Massive Japanese silver casket box, ca 1890. Rectangular with straight sides and hinged cover with loose-mounted trefoil handle. Allover spot hammering. Applied to sides are two wraparound dragons—scaly and slithering beasts with major dentition. A third is applied to cover in super scary high relief. Cold-blooded guardians of the family jewels. Interior velvet-lined with detachable and partitioned wood tray. On carved wood stand. Japanese marks on silver plaque mounted to base. Very good con...

Modern sterling silver picture frame, ca 1950. Rectangular window in same surround with gently curved rails. With glass, silk lining, and wood back with unusual hinged support. Probably Japanese. Marked “Sterling 950”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 11 1/8 x W 9 1/8 in. Window: H 9 1/2 x W 7 5/8 in. #BR392

Antique ukiyo-e woodblock print of an anxious person in a brown checkered kimono, with light blue trim and obi with black flowers, assisting a rather bored looking woman in a gorgeous, long black kimono with pink and blue blows, blue trim, and a pink under kimono and obi. By artist Ichiyosai Toyokuni Okada. Size: (entire frame) 21.5" height, 17" width (artwork only) 14.75" height, 9.5" width

Antique ukiyo-e woodblock print of a woman with a look of frustration on her face, wearing a black kimono, decorated with light pink and blue sakura blossoms, and a salmon pink under robe. Behind her are several cottages with trees and mountains, and stylized signatures in the top right corner and middle left side. Ukiyo-e is a genre of woodblock print that was popular during the 17-19th centuries in Japan. The print is set behind glass in a large frame, and the back of the frame lists artist: ...

Pair of splendid and massive French Rococo 950 silver 9-light candelabra, ca 1880. Each: Baluster shaft on raised base with leaf-capped brackets and 4 scrolled feet. Low-relief shell, leaf, and scroll ornament. Central socket on open and twisting leaf shaft, surrounded by 8 scrolled and leaf-wrapped arms, each terminating in single socket. Sockets are leaf-wrapped and wax pans have irregular and striated leafy rim. Gilding soft and toned.

Refined and sumptuous with gorgeous shimmer.

Marks: M...

Midcentury Modern sterling silver picture frame. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Rectangular window in flat surround. With glass, silk lining, and wood laminate back with easel support for portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal) frame. Fully marked including retailer’s stamp, no. 550/50, and phrase “Hand Made”. Very good condition with crisp corners.

Dimensions: Frame: H 11 1/4 x W 9 1/4 in. Window: H 9 7/8 x W 7 7/8 in. #BT748

Aesthetic Classical sterling silver salver. Made by John C. Moore for Tiffany & Co. at 550 Broadway, New York, ca 1865. Round with gadrooned rim and 3 volute-scroll and leaf supports. Traditional Georgian-era style modernized with stylized egg-and-dart ornament engraved in well. Hallmark (1854-70) includes maker’s and retailer’s stamps, pre-1860 pattern no. 572, and phrase “English Sterling”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/8 x D 11 1/8 in. Weight: 23 troy ounces. #BU269

Turn-of-the-century American Art Nouveau glass vase with engraved silver overlay. Ovoid with flat round foot and flared mouth. Floral overlay with splayed and serrated petals and bud (engraved with script monogram); interlaced and whiplash tendrils. Glass is red shading to pink at mouth; foot clear. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 10 1/8 x D 3 1/2 in. #BT871

Victorian sterling silver serving platter. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Capacious oval well and curved sides with tooled slashes. Wide and wavy shoulder with pierced flowers, scrolls, and diaper, and reeded rim. Four leaf-mounted supports. Fully marked including pattern no. 9826 (first produced in 1888) and director’s letter M (1873-91). Fine condition.

Large dimensions: H 2 3/8 x W 16 x D 12 1/2 in. Heavy weight: 44.5 troy ounces. #BU279

Edwardian sterling silver basket bowl. Made by James Dixon & Sons in Sheffield in 1909. Bellied with flat shoulder and gadrooned rim. Three scroll-mounted talon supports. Well circular and solid (vacant). Solid multifoil frames and leaves set in open diaper and scrolled ground Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 1/2 x D 8 in. Weight: 14 troy ounces. #BU229

Pair of Classical silver open salts. Made by Wilkens & Söhne in Bremen, Germany, ca 1860. Each: Round with 4 leaf-mounted supports. Rim branch-form with applied flower heads. Sides have tooled pointille diaper inset with pierced quatrefoils. With: Clear glass liner with faceted sides and scalloped rim. Initials and year 1864 engraved to underside. Marked “12 löth” (that is 750 silver), maker’s stamp, and no. 3791. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 2 1/2 x D 3 3/8 x D 2 3/4 in....

Aesthetic sterling silver tea set. Made by John Wendt for Ball, Black & Co. in New York, ca 1865. This set comprises teapot, creamer, and sugar. Each: Globular body on four monopodium hoof supports. High bracket handle with threaded and beaded wire mounted to ram’s head. Cover raised (teapot cover hinged) with butterfly finial. Teapot spout faceted and diagonal with applied wreath. Creamer has helmet mouth with v-spout. Stylized ornament including engraved “studded” border, and engraved an...

Modern Classical sterling silver mint julep cup. Retailed by Cartier in New York, ca 1930. Drum-form with straight sides. Top rim beeded and bottom rim imbricated leaf-and-berry. The perfect home-alone, lockdown-era solo-sipping vessel. Fully marked including retailer’s stamp and no. 601. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/8 x D 3 in. Weight: 4.5 troy ounces. #BU297

Midcentury Modern sterling silver bread tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Well has curved sides and straight ends. Tapering sides and concave v-form ends. Fully marked including postwar pattern no. 23595. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 5/8 x W 11 1/2 x D 6 3/8 in. Weight: 13 troy ounces. #BU294

Pair of Edwardian Regency sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Durgin (part of Gorham) in Concord, New Hampshire, ca 1915. Pillar shaft on raised square base. Campana urn socket and detachable square bobeche. Faceting. Engraved leaf and pendant flower ornament in bead-and-reel and pointille frames. Fully marked including Durgin and Gorham stamps, and no. C4. Very good condition. A few pings to underside.

Dimensions: H 9 3/4 x W 4 x D 4 in. Weighted. #BU239

Rare pair of sterling silver petit-four fan plates. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Ovoid with teardrop scrolls on soft ribbing, and scrolled frames with alternating flowers and pierced diaper. Regal fleur de lys handle and scrolled frame engraved with interlaced script monogram. Scrolls and flowers applied to rim. Four leaf-mounted supports. A low spread form we affectionately call the “platypus”. Fully marked including pattern no. 11144 (first produced in 1892), director’s letter T (1...

Edwardian sterling silver baby bowl on plate. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1911. Bowl has curved and tapering sides. Plate has well and wide shoulder. Both have whiplash-scrolled rim and applied figures—an eclectic frieze that includes dog-petting hobos, stickball playing boys, tool-bearing workmen, and pipe-smoking grannies. Fully marked including no. A4479 (bowl) and A4480 (plate). Plate also has date symbol and retailer’s stamp (JE Caldwell). Very good condition.

Dimensions: Bowl: H...

Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau glass vase with engraved silver overlay. Ovoid bowl with tall cylindrical neck and flared mouth. Overlay comprises groups of vertical trellis lines entwined with stem flowers. Bowl shoulder has flower-head garland and scrolled oval frame (vacant). Glass is pink-tinged red. Fully marked and numbered R3134/1. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 8 1/8 x D 3 3/4 in. #BT618