Chinese export silver cocktail shaker, ca 1900. Tapering cup. Cover has curved shoulders and cylindrical neck with cap and built-in strainer. Repousse chrysanthemums on stippled ground. Cover sides have engraved bands and dense slash lines. Armorial frame vacant as is cap top. Hallmarked with Chinese characters and letters HC for Hung Chong, who was active in Shanghai and Canton. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 8 1/8 x D 3 3/8 in. Weight: 9 troy ounces. #BQ426

George V sterling silver bread tray. Made in Birmingham in 1927. Shallow and elongated oval with linear piercing and rondels inset with covered vases. Fully marked (maker’s mark indistinct though probably Barker Brothers, Ltd). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 14 1/8 x D 6 1/4 in. Weight: 13.5 troy ounces. #BG783

George III sterling silver basket. Made by William Plummer in London in 1782. Oval bowl with swing c-scroll handle and oval foot. Beaded rims and handle, and pierced lines and oval frames inset with vases and flowers. Interior has engraved garland. Fashionable Neoclassical design. Hallmarked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H (with handle) 12 x W 14 1/4 x D 10 1/4 in. H (without handle) 3 1/2 in. Weight: 29.8 troy ounces. #BJ346

Edwardian sterling silver bowl. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1909. Squarish with circular well, curved sides, wavy rim, and concave corners. Sides have pierced and stylized flowers and leaves, and guilloche border. Hallmark incudes date symbol and no. A7848. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/4 x W 9 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. Weight: 14.6 troy ounces. #BJ618

Victorian sterling silver basket. Made by Roger Williams (later part of Gorham) in Providence. Solid quatrefoil well. Sides tapering with open fruits and leaves engraved on interior. Scrolls and flowers applied to rim. Open swing handle with same. Four leaf-mounted volute scroll supports. Hallmark includes no. G51. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H (with handle) 11 3/4 x W 14 x D 11 in. Heavy weight: 45.3 troy ounces. #BD134

Edwardian sterling silver novelty sports bowl. Made by Blackinton in North Attlelboro, Mass. Rectangular well and tapering trapezoidal sides with flared rim. Sides interior have engraved golfing scenes peopled with swinging men in plus fours and ladies in skirts. Admiring caddies stand by. The clubhouse is in the background. Hallmark includes phrase “Sports-Ware” and no. 2955. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 9 1/2 x D 6 7/8 in. Weight: 11 troy ounces. #BN677

Edwardian sterling silver highchair tray. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Lunette-form with acid-etched scenes from Mother Goose, including Little Red Riding Hood, the Three Bears, and Humpty Dumpty. In center frame sits the old dame herself surrounded by boys and girls. At bottom is trefoil frame (vacant). Can be mounted with tabs. Sturdy construction – built to withstand tiny fists. Fully marked with retailer’s and maker’s (William B. Kerr) stamps, and no. 1679. Very good... Click for details

Aesthetic sterling silver tea caddy. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1877. Globular with short neck, interior cap, and snug-fitting cover. Acid-etched ornament heightened with engraving: Naturalistic plants (including thistles, daisies, and ferns) and loose, fluid scrollwork with cloud motif. A wonderful memento from Tiffany’s journey down the road to abstraction. Hallmark includes pattern no. 4824 (first produced in 1877) and director’s letter M (1873-1891). Very good definition and... Click for details

Edwardian cut-glass tobacco jar with sterling silver cover. Made by Redlich & Co. in New York. Jar ovoid with 3 plain flutes alternating with 1 notched flute and underside star. Cover has bellied sides and flat top with applied beading and centrally mounted antler finial. A great alpha antique. Hallmark includes no. 357. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7 1/4 x D 5 7/8 in. Very good condition. #BQ291

Large hand-hammered silver amphora vase. Made by Corradini in Bologna. Traditional form with alternating wide and narrow lobes on body and foot. Faceted neck with scalloped rim. Leaf-mounted volute scroll side handles and corner supports. Bold classicism with a nice shimmer. Italian and English-style marks. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 16 1/4 x W 11 x D 9 in. Heavy weight: 90 troy ounces. #BQ253

German sterling silver wedding king cup. Imported to Chester, England by Berthold Muller in 1901.A Renaissance prince holds aloft scrolled brackets to which are swing-mounted a lobed and double-domed cup. Period costume in form of sumptuous robe with anachronistic turn-of-the-century floral rinceaux at hem. A regal presence for a wedding or other ceremony. German hallmarks and English import marks. Very good condition and patina.

Dimensions: H 11 1/2 x W 5 3/4 x D 3 7/8 in. Weight: 19.5 troy... Click for details

Pair of Edwardian sterling silver candlesticks. Made by George Nathan & Ridley Hayes in Chester in 1904. Column with stop fluting mounted to stepped square base. Corinthian composite capital with detachable bobeche. Beading. Felt-lined underside. Hallmarked. Very good condition with only a few minor pings, principally on base rim.

Dimensions: H 6 1/2 x W 3 5/8 x D 3 5/8 in. Weighted. #BP964