Fabulous Midcentury Modern sterling silver country chic basket. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Squarish with plain rim and fixed c-scroll handle. Handwoven strips in silver, which is way better than straw. A jokey take on rural crafts. Fully marked including retailer’s stamp and phrase “Hand Made”. Excellent condition with lovely finish.

Dimensions: H 7 1/4 x W 6 1/4 x D 5 7/8 in. Weight: 13 troy ounces. #BR131

Sharp and Modern sterling silver picture frame. Made by Lunt in Greenfield, Mass., ca 1940. Rectangular window and wide surround with two raised wraparound bands and skyscraper arrows applied at corners. With glass, black lining, and black velvet back and hinged support. For portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal) display. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Portrait dimensions: Frame: H 10 1/4 x W 8 1/4 in. Window: H 6 7/8 x W 4 7/8 in. #BS551

American Edwardian cut-glass and sterling silver trophy cup with horn handles, ca 1910. Straight and spread with cut vertical ornament in form of alternating flutes and circles. Star cut to underside. Sterling silver collar with flared rim and tooled leaf-and-berry bottom rim. Side handles twist-mounted to sterling silver girdle at bottom. Handles have carved animal heads sprouting their own horns. A self-referencing design with big-game alpha associations. Fully marked including indistinct... Click for details

Charming old-fashioned sterling silver heart dish. Made by Gorham in Providence. Solid well and wide tapering sides with embossed bow-tied ribbon and scrolls and pierced circles and quatrefoils. Irregular rim with scrolls and flowers. Three ball supports. A lushly romantic gift. Fully marked including no. 966. Very good condition with nice finish.

Dimensions: H 1 1/4 x W 4 3/4 x D 5 1/8 in. Weight: 2 troy ounces.

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Novelty sterling silver baby cup. Made by Webster in North Attleboro, Mass., ca 1920. Straight sides and high-looping scroll handle. Enameled decoration: A clown pounds away with drumsticks, musical notes emanating to the tune of a very special birth announcement. Interior gilt washed. Fully marked. Very good condition. Enamel bright and intact. Minor handle dents.

Overall dimensions: H 2 3/8 x W 3 3/4 x D 2 5/8 in. Weight: 2 troy ounces. #BO109

Fancy sterling silver wine bottle coaster. Made by Howard & Co. in New York in 1898. Solid well and pierced gallery with repeating pattern of alternating vases and scrolled “trees”, gadrooned wavy rim, and gadrooned bottom rim. Stag armorial and script phrase “C. de F.” engraved in well center. Mounted to stained wood. The perfect piece for a single-bottle night by a historic American maker of classic English designs. Fully marked including year. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 x... Click for details

Renaissance-Revival sterling silver tea caddy. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Ovoid with short neck and snug-fitting cover. Vertical ornament in form of alternating wide plain bands and narrow acid-etched ones with Grotesque ornament. Cover has same in arcade form. A restrained deployment of the traditional leaf-and-vase motif. Fully marked including pattern no. 12246A1 and director’s letter m (1907-47). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 3/8 x D 2 7/8 in. Weight: 6.5 troy... Click for details

Fancy American sterling silver knife rack, ca 1920. Oval ring mounted to stepped oval foot. Ring top has wide openings for the blades and correspondingly small ones at bottom for the tips. A practical piece with lots of scrolls and flowers. Marked “Ambassador Sterling”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 1/2 x W 4 1/2 x D 2 5/8 in. Weight: 5 troy ounces. #BQ876

Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by Stephen Henry Deakin & John Horace Francis in Birmingham in 1900. Shaped rectangular window in shaped surround with bracket feet. Chased asymmetrical ornament: Climbing and entwined flowers spilling over molded border, fluid scrolls, and scallop shells. Mounted to stained-wood back with hinged support. Glass beveled. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 12 3/8 x W 9 1/2 in. Window: H 7 5/8 x W 5 3/4 in. #BS117

Pair of Edwardian Classical sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Each: Tubular column shaft on stepped and domed foot. Wide and stepped detachable bobeche. Interlaced script monogram engraved on shaft. Fully marked including pattern no. 15562 (first produced in 1903) and director’s letter C (1902-7). Good condition with a few minor pings and dings.

Dimensions: H 5 1/2 x D 3 in. Weighted. #BP691

Pair of rare Art Nouveau perfume bottles. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910.

Each: Clear crystal with ovoid body and truncated conical neck terminating in knop. Cut ornament in form of large leafy scrolls and beads. Foot sterling silver with acid-etched scrolls and flowers and mauve enamel beads. Stopper sterling silver with more scrolls and flowers, enamel chevrons, lobed finial, and scalloped rim. Stopper has short glass plug. Beautiful turn-of-the-century design with a touch of... Click for details

Clean and unadorned sterling silver picture frame. Rectangular window and flat surround. Fully marked including stamp for IN Deitsch, a New York maker active ca 1904-15. Numbered 125. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 6 3/8 x W 4 3/4 in. Window: H 5 3/8 x W 3 3/4 in. #BS235