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All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1920 item #1479755 (stock #BY198)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$4,550.00
Listed Price $6,500.00
Set of 3 plique à jour enamel and gilt 930 silver open salts. Made by Marius Hammer in Norway, ca 1910. Each: Inspired by Viking longboat with dragonhead stempost and tail sternpost, and rim comprising warrior’s shields. Stylized plant and geometric ornament. Well has radiating guilloche enamel; each in different color (blue, red, and purple). Oval form for stealthy gliding. Fine craftsmanship and rich colors. Beautiful pieces by this maker, who contributed to the revival of Norwegian art and...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1920 item #1468057 (stock #BX235)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,050.00
Listed Price $1,500.00
Turn-of-the-century French Belle Epoque Classical 950 silver gravy boat on stand. Oval bowl with curved sides and elongated end spouts. Side handles entwined and split-mounted with leaves and flowers. Stepped oval foot mounted to stand with oval well and reeded and serpentine rim. Armorial engraved on stand shoulder. Marks include unidentified maker’s stamp and Minerva head. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 4 1/4 x W 10 1/2 x D 7 in. Weight: 20 troy ounces. #BX235

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1920 item #1476579 (stock #BY169)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,100.00
Listed Price $3,000.00
German 800 silver bowl commemorating Napoleon I and Marie-Louise. Lobed quatrefoil with embossed medallion bust portraits of the couple surmounted an eagle; at bottom a military trophy. Open sides with leaf swag with pendant ribboned medallions (vacant) applied to interior. Beaded rim. Mounted end handles in form of burning torch between gryphons.

The eternal flame such as might have been supposed to burn between Napoleon and his teenage bride, an Austrian archduchess—and grandniece no less ...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1471012 (stock #BX657)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$8,775.00
Listed Price $13,500.00
Equestrian-themed silver tankard with German imperial association, ca 1875. Straight and paneled sides with low-relief frieze depicting galloping riders, racing through the countryside, trees and buildings in the background; branch borders. Split-mounted s-scroll handle with thumb rest. At bottom applied branch and leaf border and open supports. Cover hinged and bellied with imbricated leaf rim; on top is cast finial in form of mounted jockey and engraved phrase citing Kaiser Wilhelm I in an all...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #431375 (stock #679)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,625.00
Listed Price $3,750.00
This pretty brooch with stones mounted in silver-topped 18k gold has been designed in the shape of a flower. The petals have been formed from 5 incised citrines in a warm smokey yellow-brown color which surround a cut diamond in the center. The stem of the flower and the petals' border are all highlighted by inlaid old European and rose-cut diamonds. The back has been marked with a French guarantee stamp. The brooch measures approximately 1 3/4" X 1 1/4" and was made Circa:1880. It is a lov...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Plate : Pre 1920 item #1478934 (stock #BX269)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$626.50
Listed Price $895.00
Handsome European stone trinket box, ca 1910. Rectangular with straight sides and sharp corners. Shoulder and base chamfered. Cover hinged, inset, and chamfered. Silver-plated mouth and cover rims. Cover has cabled border and filigree scrolled tab. Stone mottled red. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 x W 4 x D 2 1/2 in. #BX269

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1930 item #1477892 (stock #BX428)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,750.00
Listed Price $2,500.00
German Modern 800 silver box, ca 1920. Rectangular with straight sides and crisp corners. Cover hinged with tapering tab; cover top gently curved and inlaid with shagreen in geometric pattern. Cedar-lined interior. Open leather-lined bottom. Marks include maker’s stamp (Wilhelm Binder). Good condition with some wear and rubbing to shagreen.

Dimensions: H 4 x W 7 1/2 x D 5 1/2 in. Gross weight: 28.6 troy ounces. #BX428

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1476096 (stock #1223)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,925.00
Listed Price $2,750.00
American Modern ring with cabochon tiger eye in 14k yellow gold setting; brilliant-cut diamond on each shoulder. Hallmarked. Excellent condition.

Size: 8 1/2. Weight: 10.5 dwt (16.3 g). #1223

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Platinum : Pre 1900 item #1475742 (stock #1221)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,450.00
Listed Price $3,500.00
Victorian ring in platinum on 18k gold with rose-cut diamonds and rubies in crisscross design. England, ca 1880. Hallmarked. Excellent condition.

Size: 4 1/2. Weight: 2.1 dwt (3.2 g). #1221

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1474573 (stock #BS513)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$665.00
Listed Price $950.00
European silver fish-form spice box, 19th century. Hinged head and lower mouth, and faceted red eyes. Articulated and scalloped wide body, and hinged fins and tail. Loose-mounted ring. Unmarked. Very good condition with deep patina.

Overall dimensions: H 1 5/8 x L 3 1/8 x D 1 7/8 in. #BS513

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1474545 (stock #BX670)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$12,675.00
Listed Price $19,500.00
Twelve French Classical 950 silver plates. Made by Jean-Baptiste Gustave Odiot in Paris, ca 1870. Round well and shoulder with shaped frames; serpentine guilloche rim. Engraved armorial with Latin motto “Non sine labore”. The super sumptuous set to bring out when the book club gets round to Proust. Fully marked with Minerva head and maker’s stamp. Ten numbered 2690 (2), 3670 (1) 7225 (5), 7328 (1), 7329 (1). Very good condition with minor fire scale in well.

Dimensions: H 7/8 x D 10 5/8 ...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1471185 (stock #BX539)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,800.00
Listed Price $4,000.00
Belle Epoque Classical 950 silver wine bottle holder. Made by Odiot in France, ca 1890. Open body comprising two rectilinear supports mounted to round bowl with straight sides. Conical neck with adjustable screws. Leaf-capped double-scroll handle. Meandering fruiting grapevine on stippled ground. Perfect for enjoying a special vintage. Note: The bowl is smallish, so the best fit is going to be one of the really old bottles down in the cellar. Fully marked with Minerva head and maker’s stamp....
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 : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Asia Trade : Pre 1900 item #1469933 (stock #BX466)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$8,125.00
Listed Price $12,500.00
Fabulous Japanese silver teapot, ca 1890. Globular with dragons on roiling waves. Dragon handle with talon mounts. Spout same with projecting talons “puncturing” the surface. Raised cover with dragon head finial. A dramatic vessel with fierce, scaly beasts to slay the conventions of tea party gentility. Marked Konoike, a Yokohama maker whose work is in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 7 x W 10 1/2 x D 5 1/2 in. Heavy weight: 31.5 troy ounces. #BX...

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Asia Trade : Pre 1940 item #1469515 (stock #BX437)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,575.00
Listed Price $2,250.00
Japanese Modern silver box on stand, ca 1930. Rectangular with curved corners. Box has straight sides and cover top is gently raised and has applied gilt medallion with dramatic dragon in low relief. Box and cover interior lined with stained-wood. Stand has wide and tapering shoulder and flat well border with open stained-wood bottom. Marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Box: H 2 1/2 x W 6 1/2 x D 4 3/4 in. Stand: H 7/8 x W 8 1/8 x D 6 3/8 in. #BX437

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1920 item #1469017 (stock #BX351)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$22,750.00
Listed Price $35,000.00
Belle Epoque Rococo soup tureen on stand. Made by Tetard Frères in Paris, ca 1910. Ovoid bowl with tapering sides and curved bottom with fluted and turned-down leaf handles. Sides have projecting volute scrolls inset with leaves. Leaves stippled and irregular. Sides have curvilinear panels applied with leaf and berry garlands with central branches forming wreaths. Raised oval foot. Cover domed and paneled with fluted top on which is mounted a cast finial in form of two embracing cherubs, their ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Asia Trade : Pre 1900 item #1467057 (stock #BX287)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$6,650.00
Listed Price $9,500.00
Dramatic Chinese silver centerpiece bowl, ca 1890. Oval with solid well. Sides open with scaly, slithering wraparound dragons; haunches and legs terminating in talon-gripped balls form supports. Cast heads with gaping jaws and lolling tongue. Detachable metal liner; interior has copper patina. Marked with Chinese characters and stamp for Luen Wo, a silversmith and retailer in Canton, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 6 1/4 x W 16 1/2 x D 7 1/4 in. Weight (sil...

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1930 item #1466718 (stock #BX081)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$696.50
Listed Price $995.00
Italian silver gilt grand-tour bell, ca 1920. Figural handle in form of piping faun with puffed out cheeks and hoofed and hirsute hindquarters. Based on Greek statuette excavated in Pompeii and today in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. Marked. Very good condition with nice toning.

Dimensions: H 4 3/4 x W 2 3/8 x D 1 3/4 in. Weight: 3.6 troy ounces. #BX081