Victorian sterling silver bowl. Made by Elkington & Co. Ltd in Birmingham in 1896. Round and tapering with crowded cherubic frieze: Harp strummers, pipe blowers, and tambourine janglers with a few grape gorgers and goat huggers mixed in. A raucous Bacchus band on butler-finished ground. Bowl bottom has bold gadrooning. Leaf-mounted volute-scroll side handles. Raised and round foot with leaf-and-dart border. Playful Classicism from the turn-of-the-century. Fully marked. Excellent... Click for details

Japanese silver tray, ca 1920. Round with deep well and curved sides. Well center engraved with pretty flowers. Visible handwork on underside. Marked. Good condition.

Dimensions: H 3/4 x D 7 3/4 in. Weight: 6.3 troy ounces. #BP766

American Classical sterling silver 6-piece coffee and tea set on tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1915. This set comprises hot water kettle on stand, coffeepot, teapot, creamer, sugar, and waste bowl. Each: Curved and tapering body on raised foot. Handles scroll bracket except kettle handle, which is swing. Kettle, coffeepot, and teapot handles stained wood. Covered domed with vasiform finial. Spouts s-scroll except creamer spout, which is u-form. Tray has oval well with pointed ends... Click for details

Midcentury Modern sterling silver picture frame. Rectangular window in plain and flat surround. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged easel support for portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal) display. Marked “Newport Sterling 1692”. Newport was a Gorham trademark. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 10 x W 8 in. Window: H 8 3/4 x W 6 3/4 in. #BT530

Mexican Modern sterling silver ice bucket. Straight and tapering sides and bracket side handles. Capacious with nice heft. Marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7 3/4 x W 8 3/4 x D 7 1/4 in. Weight: 29 troy ounces. #BV326

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

Turn-of-the-century Chinese silver mustard pot. Round and bellied bowl with plain concave neck, thin scroll handle, and spread foot. Modish floral ornament in form of chased and applied water lilies and pads heightened with engraving on stippled ground. Chinese marks. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 3/8 x W 3 1/4 x D 2 3/8 in. Weight: 2 troy ounces. #BV330

Art Deco sterling silver tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1926. Faceted with deep well and molded rim. Fully marked including pattern no. 20774 (first produced in 1926) and director’s letter m. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1/2 x W 12 x D 11 7/8 in. Heavy weight: 26 troy ounces. #BU954

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

George III sterling silver salver. Made by Elizabeth Jones in London in 1784. Each: Oval with beaded rim and 4 beaded triangular supports. Neoclassical ornament including large central patera (vacant) engraved on well. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 x W 9 1/2 x D 7 1/8 in. Weight: 12 troy ounces. #BV340

George III sterling silver salver. Made by Elizabeth Jones in London in 1784. Each: Oval with beaded rim and 4 beaded triangular supports. Neoclassical ornament including large central patera (vacant) engraved on well. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 x W 9 1/2 x D 7 1/8 in. Weight: 13 troy ounces. #BV339

Set of 12 Winthrop sterling silver bowls. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1920. Each: Curved sides with acid-etched laurel-wreath border inset with flower heads, and short, reeded, and inset foot. Fine pieces in historic pattern that was first produced in 1909. Fully marked including maker's stamp, no. 30547, and director’s letter m. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 2 x D 4 1/4 in. Total weight: 80 troy ounces. #BV344