Midcentury Modern sterling silver and obsidian bowl. Made by Tane in Mexico City. Curved bowl on short spread foot. Rim has tooled scoring. On exterior are obsidian “teardrops” in sterling silver mounts. Mexican marks including maker’s stamp and no. 71 eagle stamp. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 7/8 x D 9 5/8 in. Gross weight: 26 troy ounces. #BS629

Pretty Edwardian sterling silver vase. Made by S. Kirk & Son Co. in Baltimore. Conical with round stepped foot. Engraved flowers and scrolls surrounding oval frame with interlaced script monogram. Ornamental bands engraved at rim and foot. Reeding. Fully marked including maker’s stamp (1903-24) and no. 2256. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7 1/4 x D 3 3/4 in. Weight: 6 troy ounces. #BG494, BG495, BG496 & BG497

Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver bowl. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1907. Round solid well, lobed sides and shoulder, and wide mouth. Pierced flowers, scrolls, and geometric ornament. Rim has tooled scrolls and leaves. Turn-of-the-century fancy. Fully marked including no. A6818 and date symbol. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x D 12 5/8 in. Weight: 18.7 troy ounces. #BR300

German sterling silver place card holders. This set comprises 8 holders in 3 designs. One holder features an elegant courtly couple executing a cozy minuet. Three holders feature spirited country jiggers. Four holders feature entwined Bacchic babes, and are gilt. Marked “Sterling” and “Germany”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 1 1/2 x D 1 in. Total weight: 2.7 troy ounces. #BQ399

Early English Georgian sterling silver salver. Rectangular with curvilinear corners and 4 capped volute corner supports. Engraved armorial with lion rampant in strapwork cartouche purported to belong to one Thomas Carnaby in Newcastle, ca 1730. Worn marks. Good condition with nice period wear and patina.

Dimensions: H 1 3/8 x W 13 7/8 x D 11 in. Weight: 30.5 troy ounces. #BN658

Beautiful Art Nouveau sterling silver and Favrile glass jam pot, ca 1910. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Cylindrical with straight sides. Glass greenish-gold with patches of blue and red. Pontil mark. Silver collar with flat hinged cover that opens by lowering the arched swing handle. Fine and functional. Glass signed “L. C. Tiffany Favrile”. Silver hallmark includes pattern no. 15111 and director’s letter m. Very good condition with nice shimmer.

Dimensions: H (with handle) 6 1/2 x... Click for details

Turn-of-the-Century Classical Art Nouveau letter opener. Tooled and tactile double-sided silver handle in form of bosomy caryatid with drapery stretched over round belly. Blade flat with u-form tip. Appears to be unmarked. Very good condition with deep patina.

Length: 12 in. Gross weight: 1.6 troy ounces. #BS135

Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau Rococo sterling silver letter rack.

Plain rectangular base with scrolled rim and foliate corner supports. Three identical partitions: buxom lolling lady and two cherubs holding garland at ends, surrounded by open scrollwork and foliage. Perfect for sorting correspondence. Two compartments – one for romantic, one for platonic. Fully marked including stamps for Black, Starr & Frost and Ferdinand Fuchs, and no. 642. Very good condition.

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Japonesque Arts & Crafts applied sterling silver chamberstick. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1879. Deep bowl and twisted-loop handle with tendril tail. Urn socket with wide and flat detachable bobeche on central raised spiral. Beatles on socket and handle (a bug cap), and butterfly heightened with gilding in bowl. Also, a gilt leaf (literally, gold leaf). Jokey & buggy. Honeycomb hand hammering and stylistically integrated script monogram. Fully marked including pattern no. 5884 (first... Click for details

Stylish Art Deco sterling silver bar tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1922. Rectangular well and flat shoulder with acid-etched and stylized leaf-and-berry border, and trapezoidal end handles. Fully marked including director’s letter m and pattern no. 20074B (first produced in 1922). Fine condition with strong definition.

Dimensions: H 1/2 x W 21 x D 7 1/2 in. Weight: 40.5 troy ounces. #BR199

Antique German 800 silver figural box in form of old-fashioned belle. She wears a snug bodice and ruffled crinoline skirt, and holds a fan in one hand and posy in the other. Her face is hidden by a wide-brimmed straw hat. A beautiful woman with a secret: The top half comes off and the bottom half is a receptacle. Boxy lady!

Fully marked including maker’s stamp for Weinranck & Schmidt, who were active in the 1880s and ’90s. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 8 1/2 x D 5... Click for details

Art Nouveau Classical sterling silver magnifying glass. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1900. Figural frame in form of drapery-clad Athena, the goddess of Wisdom, standing on scroll and ribbon terminal with owl. Her outstretched arms support the circular frame encircled with scrolled frames (vacant) and more owls. Leaf-and-bead finial. A handy and symbolically potent desk accessory. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s (Theodore B. Starr) stamps, letter B, and no. 6883. Theodore B.... Click for details