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: ...

Large Japanese silver vase, ca 1910. Ovoid with short neck and turned-down rim. On front chased chrysanthemum flower heads with veined, serrated, and overlapping petals, blossoming prunus branch, and leaves. The decoration meanders around the sides. Back plain. Japanese marks. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 14 3/4 x D 8 1/2 in. Weight: 69 troy ounces. #BR681

Japanese silver salt and pepper, ca 1890. Open salt round and bellied with short plain foot. Shaker ginger jar-form with pierced and threaded cover. Both have allover hand hammering with applied floral ornament: salt has tree trunk and blossoming branches. The shaker has iris flowers in eddying water. A charming Meiji-era pair. Marked with Japanese characters. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Salt: H 1 3/4 x D 2 1/4 in. Shaker: H 2 1/4 x D 1 3/4 in. Total weight: 3.5 troy ounces. #BT916 ...

Japanese silver serving spoon, ca 1920. Flat and round bowl with engraved fan and pierced characters. Bamboo-form handle. Marked “Sterling / 950”. Very good condition.

Height: 6 1/8 in. #BT986

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...

Beautiful Meiji-era shakudo locket with rose gold mount and chain. Locket is rectangular and hinged with gold and silver applied to shakudo ground. (Shakudo is a lacquer-shaded alloy.) Cranes and lilies are on one side. On other is fantasy scene with parasol-holding frog drawn in rickshaw by another frog. Locket has hinged bracket mount and ring bale threaded with chain. Japan, ca 1900. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Locket: H (with bail) 1 7/8 x W 1 1/8 x D 3/8 in. Chain: L 18 1/4 in. #11...

Fabulous Meiji shakudo locket with delicate gold braid border. Rectangular with gold and silver applied to shakudo ground. (Shakudo is a lacquer-shaded alloy.) One side are peacock and bamboo with Mount Fuji in background. On other is flower basket. Gold scroll crown with ring bail. Japan, ca 1900. Condition: Does Not Open. Otherwise excellent.

Dimensions: H (with bail) 2 x W 1 1/8 x D 3/8 in. #1122

Japanese sterling silver master butter. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Flat handle with double-sided reeding that terminates in flower stems on terminal. On terminal front is perched bird. Terminal back vacant with flower on heel. Blade has engraved stylized ornament. A great piece in the sought-after pattern pattern that was in production from 1871 to before 1904, and revived as Audubon in the 1950s. The designer was Edward C. Moore, who was a connoisseur and scholar of Japanese art. Fully ...

Historically poignant sterling silver and enameled cigarette case, ca 1910. Rectangular and hinged. On cover is Napoleon in 1814 after Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (1815-1891), who portrays his subject before the fall. The dash and glamor of the young Bonaparte have been replaced by a stout middle-aged man with a nascent potbelly. A compassionate study in waning power and solitude. The original, which was undertaken in 1862 for one of the emperor’s nephews, is in the collection of the W...

Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver basket. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1914. Round solid bowl with tapering c-scroll swing handle and stepped foot. Rim molded with shallow scalloping. Sides interior have acid-etched pattern with scroll-inset diaper and lunettes in linear frames. Well plain. Fully marked including pattern no. 18794D (first produced in 1914) and director’s letter m. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H (without handle) 2 7/8 x D 10 1/2 in. H (with handle) 9 in. Wei...

English Edwardian sterling silver playing cards box, 1909. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat, hinged, and tabbed with 2 clear windows showing a king of hearts and queen of clubs. Interior leather lined and partitioned. Portable size for an impromptu bridge game on the road. Fully marked including 2 worn maker’s marks of which one for Charles S. Green, and Birmingham assay stamp. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/8 x W 4 1/8 x D 3 3/8 in. #BU134

Magnificent sterling silver centerpiece bowl. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Curved with wavy irregular rim and raised base on 4 supports. Tooled and chased frieze with hirsute Neptune battling scaly, serpentine sea monsters. Dense and dramatic in tactile relief. Rim has applied scattered seagrass as does foot. Interior gilt-washed with hand-hammered well. Fully marked including pattern no. 6490 (first produced in 1881) and director’s letter M (1873-91). Excellent condition with beautiful ...

Turn-of-the-century American Art Nouveau glass vase with engraved silver overlay. Tall and tapering neck with inset mouth, and bellied bowl. Overlay in form of dense, entwined, and whiplash tendrils with scattered flower heads. Glass is dark green. Pontil mark. Marked and numbered 131. Fine condition.

Dimensions: H 12 1/4 x D 5 1/4 in. #BU111

Edwardian sterling silver pillbox. Made by Henry Matthews in Birmingham in 1901. Bellied quatrefoil with flat and hinged cover. Chased allover flowers and scrolls. Cover top has scrolled cartouche (vacant) and beaded border. Gilt interior. Plain and inset foot. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3/4 x W 2 x D 1 1/4 in. #BT980

Classic sterling silver Tulip necklace. Made by Georg Jensen in Copenhagen. Abstract flower heads with two beads at base joined by flat oval links. A beautiful design by Harald Nielsen, who apprenticed with Jensen in 1909, and rose to the position of artistic director. Postwar marks include no. 66. Very good condition and patina.

Overall length: 15 1/2 in. Weight: 2 troy ounces. #BU113

Sensitive and endearing 800 silver animal figure. Made by Buccellati in Italy. A chimp with raised arm, big funny ears, and expressive face sits on amethyst crystal base with joined feet. A playful primate with tensile hands and feet, and shaggy wire fur. Marked “Buccellati Italy 800”. Excellent condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H (with base) 13 x W 8 1/2 x D 8 in. #BU120

Turn-of-the-century sterling silver tea ball. Made by Fradley in New York. Floral repousse sides; cover hinged and same; bottom plain; allover piercing. Loose-mounted to chain with ring handle to ensure it doesn’t sink to the bottom of the pot. Pretty and practical. Fully marked and numbered 137. Very good.

Ball diameter: 1 3/4 in. #BS989