Sterling Boxes

Craftsman sterling silver trinket box. Made by Arthur Stone in Gardner, Massachusetts, ca 1920. Oval with straight sides and molded base. Cover gently curved with molded rim. Gilt interior. Fully marked including silversmith’s initial T for Herbert A. Taylor, who was active from 1908-37. Very good condition and patina.

Small dimensions: H 1 1/4 x W 2 1/2 x D 1 3/4 in. Weight: 1.8 troy ounces. #BU399

German Rococo 930 silver trinket box. Rectangular with straight sides and chamfered corners with wing-mounted monopodia supports. Cover hinged and raised with cast figural finial of boy in tricorn hat. Eighteenth-century scenes on sides. On front are a boy and girl musician (possibly Mozart and sister Nannerl). On back a courtly couple executes a minuet. Sides are dedicated to rustic pursuits: Soil-tilling peasants on one, and raucous topers on other. Interior gilt washed. Marked “930”,... Click for details

Modern Classical sterling silver cigar box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular with straight sides and block supports. Cover flat, hinged, and overhanging with raised leaf-and-dart border and corner squares. Box interior cedar lined. Fully marked including postwar pattern no. 25884. Excellent condition.

Overall dimensions: H 3 1/2 x W 9 5/8 x D 6 3/8 in. Heavy weight: 63.5 troy ounces. #BU265

Midcentury Modern sterling silver figural fruit box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Apple form with ovoid body and detachable curved shoulder with leafy stem. Elegant and abstracted form. Fully marked including postwar pattern no. 23748. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 4 1/2 x D 3 1/4 in. Weight: 6.8 troy ounces. #BU419

Edwardian sterling silver and enamel case. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1899. On cover top, local folk wave to a rooftop passenger on an overflowing stagecoach drawn by four horses through the countryside. Case interior gilt. Fully marked including date symbol and no. 3586. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/8 x W 3 5/8 x D 3/8 in. Gross weight: 4 troy ounces. #BU412

Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged with wraparound rectilinear rim. On cover top are applied 3 gilt stars and a large red enamel one. Box and cover interior cedar lined. Fully marked including pattern no. 23093 (first produced in 1941) and director’s letter M (1947-56). Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 2 x W 7 5/8 x D 3 3/8 in. Gross weight: 18 troy ounces. #BU421

George VI sterling silver box. Made by Charles S. Green & Co. Ltd in Birmingham in 1951. Rectangular with plain and straight sides and bracket supports. Cover hinged; top has central rectangle (vacant) surrounded by engine-turned ornament. At ends are ornamental borders with interlaced scroll work and studding that wrap around to front. Tab same. Box and cover cedar lined. Box underside leather lined. Fully marked. Very good condition with a few minor pings on cover.

Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 6... Click for details

English Victorian sterling silver card case, ca 1880. Rectangular with hinged cover and scrolled sides. On front is the Albert Memorial with cityscape in background. On back are leafing scrolls and flowers, and central heraldic cartouche (vacant).

The Albert Memorial was designed by George Gilbert Scott in memory of Queen Victoria’s husband Prince Albert, who died in 1861. The Gothic structure was opened in 1872. The statue of the defunct was added in 1876.

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Ye Olden Days sterling silver box with enameled bawdy tavern scene. Made by William B. Durgin Co. in Concord, New Hampshire, ca 1890. Rectangular with straight sides. Applied wreaths (vacant) and flaming torches and cornucopia mounted to regal crown. Rims reeded. Cover hinged. On cover top a groping toper wraps his arm around a merry wench. Shimmering iridescence shows off man’s carelessly discarded cloak and woman's loosely laced bodice. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s (JC... Click for details

George V sterling silver box. Made by Henry Matthews in Birmingham in 1929. Rectangular with plain and straight sides, and corner bracket supports. Cover flat and hinged with slight overhang. Cover top has horizontal engine-turned wave ornament and checkerboard border. Box interior cedar lined. Underside leather lined. Cover interior gilt-washed. Fully marked. Excellent condition.

Overall dimensions: H 1 7/8 x W 7 x D 3 7/8 in. Gross weight: 16 troy ounces. #BU346

English Art Deco sterling silver trinket box, 1956. Square with plain and straight sides. Cover hinged and gently curved with tab and allover engine-turned wave ornament. Box and cover interior cedar lined. Underside inset with laminate. Fully marked including Birmingham assay stamp and maker’s initials C&C. Good condition with a few minor pings.

Dimensions: H 1 3/8 x W 3 1/4 x D 3 1/2 in. Gross weight: 7 troy ounces. #BU339

Edwardian Classical sterling silver trinket box. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1910. Oval with hinged and raised cover. Chased scroll and flower ornament. Cover top has vacant center. Interior gilt washed. Fully marked and numbered B160. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 7/8 x W 3 1/2 x D 2 1/4 in. Weight: 2.5 troy ounces. #BU340