Here is a superb quality Victorian sterling silver ewer, lavishly decorated all over with an extravagant combination of beautiful repousse work and a fanciful assortment of figural forms. It rises gracefully from a circular base which has been surrounded by 2 nicely-detailed rows of repousse decoration; a lower row of pretty floral motifs set into “U”-shaped borders and a smaller upper row of scrolling shell motifs set into inverted “U” shapes. The main body of the ewer emerges from a waisted... Click for details

This is a beautiful sterling silver basket of fine quality and design by the American manufacturer Redlich & Co. in the Rococo Revival style. This lovely oval basket stands on a lovely scroll foot ring and has a tall tapered bowl with wide flaring sides and a conforming border of shells and scrolls. The bowl is elaborately pierced with bands of geometric shapes and scrolls. The swing-arm handle has a conforming openwork design with curving lines and leafy embellishments. This basket is in ex... Click for details

This is a fabulous sterling silver gravy boat and ladle by the renowned Philadelphia Silversmiths at J.E. Caldwell & Co. This rare gravy boat has a dramatically curved boat-shape body standing on three shell-pad feet. The entire body is embellished with chased and repousséd decoration of flowers and leaves against a matte, textured background in the Baltimore-style. The gravy boat has a charming handle, realistically formed as a tree branch wrapped with a leafy vine. Also with the gravy boat... Click for details

This is an unusual five-piece sterling silver tea set by the Gorham Manufacturing Company in a fantastic Aesthetic Movement design. The set is comprised of a coffee pot, teapot, creamer, covered sugar bowl, and waste bowl. Each piece stands on a bracketed circular base with a notched band and a small beaded border, and has a low-bellied pyriform body with engraved bands of strapwork in a Renaissance Revival or Eastlake design, and a conforming monogram with the letters MRW. The coffeepot and ... Click for details

This is a pair of gorgeous sterling silver dishes by premier American silversmiths Tiffany & Co. Each shaped oval dish stands on four elegant bracket feet embellished with leaf and flower scrolls. Each has a plain bowl with lobed sides and is framed with a sculptural wavy border of shells, scrolls, and flowers that playfully meander around the rim. This lovely Rococo Revival design was the height of fashion when these dishes were made, representing the best taste and craftsmanship. Each dish i... Click for details