Blossom hand-hammered sterling silver coffee set on tray. This set comprises coffeepot, creamer, large sugar, and sugar on tray. Coffeepot ovoid with fat and tapering s-spout. Creamer bellied with prominent v-spout. Sugars inverted double-dome bowl. All have 3 leaf-mounted paw supports. Coffeepot and creamer have silver-mounted carved handles. Coffeepot and sugars have domed cover with pod spilling seeds. Tray oval with same in open c-scroll end handles.

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Pretty Edwardian inkwell. Made by Foster & Bailey in Providence, ca 1910. Rectangular clear glass base with chamfered corners, wraparound acid-etched garland, and star cut to underside. Ovalish well with short neck in sterling silver collar with hinged and domed cover. Cover top has enameled flower basket and garland on white wavy and chevron ground with ornamental blue lunettes. Fully marked. Very good condition with strong color.

Dimensions: H 4 x W 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. #BS636

Antique hunter's cigar cutter, ca 1920. Irregular and corrugated horn handle. Mounted to one end is silver boar’s head—all bristly fur, perked ears, alert snout, and red glass bead eyes. Oakleaf collar. At other end is mounted the hardware with taut, springy blade. Hardware has German maker’s stamp (Pfeilring). Silver marked 925. Very good condition.

Length: 9 1/2 in. #BS916

Back to the Sixties with a set of 12 LBJ-era sterling silver mint julep cups. Made by Mark J. Scearce in Shelbyville, Kentucky. Each: Straight and tapering sides with beaded rims. Fully marked including presidential date stamp for Lyndon Baines Johnson (1963-9). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 x D 3 in. Total weight: 55 troy ounces. #BS960

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

Traditional sterling silver serving tray, ca 1950. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Round with flat curvilinear Georgian piecrust rim. Fully marked including maker’s (Graff, Washbourne & Dunn) and retailer’s stamps and no. 64. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1/4 x D 13 3/4 in. Weight: 31 troy ounces. #BR430

Traditional sterling silver serving tray, ca 1950. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Round with flat curvilinear Georgian piecrust rim. Fully marked including maker’s (Graff, Washbourne & Dunn) and retailer’s stamps and no. 63. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1/4 x D 12 in. Weight: 19.5 troy ounces. #BR431

Fancy repousse sterling silver serving platter. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Plain oval well with leaf-and-dart border. Wide tapering shoulder with flowers and ferns on stippled ground. Rim has applied scrolls and flowers. C-scroll end branch handles with leaf mounts. Pretty natural ornament wrought in precious metal. Fully marked including pattern no. 3915 (first produced in 1875) and director’s letter M (1873-91). Fine condition.

Dimensions: H 2 1/2 x W 16 x D 10 1/4 in. Weight: 27... Click for details

Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau sterling silver bonbon scoop. Made by Gorham in Providence. Round shaped bowl with arched handle. Dynamic ornament with swooshing and colliding leafy scrolls. Fully marked and numbered A4224. Very good condition.

Length: 7 in. Weight: 4.5 troy ounces. #BR154

Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by William Aitken in Birmingham in 1905. Rectangular window in shaped scrolled surround mounted to stained wood with hinged support. Chased Japonesque ornament—cranes, cattails, and lily pads in rippling water—as well as whiplash tendrils. The perfect showcase for a free-spirited boho forebear. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 12 1/2 x W 10 1/4 in. Window: H 7 3/4 x W 6 in. #BS115 & BS116

French 950 silver and marble centerpiece based on Marie Antoinette’s garden folly, the Temple d’Amour at Versailles. Round stepped marble base with silver imbricated leaf-and-berry border. Six fluted columns with silver base and Corinthian capitols supporting ring architrave with silver rinceaux and beading. Detachable silver cupola with open trapezoidal trellis frames between pilasters, and vase finial. Inside is a gilt flame—the flame to eternal love, such as burned, according to... Click for details

Modern sterling silver picture frame. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular with flat border. With glass, silk lining, and laminate back and hinged support. For portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal) photo. Perfect for the office. Hallmark includes postwar pattern no. 23484. Very good condition with crisp corners.

Large dimensions: Frame: H 13 1/4 x W 10 1/2 in. Window: H 11 3/4 x W 9 in. #BS662