Midcentury Modern sterling silver water pitcher. Made by International Silver Co. in Connecticut. Baluster with asymmetrical oval mouth; stepped and round foot ring with flat beading. High-looping handle wrapped with abstract leaves; scroll terminal inset with Jensen-inspired seed-spilling pod on wire stem. The influence of the master applied to a traditional form. Marked “International / Sterling / La Paglia Designed / 208”. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 8 3/4 x W 8 x D 5 3/4 in. Hea...
Midcentury Modern sterling silver tray. Made by S. Kirk & Son in Baltimore. Round with tapering shoulder and flat rectilinear rim. Fully marked including maker’s stamp (1932-61) and no. 4111. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 3/8 x D 11 in. Heavy weight: 21 troy ounces. #BY290
Unusual Italian Modern sterling silver box, ca 1940. Straight sides partitioned with four square compartments, each with hinged cover. Marked. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 7/8 x W 8 x 8 in. Heavy weight: 30.5 troy ounces. #BY700
Large and Modern sterling silver picture frame. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Rectangular window in plain and flat surround. With glass, silk lining, and stained-wood back and hinged easel support for portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 16546, and director’s letter m. Very good condition.
Dimensions: Frame: H 13 7/8 x W 11 1/8 in. Window: H 11 7/8 x W 9 1/8 in. #BY342
Art Nouveau sterling silver nursery rhyme baby cup. Made by Whiting in New York, ca 1900. Tall and waisted bowl with wavy rim and c-scroll handle with splayed trefoil mount and baluster tail. Engraved depiction of the Three Blind Mice, sightless rodents with alert ears and long whiskers. Acid-etched text: "Three / Blind / Mice / Did you / ever see / such / a sight in / your life". Gilt interior. Fully marked including maker's stamp and no. 413A. Very good condition with strong definition.
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Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki)
Inari Shrine at Oji - Peddler and Woman
Size: Approximately 14.875 x 6.75 inches.
Date: 1924-30.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: Shotei catalog #M-26. Ota-ku 2005 Catalog #:198.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Top back has paper and adhesive residue. A few foxing spots. Faint crease near top.
Mitsuhiro Unno (1939-1979)
Valley of Utsu - A set of five miniature Japanese woodblock prints.
Date: 1966.
Each woodblock print is 2.25 x 2 inches.
Condition: Excellent.
Note: Set includes woodblock-printed title sheet, colophon, and list of subjects.
Tsuchiya Koitsu
Twilight at Hira
Date: 1936.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.25 x 10.25 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Edition. First. Watanabe D seal at right margin (used 1931-41).
Artist's signature and seal at lower right.
Reference: Koitsu catalog TK-DH-18.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Reference: TK-WN-7 in Koitsu catalog.
Condition: Print is fully adhered to slightly larger board. Two marks above boat. Slight soling in sky. Fr...
Arai Yoshimune
Kominato Bay
Date: 1910-60.
Size: Chuban. 10 x 7.5 inches.
Sealed by the artist at lower right.
Publisher: Hasegawa/Nishinomiya Yosaku. From the famous "Night Scenes" series. Hasegawa catalogue No. 1261.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
Midcentury Modern sterling silver tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular with curved corners, flat narrow shoulder and stepped rim; scroll bracket end handles. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 22846, and director’s letter M (1947-56). Very good condition.
Overall dimensions: H 1 1/2 x W 26 1/4 x D 16 3/8 in. Heavy weight: 112 troy ounces. #BY507
American Modern sterling silver picture frame. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Rectangular window in same surround with convex front and flat sides. Midcentury chic in hard-to-find landscape form. With glass, silk lining, and laminate back and hinged easel support. Fully marked including retailer’s stamp, no. 54/14, and phrase “Hand Made”. Very good condition.
Dimensions: Frame: H 6 7/8 x W 9 3/8 in. Window: H 5 1/2 x W 8 in. #BY634
Edwardian sterling silver and enamel place card holders. Made by Sampson Mordan & Co. in Chester, 1905-13. Each: Two flat discs mounted to flat circular base. Front disc smaller and enameled scene with leaping, writhing fish, the hook and line barely visible. One has engraved 2-letter block monogram (ER). A second has same in script. Fully marked including 1905, 1912, and 1913 date letters as well as retailer’s stamps “Finnigan’s Manchester” (2) and “Wilson & Gill / 139 Regent St Londo...
Traditional Georgian sterling silver tray. Made by Lunt Silversmiths in Greenfield, Mass. Square cartouche with molded curvilinear rim. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and S3S. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 1/4 x W 10 1/8 x D 10 1/8 in. Weight: 17 troy ounces. #BY357
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. Bowls have bands comprising laurel wreaths inset with flower heads between tooled lines, and stylized imbrica...
Set of 8 Edwardian sterling silver coaster dishes. Made by S. Kirk & Son Inc. in Baltimore. Each: Plain well and tapering sides; rim turned down with repousse leaf and flower garland on stippled ground. Fully marked including maker’s stamp (1925-32) and no. 424. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 3/4 x D 4 1/8 in. Total weight: 16 troy ounces. #BY584
George VI sterling silver tray. Made by Edward Viner in Sheffield in 1950. Rectilinear with molded rim, double c-scroll corners, and bracket end handles. Fully marked including no. 0102/18 and stamp for Cheltenham & Co. (Sheffield), a division of National Silver Company (New York). Very good condition.
Overall dimensions: H 1 3/8 x W 22 1/8 x D 13 1/2 in. Weight: 66 troy ounces. #BY646
Pretty sterling silver tray. Made by The Kalo Shop in Chicago, ca 1930. Oval with tapering sides and lobed ends. Marked “Sterling / Hand Wrought / At / The Kalo Shop / 38”. Very good.
Dimensions: H 3/8 x W 15 5/8 x D 9 5/8 in. Weight: 24 troy ounces. #BY494
Special Offer: Reduced from $1200. now $700. Impressive Ming Dynasty pottery “sancai” green and amber glazed wedding bed. There are two repairs: appears to have been cut in half and then glued back together and there is one on repair at the top of the roof façade- all noted in last enlargements. H: 47cm18.5in and W: 35.5/13.9in x 20cm/8in.