Victorian sterling silver serving platter. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Capacious oval well and curved sides with tooled slashes. Wide and wavy shoulder with pierced flowers, scrolls, and diaper, and reeded rim. Four leaf-mounted supports. Fully marked including pattern no. 9826 (first produced in 1888) and director’s letter M (1873-91). Fine condition.

Large dimensions: H 2 3/8 x W 16 x D 12 1/2 in. Heavy weight: 44.5 troy ounces. #BU279

Edwardian sterling silver basket bowl. Made by James Dixon & Sons in Sheffield in 1909. Bellied with flat shoulder and gadrooned rim. Three scroll-mounted talon supports. Well circular and solid (vacant). Solid multifoil frames and leaves set in open diaper and scrolled ground Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 1/2 x D 8 in. Weight: 14 troy ounces. #BU229

Pair of Classical silver open salts. Made by Wilkens & Söhne in Bremen, Germany, ca 1860. Each: Round with 4 leaf-mounted supports. Rim branch-form with applied flower heads. Sides have tooled pointille diaper inset with pierced quatrefoils. With: Clear glass liner with faceted sides and scalloped rim. Initials and year 1864 engraved to underside. Marked “12 löth” (that is 750 silver), maker’s stamp, and no. 3791. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 2 1/2 x D 3 3/8 x D 2 3/4 in.... Click for details

Aesthetic sterling silver tea set. Made by John Wendt for Ball, Black & Co. in New York, ca 1865. This set comprises teapot, creamer, and sugar. Each: Globular body on four monopodium hoof supports. High bracket handle with threaded and beaded wire mounted to ram’s head. Cover raised (teapot cover hinged) with butterfly finial. Teapot spout faceted and diagonal with applied wreath. Creamer has helmet mouth with v-spout. Stylized ornament including engraved “studded” border, and engraved... Click for details

Midcentury Modern sterling silver bread tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Well has curved sides and straight ends. Tapering sides and concave v-form ends. Fully marked including postwar pattern no. 23595. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 5/8 x W 11 1/2 x D 6 3/8 in. Weight: 13 troy ounces. #BU294

Pair of Edwardian Regency sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Durgin (part of Gorham) in Concord, New Hampshire, ca 1915. Pillar shaft on raised square base. Campana urn socket and detachable square bobeche. Faceting. Engraved leaf and pendant flower ornament in bead-and-reel and pointille frames. Fully marked including Durgin and Gorham stamps, and no. C4. Very good condition. A few pings to underside.

Dimensions: H 9 3/4 x W 4 x D 4 in. Weighted. #BU239

Rare pair of sterling silver petit-four fan plates. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Ovoid with teardrop scrolls on soft ribbing, and scrolled frames with alternating flowers and pierced diaper. Regal fleur de lys handle and scrolled frame engraved with interlaced script monogram. Scrolls and flowers applied to rim. Four leaf-mounted supports. A low spread form we affectionately call the “platypus”. Fully marked including pattern no. 11144 (first produced in 1892), director’s letter T... Click for details

Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau glass vase with engraved silver overlay. Ovoid bowl with tall cylindrical neck and flared mouth. Overlay comprises groups of vertical trellis lines entwined with stem flowers. Bowl shoulder has flower-head garland and scrolled oval frame (vacant). Glass is pink-tinged red. Fully marked and numbered R3134/1. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 8 1/8 x D 3 3/4 in. #BT618

Pair of George III gilt sterling silver chambersticks. Made by Thomas & George Hayter in London in 1819. Each: Campana socket on spool foot mounted to open base inset with wick cutters. Round wax pan with capped flying scroll handle holding conical snuffer. Gadrooning. Engraved same armorial. Cutters have open handles with central leaf stretcher and scallop shell terminals on rings.

Portable Regency sumptuousness. A stylish solution to the next power outage. From the John and Susan Gutfreund... Click for details

Turn-of-the-century sterling silver open salt and pepper shaker. Made by Gorham in Providence. Salt: Round and tapering bowl with turned-down rim and raised foot. Pepper: Baluster with pierced conical top and raised foot. Neck has subtle twisted fluting. French-style Classical ornament with leaf-and-dart and imbricated leaf-and-berry borders as well as reeding, fluting, and floral garlands. Both pieces have interlaced script monogram in c-scroll frame; other frames vacant. Fully marked... Click for details

Large Dutch 934 silver cow creamer. Imported to England in 1891 by Edwin Thompson Bryant in London. A stiff-legged quadruped supporting a stocky body with flicked-tail handle. Head turned to side. Eyes red glass beads and mouth gently agape. A major milk dispenser that is also a sweet breakfast companion. Dutch marks including export stamps, and English import marks. Fine condition.

Overall dimensions: H 7 3/8 x L 10 1/2 x W 3 1/2 in. Weight: 19 troy ounces. #BU183

Pair of German 800 silver figural salt & pepper shakers, ca 1910. This pair comprises a boy and a girl. The boy wears baggy trousers and strikes a defiant pose with hands on hips. The girl, with shawl and apron layered over her gown, appears more conciliatory. Both shod in wood shoes. Sturdy unsentimental peasant stock. Marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Boy: H 4 1/8 x W 2 1/8 x D 1 in. Girl: H 3 7/8 x W 2 x D 1 1/2 in. Total weight: 5 troy ounces. #BR757