Sterling Boxes

Smart and Modern sterling silver box. Made by Asprey in London in 1960. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged with tapering tab. Front, back, and top have horizontal ribbing. Sides have vertical ribbing. Box interior cedar lined. Underside leather lined. Cover interior gilt washed. Fully marked. Very good condition with a few pings.

Dimensions: H 1 1/2 x W 5 x D 3 3/4 in. Gross weight: 10.5 troy ounces. #BV420

Edwardian Regency sterling silver jewelry box. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1896. Rectangular with curved corners. Cover hinged and raised with central enamel medallion depicting Baroque beauty with beaded border and set in wreath and ribbon surround. Cover top has patera, shell, and bead-and-reel ornament. Interior has fitted velvet lining. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, date symbol, and no. 1262. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 x W 5 3/8 x D 3 1/4 in. Gross weight: 8 troy... Click for details

Modern sterling silver playing cards box. Retailed by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular with pierced suit symbols; central partition and spread base. Marked “Tiffany & Co. 925 Sterling Italy”. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/4 x W 3 x D 1 7/8 in. Weight: 3.5 troy ounces. #BV421

American Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged and gently curved with linear tab. Box interior cedar lined and partitioned. Marked “Sterling”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/2 x W 7 1/2 x D 3 5/8 in. Gross weight: 12 troy ounces. #BV320

Midcentury Modern sterling silver ring box. Made by Thomae in Attleboro, Mass. Heart-shaped with hinged cover. Box interior velvet lined. Holds one very special ring. Fully marked. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/8 x W 2 1/4 x D 2 in. Gross weight: 2 troy ounces. #BV378

Edwardian Regency gilt sterling silver box. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1917. Lunette-form with flat and hinged cover. Engine-turned wave ornament. Cover ornament includes garland and leaf and ribbon wreath engraved with monogram. Interior has detachable partitions. Fully marked including date symbol and no. 7115. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/2 x W 8 3/8 x D 5 1/2 in. Weight: 23.5 troy ounces. #BV459

Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Retailed by JE Caldwell in Philadelphia. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged and curved with molded rim. Box interior cedar lined. Cover interior gilt washed. Fully marked including maker’s stamp for Andrew Taylor, a Newark maker active from ca 1930s-70s, retailer’s stamp, and no. 400. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 5 1/4 x D 3 1/4 in. Gross weight: 8.5 troy ounces. #BV319

Pair of turn-of-the-century German 800 silver bobble-head boxes. A two-man percussion band comprising baby-faced drummer and wizened cymbalist. Rotund bodies squeezed into olden-days doublet and hose with neck-ruff covers. Feather-capped heads bob, bob, bob along to the music. Perfect timing not guaranteed. Marked. Excellent condition.

Approximate dimensions: H 7 1/2 x W 3 1/4 x D 4 1/4 in. Total weight: 25.5 troy ounces. #BV204

Austrian Modern Classical 800 silver box, ca 1925. Oval and faceted with wide and flat plain shoulder. Cover hinged and domed with fluted patera and tapering and lobed finial. Post-1921 marks and no. 94911. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 5 x W 5 1/4 x D 4 1/4 in. Weight: 9 troy ounces. #BV328

Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat, hinged, and overhanging. Box interior cedar lined. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, postwar pattern no. 23325, and director’s M (1947-56). Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 4 1/4 x D 3 3/8 in. Gross weight: 10 troy ounces. #BV318

Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver box. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark, ca 1910. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with molded rim; top has central armorial cartouche (vacant) surrounded by dense and dynamic leafing scrolls. Box interior cedar lined. Cover interior gilt. Open leather-lined bottom. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 1525. Excellent condition with strong definition.

Dimensions: H 3 x W 6 1/8 x D 3 7/8 in. Gross weight: 12 troy ounces. #BV168

George VI sterling silver box. Made by Mappin & Webb in London in 1938. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with gently curved top. Plain center between wide bands comprising wraparound engine turned lines. Faceted linear handle in gold mounts. Box and cover interior cedar lined and partitioned. Open leather-lined bottom. Fully marked. Mounts marked 875 (that is, 21k). Excellent condition.

Overall dimensions: H 2 x W 6 1/2 x D 4 3/8 in. Gross weight: 14.5 troy ounces. #BV157