A pretty little purse from the era when every well-bred young lady attended the country club ball with her beau on one arm and an exquisite little purse like this one on the other. Its size and light airy mesh body made it the perfect accessory for any elegant soiree. The gently curved sterling silver frame hangs from a 7" long silver link chain and is decorated on both sides with small floral sprays in the art nouveau style. The clasp has been ingeniously formed from a pair of small interlo... Click for details

A clear glass bud vase with an extremely unusual and highly original shape. The vase tapers upwards into a slim narrow neck which is topped by a decorative circular bowl. The bowl is surrounded by a design of silver overlay flowers and bows, a pattern which continues downwards in a more elongated form into the vase. At the base of the vase the rim is marked with the words Sterling, Silver and Deposit together with the number 253. The silver is in very good condition and the glass is also per... Click for details

This fascinating dish was made by Gorham at the time that they were developing a special line of Art Silver, pieces which were not only intended to be practical, but which were also made to be admired as works of Art in their own right. Many of Gorham's designers were inspired by Japanese art and that influence is immediately apparent on this eclectic dish, particularly in the unusual and asymetrical placement of the decorative elements around the rim. At the top is a scene of applied copper... Click for details