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: ...

Japanese silver jewelry box, ca 1910. Rectilinear with straight sides and loose trefoil handle with petal mounts on top. Sides and top have engraved fans with cranes, dahlias, and landscapes. Front has two hinged doors with ornamental strap hinges and scrolled and hinged bracket finial. Interior has three black-lacquered graduated drawers with same handles and mounts, and green velvet lining. Same lacquer on door interiors and box underside. For special keepsakes. Japanese marks. Very good condi...

Fine Japanese silver and enamel saki pot, ca 1890. Ovoid body on raised and scalloped foot. Bamboo-style vertical spout; capped and high-looping handle same. Front and back have chased irises heightened with enamel in eddying water. Front further embellished with crane and blossoming branch. Cover domed; top double-walled and pierced with chrysanthemum flower heads of which some enameled, and ornamented enamel ball finial. Japanese marks and initials “V.M.” Very good condition.

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Japanese Meiji silver box, ca 1890. Round; gently curved sides applied with wraparound dragon—a scaly, spikey beast that chases its tail. A second coiled on cover top. Spot-hammered ground. Double walled. Japanese marks and stamp for Kuhn & Komor, a Hungarian retailer with shops in Yokohama and Shanghai. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x D 3 1/4 in. Weight: 5 troy ounces. #BX887

Japanese Meiji silver shoe horn, ca 1900. Hollow tapering handle with scaly, spikey beast whose coiled body wraps around the back. Blade slightly concave for guiding the heel. Japanese marks and stamp for Kuhn & Komor, a Hungarian retailer with shops in Yokohama and Shanghai. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 8 3/8 x W 1 3/4 x D 1 in. Weight: 3.5 troy ounces. #BX788

Japanese silver tray, ca 1920. Round with deep well and curved sides. Well center engraved with pretty flowers. Visible handwork on underside. Marked. Good condition.

Dimensions: H 3/4 x D 7 3/4 in. Weight: 6.3 troy ounces. #BP766

Japanese Meiji Art Nouveau silver basket, ca 1890. Faceted zigzag bowl with convex ends and concave sides, and double bamboo-style swing handle. Sides have applied iris flowers on stippled ground. Marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H (with handle) 5 x W 8 1/4 x D 4 3/8 in. Weight: 13 troy ounces. #BX787

Japanese silver box, ca 1890. Rectangular with straight sides and hinged cover. On cover top and box sides are chased and engraved iris flowers and tendrils in eddying water. Stippled ground. Box and cover interior lined with stained wood. Open bottom. Meiji-era Art Nouveau for the cosmopolitan West. Appears to be unmarked. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 3 x W 6 3/4 x D 3 5/8 in. Gross weight: 15 troy ounces. #BX248

Turn-of-the-century Japanese silver flask. Rectilinear with curved shoulder and sides and flat bottom. Short neck with hinged and cork-lined cover. Iris flowers with dense and overlapping tendrils on stippled ground. Meiji-era Art Nouveau for the cosmopolitan West. Cover top engraved with interlaced monogram. Retailer’s stamp on underside “Samurai Shokai / Yokohama”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 6 1/8 x W 4 x D 2 1/4 in. Weight: 8 troy ounces. #BW967

Exotic sterling silver match safe. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1886. Rectilinear with hinged cover. Concave underside with strike. On front and back is chased head of a Japanese oni, a folkloric figure. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, date symbol, and no. 390. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 1 5/8 x W 1 3/8 x D 1/2 in. #BX111

Olympian sterling silver wine cooler. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Each: Round bowl with gently tapering sides and three reeded c-scroll handles with leaf mounts and caps. Foot ring with beading and bead-and-reel ornament, and 3 paw supports with leafy volute-scroll mounts. At bottom a dense repousse frieze of love-making, harp-strumming nymphs, gods, and cherubs. Gilt-washed interior.

On underside is engraved presentation: “Francis Peabody Magoun Jr. / from his Godfather / George Butl...

Edwardian Classical sterling silver picture frame. Made by Mauser in New York, ca 1900. Oval window in flat surround on open triangular supports. Engraved leafing scrolls and pendant flowers, and pointillé borders. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged easel support for portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 1510. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 7 3/4 x W 4 1/8 in. Window: H 6 3/8 x W 3 1/4 in. #BX908

George IV sterling silver bowl. Made by Elder & Co. in Edinburgh in 1831. Round with tapering sides and raised round foot. Scalloped frames with chased leaf and flower border on stippled ground, surmounted by open fruiting grapevine border; cast flower and leaf rim. Elegant Scottish Regency Classicism. Fully marked. Very good condition with nice patina.

Dimensions: H 3 x D 10 3/4 in. Weight: 18.6 troy ounces. #BX610

Art Nouveau glass vase with engraved silver overlay. Made by Quezal in New York, ca 1910. Gentle baluster with inset mouth and flat foot in collar. Overlay in form of down-turned blossoms with scrolling, overlapping, and entwined tendrils. Glass iridescent in shaded yellow, pink, and blue.

Glass signed “Quezal” and silver marked Alvin. Both glass and silver numbered 204. Very good condition with nice shimmer and deep patina. Rocks slightly.

Dimensions: H 7 3/4 x D 3 3/4 in. #BX854 ...

Large Art Nouveau Craftsman glazed earthenware vase. Made by Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati in 1892. Ovoid with silver bracket handles. Shaded orange chrysanthemums emerging from umbrous brown ground. Overlay in form of dense leafing scrollwork and two pairs of impish tousled-hair cherubs embedded in dense leafing scrollwork.

The artist was Matthew A. Daly (1860-1937), a Cincinnati native who studied at the local design school. After a stint with another pottery, he came to Rookwood in 1883, a...

Victorian Georgian sterling silver tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Round well engraved with ribbon-entwined wreath. Applied shell and flower rim. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 5765, and director’s letter T (1892-1902). Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 1/2 x D 10 1/8 in. Weight: 14 troy ounces. #BX752

Edward VIII sterling silver vide-poche. Made by Charles Boyton in London in 1936. Round and shallow with beaded foot ring. Double concentric ring handle with beaded bowtie mount. Visible hand hammering. Fully marked. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 7/8 x W 4 1/2 x D 3 1/2 in. Weight: 2.5 troy ounces. #BX607