This is a beautiful American Sterling Silver and crystal vanity set decorated with fine quality guilloche enamel in a lovely shade of rose pink. It comprises 9 pieces, a hand mirror, and a hair brush a powder jar, a large perfume bottle, a bottom hook, a comb, a shoe horn, a nail file and a tray. The crystal is cut with an elegant design of flowers, leaves and bow all around the body. The enamel is adorned with a geometric motif giving to the set a special touch of elegance. The set is in e...

Pretty sterling silver, enamel, and glass vanity set. Made by Foster & Bailey in Providence, ca 1928. This set comprises hand mirror, hair brush, comb, powder jar, and rouge pot.

All: Pink roses in radiating white frame on blue guilloche ground – a soft and pretty Edwardian motif. The mirror and brush have shield-form frames. Mirror glass beveled. The jar and pot are round in clear glass with cut and acid-etched abstract garland and square and canted covers. Fully marked. One piece has c...

Set of 4 George V sterling silver place card holders. Made by Sibray Hall in London in 1922. Each: Cast canine figure mounted to oval gilt-washed base with slit. A canine medley. Each dog different as they are in real life. For a special “pack” night with a few close friends. In rectangular leather-bound case with silk lining and fitted velvet. Silk has Garrard & Co. retailer’s stamp. Condition: Very good.

Dimensions (biggest): H 1 1/2 x W 1 1/2 x D 1 in. Total weight (silver only): 4....

Set of 4 English Georgian sterling silver open salts, 1721-1732. Each: Oval well in spread rectilinear body with chamfered corners. An early version of the perennially popular form. Fully marked including London assay stamp, date letters for 1721, 1724, and 1732, and maker’s stamps. Good condition with nice patina.

Dimensions: H 1 1/4 x W 3 x D 2 1/4 in. Total weight: 5 troy ounces. #BR754

This elegant Antique set of 6 Chinese Silver Coffee Spoons was made circa 1890. Each spoon is hallmarked “SF” for the maker, 90 for the silver standard and a Chinese character mark. The bowl of the spoon is of plain design. The stem is wrapped from the midsection to the terminal with a thick wire form piece of silver. The stem is finished with a wreath form plaque centering a Chinese character. Length: 4 5/8 Inches. Weight: 2.75 Troy Ounces. Excellent Condition.

Set of 10 Midcentury Modern gilt sterling silver and enamel demitasse spoons. Made by Watson Company in Attleboro, Mass. Each: Oval bowl and domed terminal with finial. Double-sided gilding and enamel. Five spoons have cobalt enamel on shaft and 5 have red enamel on shaft. Fully marked. Very good condition with intact enamel.

Height: 4 1/4 in. Total gross weight: 4.5 troy ounces. #BT995

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...

Set of 4 Modern sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Each: Tapering shaft terminating in knop on raised foot. Shaft top has knop surmounted by urn socket with stepped rim. Hallmark includes pattern no. 20762 and director’s letter M (1947-56). Fine condition and patina.

Dimensions: H 9 5/8 x D 4 1/4 in. Total weight: 34.4 troy ounces. #BM895

Chinese silver gilt, enamel, and marble pagoda box, ca 1920. Marble base with guilloche enamel pilasters and applied imbricated gilt filigree leaves, and raised foot with inset cabochon stones on enameled ground. Top has patterned enamel ground and gilt eaves with cabochon amethyst rim, and pendant turquoise. Cover has same with gilt finial on lobed ring surmounting green enamel circles. Colorful and flamboyant exoticism. Marked “Silver”. Very good condition with nice age-related toning.

...

Set of 4 sterling silver mint juleps. Made by Wm Rogers Mfg Co. (part of International) in Hartford. Each: Straight and tapering sides, and reeded rim and base. A quartet of cups for a select Derby Day celebration. Fully marked. Two cups numbered 0323; other 2 numbered 21025/3. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 7/8 x D 3 in. Total weight: 14 troy ounces. #BS756

Set of 4 sterling silver mint juleps. Each: Straight and tapering sides, beeded rim and foot, and applied horse head. A great way to celebrate Derby Day with a few close friends. Marked “Sterling / Trees”. Benjamin Trees was active in Lexington, Kentucky from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/4 x D 3 in. Total weight: 22 troy ounces. #BT670

Set of 4 traditional sterling silver bread-and-butter plates. Made by Stieff in Baltimore in 1949. Each: Plain well bordered by dense floral repousse on stippled ground. Script monogram engraved in well. Fully marked including date letter and no. 525. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1/2 x D 6 1/4 in. Total weight: 15.5 troy ounces. #BJ713

Set of 4 English sterling silver menu holders, 1914. Each: An otter slinks along gripping a fish in his mouth. Nicely striated fur and sweet ears and paws. Holder back plain. Perfect for the hunt dinner. Poignant table ornaments from the last year of peace. In leather-bound case with fitted velvet and silk lining. Lining has retailer’s stamp for John Bull & Co. in Bedford. Fully marked including maker’s initials (G & C H), Birmingham stamp, and design no. 603046, which was registered in 191...

George V crystal powder jar with gilt sterling silver and enamel cover. Made by Adie Brothers in Birmingham in 1930. Bellied with alternating wide and clear facets and stylized floral ornament. Gilt sterling silver shaped cover has gently curved top with yellow guilloche enamel scallop shell on wavy ground. Fully marked. Very good condition with nice patina and strong color.

Dimensions: H 2 5/8 x D 4 1/2 in. #BJ692

Art Deco silver and enamel picture frame, ca 1920. Rectangular window in flat surround with green-tinted white ribbed enamel between solid white borders. Sides silver. With glass, silk lining, and leather back with hinged support for portrait (vertical) display. Unmarked. Very good condition with nice shimmer. Leather wear.

Dimensions: Frame: H 7 1/8 x W 4 7/8 in. Window: H 6 x W 3 3/4 in. #BT368

Beautiful Russian 875 silver basket with enamel, 1894. Curved sides flowing into short and inset foot. Tapering c-scroll swing handle. Sides stippled with scrolls and flowers between guilloche borders. Bold colors with “jeweled” highlights. Turn-of-the-century fluidity and old-fashioned form. Underside has engraved script monogram. Fully marked including Cyrillic maker’s stamp, assayer’s stamp dated 1894 and Moscow stamp. Very good condition with strong color.

Dimensions: H (with hand...

Chinese silver gilt filigree box with enamel and carved jade, ca 1910. Rectangular with curved corners and hinged cover with scrolled tab. Enamel scrolls and flowers in shades of blue, green, pink, and white applied to mesh ground. Cover has cabled oval inset with carved jade. Gilt interior. Beautiful color and age-related toning. Marked “Silver”. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 2 3/4 x W 4 1/4 x D 2 5/8 in. Gross weight: 10.5 troy ounces. #BS807