Sterling Holloware: Other

Cold War-era sterling silver desk globe, ca 1970s. In c-scroll frame mounted to Baroque dolphin support in turn mounted to stepped and round foot. Everyone’s there, not only Us and Them (The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) but secondary players like Ceylon and Rhodesia. The world as it used to be. A great icebreaker for office peace talks, and source of reflections on the transience of power.

Marked “925 Sterling / Made in / Western Germany”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 11... Click for details

European silver bobble head figurine, ca 1920. A baby girl takes her first steps in a turned and wheeled walker. She presses against the front rail, arms outstretched. Head nods and legs dandle. Hair and boots gilt washed. Unmarked—possibly Dutch. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 x W 3 1/2 x D 3 1/2 in. Weight: 7 troy ounces. #BT193

Turn-of-the-century German 800 silver novelty shoe. Fantasy foot wear with chased flowers and scrolls, and upturned elf toe. Heel plain. Interior gilt washed. Marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 3/8 x W 2 1/2 x D 7 1/2 in. Weight: 5.8 troy ounces. #BN998

German 930 silver gilt shoe, ca 1920. For a lady with laced front and pierced scrolls. Upturned elf toe is solid as are heal and back, which has a scrolled cartouche (vacant). A fantasy fashion ornament. Marked “930.” Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 5/8 x W 1 7/8 x D 7 1/2 in. Weight: 5 troy ounces. #BN999

Turn-of-the-century German Rococo silver carriage. A closed vehicle with cutout windows and four wheels. Exterior decorated with chased cherubs in a state of nature. A pretty miniature vehicle drawn by a prancing horse. The coachman holds the reins in one hand and a whip in the other. Marked. Very good condition with deep patina. Three wheels rotate.

Overall dimensions: H 3 x L 4 3/4 x W 2 3/8 in. Weight: 4.4 troy ounces. #BS817

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

Traditional Georgian-style sterling silver silent butler. Bellied bowl. Cover hinged with gadrooned rim and ornamental thumb rest. Tapering stained-wood handle. Mexican hallmark (1960s-70s). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 3/4 x W 9 x D 4 1/2 in. Gross weight: 9 troy ounces. #BQ864

Large American sterling silver pipkin. Globular with double lip spouts. Turned stained-wood baluster handle. Fully marked including maker’ stamp (FB Rogers) and no. 385. Very good condition. Minor wood wear.

Overall dimensions: H 3 1/4 x W 9 1/2 x D 4 7/8 in. Gross weight: 4.5 troy ounces. #BQ859

Edwardian sterling silver chafing dish. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1903.

Round dish with wide and reeded rim and carved handle. Cover domed with chased and repousse flowers and leaf-mounted c-scroll handle. Rests in central ring with 4 leaf-mounted scrolled supports terminating in paws. Chased floral work and pendant garlands. Reeded circular stretcher supports 3-flame heating element. Pretty and practical for the sideboard.

Hallmarks include no. A2564. Dish and heating element have... Click for details

Antique European silver strainer, ca 1840. Round bowl with concentric piercing, gadrooned rim, and feathered open loop handle. On handle back is engraved shaded block monogram NP. Marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 7 3/4 x D 4 7/8 in. Weight: 5.5 troy ounces. #AW822

Sterling silver silent butler in Bamboo pattern. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1965. Shallow bowl with curved sides. Cover flat and hinged with fluted thumb rest. Handle bamboo form. A rare and desirable piece in this pattern. Hallmark includes postwar pattern no. 25063. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 7/8 x W 10 1/8 x D 6 1/8 in. Weight: 13 troy ounces. #BP342

Sterling silver chafing dish. Made by Tiffany in New York, ca. 1900. This piece comprises saucepan with cover, insulating bowl, and trivet. The saucepan is encircled with low-relief foliage on stippled ground. The cover has a bud finial. The trivet is circular with open ogee arches surrounding open circle, and rests on bracket supports. The pattern (no. 11079) was first produced in 1891. Excellent condition. Hallmark includes director's letter T (1892-1902).

Dimensions: H 6 1/2 x W 13 x... Click for details