Fabulous Chrysanthemum sterling silver coffee and tea set. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. This set comprises 5 pieces: coffeepot, teapot, creamer, sugar, and waste bowl.

In the celebrated pattern that is an American interpretation of a Japanese motif. To Baroque forms are applied a profusion of climbing, wrapping, and bunching flower heads. Chrysanthemum was introduced in 1880 and this set dates from the first quarter century of its production.

All pieces fully marked including maker’...

Chrysanthemum sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectilinear shaped bowl with embossed flared tendrils at corners. Gently curved neck and helmet mouth with turned-down rim and scroll handle. Four flat volute supports. Heavy and substantial with flower-head mounts on handle and supports as well as shoulder garlands and overlapping leaves on mouth rim. Helmet mouth and scroll handle. Rests on 4 flat volutes. Heavy and substantial with flower-head mounts on handle and...

Gilt and polychrome bronze frame with exotic fronds, ca. 1910. Rectangular with colored and etched fronds, flowers, bamboo, and grape bunches. Exciting Japanese-inspired design. With glass, silk lining, brass back and hinged support for vertical display. Support is marked ‘MV’ with hammer. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 12 x W 7 in. Window: H 7 ½ x W 3 ¾ in. AR427

Pretty Edwardian sterling silver picture frame. Made by Mauser in New York, ca 1900. Rectangular window and wide border engraved with scrollwork, foliage, and pendant bow-tied flowers. At bottom are 2 torches, a motif rich in metaphorical possibilities. Top has shaped cartouche (vacant). With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. For portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including no. 1520. Good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 13 3/4 x W 10 5/8 in. Window: H 10 7/8 x W 7 ...

Japonesque mixed metal sterling silver bowl. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1883. Curved sides with allover spot hammering and gilt-washed interior. Applied copper and silver ornament: Rim overhung with fruiting and leafing branch mounted to exterior with exploratory fly, and opposite, a bonsai branch. On side are cattails rooted in granulated soil with perched crane as well as dragonfly and butterfly. Three splayed supports. Fully marked with maker’s stamp, date letter, no. 1725, and phrase ...

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

Japonesque sterling silver flask. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1878. Ovoid with flat front and back, short neck, and chained, threaded, and cork-lined cover. Engraved bamboo, cranes, butterflies, and pavilions. Bottom cup detachable to reveal same on gilt ground. Stylistically integrated 2-letter monogram. Butler finish. Gorgeous with abundant period motifs. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, date symbol, and no. 20. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 6 1/4 x W 3 5/8 x D 1 1/8 in. Weig...

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: ...

Modern sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Upward tapering sides, scrolled bracket handle, and v-spout. Spare incised banding near rim. Holds 3 1/2 pints. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 22343, and director’s letter M (1947-56), and volume. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 6 3/4 x W 7 1/8 x D 5 1/8 in. Weight: 20.4 troy ounces. #BZ432

Edwardian Georgian sterling silver salver. Made by William Hutton & Sons Ltd in Sheffield in 1911. Flat and molded piecrust rim; three leaf-capped volute scroll supports. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7/8 x D 8 in. Weight: 9.4 troy ounces. #BZ638

Art Nouveau sterling silver shaving mug. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1900. Round bowl; interior mounted with pierced brush holder. C-scroll handle. Acid-etched flowering scrollwork forming frame (vacant). Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. A5334. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 7/8 x W 4 5/8 x D 3 3/8 in. Weight: 4.8 troy ounces. #BZ562

Modern Georgian sterling silver tray. Made by Hamilton Silver Co. Inc. in New York, ca 1950. Round well and sharp ogee piecrust rim. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 92. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3/8 x D 12 3/8 in. Weight: 20 troy ounces. #BZ415

Pair of Francis I sterling silver low 3-light candelabra. Made by Reed & Barton in Taunton, Mass. Each: Central socket on bell-form base to which are mounted two leaf- and flower-wrapped scrolled and reeded arms, each terminating in single socket. Arms have threaded plug set in socket on raised foot. Low relief ornament with leaves and fruit and flower clusters. Fluting. Sockets bellied and rims scrolled. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern name, and X5691. Very good condition.

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Edwardian sterling silver porringer. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark, ca 1910. Round with gently upward tapering sides and solid shaped handle. Rectilinear frames with etched scenes of girl kneeling in prayer, feasting from a fruit platter, and seated at table with steaming pot and bowl of porridge. With text propounding dubious causality: “Every night / my prayers I say, / And get my dinner / every day;” and “And every day / that I’ve been good, / I get an orange / after food”. Cent...

Japanese silver tea caddy, ca 1890. Ovoid; plain splayed foot and short neck and short inset neck. Applied and chased irises with floppy, irregular petals and reeded tendrils rooted in eddying water as well as baskets and wood staves; hand-hammered ground. Cover top has same and sides have engraved fretwork border. Large with big and bold ornament. Gorgeous Meiji Art Nouveau for the cosmopolitan West. Marked. Very good condition with nice patina. Interior cover original.

Dimensions: H 8 x D 6...

Pair of Victorian Classical sterling silver sauceboats. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1883. Each: Rectilinear body with lip spout and curved corners on same raised foot; high-looping leaf-covered handle with ribbed cast volute scroll terminal between scrolls and incised volute scroll mount. Repousse rinceaux band between molded lines. Stylized egg-and-dart rims. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 7370 (first produced in 1883), and director’s letter M (1873-91). Very go...

Midcentury Modern sterling silver tea caddy. Oval with straight sides and gadrooned and ribbed mouth rim. Cover flat and hinged with carved pineapple finial on tooled silver leaf mounts. Spare elegance that suggests the Danish influence. Marked “Sterling / Hand Made”. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 4 1/2 x W 3 1/4 x D 2 7/8 in. Gross weight: 7.3 troy ounces. #BZ527

George II sterling silver mug. Made by Samuel Welles in London in 1759. Baluster bowl with leaf-capped double-scroll handle. Raised foot with tooled leaf border. Chased and engraved bucolic scene with hounds racing through an orchard. A later Victorian homage to the tranquility of rural life. An even later engraved presentation in the frame formed by the leafing, overhanging trees: “Palm Beach Golf Club / Florida / State Championship / 1916 / First Prize / Runner Up / Won By”. No name follow...