For sale here is a BIG pair of vintage 1970s handmade 830 silver abstract modernist brutalist design cufflinks by the firm of Orneus Guldsmed of Sweden. A striking design in a larger format that really makes a statement on the wrist! Each measures 7/8" by 7/8" and the pair weigh a hefty 17.4 grams total. Fully marked with makers mark, date letter for 1974, also Swedish national silver marks and "830" for 830 silver which is a common grade of silver used in Scandinavia and continental Europe from...
Pair of Austrian Aesthetic 800 silver 3-light candelabra, ca 1880. Each: Raised central light between bracket branches, each terminating in single socket. Sockets conical with stylized ornament comprising flowers set in leaf-and-dart borders on stippled ground. Arms set in same socket mounted to tapering shaft; foot raised with same ornament. Reeding. Converts to candlestick. Modish Mitteleuropean fin-de-siecle design with a touch of Rococo frivolity in the form of cast ribboned leaves mounted t...
Two pairs of German 800 silver 2-light candelabra. Made by M. H. Wilkens & Söhne in Germany, ca 1890. Each: tapering pillar on raised foot with spread c-scroll supports. Garland-entwined figure mounted to pillar top. On two, a bosomy, drapery-clad caryatid; on other two, a naked atlantes. Soft youthful flesh that contrasts with the statuary pillar. Each figure holds a stem with two open and scrolled branches terminating in single socket. Fluid and dynamic Art Nouveau mixed with frothy Rococo. ...
Pair of English Neoclassical sterling silver 3-light candelabra. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1928. Each: Two leaf-wrapped arms, each terminating in single socket, wrapped around a central socket. Arms set in single socket mounted to tapering shaft on raised foot. Each socket tapering with detachable bobeche and wax pan. Faceted and reeded. Applied acanthus leaves on sockets and foot. Leaf-and-dart borders. Converts to candlestick. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 212...
Pair of English Neoclassical sterling silver 3-light candelabra. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1930. Each: Two leaf-wrapped arms, each terminating in single socket, wrapped around a central socket. Arms set in single socket mounted to tapering shaft on raised foot. Each socket tapering with detachable bobeche and wax pan. Central socket has cover with acorn finial. Faceted and reeded. Applied acanthus leaves on sockets and foot. Leaf-and-dart borders. Converts to candlestick. Fully marke...