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...

French Art Deco 950 silver coffeepot, ca 1930. Faceted cylinder on round and stepped foot. Covered “fish mouth” v-spout. Wood scroll-bracket handle. Cover hinged and raised with round and stepped finial; finial top has silver circle engraved with block monogram. Immensely stylish and fully serviceable. Marked with Minerva head, and Jean E. Puiforcat and Emile Puiforcat stamps. Fine condition.

Dimensions: H 7 3/4 x W 8 x D 4 3/8 in. Gross weight: 26 troy ounces. #BT920

French Art Deco 950 silver teapot, ca 1930. Faceted drum on round and stepped foot. Covered “fish mouth” v-spout. Wood scroll-bracket handle. Cover hinged and raised with round and stepped finial; finial top has silver circle engraved with block monogram. Immensely stylish and fully serviceable. Marked with Minerva head, and Jean E. Puiforcat and Emile Puiforcat stamps. Fine condition apart from minor chip to handle wood.

Dimensions: H 5 1/2 x W 9 1/2 x D 5 1/2 in. Gross weight: 25.5 troy ...

Antique Chinese red yixing teapot with faint, hand-painted gilt images of court ladies walking through a garden and a gilt lotus on the lid. Early 20th century, signature of Long Shan Ming Sha underneath the foot. Size: 3.25" H x 5" L x 3.5" W

German 800 silver sardine box, ca 1910. Oval frame with open bottom. Sides pierced with pastoral scenes, garlands, scrolls, and diaper. Four wing and scroll-mounted caryatid supports. Cover raised with densely arranged fish that are…packed like sardines. Detachable cobalt glass liner. Marked. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x W 6 1/4 x D 5 in. Weight (silver only): 10.5 troy ounces. #BW630

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

Turn-of-the-century Chinese silver mustard pot. Round and bellied bowl with plain concave neck, thin scroll handle, and spread foot. Modish floral ornament in form of chased and applied water lilies and pads heightened with engraving on stippled ground. Chinese marks. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 3/8 x W 3 1/4 x D 2 3/8 in. Weight: 2 troy ounces. #BV330

Turn-of-the-century Chinese export silver serving fork. Retailed by Tuck Chang in Shanghai. Scalloped 4-tine shank engraved with fish and grass. Handle tapering and hollow. Double-sided ornament with birds perched on blossoming prunus branches. Marked. Very good condition.

Length: 9 5/8 in. Weight: 5.5 troy ounces. #BT255

Chinese silver tea strainer, ca 1910. Deep and pierced bowl and wide shoulder with blossoming prunus branch on stippled ground; rim scrolled. Plain cylindrical handle. Cylindrical handle. Unmarked. Good condition with nice patina.

Dimensions: H 1 1/4 x L 8 x W 3 5/8 in. Weight: 2 troy ounces. #BV863

Large Chinese silver mug, ca 1880. Cylindrical bowl with bellied and beaded dragon-encircled bottom. Pastoral frieze with farmers tilling soil and water buffalo pulling plow. In background buildings and trees. Sweet scenes of country life that contrast with the scary, scaly dragon forming s-scroll handle that grips the bowl with talons. A horned voyeuristic beast that peers over the rim with gaping, fanged jaws. Chinese marks and initials WF for Wing Fat in Canton. Very good condition.

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Chinese silver mug, ca 1865. Straight and upward tapering sides with dense low-relief frieze: Spearmen and swordsmen on foot and horse thrust and lunge and, in some cases, fall in battle. Applied armorial shield with engraved presentation dated “May 4th 1865”. S-scroll handle in form of scaly dragon with horned head peering over rim. Marked. Very good condition with deep patina.

Overall dimensions: H 5 1/4 x W 5 1/4 x D 3 1/4 in. Weight: 10.8 troy ounces. #BX464

Large Japanese Meiji silver chalice, ca 1890. Oval bowl with irregular rim on tall cylindrical shaft flowing into raised and scalloped foot. Spout hammered ground. Double walled. Applied iris and chrysanthemum flowers and blossoming branches. Wire stem with flower head and bud wrapped around shaft. Mount Fuji-form mono plate (vacant). No cliché left behind. A wonderful ceremonial vessel for the advanced export market. Japanese marks and “Kuhn & Komor / Sterling”. Kuhn & Komor was a Hungari...

Elizabeth II sterling silver box. Made by Peter Nicholas & Co Ltd in London in 1989. Rectangular with corner bracket supports and hinged open scroll end handles. Cover hinged and flat with slight overhang. Cover top engraved with map of Saudi Arabia; the names of 3 places written out and highlighted with jewels: the capital city Riyadh and two pilgrimage sites, Medina and Mecca (spelled here Makkah). Other scenes include a university campus and fortress ruins. Box interior cedar lined and unders...

American sterling silver wine beaker. Tapering bowl with beehive-style lobing. Gilt-washed interior. Marked “925 / Sterling”. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x D 2 3/4 in. Weight: 3.6 troy ounces. #BX594

American Colonial sterling silver bowl. Made by Reed & Barton in Taunton in 1952. Curved and tapering sides, flared rim, and stepped foot. Traditional from with plenty of room for engraving. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, date symbol, and no. X1455 as well as phrase “Paul Revere / Reproduction”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 x D 10 in. Weight: 29.7 troy ounces. #BX700

American Victorian Classical sterling silver bread tray, ca 1890. Retailed by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Solid rectangular well with chamfered corners. Tapering sides with open colonnade and diaper. Reeded rim with tapering and concave corners, and applied garlands, scrolls, leaves, and scallop shells. Marked “Made for / Tiffany & Co. / Sterling / 5388”. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 2 1/4 x W 13 1/2 x D 8 in. Weight: 16.2 troy ounces. #BX694

American Art Nouveau sterling silver bar pitcher, ca 1910. Cylindrical neck with bellied bowl, plain high looping handle, and wide u spout. Engraved allover leafing scrollwork with two shaped frames (vacant). Marked “Sterling” with no. 832 and volume (2 1/2 pts). Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 8 3/8 x D 4 3/4 in. Weight: 15 troy ounces. #BX677