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All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1483411 (stock #BX141)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,100.00
Listed Price $3,000.00
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...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1940 item #1483401 (stock #BY584)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,295.00
Listed Price $1,850.00
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

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1482583 (stock #BY419)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$626.50
Listed Price $895.00
Edwardian Regency sterling silver trinket box. Made by Mauser Mfg. Co. in New York, ca 1910. Heart-shaped. Sides straight with chased garland. Cover hinged and raised with vacant center bordered by flowering branch. Gilt-washed interior. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 3666. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 7/8 x W 4 1/8 x D 4 3/8 in. Weight: 4.7 troy ounces. #BY419

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1980 item #1482579 (stock #BY462)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$696.50
Listed Price $995.00
Colonial sterling silver ale pitcher. Made by Old Newbury Crafters in Newburyport, Mass. Curved bowl with reeded staves; c-scroll handle and sharp v-spout. For serving ye olde fermented refreshment. Fully marked including maker’s and craftsman’s (Fletcher S. Carter) stamps as well as phrase “Boston / Museum of Fine Arts / Reproduction”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 x W 6 1/2 x D 3 1/2 in. Weight: 10.5 troy ounces. #BY462

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1482189 (stock #BW925)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$486.50
Listed Price $695.00
Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver porringer. Made by William B. Kerr & Co. in Newark, ca 1910. Round with straight sides shaped solid handle. On exterior are acid-etched fairytale scenes depicting beguiling maidens, stooped crones, and credulous children framed by sinister tree trunks. Turreted and domed fantasy building with round frame (vacant). Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 4568. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 6 5/8 x D 4 3/8 in. Weight: 5 troy ounces. #B...

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1940 item #1481849 (stock #BY351)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,850.00
Listed Price $5,500.00
Large sterling silver Revere bowl, ca 1930. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Traditional form with tapering sides, curved bottom; allover spot hammering. Plain and stepped foot. Fully marked including maker’s (Old Newbury Crafters) and retailer’s stamps, no. 811, and phrase “P. Revere / Boston 1768 / Sons of Liberty / Reproduction”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 3/4 x D 11 in. Weight: 34.8 troy ounces. #BY351

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1481841 (stock #BV975)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,400.00
Listed Price $2,000.00
Pair of Portuguese Classical silver candlesticks, ca 1840. Each: Globular socket with turned downleaf-and-dart rim; knopped and baluster shaft on domed foot mounted to shaped square base with applied leaf rim and splayed corner paw supports. Dentil, diaper, pointille, guilloche, and gadrooned ornament. Marked. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 8 3/8 x W 3 7/8 x D 3 7/8 in. Total weight: 22 troy ounces. #BV975

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1480750 (stock #BY156)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$770.00
Listed Price $1,100.00
Lovely Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by Mauser Mfg. Co. in New York, ca 1900. Oval window in same surround. Front has engraved leafing scrollwork and tubular cartouche (vacant) at top; sides plain. Open bracket supports. With glass, silk lining, and red velvet back and hinged easel support for portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 1418A. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: 9 3/4 x W 6 5/8 in. Window: H 8 3/8 x W 5 5/8 in. #...

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1960 item #1480741 (stock #BY068)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,625.00
Listed Price $3,750.00
Traditional sterling silver tray. Made by Stieff in Baltimore in 1956. Round and plain well and flat rim. Shoulder tapering with repousse floral garland on stippled ground. A nice piece in a regional style. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, date letter, no. 200, and phrase “Hand Chased”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 x D 14 in. Weight: 34.3 troy ounces. #BY068

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1980 item #1480738 (stock #BW001)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,295.00
Listed Price $1,850.00
Art Deco sterling silver and enamel box. Made by Harman Brothers in Birmingham in 1972. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged and tabbed; top gently curved with rectangle (vacant) surrounded by purple guilloche enamel. Interior cedar lined. Laminate-lined bottom. Fully marked. Good condition with strong and intact color. A few pings to cover.

Dimensions: H 1 5/8 x W 4 1/2 x D 3 3/8 in. Gross weight: 10.6 troy ounces. #BW001

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #1480634 (stock #BY312)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,500.00
Listed Price $5,000.00
Pair of George III sterling silver tureens. Made by William Pitts in London in 1785. Each: Ovoid body with upturned ends on oval foot; high looping tapering and leaf-mounted end handles. Cover raised with leaf-capped vasiform finial in pointille and pendant flower surround as well as engraved armorial. Beading. Elegant Georgian Neoclassicism. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 6 x W 9 3/4 x D 4 1/2 in. Total weight: 42.4 troy ounces. #BY312

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #1479752 (stock #BY060)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,925.00
Listed Price $2,750.00
George III sterling silver salver. Made by Ebenezer Coker in London in 1765. Round with molded scrolled rim interspersed with alternating large and small shells. Armorial with lion rampant in lozenge frame with leafing and flowering branch surround. Three hoof supports. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/4 x D 12 1/4 in. Weight: 23.6 troy ounces. #BY060

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1940 item #1479662 (stock #BY221)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$346.50
Listed Price $495.00
Set of 3 George VI sterling silver napkin rings. Made by Turner & Simpson Ltd in Birmingham in 1939. Hexagonal with allover engine-turned ornament in thin plain frames. Letter block monogram on lined ground. Each has a different letter: F, G, and L. Fully marked. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 1 3/8 x W 1 7/8 x D 1 5/8 in. Total weight: 4.3 troy ounces. #BY221

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1960 item #1479373 (stock #BX518)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$770.00
Listed Price $1,100.00
Traditional sterling silver Revere bowl. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1957. Curved sides, flared rim, and stepped foot. A historic form that can suit many modern uses. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, date code, no. 41659, and phrase “P. Revere / Reproduction”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 1/4 x D 7 3/8 in. Weight: 16.2 troy ounces. #BX518

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1950 item #1478947 (stock #BV990)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,660.00
Listed Price $3,800.00
English Modern sterling silver box. Tall and rectangular with curved corners. Cover hinged with gently curved top and double-scroll tab. Box interior cedar-lined with open leather-lined bottom. Cover interior gilt. Worn marks including maker’s stamp for Arthur & John Zimmerman, a Birmingham maker active from the 1920s to 1940s. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 x W 6 1/4 x D 4 7/8 in. Gross weight: 33.7 troy ounces. #BV990

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1940 item #1477999 (stock #BY938)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,575.00
Listed Price $2,250.00
Royal Windsor sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Towle in Newburyport, Mass. Ovoid bowl with helmet mouth, flower-capped double scroll handle, and domed foot. Chased and scalloped frames (vacant) interspersed with pendant flowers. Shoulder and foot rim have alternating flower heads and volute scrolls with beaded border. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, no. 67420, and volume (“8 half pints”). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 11 x W 9 1/4 x D 5 1/2 in. Weight: 34.7 troy ounces....

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1970 item #1477105 (stock #BX870)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$4,900.00
Listed Price $7,000.00
Pair of Francis I sterling silver 3-light candelabra. Made by Reed & Barton in Taunton. Each: Central socket on spool base to which are mounted two reeded wraparound branches, each terminating in single socket. Branches have short leaf and flower band. Branch plug set in socket mounted to baluster shaft; raised foot. Low relief ornament with leaves and fruit and flower clusters. Sockets bellied and shaft and foot fluted. Foot and bobeche rims scrolled. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pat...
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 : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1930 item #1476857 (stock #BW933)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$9,425.00
Listed Price $14,500.00
Fairfax sterling silver coffee and tea set on tray. Made by Durham, which was part of Gorham, in Concord, ca 1926. This set comprises 7 pieces: Hot water kettle on stand, coffeepot, teapot, creamer, sugar, and waste bowl on tray.

Each: Chamfered. Rectilinear and tapering body on same foot. Handles scroll bracket. Covers gently raised with soft faceting (pot covers hinged). Finials chamfered with bead. Spouts faceted except for creamer, which has u-form spout. Tray rectangular with molded rim, ...

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1970 item #1476600 (stock #BV987)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,800.00
Listed Price $4,000.00
Elizabeth II sterling silver box. Made by Padgett & Braham Ltd in London in 1963. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with gently curved top and tapering tab. Interior cedar-lined and partitioned. Open leather-lined bottom. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 3/4 x W 9 1/2 x D 5 3/4 in. Heavy gross weight: 39 troy ounces. #BV987

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 1950 item #1476078 (stock #BX702)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,800.00
Listed Price $4,000.00
Francis I sterling silver teapot. Made by Reed & Barton in Taunton, Mass. Bellied ovoid body on domed foot, high-looping leaf-capped scroll handle, and leaf-capped s-scroll handle; cover hinged and domed with leafing-scroll quatrefoil finial. Strapwork frames (vacant) on front and back between cornucopias and pendant ribbon-tied flowers. Rims irregular with applied leaves and scrolls. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern name, no. 570A, and phrase “Hand Chased”. Very good conditio...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1474991 (stock #BW004)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$4,200.00
Listed Price $6,000.00
English Modern sterling silver cigar box, 1919. Rectangular with plain straight sides. Cover hinged with tapering tab; top gently curved with engine-turned wave ornament bordered by fretwork, and centrally mounted gold ring inset with word “CIGARS”. Interior cedar lined and partitioned. Underside leather lined.

Fully marked including Birmingham assay stamp and mark for WC Griffiths, a silversmith and retailer. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 3/8 x W 10 1/8 x D 5 3/4 in. Gross weigh...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #1471182 (stock #BW160)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$5,950.00
Listed Price $8,500.00
Pair of George III sterling silver gravy boats. Made by William Bond in Dublin in 1794. Each: Ovoid with helmet mouth and gadrooned rim. Leaf-capped double-scroll handle mounted to scrolled end. Three scallop-shell mounted leaf supports. Engraved armorial. Gorgeous Georgian Neoclassicism from across the Irish Sea. Fully marked. Very good condition with nice patina.

Overall dimensions: H 6 3/4 x W 8 3/4 x D 4 3/4 in. Total weight: 39.7 troy ounces. #BW160

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1471165 (stock #BX642)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$8,125.00
Listed Price $12,500.00
George V sterling silver covered urn. Made by Mappin & Webb in Sheffield in 1917. Oval bowl mounted to lobed knop on domed foot. Cover double-domed with acorn finial. Leaf-wrapped and mounted scroll bracket side handles with cast leaf-and-berry ornament. Bowl rim has dense flower rondel border. Bold and fluid leaf-and-dart borders embossed on bowl bottom and foot top. Smaller and more controlled version of same on cover. Striking and traditional Neoclassicism in supersized proportions. Enough ro...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #1470934 (stock #BX416)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$6,300.00
Listed Price $9,000.00
English Georgian sterling silver salver, 1727. Square with molded rim and curvilinear corners. Engraved armorial in well center. Rests on 4 corner hoof supports. Substantial with nice heft from the year the first Hanoverian king George I died and was succeeded by his son George II. A really nice piece of native craftsmanship from the early years of the German ascension. Worn marks including London assay stamp. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 13 x D 13 in. Heavy weight: 61.7 troy o...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1470700 (stock #BX349)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,275.00
Listed Price $3,250.00
Large Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by Lebkuecher in Newark, ca 1910. Rectangular window in curvilinear shaped surround. Corner frames inset and entwined with wreaths, leaves, and rondels inset with flower heads. Ornament in low relief on stippled ground. On top rail is engraved single letter monogram (M) between leafing scrolls. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged easel support. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s (Grogan Company) stamps...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1467279 (stock #BX139)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,500.00
Listed Price $5,000.00
Set of 4 Edwardian sterling silver place card holders. Made by Sampson Mordan & Co. Ltd. in Chester, 1904-6. Each: Two flat discs mounted to flat and circular base. Front disc smaller and enameled with fox loping through forest. In leather-bound case with fitted velvet and silk lining; lining has gilt retailer’s stamp (Arnold & Lewis, Manchester). Fully marked including date letters 1904 (3) and 1906 (1), and design nos. 402227 (2) and 429790 (2). Very good condition with strong color.

Dimen...

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1930 item #1466181 (stock #BX092)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,850.00
Listed Price $5,500.00
George V sterling silver ice bucket. Made by Charles & Richard Comyns in London in 1925. Urn with curved bottom and raised and inset foot. Leaf-wrapped s-scroll side handles with cherub cap in form of chubby-cheeked, curly haired boy. Cover raised with reeded and overhanging rim and leaf bud finial. Engraved Indo-Persian decoration with turbaned swordsmen amidst vegetation and birds. Ye Olde English porringer adapted to the exigencies of Roaring Twenties barware. Fully marked. Excellent conditio...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1970 item #1463991 (stock #BW796)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,500.00
Listed Price $5,000.00
Traditional Georgian sterling silver bowl. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Curved sides and raised foot. Cast lion’s head mounts with loose rings. Cast gadrooned rims. Old fashioned and substantial with plenty of room for engraving. Perfect for presentation or display. Fully marked including maker’s (Tuttle) and retailer’s stamps, and maker’s presidential date code for Lyndon Baine Johnson (1963-1969). Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 6 1/4 x W 12 1/2 x D 11 1/4 in. Heavy weight: 59...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1462786 (stock #BW660)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$696.50
Listed Price $995.00
George V sterling silver sugar caster. Made by Asprey & Co. in London in 1911. Baluster with applied shell-mounted garland. Foot domed with chased leaf and flower border. Cover threaded and domed with ornamental piercing and vasiform finial. Pretty Edwardian Georgian. Fully marked. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 8 1/4 x D 3 1/4 in. Heavy weight: 10.5 troy ounces. #BW660

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1960 item #1460428 (stock #BW559)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,150.00
Listed Price $4,500.00
Cactus sterling silver dinner plate charger. Made by Georg Jensen in Copenhagen. Round well and sloping shoulder. Applied to rim are stylized cacti set in leaves between scrolls. A gorgeous piece in the historic pattern designed by Gundorph Albertus. Fully marked including maker’s (1945-77) and designer’s stamps, and no. 629H. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 3/4 x D 11 in. Weight: 22 troy ounces. #BW559

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 1930 item #1458905 (stock #BW348)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,100.00
Listed Price $3,000.00
Pair of Georgian-style sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Currier & Roby in New York, ca 1920. Each: Faceted and tapering shaft with knops and flanges on raised foot in concave circle set in square base. Spool socket with detachable bobeche. Gadrooning. Fully marked including maker’s mark and no. 2628. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 10 1/4 x W 4 3/4 x D 4 3/4 in. Total weight: 35 troy ounces. #BW348

All Items : New Century : Metalwork : Pre 2000 item #1457439 (stock #BW296)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,925.00
Listed Price $2,750.00
Art Deco sterling silver box. Made by Harman Bros in Birmingham in 1990. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged. Corner bracket supports. Engine-turned ornament in plain frames on sides and cover top. Front side has applied rectangular plate (vacant). Cover top has engraved diagonal band with chevron in lower-right corner, and tooled ornamental border. Box and cover interior cedar lined. Box underside laminate-lined. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 2 5/...

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1950 item #1456070 (stock #BR827)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,660.00
Listed Price $3,800.00
Large Georgian-style sterling silver serving tray. Made by Frank W. Smith in Gardner, Mass. Round with molded curvilinear ogee-arch piecrust rim. A nice traditional piece in the aptly named Chippendale pattern. This maker active until 1958. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern name, and no. 218. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7/8 x D 16 in. Weight: 42.5 troy ounces. #BR827

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1970 item #1455151 (stock #BV427)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,295.00
Listed Price $1,850.00
Pair of Chantilly Duchess sterling silver 3-light candelabra. Made by Gorham in Providence. Each: Central socket mounted with 2-scroll arms, each terminating in single socket. Knopped and baluster shaft on raised foot. Low-relief scroll and flower ornament. Converts to candlestick. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 749. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 8 3/8 x W 11 1/2 x D 4 3/8 in. Weighted. #BV427

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1970 item #1455137 (stock #BV789)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,100.00
Listed Price $3,000.00
Set of 8 Cactus sterling silver salt & pepper shakers. Made by Georg Jensen in Copenhagen. Each: Ovoid body on raised round foot. Four shakers have pierced cover with bead finial. The other four have single central spout. The cactus motif is tucked away on the body underside. Functional form and discreet ornament. Fully marked including postwar maker’s stamp and Gundorph Albertus designer’s stamp. Four shakers have no. 629 and 4 have no. 629A. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/4 x D 1...

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1980 item #1452460 (stock #BV287)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$22,750.00
Listed Price $35,000.00
Pair of dramatic sterling silver seafood serving bowls. Made by Buccellati in Italy. Each: Two joined scallop-shells bowls on scallop-shell supports. A traditional form enlivened by the figure of an octopus squatting in the center, its curled and tangled legs draped over the bowls. A graphic contrast between the scales and suckers of the octopus and the controlled and stylized ornament on the shells. Very original. Beautiful craftsmanship.

Fully marked including “Buccellati” stamp and post...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1451101 (stock #BV645)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,450.00
Listed Price $3,500.00
Pair of George V sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Lionel Alfred Crichton in London in 1917. Each: Tapering and fluted pillar supporting urn socket. Raised and stepped square foot. Beading, acanthus leaves, and swags and paterae. Neoclassical form and ornament. Fully marked. Very good condition with a few pings, principally on foot rim.

Dimensions: H 11 3/8 x W 4 5/8 x D 4 5/8 in. Weighted. #BV645

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1970 item #1450039 (stock #BV472)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$696.50
Listed Price $995.00
Midcentury Modern sterling silver footed plate. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Round and gently curved with short and flared foot. Fully marked including maker’s (Worden-Munnis) and retailer’s stamps, and no. 32. Worden Munnis was active in Boston from the 1940s to 1960s. Very good condition. Well center reveals minor impression from base.

Dimensions: H 1 3/8 x D 10 in. Weight: 12.5 troy ounces. #BV472

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1970 item #1449331 (stock #BV446)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$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 : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1980 item #1446670 (stock #BV286)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$11,375.00
Listed Price $17,500.00
Dramatic sterling silver seafood serving bowl. Made by Buccellati in Italy. Two joined scallop-shells bowls on scallop-shell supports. A traditional form enlivened by the figure of an octopus squatting in the center, its curled and tangled legs draped over the bowls. A graphic contrast between the scales and suckers of the octopus and the controlled and stylized ornament on the shells. Very original. Beautiful craftsmanship. Fully marked including “Buccellati” stamp and post-1967 Italian mar...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1970 item #1201510 (stock #BH342)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$4,550.00
Listed Price $6,500.00
Set of 4 sterling silver figures of Bacchus. Made by Buccellati in Italy. A young Bacchus prances and gambols. One figure holds a grapevine. Another holds a large ivy leaf. The other two manipulate drapery. The infant deity, in all his manifestations, is buck naked apart from the artfully posed waistbands. Soft bottoms and stubby legs are on view. An attractive decoration for the wine cellar.

Dimensions: Tallest: H 7 ¼ x W 1 ¾ x D 3 in. Shortest: H 5 ¾ x W 2 ½ x D 3 in. Total w...

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1980 item #1456246 (stock #BV888)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,850.00
Listed Price $5,500.00
Beautiful German sterling silver swan bowl with rare glass liner. A nice-sized bird with twisting s-scroll neck, closed bill, and direct expression. Gently protuberant haunches and webbed feet in glide mode. Fine delineation of feathers from scaly neck to downy wing plumes. Liner is frosted with scalloped rim. Silver marked “Sterling 925 Fine / Germany” with stamp for Israel Freeman & Son Ltd in London. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 9 1/2 x W 10 1/2 x D 6 in. Weight (silver only): 32 ...

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1940 item #1481839 (stock #BG503)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,450.00
Listed Price $3,500.00
Pair of super stylish Art Deco Classical 950 silver 2-light candelabra, ca 1930. Each: Broad and faceted. Two scrolled arms with volute terminals and single socket on reeded wax pan bracketed to baluster with beading draped over top; raised foot. Marked “950M”, which is associated with Belgian production. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 9 3/4 x W 14 x D 6 3/8 in. Total weight: 69.5 troy ounces. #BG503

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)
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$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 1950 item #1459593 (stock #BW335)
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$1,925.00
Listed Price $2,750.00
Pretty Italian Classical 800 silver keepsake box, ca 1940. Rectangular. Cover flat and hinged with tapering tab. Sides fluted and engraved with flowering and leafing branches. Cover top has heraldic cartouche (vacant) surrounded by leafing scrollwork on stippled ground. Partitioned interior. Marked "800" with stamp for Roberto & Armando Dabbene in Milan. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 3/4 x W 8 1/4 x D 4 3/8 in. Heavy weight: 22 troy ounces. #BW335

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1383590 (stock #AW822)
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$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 : Coin : Pre 1900 item #1490182 (stock #BZ390)
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$595.00
Listed Price $850.00
Classical coin silver basket. Made by Haddock, Lincoln & Foss in Boston, ca 1860. Round and curved with four cast leaf-mounted leaf supports. Beaded mouth rim and c-scroll swing handle. Marked with maker’s stamp. Very good condition with nice patina.

Dimensions: H (without handle) 3 3/8 x D 5 in. H (with handle) 6 3/8 in. Weight: 8.2 troy ounces. #BZ390

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Coin : Pre 1900 item #1486413 (stock #BY963)
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$1,295.00
Listed Price $1,850.00
Classical coin silver christening mug, ca 1850. Baluster bowl with high-looping leaf-capped s-scroll handle and round stepped foot. Large scrolled frame (vacant) surrounded by rural idyll with house and barn set in bosky landscape. In foreground a hunter takes aim at a fox. No vermin allowed in paradise. New York retailer’s stamp (Ball, Black & Co.) and star and eagle associated with Hartford production. Very good condition with nice patina.

Overall dimensions: H 5 x W 5 x D 3 1/8 in. Weight...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Coin : Pre 1837 VR item #1465308 (stock #BX039)
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$3,500.00
Listed Price $5,000.00
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

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 : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1482582 (stock #BY456)
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$6,650.00
Listed Price $9,500.00
George V sterling silver bowl. Made by Lionel Alfred Crichton in London in 1912. Curved with flared rim and stepped foot. Cast lion’s head side mounts in leafing-scrolled frames with loose-mounted rings. Four cast lion couchant supports with extended forepaws. Allover spot hammering. Engraved interlaced script monogram. A beautiful Edwardian Classical centerpiece. Fully marked. Excellent condition with nice shimmer.

Overall dimensions: H 9 1/4 x W 13 x D 11 3/4 in. Heavy weight: 85.4 troy o...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1837 VR item #1456263 (stock #BV889)
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$6,300.00
Listed Price $9,000.00
English Georgian Regency sterling silver bowl. Made by Rebecca Emes and Edward Barnard in London, ca 1830. Bellied bowl with chased and stippled leaf and flower bowl. Concave neck and turned-down leaf-and-dart rim. Leaf-capped and -wrapped side handles with oak branch mounts. Short knopped support with egg-and-dart and leaf-and dart borders on lobed and stippled foot with applied leaves. Plain and square base. Opulent Classical centerpiece for flowers or wine. Marks worn. Excellent condition...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1920 item #1485808 (stock #BY774)
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$1,750.00
Listed Price $2,500.00
French Belle Epoque Classical 950 silver gravy boat on stand, ca 1910. Boat has ovoid bowl with helmet mouth and raised oval foot with imbricated leaf rim. High-looping and split leaf-mounted handle with armorial engraved in beaded oval frame. Stand oval with open well and four trefoil supports. Both have stippled tubular frames alternating with stylized flower heads. Reeding. Fully marked with Minerva head and maker’s stamp (Alphonse Dutac). Very good condition.

Dimensions: Boat: H 6 x W 8...

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 : Asia Trade : Pre 1910 item #1468016 (stock #BW978)
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$906.50
Listed Price $1,295.00
Turn-of-the-century Chinese export silver picture frame. Oval window in shaped surround with scrolls and flower heads at top, and leaves, stars, flowers, and heart cartouche vacant on stippled ground at bottom. With glass, silk lining, velvet back, and hinged easel silver wire support. Marked “Sterling”. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: Frame: H 7 1/4 x W 4 3/4 in. Window: H 4 1/4 x W 2 3/4 in. #BW978

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1455148 (stock #BV535)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,750.00
Listed Price $2,500.00
European silver flagon after the antique, late 19th century. Tapering bowl with curved front and back Tapering sides and curved front and back on spread and ribbed rectangular foot. Rectilinear neck with flat top. Round and domed cover with same ribbing and finial chained on both sides to ribbed rings loose-mounted to applied Classical satyr’s heads. Engraved Renaissance figures on front and armorial on back; leafing scrollwork and birds. Marked. Very good condition with deep patina.

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