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similar to Large Antique French Restauration Etruscan Silver Coffeepot C 1820

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1910 item #1433880 (stock #BT601)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,850.00
Listed Price $5,500.00
Large French Etruscan 950 silver coffeepot, ca 1820. Ovoid body with spool neck, side-hinged cover, and raised and round foot. Upright S-spout with ram’s head mouth, and low relief leaves and gadroons. Leaf-and-dart borders. Cover has bud finial on scroll and flower mount. High-looping stained-wood handle with silver mounts: a ram’s head at top, a garlanded face at bottom. Robust Classicism. Fully marked including maker’s initials AL. Fine condition.

Overall dimensions: H 14 1/2 x W 10 ...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1800 item #1462138 (stock #BV237)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,800.00
Listed Price $4,000.00
French Classical silver coffeepot, 18th century. Baluster with silver-mounted stained and turned wood handle. Cover hinged with bud finial. V-form fish-mouth spout. Three hoof supports with oval medallion mounts. Gadrooning, twisted fluting, and ribbon-tied blossoming branch. Engraved on underside are 3 presentations of which two dated 1881 and 1950 as well as phrase “Bought in Tours, France”. Marked. Good condition with nice patina.

Dimensions: H 10 3/4 x W 9 1/4 x D 4 1/2 in. Gross weigh...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1837 VR item #1484376 (stock #BY635)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,750.00
Listed Price $2,500.00
Italian Neoclassical silver coffeepot, ca 1820. Baluster; cover hinged and domed with leaf-mounted acorn finial. Applied c-scroll spout and scroll handle with ribbed tail. Handwork visible on interior. Marked. Good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 10 x W 7 1/2 x D 5 in. Weight: 25.4 troy ounces. #BY635

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1837 VR item #1490040 (stock #BZ381)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$525.00
Listed Price $750.00
Restauration Classical silver gilt box. Made by Jean-Baptiste Claude Odiot in Paris, ca 1820. Drum form with spread base; cover raised. Cast egg-and-dart and floral rims. Heart engraved with single script letter monogram set in flower wreath on cover top and body. Sumptuous Return-of-the-Bourbons luxe from the Ancien Regime do-over years. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and the fineness (950) stamp instituted in 1819. Very good condition with nice toning.

Dimensions: H 2 1/4 x D 1 5/8 i...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1410740 (stock #BS831)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$11,375.00
Listed Price $17,500.00
Large French Rococo Revival 950 silver oval centerpiece plateau, ca 1890. Curvilinear cartouche with 6 leaf-mounted scroll supports. Beaded oval on strapwork armorial with ribbon and quiver, and interlaced script monogram. Mirrored top. Note: Larger and more ovalish than appears in images. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/8 x W 31 3/4 x D 20 1/2 in. #BS831

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1930 item #1491602 (stock #BZ625)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$385.00
Listed Price $550.00
French Art Deco 950 silver box, ca 1920. Round and flat. Concentric engine turned ornament with engraved flowers on top center and patera on bottom center. Gilt interior. Sweet and pretty. Marked. Very good condition with some handling wear.

Pocket-sized dimensions: H 3/4 x D 2 1/8 in. Weight: 2.2 troy ounces. #BZ625

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1464678 (stock #BW874)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,150.00
Listed Price $4,500.00
Large Russian Classical 875 silver bowl, ca 1843. Oval well with engraved armorial and curved and fluted sides with applied scroll and shell armorials (vacant). Rim has applied leaves, scrolls, and scallop shells. Fully marked including Adolf Sper maker’s stamp, St Petersburg city stamp, and Dimitri Tverskoy assay master’s stamp dated 1843. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 x W 17 x D 12 5/8 in. Weight: 43.8 troy ounces. #BW874

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1484386 (stock #BY114)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$840.00
Listed Price $1,200.00
Large brilliant-cut jar with sterling silver cover. Made by Watson Co. in Attleboro, Mass., ca 1900. Round and curved with stars, ferns, and diaper. Cover gently raised; on top repousse shell, scroll, and flower wreath (vacant center). Cover interior gilt washed. Marked "Sterling" and maker’s stamp. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 6 3/4 x D 5 1/2 in. Weight (silver only): 2.5 troy ounces. #BY114

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1475008 (stock #BX771)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,850.00
Listed Price $5,500.00
Large Dutch silver cow creamer, 1910. A sweet beast with stocky body on slender legs and delicate hoofs. Head quizzically turned to side with flexed ears, sharp horns, red cabochon glass eyes, and gaping mouth spout. Flicked back tail handle and hinged back cover. Appears to be unmarked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7 1/4 x L 10 3/8 x W 3 3/8 in. Weight: 19.5 troy ounces. #BX771

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1383590 (stock #AW822)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$525.00
Listed Price $750.00
Antique European silver strainer, ca 1840. Round bowl with concentric piercing, gadrooned rim, and feathered open loop handle. On handle back is engraved shaded block monogram NP. Marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 7 3/4 x D 4 7/8 in. Weight: 5.5 troy ounces. #AW822

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1490933 (stock #BZ551)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,100.00
Listed Price $3,000.00
Pair of Antique Russian Classical Silver Candlesticks, ca 1888. Each: Round socket; flared rim mounted with pierced and scalloped border. Baluster spool socket with floral garland knop and leaf flanges on domed foot mounted to square base. Chased and tooled leaf-and-dart ornament. Marks include assayer’s stamp (Josef Sosnkowski) dated 1888, city stamp (St Petersburg), and 84 alloy stamp (that is, 84/96 or 875 silver). Very good condition.

Dimensions (taller): H 14 x W 4 5/8 x D 4 5/8 in. To...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1920 item #1434318 (stock #BT381)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,015.00
Listed Price $1,450.00
French 950 silver inkwell on stand, ca 1910. Straight sides with vertically applied strapwork bands; curved bottom and raised foot. Cover hinged and domed with flower-head finial. Gadrooned rims. Interior has engraved curvilinear border and clear-glass liner. Mounted to oval curvilinear stand with ornamental border. Fully marked including maker’s stamp CG. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 5 x W 9 3/8 x D 5 7/8 in. Weight (without glass): 15.5 troy ounces. #BT381

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1920 item #1465262 (stock #BX020)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$5,250.00
Listed Price $7,500.00
French Belle Epoque 950 silver tureen, ca 1910. Tapering oval curvilinear bowl on same raised foot with gadrooned rims. Leaf-mounted double c-scroll end handles. Raised cover. Restrained turn-of-the-century Classicism enlivened with a cast still life finial: A couple bird carcasses draped on top of a sweet bunny, with forelegs raised as if to hop away, and hindlegs limp and splayed now that hopping is no longer an option. An unsentimental depiction of the dinner’s ingredients with a bit of gr...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1837 VR item #1489573 (stock #BZ378)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,750.00
Listed Price $2,500.00
Restauration Classical silver gilt box. Made by Jean-Baptiste Claude Odiot in Paris, ca 1820. Rectangular with straight sides and leaf-and-dart base rim. Cover flat and hinged with same as well as leaf-and-flower border. Cover top has central heart engraved with single script letter monogram set in flower wreath; leaf and flower border. Sumptuous Return-of-the-Bourbons luxe from the Ancien Regime do-over years. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and the fineness (950) stamp instituted in 18...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1837 VR item #1489572 (stock #BZ379)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,400.00
Listed Price $2,000.00
Restauration Classical silver gilt box. Made by Jean-Baptiste Claude Odiot in Paris, ca 1820. Rectangular with straight sides and leaf-and-dart base rim. Cover flat and hinged with same as well as leaf-and-flower border. Cover top has central heart engraved with single script letter monogram set in flower wreath; leaf and flower border. Sumptuous Return-of-the-Bourbons luxe. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and the fineness (950) stamp instituted in 1819. Very good condition with nice ton...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1910 item #1472223 (stock #BX791)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,450.00
Listed Price $3,500.00
French Belle Epoque Classical 950 silver tea urn, ca 1900. Ovoid with turned stained-wood handles with silver scroll and leaf mounts. Scaly fish spout with tail mount and gaping mouth spout and turned stained wood and silver scroll tap. Double-domed cover with berry finial. Three double-scroll supports with leaf mounts and feet mounted to stepped and stained-wood drum-form blocks. Heating element set in scroll-mounted ring. Twisted fluting and lobing. Vitruvian scroll and leaf borders. Engraved...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1458903 (stock #BW440)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,750.00
Listed Price $2,500.00
American Colonial sterling silver coffeepot. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1916. Conical with capped and scroll-mounted s-scroll spout. Capped double-scroll handle in stained wood. Cover hinged and domed with finial. Holds 2 1/4 pints. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 19189 (first produced in 1916), director’s letter m, volume, and phrase “Reproduction / Original by / Pygan Adams / New London / 1712 1776”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 10 1/2 x W 8 1/2 x D...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1910 item #1463538 (stock #BW899)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,500.00
Listed Price $5,000.00
Large turn-of-the-century German 800 silver figural spice box. A bird grips a gnarly branch with scaly talons. Sweet and downy with tucked-down wings. Head detachable. Marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 12 3/4 x L 8 1/2 x W 7 in. Weight: 27 troy ounces. #BW899

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1476076 (stock #BX707)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,400.00
Listed Price $2,000.00
Victorian Classical sterling silver coffeepot. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Baluster with vertical spout and hinged and domed cover. Stained-wood finial and capped scroll handle. Repousse rinceaux bands and applied gadrooned borders on body; repousse twisted leaves on cover top. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 6233, and director’s letter T (1892-1902). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 9 3/8 x W 8 3/4 x D 5 1/2 in. Gross weight: 23.4 troy ounces. #BX707

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1455126 (stock #SW4)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$4,550.00
Listed Price $6,500.00
Large Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver basket. Made by Meriden Britannia (part of International) in Connecticut, ca 1910. Wide and shaped mouth and cylindrical body flowing into round foot. Hinged c-scroll handle. Pierced and engraved ornament, including flowers, leaves, and garlands. Reeding. Armorial frames on front and back engraved with interlaced script monogram. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 920. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H (with handle) 23 x W 16 x D 9 in. W...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1438592 (stock #BT943)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,275.00
Listed Price $3,250.00
Swiss Biedermeier silver chafing dish, 19 C. Round with gently curved sides and molded rim. Handle faceted stained wood. Beading. Cover gently raised with naïve-style flower head finial. Marked. Very good condition. Handle has minor chip.

Overall dimensions: H 6 1/2 x W 14 x D 8 in. Gross weight: 40 troy ounces. #BT943

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1800 item #1441793 (stock #BU158)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,150.00
Listed Price $4,500.00
Dutch Neoclassical 934 silver salver, late 18 C. Round. Open gallery sides with flowering rinceaux and beaded rim. Four fluted and tapering supports. Fully marked including Amsterdam city stamp. Very good condition with nice patina.

Dimensions: H 1 7/8 x D 12 3/4 in. Weight: 31 troy ounces. #BU158

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1467347 (stock #BX220)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$12,675.00
Listed Price $19,500.00
Pair of German silver Renaissance hunting figures, ca 1890. The man wears doublet over baggy chemise and hose with belt hanging loosely around hips. A long hat feather drapes gracefully along his arm. The horn is raised expectantly while the other hand rests on his sword. The woman wears a bodice-revealing fitted hip-length coat over a pleated skirt. Her braids are coiled in the back and her hat sports a jaunty feather. On a raised arm perches a falcon. The figures stand on rocky mounds with sca...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1452472 (stock #BV629)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$696.50
Listed Price $995.00
George V sterling silver sugar caster. Made by William Hutton & Sons, Ltd in Sheffield in 1911. Girdled baluster on domed foot. Cover has ornamental piercing and vasiform finial. Fully marked. Excellent condition.

Large dimensions: H 9 1/8 x D 3 in. Weight: 10.5 troy ounces. #BV629

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1920 item #1474574 (stock #BX770)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$4,900.00
Listed Price $7,000.00
German 800 silver cow creamer, ca 1910. Stocky body, flexed ears, flicked-back tail handle, and hinged and stippled back flap with engraved wreath and applied fly finial. A gentle face with red-glass eyes and gaping-mouth spout. A capacious dispenser on four firmly planted hoofs. German marks and American importer’s mark for Buchholz & Zelt in New York. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 7 1/2 x L 10 x W 3 1/8 in. Weight: 17.5 troy ounces. #BX770

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1930 item #1442960 (stock #T714)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$556.50
Listed Price $795.00
Art Nouveau inkwell. Made by Emile Langlois in Paris, ca 1920. Hemispheric clear glass bowl with garland acid-etched to sides and diaper cut to underside. Neck collar 950 silver as is hinged domed cover, which has guilloche enamel concentric rings in nuanced green-brown. Detachable clear glass liner. Maker’s stamp. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 3 x D 2 3/4 in. #T714

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1930 item #1419133 (stock #BR579)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$19,500.00
Listed Price $30,000.00
German 800 silver wine trolly nef, ca 1920. A 3-mast galleon with billowing sales and complicated rigging. Gun ports open and cannons ready to fire. Lots of deck action, too with fighting swordsman and fallen sailors. Holds a special cargo because wood-style hull is a wine trolly. Figurehead spigot with threaded plug, and dolphin side mounts with rotating wheels for cruising across the table. Gives new meaning to the expression “getting sloshed”. Memorable dinner party guaranteed.

Hana...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1447588 (stock #BV187)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,050.00
Listed Price $1,500.00
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 : Sterling : Pre 1930 item #1485841 (stock #BY075)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$4,900.00
Listed Price $7,000.00
Maintenon sterling silver serving tray. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1923. Oval with leaf-capped and -mounted c-scroll side handles. Well has engraved beaded oval frame (vacant) in garland surround. Tapering shoulder with chased scrolls and flowers in alternating wide and narrow curvilinear frames. Imbricated leaf rim. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, date symbol, pattern name, no. 10217/1, and letters “CCQ”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 25 x D 15 5/8 in. Weight: ...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1482575 (stock #BY490)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$315.00
Listed Price $450.00
Russian 875 silver ladle, ca 1880. Oval bowl and fiddle terminal with engraved initials and year 1881. A nice serving piece from the twilight of tsarist Russia. Marks include maker’s (PA) stamp and Moscow assayer’s (Aleksandr Nicolayevich Krollau) stamp dated 1880. Very good condition with nice patina.

Dimensions: H 11 1/4 x W 3 1/2 x D 3 in. Weight: 5.5 troy ounces. #BY490

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #1448830 (stock #JM)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,400.00
Listed Price $2,000.00
English Georgian Neoclassical sterling silver basket, ca 1790. Ovoid body on same foot with reeded c-scroll swing handle. Engraved wavy-shaped frame (vacant) and ornamental borders. Linear and circular piercing and beading. Partially worn marks include London assay stamp. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H (with handle) 11 1/2 x W 14 1/4 x D 10 1/2 in. Weight: 27.5 troy ounces. #JM

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...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1930 item #1483869 (stock #BY289)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,500.00
Listed Price $5,000.00
English Georgian sterling silver salver, 1926. Retailed by Tiffany & Co. in England. Round with molded serpentine rim. Four scroll-mounted hoof supports. Fully marked including maker’s stamp (Thomas Bradbury & Sons Ltd) and London assay stamp as well as retailer’s stamp (“Tiffany & Co / England”). Very good condition.

Large dimensions: H 1 5/8 x D 16 3/8 in. Heavy weight: 64 troy ounces. #BY289

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1421493 (stock #BT173)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,800.00
Listed Price $4,000.00
Large turn-of-the-century American Art Nouveau green glass perfume bottle with engraved silver overlay. Globular with short neck and everted rim in collar. Ball stopper. Overlay in dense and dynamic flower head pattern with interlaced and overlapping petals and pointille florets. Marked “Sterling Silver Deposit 67”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7 3/4 x D 5 in. #BT173

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1920 item #1490308 (stock #BZ420)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,150.00
Listed Price $4,500.00
German Classical 800 silver centerpiece, ca 1910. Solid oval well and curved sides with reeded rim, open basketweave, and chased and engraved ornament: Leafing scroll frames inhabited by cherubs feasting on grapes in company of a goat as well as waving torches and hoisting flower baskets overhead. Cast double-scroll end handles surmounted by cast figures of same, precariously perched and drapery-clad cherubs. Four scroll- and flower-mounted stepped supports. Gilt-washed interior. Fully marked ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1910 item #1485833 (stock #BY862)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,925.00
Listed Price $2,750.00
German Rococo 800 silver centerpiece, ca 1900. Ovoid and bellied bowl with leaf and flower-capped split-mounted double-scroll end handles, and four scroll-mounted supports. Exuberant leafing scrolls, layered scallop shells, and open flower-strewn diaper. Two scrolled and bead-and-reel frames (vacant). Detachable brass liner. Gilt interior. Fully marked including maker’s stamp (Bruckmann & Söhne). Very good condition with nice patina.

Dimensions: H 8 3/4 x W 17 3/4 x D 8 1/2 in. Weight (wi...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1920 item #1443708 (stock #BL890)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$696.50
Listed Price $995.00
Pretty German 800 silver and crystal decanter, ca 1910. Curved and faceted crystal body flowing into spread base; acid-etched flowers, leaves, and scrolls. Drum-form neck in silver collar with tooled flowers and scrolls. Silver ovoid and faceted stopper with flowers and scenes of gallantry. Pierced silver border at base with scrolls and shells. Marks include maker’s stamp for Vereinigte Silberwarenfabrik in Hanau. Good condition.

Dimensions: H 12 1/2 x D 4 1/4 in. #BL890

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1490939 (stock #BY866)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,575.00
Listed Price $2,250.00
German Biedermeier Classical silver tray, ca 1860. Plain oval well. Sides have open border in form of leaves set in ovals. Cast leaf-and-dart rim on lined ground. A practical serving piece with lots of Mitteleuropa charm. Marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/8 x W 18 x D 12 3/4 in. Weight: 37 troy ounces. #BY866

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Coin : Pre 1900 item #1487983 (stock #BY796)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$13,000.00
Listed Price $20,000.00
Pair of striking midcentury Classical coin silver ewers. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1860. Each: Ovoid bowl with helmet mouth and raised foot. On neck applied frieze with ring of Bacchic boys gripping drapery swags; below applied bead-and-reel border. High-rising handle with cast cupbearer mounted to volute terminal; bottom mount in form of male head in stylized leaf and scroll surround. On front engraved armorial in form of winged gryphon. Both have variant leaf-and-dart ornament. Not iden...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1492197 (stock #BX553)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,800.00
Listed Price $4,000.00
Art Nouveau sterling silver table mirror. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark, ca 1910. Oval glass in rectangular surround. On front acid-etched ornament with dense and fluid leafing scrolls and berries; sides plain. With velvet back and hinged easel support for vertical display. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and indistinct number. Very good condition with strong definition.

Large dimensions: Frame: H 18 x W 14 5/8 in. Window: 14 3/4 x W 11 1/2 in. #BX553

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 : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1492388 (stock #BZ554)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$696.50
Listed Price $995.00
Edwardian Georgian sterling silver mug. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1916. Baluster bowl with leaf-capped double-scroll handle and round stepped foot. Large with nice heft and plenty of room for engraving. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and pattern no. 19191 (first produced in 1916). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 1/4 x W 5 3/4 x D 3 3/4 in. Weight: 12.5 troy ounces. #BZ554

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #1482640 (stock #BY506)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$5,250.00
Listed Price $7,500.00
Victorian Regency sterling silver salver. Made by John Aldwinckle and James Slater in London in 1880. Round and solid well engraved with stylized garland frame (vacant) in ornamental surround. Shoulder has applied ribbon-tied garland with pendant patera and open colonnade; beaded rim. Three c-scroll supports with open colonnade and applied garland. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 1/8 x D 18 1/4 in. Heavy weight: 78 troy ounces. #BY506

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1800 item #1467258 (stock #BX291)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$696.50
Listed Price $995.00
German Neoclassical silver urn, 18th century. Oval tapering bowl on raised and stepped foot. Cover domed with vasiform finial. Chased imbricated leaf border at bowl bottom; same on cover dome. Visible hammering and handwork. Marked. Good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 3/4 x W 4 1/2 x D 3 in. Weight: 5 troy ounces. #BX291

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1462130 (stock #BW830)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$945.00
Listed Price $1,350.00
European Biedermeier silver keepsake casket, ca 1840. Lobed and bombe with hinged and raised cover. Cover top flat and vacant. Chased and engraved clusters of leafing scrolls and flowers. Corner leaf-mounted volute-scroll supports. Engraved on underside: “Souvenir from / Sarine & Isaac”. Marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 x W 7 x D 6 in. Weight: 12 troy ounces. #BW830

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1920 item #1490676 (stock #BZ349)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$840.00
Listed Price $1,200.00
German 800 silver cow creamer, ca 1910. A sweet beast with flexed ears, stubby horns, and slightly agape mouth spout. A stocky body with spindly legs and firmly planted hooves; flicked-back tail handle and hinged flap for refills. Marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 x L 5 3/4 x W 1 7/8 in. Weight: 5.3 troy ounces. #BZ349

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1481289 (stock #BY389)
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$2,100.00
Listed Price $3,000.00
Victorian sterling silver bowl. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Curved sides with repousse fern and flower pattern. Cast interior rim comprising alternating ferns and flower heads. Four leafing scroll-mounted paw supports. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 9447 (first produced in 1887), director’s letter M (1873-91), and volume (6 1/2 pts). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 1/8 x D 9 1/2 in. Weight: 24.6 troy ounces. #BY389

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1456067 (stock #SW20)
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$3,850.00
Listed Price $5,500.00
American sterling silver 5-basket garniture, ca 1890. Retailed by Bailey, Banks & Biddle in Philadelphia. There are 4 small baskets and 1 large basket. Each: Oval bowl with fixed c-scroll handle and raised oval foot. Open flowering scrollwork on rim and foot. Handle same. Bowl exterior engraved with flowers and scrolls. All baskets have silver-plated frog and 4 baskets have detachable silver-plated liner with loose-mounted rings. Perfect for floral arrangements or passing around treats. Fully ma...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1910 item #1466190 (stock #BX082)
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$840.00
Listed Price $1,200.00
Set of 4 turn-of-the-century French Belle Epoque Rococo 950 silver open salts and spoons. Each salt: Open oval with scrolled and leafing rim and four reeded and scrolled supports. Asymmetrical scrolled cartouches engraved with interlaced script monogram. Cobalt glass liner with scalloped rim. Each spoon: Double-sided gilt-washed shell bowl and tapering stem with raised scrollwork. All pieces have maker’s stamp for V. Boivin. Spoons have Minerva head. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: ...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1480735 (stock #BY348)
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$1,750.00
Listed Price $2,500.00
American Art Nouveau glass claret jug with engraved silver overlay, ca 1900. Cylindrical with small lip spout and spread base. C-scroll handle in silver collar. Overlay in form of entwined and whiplash tendrils with distended and elongated flower heads. Scrolled frame has vertical script monogram. Glass is green. Faint marks. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 9 1/2 x W 6 x D 4 5/8 in. #BY348

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1930 item #1476066 (stock #BY033)
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$276.50
Listed Price $395.00
American Modern sterling silver and glass inkwell on stand, ca 1920. Lobed melon-form glass bowl; sterling silver cover domed with overlapping ovoid ring finial. Stand has well and large lobing. Cover interior numbered 38. Stand and cover marked “Sterling”. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 3 3/4 x D 4 3/4 in. Total weight (silver only): 2.3 troy ounces. #BY033

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1970 item #1449331 (stock #BV446)
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$1,295.00
Listed Price $1,850.00
Georgian-style sterling silver coffeepot. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Lobed baluster body, hinged and domed cover with vasiform finial, high looping stained-wood handle, s-scroll spout, and raised and round foot. Fully marked including no. 80, pattern name Dublin, retailer’s stamp, and maker’s stamp for Worden-Munnis who were active in Boston from the 1940s to 1960s. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 9 1/2 x W 7 x D 4 in. Gross weight: 17.5 troy ounces. #BV446

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1399310 (stock #BS584)
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$5,950.00
Listed Price $8,500.00
Japonesque sterling silver inkwell. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1882. Drum form with curved shoulder, short neck, and hinged and cork-lined bayonet cover. Leaves and tendrils and butterflies, too, applied to honeycomb hand-hammered ground. Bonus bug (a modish beetle) on cover. Interior glass lined. Fully marked including pattern no. 6771 (first produced in 1882), director’s letter M (1873-91), and phrase “Sterling-Silver”. Excellent condition and patina.

Large dimensions: H 4...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1433179 (stock #BT760)
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$9,750.00
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Set of 3 Etruscan Revival sterling silver tureens. Made by JC Moore & Son for Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1865. This set comprises 1 large round tureen and 2 small oval tureens.

Each: Tapering, ovoid body on raised foot. Egg-and-dart border. Reeded bracket side handles with cast ram’s head mounts. Cover domed with cast Roman helmet finial. Beading. Super stylish midcentury design. Bold Classicism that works in a contemporary interior.

Early marks (1854-70) with Moore and Tiffany stamps...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1486961 (stock #BY788)
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$5,950.00
Listed Price $8,500.00
Pair of early Etruscan sterling silver covered serving dishes. Made by Moore for Tiffany & Co. at 550 Broadway in New York. Each: Oval bowl with everted rim. Cover domed; top has cast leaf-wrapped and reeded twist-lock ring handle for converting to a second serving dish; armorial engraved on side. Beaded and fretwork borders. A beautiful pair—or quartet—in the austere Grecian taste. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s stamps (1854-70), and late 1860s pattern no. 1740. Very good...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1920 item #1432305 (stock #BR772)
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$192.50
Listed Price $275.00
Unusual Antique Russian 875 silver sugar tongs. Stepped and rectilinear frame; jaws trapezoidal with raised diaper interior. Marked. Condition: Taut and functional.

Dimensions: H 5 1/2 x W 3/4 in. Weight: 2.5 troy ounces. #BR772

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Pre 1950 item #1484672 (stock #BW804)
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$1,400.00
Listed Price $2,000.00
Large and pretty silver tray. Round and plain well and wide shoulder with engraved and repousse garland; applied rim with leaf border. Marked. Visible handwork on underside. Good condition.

Dimensions: H 7/8 x D 16 in. Weight: 39.5 troy ounces. #BW804

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1240890 (stock #BI136)
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$490.00
Listed Price $700.00
Large sterling silver scallop shell bowl. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1941. Elongated form and dynamic flutes. Rests on 2 balls. Fully marked including maker's stamp, date code, and no. 42606. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/2 x W 7 3/8 x D 9 in. Weight: 11 troy ounces. #BI136

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1474545 (stock #BX670)
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$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 #1456085 (stock #BW129)
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$39,000.00
Listed Price $60,000.00
Pair of magnificent French Neoclassical 950 silver 7-light candelabra, ca 1880. Each: Six leaf-wrapped s-scroll arms each terminating in single leaf-and-dart socket, mounted to central socket on shaft set in petal mount on knopped and tapering shaft; raised foot on 3 bracket-mounted feet. Imbricated leaf wreaths and garlands, fluting, beading, and pendant flowers. Two oval medallions with armorials for Bernard de Lassus, a mountaineering baron, who divided his time between the remote peaks of th...