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All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1400794 (stock #BR112)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$665.00
Listed Price $950.00
Edwardian cut-glass water pitcher with sterling silver collar. Curved body with cut geometric and plant ornament and faceted c-scroll handle. Collar has band of volute scrolls with flowers and leaves. Fully marked including stamp for Adelphi, a New York maker active ca 1890-1915. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 8 1/2 x W 7 1/2 x D 4 1/2 in. #BR112

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1398301 (stock #BQ978)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,150.00
Listed Price $4,500.00
Classical sterling silver bird bath compote. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Shallow bowl with turned-down rim and raised foot. Two cast bird figures with voluminous plumage and flamboyant crowns perch on bowl rim, ready to cluck and flap and flutter. Stylized and raised ornament on rim, including leaf-and-dart and dentil. Fully marked with pre-1875 pattern no. 3739 and directors’ letter M (1873-91). Very good condition with deep patina.

Overall dimensions: H 5 1/4 x W 11 1/4 x D 9 3/8 ...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1395659 (stock #BN234)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$595.00
Listed Price $850.00
George V sterling silver jewelry box. Made by Levi & Salaman in Birmingham in 1913. Octagonal with straight sides and hinged and domed cover. Cover inlaid with star-form floral garland. Box interior velvet lined. Box underside leather lined. Fully marked. Good with attractive velvet wear.

Dimensions: H 2 1/8 x W 4 3/8 x D 4 3/8 in. Gross weight: 5.4 troy ounces. #BN234

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1394359 (stock #BQ521)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,925.00
Listed Price $2,750.00
Edwardian sterling silver salver. Made by Charles Stuart Harris & Sons in London in 1908. Round with solid well. Tapering and pierced shoulder with applied swags, vases, and laurel-wreathed heads. Rim has applied Vitruvian scrollwork. Four supports same. A pretty piece in fashionable Regency Revival. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/2 x D 12 in. Weight: 30.5 troy ounces. #BQ521

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1380273 (stock #BN668)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,015.00
Listed Price $1,450.00
Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark. Rectangular with beveled and acid-etched sides: Wraparound reading entwined with fluid foliate scrollwork. Shaped cartouche (vacant). With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. Hallmark includes no. 4846. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 12 5/8 x W 9 7/8 in. Window: H 10 3/4 x W 8 in. #BN668

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1331666 (stock #BO185)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,150.00
Listed Price $4,500.00
Modern sterling silver serving tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1911.  Round with softly faceted well.  Rim same with reeding.  Hallmark includes pattern no. 18083 (first produced in 1911) and director’s letter m (1907-47).  Very good condition and patina.

Dimensions: H 7/8 x W 13 3/8 x D 13 3/8 in. Weight: 33 troy ounces. #BO185

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1220321 (stock #BH552)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,275.00
Listed Price $3,250.00
German sterling silver lady’s shoe. Imported to England by Theodor Hartman in 1902. Shoe has pointy upturned elf toe and open bands. Exterior decorated with scrolls, flowers, and tassel in low relief. Heel plain. German hallmark and English import marks with London city stamp and date letter. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 1/8 x W 2 7/8 x D 9 in. Weight: 8.3 troy ounces. #BH552

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1218533 (stock #BH558)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,400.00
Listed Price $2,000.00
Victorian sterling silver lady’s shoe. Made in Birmingham, England in 1890. Dainty slipper with applied bow and satin-textured finish. Plain heal and sole. Fully marked (maker's mark indistinct). Very good condition with strong definition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/8 x W 2 1/4 x D 7 1/2 in. Weight: 4.3 troy ounces. #BH558

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1970 item #1201510 (stock #BH342)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$4,550.00
Listed Price $6,500.00
Set of 4 sterling silver figures of Bacchus. Made by Buccellati in Italy. A young Bacchus prances and gambols. One figure holds a grapevine. Another holds a large ivy leaf. The other two manipulate drapery. The infant deity, in all his manifestations, is buck naked apart from the artfully posed waistbands. Soft bottoms and stubby legs are on view. An attractive decoration for the wine cellar.

Dimensions: Tallest: H 7 ¼ x W 1 ¾ x D 3 in. Shortest: H 5 ¾ x W 2 ½ x D 3 in. Total w...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1158642 (stock #BJ633)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$4,200.00
Listed Price $6,000.00
Turn-of-the-century Classical sterling silver trophy. Made by Whiting in New York. Baluster body with scrolled rim and scroll-bracket side handles. Foot raised with scrolled rim. Body has vertical slash lines and dense and overlapping chased leaves. Handles leaf-wrapped and mounted. Foot has egg-and-dart border and same slashed lines. Foot rim has tooled garland. A hefty, super-sumptuous winner’s cup. Extra strength required for holding aloft. Fully marked including effaced maker’s stamp an...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1980 item #1456246 (stock #BV888)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,850.00
Listed Price $5,500.00
Beautiful German sterling silver swan bowl with rare glass liner. A nice-sized bird with twisting s-scroll neck, closed bill, and direct expression. Gently protuberant haunches and webbed feet in glide mode. Fine delineation of feathers from scaly neck to downy wing plumes. Liner is frosted with scalloped rim. Silver marked “Sterling 925 Fine / Germany” with stamp for Israel Freeman & Son Ltd in London. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 9 1/2 x W 10 1/2 x D 6 in. Weight (silver only): 32 ...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Coin : Pre 1900 item #1428994 (stock #BT550)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$4,200.00
Listed Price $6,000.00
Magnificent American Classical coin silver tureen. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1860. Curved ovoid bowl on stepped oval foot mounted to four beaded and round supports. Cover domed. Bowl rim has bold beading bordered by applied guilloche. On each end is cast satyr’s head with flamboyantly ribbed horns and slack jaw holding loose-mounted ring. Also cast is cover finial, a gentle herbivore quadruped standing on tooled grassy mound. Marked with maker’s and retailer’s (JE Caldwell) stamps a...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1930 item #1460694 (stock #BW451)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$4,900.00
Listed Price $7,000.00
Pair of Art Deco Classical jade and gilt sterling silver candelabra. Made by Lebkuecher in Newark, ca 1920. Each: Cylindrical jade shaft on same octagonal base with carved petal flutes and fretwork. Curvilinear silver gilt arms with block volute terminals mounted to shaft with same; each terminates in single jade socket on silver gilt leaf-and-dart mount. Raised central socket same. Ornamented silver gilt mounts on shaft top and base. Rests on silver gilt foot with block volute supports.

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All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1920 item #1432305 (stock #BR772)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$192.50
Listed Price $275.00
Unusual Antique Russian 875 silver sugar tongs. Stepped and rectilinear frame; jaws trapezoidal with raised diaper interior. Marked. Condition: Taut and functional.

Dimensions: H 5 1/2 x W 3/4 in. Weight: 2.5 troy ounces. #BR772

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1421509 (stock #BT174)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,750.00
Listed Price $2,500.00
Turn-of-the-century American Art Nouveau green glass silver overlay perfume. Ovoid with flattened ball stopper. Semi-abstract flower heads with curvilinear stems overlapping 2 thin hoops. Neck spool form with silver rim collar and thick knop, and subtle faceting. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 9 x D 5 in. #BT174

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1970 item #1484115 (stock #BY569)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,450.00
Listed Price $3,500.00
Midcentury Modern sterling silver water pitcher. Made by International Silver Co. in Connecticut. Baluster with asymmetrical oval mouth; stepped and round foot ring with flat beading. High-looping handle wrapped with abstract leaves; scroll terminal inset with Jensen-inspired seed-spilling pod on wire stem. The influence of the master applied to a traditional form. Marked “International / Sterling / La Paglia Designed / 208”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 8 3/4 x W 8 x D 5 3/4 in. Hea...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1469009 (stock #BX343)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$696.50
Listed Price $995.00
Turn-of-the-century American Art Nouveau glass flask with engraved silver overlay. Flat front and concave back; sides curved and bottom flat. Short neck in silver collar and hinged and cork-lined cover. Overlay in form of dense leafing scrollwork and flowers. Glass is clear. Silver marked “Solid Silver / Pat. Jan. 5-86”. Very good condition.

Lady's size: H 5 3/4 x W 3 3/4 x D 1 in. #BX343

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1487729 (stock #BZ129)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,575.00
Listed Price $2,250.00
American Art Nouveau glass vase with engraved silver overlay, ca 1900. Baluster with inset and flared rim and spread foot. Vertical overlay pattern comprising distended flower heads and leaves overlapping curvilinear tendrils. Heart-shaped cartouche engraved with interlaced script monogram. Glass is green. Silver has retailer's stamp (“Wm Wise & Son”). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 12 3/8 x D 4 in. #BZ129

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1487878 (stock #BZ217)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,275.00
Listed Price $3,250.00
American Art Nouveau glass vase with engraved silver overlay, ca 1900. Tall and tapering neck with turned-in mouth rim in silver collar. Wide and bellied bowl. Overlay in form of windswept flowers and entwined and whiplash stems and tendrils. Ribbon cartouche (vacant) Glass is red. Worn marks including no. 38. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 12 1/8 x D 5 1/8 in. #BZ217

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1444661 (stock #BR791)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,295.00
Listed Price $1,850.00
Turn-of-the-century American Art Nouveau glass claret jug with silver overlay. Cylindrical with spread base, c-scroll handle, and small lip spout. Star cut to underside. Overlay in form of scrolls and diaper. Shaped tubular cartouche engraved with interlaced script monogram. Glass is red except handle which is clear. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 9 1/2 x W 5 1/2 x D 4 3/4 in. #BR791

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1480735 (stock #BY348)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,750.00
Listed Price $2,500.00
American Art Nouveau glass claret jug with engraved silver overlay, ca 1900. Cylindrical with small lip spout and spread base. C-scroll handle in silver collar. Overlay in form of entwined and whiplash tendrils with distended and elongated flower heads. Scrolled frame has vertical script monogram. Glass is green. Faint marks. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 9 1/2 x W 6 x D 4 5/8 in. #BY348

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #1475735 (stock #BX835)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$22,750.00
Listed Price $35,000.00
George III sterling silver epergne. Made by Thomas Pitts in London in 1774.

Reeded and beaded oval frame; at base swags threaded through fixed rings with pendant oval vase medallions, overlapping four split-mounted leafing supports terminating in pierced and scrolled oval feet. Four reeded and scrolling leaf-capped and -wrapped arms, each terminating in oval basket, mounted to frame base alternating with four reeded and scrolling leaf-wrapped arms, each terminating in round basket, mounted to ...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1920 item #1439871 (stock #BU140)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$346.50
Listed Price $495.00
Austrian Classical 800 silver and glass vanity jar on stand, ca 1910. Jar clear glass with fluting. Cover silver; gently raised with beaded border. Stand oval with tapering sides and beaded rim. Marks include Schwarz & Steiner stamp and letters RS. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 2 1/2 x W 5 7/8 x D 4 3/8 in. Weight (silver only): 7 troy ounces. #BU140

All Items : New Century : Metalwork : Contemporary item #1489081 (stock #BY876)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,015.00
Listed Price $1,450.00
Dubya-era sterling silver mint julep. Made by Scearce in Shelbyville, Kentucky. Straight and tapering sides, and beaded and molded rim and foot. A great barware cup from the surprisingly long ago aughts. Marks include maker's stamp and presidential date code "GWB". Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 x D 3 1/8 in. Weight: 5.4 troy ounces. #BY876

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1970 item #1484241 (stock #BY691)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,925.00
Listed Price $2,750.00
Midcentury Modern sterling silver centerpiece bowl. Made by Alfredo Sciarrotta in Newport. Curved oval on open s-scroll support. Bead and ring ornament mounted to ends. Visible hand hammering. Marked “Sciarrotta / Hand Made / Sterling / 117”. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 5 3/4 x W 14 1/4 x D 7 1/4 in. Weight: 30 troy ounces. #BY691

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1221283 (stock #BH609)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$455.00
Listed Price $650.00
Edwardian stoneware match strike with sterling silver collar. Made by Royal Doulton in Lambeth in 1909. Globular with cylindrical interior and silver collar. Applied ornaments include windmill, pipe-smoking peasant, and running dogs. Shaded brown and cream glaze. A homely piece in the Dutch style. Fully marked on underside and collar. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 3 x D 3 ½ in. BH609

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1920 item #1443726 (stock #BR777)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$350.00
Listed Price $500.00
Austrian Classical clear glass jar with 800 silver cover, ca 1910. Tubular with cut fluting and star. Cover silver; gently raised with beaded border. Cover marks include Schwarz & Steiner stamp and letters RS and HD. Fine condition.

Dimensions: H 2 1/2 x L 7 7/8 x W 2 1/2 in. Weight (silver only): 4 troy ounces. #BR777

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1483437 (stock #BY531)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$626.50
Listed Price $895.00
American Edwardian 3-piece carving set, ca 1910. This set comprises knife, fork, and sharpener. Each: Ribbed and irregular ebonized horn handle; sterling silver mounts with low-relief leafing scrollwork and asymmetrical scrolled frame (vacant); end has engraved monogram. Blade, shank, and rod stainless steel. Marked “Sterling”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Knife: H 14 in. Fork: 10 1/2 in. Sharpener: H 13 in. #BY531

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1488099 (stock #BZ265)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$16,250.00
Listed Price $25,000.00
Victorian sterling silver wine cooler. Deep ovoid bowl on raised foot. Leaf-capped dolphin scroll-bracket side handles. Bead-and-reel and leaf-and-dart borders. Chased frieze depicting garland-entwined, barefooted, long-tressed nymphs, their loose drapery suggestive of overflowing abundance. Fin-de-siecle Classicism for a new age.

This piece was two or three years old when it was exhibited at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.

Fully marked including maker’s stamp, patte...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1473221 (stock #BV932)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,450.00
Listed Price $3,500.00
Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau glass vase by historic maker Loetz with engraved silver overlay. Cylindrical with bellied top and bottom, and short inset neck. Overlay in form of open and horizontal pattern with stylized leaves and scrollwork. Glass is Titania pattern with shaded streaky green in vertical leaf arrangement. Silver marked “Sterling”. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 7 x D 3 1/4 in. #BV932

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #1480643 (stock #BY307)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,925.00
Listed Price $2,750.00
George III sterling silver goblet. Made by Hester Bateman in London in 1785. Ovoid bowl on upward tapering stem flowing into raised foot. Beaded and zigzag borders. Spare Georgian Neoclassicism by a collectible maker. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 6 3/8 x D 3 1/4 in. Weight: 5.7 troy ounces. #BY307

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Coin : Pre 1900 item #1461771 (stock #BR811)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$245.00
Listed Price $350.00
Classical coin silver christening mug. Made by Tifft & Whiting in North Attleboro, Mass., ca 1850. Straight and tapering sides with beaded rims. Three names and 3 birthyears (1851, 1877, and 1908) engraved in leafing scrolled frame. Leaf-capped s-scroll handle. Maker’s stamp and phrase “Pure Silver Coin”. Good condition with attractive period wear and nicely sunk engraving.

Overall dimensions: H 3 1/4 x W 3 3/4 x D 2 1/2 in. Weight: 2 troy ounces. #BR811

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1481847 (stock #BY397)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,400.00
Listed Price $2,000.00
Victorian sterling silver baby cup. Made by Robert Harper in London in 1871. Baluster bowl on raised foot; wrapped and bracketed double-scroll handle with graduated beading. Chased and engraved scene from Robinson Crusoe: In the foreground stands the hero in the baggy garb of a marooned islander. He holds a long gun with more survival tools—including a hatchet—slipped under his belt. He points to a group of people in the distance. The beneficiary of his observation is Friday, the captive ind...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1484244 (stock #BX798)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$7,800.00
Listed Price $12,000.00
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 ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1488391 (stock #BY975)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$945.00
Listed Price $1,350.00
Pair of Edwardian Classical sterling silver column candlesticks. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1910. Each: Column with fluted shaft on stepped square base. Corinthian capital with chamfered and concave bobeche. Beading. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. A3206. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 8 1/2 x W 4 1/8 x D 4 1/8 in. Weighted. #BY975

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #1491987 (stock #BZ711)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$4,900.00
Listed Price $7,000.00
George III sterling silver tea caddy. Made by Hester Bateman in London in 1782. Straight oval bowl; cover domed with cast vasiform finial. Engraved garland and swag and ornamental borders. Beading. Beautiful Neoclassicism for a special blend. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 6 1/4 x W 5 1/4 x D 3 1/2 in. Weight: 12.3 troy ounces. #BZ711