1920 item #1424537
Black Dog Antiques
$995.00
Listed Price $1,100.00
An exceptional, pierced yellow gold slip-on bangle with floral design. For a smaller wrist, the inner diameter is 2-3/8" and it weighs 8 grams. It appears to be hollow and shows light wear on the inside band with a few very faint scratches and a very, very tiny indentation. Marked 14kt along with the Sloan hallmark.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1389123 (stock #BQ748)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,575.00
Listed Price $2,250.00
Early gilt-washed sterling silver sauce bowl on stand with butler finish. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Round and tapering bowl with gilt interior and raised foot. Side handles in form of post inserted with short perpendicular column and mounted with stylized leaves. Classical rim. Engraved presentation: “W.B.K. Jr from W.B.K. Sr / Newark N.J. / April 29, 1871.” Stand round with well and same rim. A fine Greek Revival piece that incorporates Aesthetic influence. Union Square hallmarks...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Enamel : Plique-a-jour : Pre 1930 item #1478950 (stock #BY195)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,850.00
Listed Price $5,500.00
Plique à jour enamel and gilt sterling silver bowl. Made by David Andersen in Norway, ca 1925. Inspired by Viking longboat with dragonhead stempost and tail sternpost, and rim comprised of warrior’s shields. Oval form for stealthy gliding. Planks with filigree rinceaux. Stylized Arts & Crafts ornament. Translucent green, red, yellow, and purple. Marks include maker’s stamp. Excellent condition with strong and intact color.

Dimensions: H 4 x W 6 5/8 x D 3 1/4 in. #BY195

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Enamel : Plique-a-jour : Pre 1920 item #1478312 (stock #BY196)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$4,200.00
Listed Price $6,000.00
Plique à jour enamel and gilt 930 silver bowl. Made by Marius Hammer in Norway, ca 1910. Round with curved sides. Well green 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 1/8 x D 4 in. #BY196

All Items : Fine Art : Sculpture : Bronze : Pre 1700 item #1490108
We are delighted to present to you this remarkable pair of candlesticks in the shape of Athenian women, real jewels inspired by the drawings of the illustrious artist Jean-Charles Delafosse. These 18th century candlesticks harmoniously combine functionality and aesthetics, offering a unique experience. Each candle holder, in addition to being a magnificent candle holder, is also a refined perfume burner. The combination of these two functions makes them versatile and elegant pieces, bringing a ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1930 item #1479753 (stock #BY199)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,275.00
Listed Price $3,250.00
Plique à jour enamel and gilt sterling silver bowl. Made by David Andersen in Norway, ca 1925. Inspired by Viking longboat with dragonhead stempost and tail sternpost, and rim comprising warrior’s shields. Stylized plant and geometric ornament. Well has radiating green guilloche enamel. Oval form for stealthy gliding. Fine craftsmanship and rich colors. Fully marked including maker’s stamp. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 2 5/8 x L 4 7/8 x W 1 1/2 in. #BY199

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1460411 (stock #BW772)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,750.00
Listed Price $2,500.00
Pair of Edwardian Georgian sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1915. Each: Tapering shaft with base knop on stepped and raised foot. Socket has straight sides and detachable bobeche. Faceted. Traditional form with showy gilding. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 18910 (first produced in 1915), and director’s letter m. Very good condition with nice toning.

Dimensions: H 9 x W 4 3/4 x D 4 1/4 in. Total weight: 15 troy ounces. #BW772

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1700 item #1445238 (stock #TRC231019)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$22,500.00
Listed Price $25,000.00


Over the years we have taken a special interest in Raku-ware and especially in works produced by the Tamamizu kiln, such as the 300+ year old ceremonial tea bowl seen here. The first in this line of potters was Yahē (1662 - 1722), an illegitimate son of Kichizaemon Ichinyu (1615 - 1768) who studied under his father and then left to open his own kiln in the village of Tamamizu (known today as Ide-cho). Though he is the first potter of this branch, he is sometimes referred to as Tamam...
All Items : Fine Art : Sculpture : Bronze : Pre 1930 item #1459847 (stock #2442)
L'Enfant Gallery
$38,000.00
Art Deco bronze urn: $44,000, reduced to $38,000 This Art Deco bronze figurative planter (jardiniere), circa 1920, measures 55" in height, 36" across (elbow to elbow), 18" deep.  caste bronze, 150-250 lb. This work was the combined effort of two French sculptors; Pierre Lenoir and Marcel Guillard (1896 - 1932). It is believed two castes of this sculpted urn were made.  Pierre Lenoir (1879 - 1953) was a French sculptor and medallist and was one of the Breton sculptors born in the 1880s ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1930 item #1486959 (stock #BY477)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$4,550.00
Listed Price $6,500.00
Fairfax sterling silver tea tray, ca 1920. Retailed by Black, Starr & Frost in New York. Rectilinear with chamfered corners and shaped ends with cutout oval handles. A beautiful piece in the Art Deco pattern that was made by Gorham and Durgin. Marks include retailer’s stamp and pattern no. 04. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/4 x W 25 3/4 x D 16 1/2 in. Weight: 104 troy ounces. #BY477

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1930 item #1481294 (stock #BY310)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,500.00
Listed Price $5,000.00
Super snazzy sterling silver cocktail shaker. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1929. Gently curved and upward tapering sides and flat cover with same-form finial. Bracket handle. Stubby spout with chained cap. Built-in strainer. A late prohibition-era Art Deco classic. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 21374 (first produced in 1929), and director’s letter m. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 10 1/4 x W 6 3/4 x D 4 1/2 in. Weight: 25.4 troy ounces. #BY310

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1930 item #1288995 (stock #BL740)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$770.00
Listed Price $1,100.00
George V sterling silver vase. Made by Alexander Clark in Birmingham in 1923. Straight and faceted sides, small knop, and raised foot. Molded and scalloped rim with curved and pierced sides. Weighted. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 11 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. Weighted. #BL740

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1940 item #1476864 (stock #BX905)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,015.00
Listed Price $1,450.00
George V sterling silver picture frame. Made by Ernest Wilfred Sanders & Henry Arthur Mackenzie in Birmingham in 1933. Rectangular window with curvilinear upper corners in plain and flat rectangular surround with wide lower rail. With glass, silk lining, and stained wood back and hinged easel support. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 10 1/2 x W 8 in. Window: H 8 7/8 x W 6 7/8 in. #BX905

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1940 item #1476575 (stock #BW000)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,575.00
Listed Price $2,250.00
George V sterling silver box. Made by Henry Matthews in Birmingham in 1930. Rectangular with straight sides. Corner posts on ball support. Cover flat and hinged; on top horizontal engine-turned bands bordered by plain and wraparound engine-turned bands. Sides same with plain borders. Box interior wood-lined and partitioned. Open leather-lined bottom. Fully marked. Good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 x W 7 x D 3 3/4 in. Gross weight: 23 troy ounces. #BW000

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1940 item #1472014 (stock #BX512)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,150.00
Listed Price $4,500.00
George V sterling silver cigar box. Made by Barnard & Sons, Ltd in London in 1930. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged and with tapering tab; top flap with engine-turned linear pattern bordered by wraparound lines between wavy lines. Interior wood lined and partitioned. Underside leather lined. Fully marked. Very good condition with a few minor pings.

Large dimensions: H 4 1/4 x W 11 x D 6 1/2 in. Gross weight: 54.5 troy ounces. #BX512

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1471161 (stock #BX240)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,575.00
Listed Price $2,250.00
Austrian Classical gilt-washed 800 silver box, ca 1875. Ovoid and bellied on plain inset foot. Cover hinged and domed with cast figural finial: A little girl sits cross-legged and barefoot and rests her hand on the back of a hungry animal while spooning sustenance into its mouth. Engraved ornament: Leafing rondels inset with heads alternating with same shaped frames (vacant) on engine-turned border. Shoulder has leaf-and-dart border and cover top leaf-and-patera border. Fully marked including ...
All Items : New Century : Metalwork : Pre 1990 item #1459303 (stock #BW465)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,750.00
Listed Price $2,500.00
Elizabeth II sterling silver box. Made by Harman Bros. in Birmingham in 1982. Excellent condition. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged. Engine-turned wave ornament in plain frames. Front has rectangular mono plate. Cover top has engraved diagonal band with chevron in lower right corner, and tooled border. Corner splayed bracket supports. Interior cedar lined and partitioned. Box underside laminate lined. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 2 7/8 x W 8 3/...

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1940 item #1447202 (stock #BV167)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,295.00
Listed Price $1,850.00
George VI sterling silver box. Made by Robert Pringle & Sons in London in 1939. Rectangular with curved corners. Cover hinged and tabbed; top has engine-turned wave ornament and rectangular mono plate (vacant) in upper left corner. Interior cedar lined and partitioned. Underside leather lined. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 x W 7 x D 3 1/2 in. Gross weight: 16 troy ounces. #BV167

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1910 item #1486309 (stock #BY597)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$6,965.00
Listed Price $9,950.00
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, each with 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. Fully marked including Mi...